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Name: Anique Atherley

Form: U 6 Science 2

Write an essay on the social and economic impact of alcoholic production and consumption in the form of a debate.

This debate surrounding the social and economic impact of alcohol production and consumption involves two students, Adrian and Ashli. Adrian is arguing the positive social and economic effects of alcohol production and consumption while Ashli is focusing on the negative effects.

ADRIAN: Contrary to popular opinion, alcohol consumption does have many positive social effects. Alcohol in the form of rum and beer and so on has its place in Caribbean culture. In Barbados for example, there is a rum shop culture where mainly the male population of the island go rum shops to lime and socialize after work. It is a form of male- bonding and relaxation.

When one consumes moderate amounts of alcohol, (moderate amounts meaning 2-3 glasses of wine or beer for men and 1-2 glasses for women) one gets livelier, and more relaxed, talks more easily, and one feels less tired, and on a whole the body loosens up. There are claims that alcohol helps any to socialize.

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