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Reaction to AlcoholEdu.com AlcoholEdu.com offers an online course that provides students with the information they need to make appropriate decisions about drinking. As the instructions for the course indicated, the program took about two to two and a half hours—however, it seemed like five hours. The creators of this website also put much effort into the overall design of the course through the use of bright colors, fonts, and pictures, but unfortunately it was still difficult to remain focused on the presentation. Some of the topics presented in the program were helpful and interesting, while others seemed like a waste of time. For example, Chapter 1, section 1 discusses how advertising shapes our decisions about drinking. Out of all the arguments advocating abstinence from alcohol, the advertising section was the weakest. This section was frustrating because no young person is going to change their mind about drinking based on statements like “they just want your money” and “they are laughing all the way to the bank.” At the end of this first section, the course ended with statements such as “they [advertisers] never show the problems like hangovers, sexual assaults, DUIs.” What advertiser of any product ever shows the problems or possible malfunctions?
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