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Hailey Johnson

College Comp 2

Definition essay

3/9/11

A Daily Liquid Necessity

Coffee. What a cool word huh? It¶s even unique looking with its double f¶s and double

e¶s. Coffee is one of the most frequent used words in my vocabulary; it¶s also my favorite word.

According to Urban Dictionary, coffee is,´The best drink ever.. glory..´ or ³A drink made from

coffee beans. People drink it because of its caffeine. Some people drink it because they think

they look cool walking into class with a big ass cup of caribou coffee, talking about how they

need to wake up yet its 40% cream, 40% sugar, and 20% coffee.´ or ³An addictive, nice

smelling, buzz-giving, dehydrating black liquid.´ My personal definition of coffee is, ³A daily

liquid necessity.´

I Hailey Marie Johnson am a coffee addict. I consume an unnormal amount of coffee

daily. Coffee has become a huge part of my life, and it never lets me down. I need a cup every

morning, a mug sometime throughout the day, and another cup later on. Being addicted to coffee

is as strong as being addicted to a drug, but however, coffee is a little better for you than drugs. I

even crave coffee sometimes; all I can think about is coffee until I get a cup. I am such a coffee

junkie that if I don¶t get my needed daily intake I get severe headaches, extreme fatigue, and lack

of motivation and concentration. Yes, I am a coffee addict. Urban Dictionary says that, ³A coffee
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addict is one who depends on the drinking of coffee more than the average individual, sometimes

heads will roll off if coffee is not ingested.´ Ya, that pretty much describes me.

Coffee is a unique drink; it was also discovered very uniquely. Believe it or not, coffee

was discovered by a goat. It was a young goat herder by the name of Kaldi in the 9th century who

discovered coffee. He noticed his goats acting strange when they ate cherries from the coffee

tree, so he tried it for himself (coffeecupnews.org). One thing most coffee addicts don¶t even

know is that coffee comes from a cherry. Ya I said it, a cherry! Who would have thought? Coffee

comes from a tree or a bush that bears cherry fruit. The seed of this cherry is what we call the

coffee bean. The cherry itself is edible and has a light, honey, sweet, yummy taste. So if coffee

isn¶t your thing, maybe you would like the coffee cherries themselves.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world today. It¶s very hard to find an adult

who doesn¶t drink coffee. Even many teens today are enjoying cups of coffee throughout the

day. If you are one of the few people who don¶t consume numerous amounts of coffee every

week, then I feel sorry for you. However, if you don¶t drink coffee, I bet everywhere you turn

you spot people drinking the heavenly liquid. Over 500 billion cups of coffee are drunk each

year (coffeecupnew.org). Holy Moly!! Coffee is also the second most traded commodity, right

behind the first of oil. Can you imagine a liquid so popular it has its own holiday? Seems crazy

huh? Well coffee has its own holiday. According to blog.foodfacts.com, ³Costa Ricans celebrate

coffee on September 12th, while the Irish celebrate coffee on September 19th. A few days later,

on October 1st, Japanese people celebrate Coffee Day.´

Yes, coffee is the most amazing drink on earth, but it does have its downfalls. If you are

watching your calorie intake I¶m sorry, coffee can have many calories. Ecspecially if you buy
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your coffee from a coffee place like Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, Gemini Java, Dunkin Donuts,

Dun Bros Coffee, or any other coffee places. They put so much sugar and cream in their coffees,

that¶s why the calories are so outrageous. For example, a White Chocolate mocha coffee from

Starbucks is 440 calories and 126 calories from fat. A Chocolate Covered Banana coffee from

Caribou Coffee is 560 calories and 144 calories from fat. Don¶t get me wrong, coffee from those

places is to DIE for, but try stick to only going there are couple times a week. If you make your

coffee from home your calorie intake will be a lot less. Black coffee is by far the best for you but

if you need a little cream make sure you get the sugar free and fat free kind. Plain black coffee

has only 5 calories per cup. Each tablespoon of light cream you add is approximately 30 calories.

As you can see, it¶s a lot healthier to make your own coffee.

Besides calories you also have to try to avoid coffee breath. According to Urban

Dictionary, ³Coffee breath is the reek from somebody¶s mouth that is emitted when somebody

does not brush their teeth after they drink coffee.´ Coffee breath is the worst, you usually smell it

on doctors when they are talking to you or your older teachers who drink black coffee. The

blacker the coffee the worst the breath, coffee breath is such a turn off. So remember to make

your coffee at home, and always brush your teeth when your done. If you are drinking your

coffee on the road and can¶t brush your teeth, you can swish your mouth with a little mouth wash

or pop in some gum.

Coffee is one of the most valuable things on this earth, well, at least to me. Coffee is such

a good friend, one that never lets you down. Yes, there are a few negatives like the bad breath

and calories! However, there are so many positives! It helps you stay awake, helps you

concentrate, puts you in a better mood, helps you jump start your day, fills you up so you don¶t

snack, lets you relax and enjoy the day, and so many others. Most addictions are negative ones,
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so why not take up a positive addiction like coffee drinking. This heavenly liquid makes my life

a whole lot easier. Thank you Mr. Goat for discovering this wonderful thing called coffee!
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Work Cited

AnnaDuckie. µCoffee.´ þ
 

. Urban Dictionary, 13 Aug. 2009. Web. 8 March. 2011

Caroline burke bitch. µCoffee Addict.´ þ
 

 Urban Dictionary, 23 Oct. 2008. Web.

8 March. 2011

³Top 10 List of Interesting facts About Coffee.´  . 7 Oct. 2010. 8 March 2011.

<http://coffeecupnews.org/top-10-list-interesting-facts-about-coffee/>

Fapuchino. µCoffee Breath.´ þ
 

. Urban Dictionary, 13 Aug. 2009. Web. 8 March.

2011

³Interesting Facts About Coffee.´    22 April 2010. 8 March 2011.

<http://blog.foodfacts.com/index.php/2010/04/22/interesting-facts-about-coffee/>

Michelle. µCoffee.´ þ
 

. Urban Dictionary, 12 Dec. 2004. Web. 8 March. 2011

Monotone. µCoffee.´ þ
 

. Urban Dictionary, 26 Sept. 2004. Web. 8 March. 2011