popularity and has developed a certain prestige around the globe. It is not hard to find

a group of people sipping a "Grande Latte" while reading the morning newspaper, or

a team of business executives lining up for a quick cup of "Dark Roast." On campus

everywhere, students are seen with textbooks in one hand and "Mocha" in the other.

According to the Starbucks Corporation, its net revenues for October 2005 alone

reached 550 million dollars (Starbucks). Coffee mania is sweeping the nation.

"Coffee makes a sad man cheerful; a languorous man, active; a cold man, warm;

a warm man, glowing; a debilitated man strong. It intoxicates without inviting the

police; it excites a flow of spirits, and awakens mental powers thought to be

dead...When coffee is bad, it is the wickedest thing in town; when good...