Character Analysis: A Reckless Slacker Drink

“Oh, Jake, we could have had such a damned good time together.’ ‘Yes, Isn’t it pretty to think so?”. Their final discussion is right where they started in the back of a cab. Brett has just dug a hole even deeper into the abyss of disappointment that Brett has already given him. Jake has lost his masculinity in more ways than one. He has to live without Brett, and with his disability, denying him any chance at all with women. He has finally accepted the loveless relationship that has become of them, and will push forward knowing how it will never be.

Drinking, A Love Story, Written by Caroline Knapp: Is an insider’s story about fighting the battle of alcoholism and addiction, victoriously winning sobriety. Caroline Knapp fought her addiction for 20 years before becoming sober. “The Drink” as she called it, was her true love. The most beloved form being a good crisp dry white wine, but any form would do. She fell in love with alcohol at a young age and loved everything about it. The smell, the sound of a cork being pulled from a bottle, the cold liquid anesthesia running down the back of her throat after a long day at the office, the routine of drinking, but most of all she loved the way alcohol made her feel.

The lyric "Metho Drinker" is a poem by Judith Wright which concerns death as a result of time and the problems associated with addiction. Judith Wright was born in 1915 and died in 2000 at the age of 85. She was a prolific Australian poet, critic and short story writer writing over 50 books. The poem uses its lyrical form to offer a descriptive insight into the bleak themes which highlights the depressing mood and atmosphere of the poem.

high school and trying to win over the attention of his crush Julia. While trying to deal with the

when she gets angry. She refuses to listen to his apologies and ends up leaving. Holden thinks that Sally is very phony of a person. Holden meets Carl Luce and tries to talk about sex with him , which annoys Carl and he leaves Holden early, but Holden continues to drink and ultimately gets very drunk. Holden is exhausted both physically and mentally and decides that it is time to go home. He sneaks into his apartment and wakes up Phoebe to be able to let her know what is going on. He tells her of his fantasy of himself being a Catcher In The Rye, a person who catches little children as they are about to fall off of a cliff. Phoebe tells him that he has misremembered the Robert Burns’s poem which says “if a body meet a body, coming through the

“80 percent of teen-agers have tried alcohol, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in the top three causes of death among teens: accidents, homicide and suicide” (Underage, CNN.com pg 3). Students may use drinking as a form of socializing, but is it really as good as it seems? The tradition of drinking has developed into a kind of “culture” fixed in every level of the college student environment. Customs handed down through generations of college drinkers reinforce students' expectation that alcohol is a necessary ingredient for social success. These perceptions of drinking are the going to ruin the lives of the students because it will lead to the development alcoholism. College students who drink a lot, while in a college

T.R. Reid from the Washington Post published an article titled "Let My Teenager Drink." He states that if teenagers were allowed to drink at an earlier age like his daughters can in Britain, then the younger population in the United States will be safer from the risks of underage drinking. The teenage drinking topic is a heavy subject for conversations in the United States, definitely in the past fifteen years with death rates rising from underage drinking. Each year, approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. Reid believes if teenagers were to have the ability to drink outside in public and instead of hiding it in "dark places", so much of the trouble are would be eliminated.

The book, Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp, depicts a hardworking, strong, but interestingly weak Caroline. Caroline through her memoir shares her life story and her life relevance with alcohol. She writes her life as a functional alcoholic. She compares her addiction to alcohol to love. Throughout her memoir Caroline also described her journey through her excessive and misuse of alcohol. She describes the hardships that this has caused and how it has affected her, and her relationships. Her life revolved around it, and she was consumed by it. Alcohol ruled her life in many aspects for many years.

The Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInc) is a 50 questionnaire consisting of questions pertaining to a client’s physical, social, intrapersonal, impulse control, and interpersonal problems on a likert scale (Van Wormer & Davis, 2013). DrInc analyzes a client’s alcohol use, severity, treatments, and treatment outcomes, and changes in alcohol problems overtime (Miller, Tonigan & Longabaugh, 1995). DrInc is given to clients at an onsite location where there are limited distractions (PUBS). The counselor will explain why the assessment is being given and what information will be collected from the data (Miller et al., 1995). One of the main strengths of DrInc is it’s reliability, validity, and usefulness

“Yeah he’s a good kid,” she said as if I didn’t know him. “It was nice meeting you” she extended her

Nakae Chomin wrote A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government in 1887. It is a work of debate literature that presents us with multi-dimensional characters with very specific and indefinable beliefs about how Japan should be run. Nakae Chomin studied in France for some time and this certainly must have influenced his thoughts and writings.

I agree with my peer Evelyn you pick a good, but very intresting topic. I see that you are very egeered towards the topic of drinking with really catches my antention knowing about others countires and how the regulate their drinking ages. Overall, what you got so far is pretty good, but I think it can be better. Try to think broader and also try to add more to your essay. The is minor grammer mistakes that I caought just like Evelyn. Just try to work one little minor things like that and I know you will have a great paper in your hands at the end.

In the scene “Drunk Tank”, by David Dalton & Chad Schnackel, the character I play is Grant. Grant is a 25 year old, who lives in the state of New York. He is an only child and his parents are just the average mom and dad. His dad works at one of the local banks, and his mom is a stay at home mom. He works at a local GameStop, which is very fitting for him because he is into video games, superheroes, comic books, technology, and things of that nature. His favorite video game is Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and his favorite superhero is Iron Man. Since Grant’s favorite color is red and he is also into technology, it is no surprise that Iron Man is his favorite superhero. Although he isn’t very religious, Grant was raised a Roman Catholic.

Alcohol is a drug that is classified as a central nervous system depressant. There are three forms of alcohol, beer, wine and distilled spirits. Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States and has more adverse effects that most other drugs combined. There are many aspects to consider when thinking about alcohol as a drug. There are many myths surrounding alcohol, including who uses it, what its effects are on users, social and sexual situations and the amounts people drink. The vast majority of the American population uses alcohol and in many various ways and this also causes different effects. Alcohol is also has a great causation in crimes committed by users, social, medical, and educational problems as a

When Jane and Jake meet up to attend their son’s graduation, the two begin to have an affair. At the same time, she begins to fall in love with another man that she is seeing. Not knowing what she wants, Jane must decide whether she wants to rekindle her relationship with her ex or move on to the newer man in her life.