Personal Narrative: Alcoholic Drink

When I saw the Alcoholics Anonymous assignment on our syllabus earlier this semester I thought, "Oh my god, I have to go to some stupid AA meeting." In the weeks prior to attending the meeting, I was very nervous about attending it because I did not know what to expect. Some of the questions going through my mind were: "Was everyone expected to talk at the meeting?" and "Was I going to be criticized as the outsider wanting to know what AA was all about?" Those were my two main concerns.

Ever since I was a little girl I have always aspired to follow in my grandfather’s footsteps and become a prosperous attorney like him. He exerted himself strenuously, graduated from Northeastern Law School and was one of the founding partners of the Morrison, Mahoney and Miller Law firm currently located in Boston. It has been an arduous journey for me to verbally express the least endeavoring to follow my grandfather’s legacy. Shortly after graduating high school, my life consummately spiraled out of control and I was faced with adversity that seemed insurmountable. It is paramount to take a moment and apportion some brief history considering that I my past has molded me into the strenuously exertive, goal oriented student I have always aspired to be.

The waitress finished getting everyone’s orders and went back to put them in. It was taking a while for our food to come so, us kids started coloring, messing around, and eating more of the chips with dip. My dad and Taylor’s mom took a few pictures of Taylor, Megan, and I. We were making silly faces; we kept laughing. To this day I still have one of the pictures in my room as a memory.

Growing up, I dealt with a mother who struggled with addiction; to be unambiguous, she was an alcoholic. She drowned in her alcoholism as it pulled her down an alarming road. She was dreadfully depressed and believed that alcohol was the only way to make her feel better, addiction blinded her from what a great life she could have ahead of her. Not a single member of our family knew how to help her comprehend how much happier she would be if she could stop drinking her sorrows away. When it came to family events, my mom would try to conform to how others were acting and act “sober” even though she was already countless drinks deep in to drinking. Nevertheless, my mother just wanted others to like her which would lead her to change her outward

My relationship with drugs first began during my senior year of high school. While most of my peers attended their first parties years earlier, my first was not until I was already 17 years old. I still remember feeling so cool for attending my first party and having my first sip of alcohol. The feeling of being drunk was unlike anything I had ever felt before. I felt liberated, like I could break out of my quiet shell and be that fun, goofy person that everyone wanted to hang out with. Prior to this night I had never used any type of substance, legal or illegal. Since then I have continued using alcohol while also trying various different types of drugs including caffeine, marijuana, tobacco, and adderall.

So I attended the AA (alcoholic anonymous) meeting of a group called Choices Group from the KCB club on November 13th, 2015 at 2:30 PM. This AA meeting was held at the location of 5715 W. Alexander Rd.//Leon Ave. Although they meet everyday, this was the best day for my schedule. What I liked is that right away, I got in touch with the meeting organizer named Laura and she was more then willing to let me sit in in one of the meetings. Even over the phone I could feel that she was a nice person and when I met her I was not wrong. She has purple hair and such a bubbly personality. For starters, I always thought everyone would sit around in a circle but that was not the case in this meeting. There were tables where people can sit as well as some back chairs with no tables. When I arrived, Laura told me to sit in the back and when we go over people’s names to say that I was a visitor, that unfortunately never happened. It was around 2:27 PM and there was roughly 10 people there. As it got closer to 2:30 PM a bus showed up and that is when the rest of the people showed up. Roughly 45 people were there and the meeting started.

T’was 1979, we were running a large robbery, about to shoots up some people. I was with some fellows from the gang, you know? Thought it'd go real smooth-like. We had just infiltrated the biggest bank in Italy, we were all so eager to get our hand on the goods, there was just so much of it. But then, in an instant

The gangsters parked their automobile on State Street, near the alley behind the bank. At least two of them remained by the car. According to most sources, Tommy Carroll stationed himself in the doorway of what was then Mulcahy's Prescription Shop. Baby Face Nelson was across the street, on or near the sidewalk by the alley. One gangster was probably in the car. In some

It’s the beginning of the 1950’s. The citizens of Chicago are awaken by gunfires of mobsters of the “Chicago Outfit's,” lead by Al-Capone. Al-Capone was one of the best mobster kings in America, he got away with multiple murders, bootlegged alcohol during the prohibition era, along with numerous other court cases.

Perhaps most remembered for its gangster culture and lack of respect for the law, Prohibition made a legacy of illegal activities so drastic, it aided the negative effects of the Great Depression. The popularity of “gangster culture” reached an all-time high during Prohibition. The intense wealth that spawned off of selling illegal alcohol caused power-hungry gangsters to turn to violent acts. Fights, robberies, and shootings were extremely common during this time period. An example of how hungry gangsters were for money is found with the following quotation: “Not even an hour after Prohibition went into effect, $100,000 of liquor was stolen from freight cars by a gang of 6 masked men. Over 100 thefts occurred this week, most of which in federal liquor storehouses” (“Prohibition Repealed 1920-1933” 19). Obviously, the respect citizens may have once had for the law was quickly diminished, and gangster’s violence was

The source is an interview with a criminal boxer , in which he described his experiences and events in which he participated that occurred in Chicago in 1920’s and 30’s. it covers such aspects as a rise in the crime, the emergence of gangs and in famous criminal stars, corruption of police officials, the morality of society during Prohibition and the Great Depression. It also contains biases of the Boxer about the role of Franklin Roosevelt at that time and comments about society in the 1960’s and 70’s. The 1920’s – 30’s it was certainly a time of great criminal activity, with Prohibition laws in America and the world in an economic depression.

As I pulled up and parked I checked in with myself to see how I was feeling. I was extremely nervous that I would stand out like a sore thumb. I have never been to a meeting before and I didn’t know if everyone had to speak or if there would be some sort of role call where everyone would need to introduce themselves and state they were an alcoholic and how long they had been sober. I was quite concerned that I would make some sort of social faux pas since I didn’t know the rules.

So the pretty lady behind the counter go’s and bagged me some popcorn up and hands it to me I take a cornel and eat it and its filled full of the salty buttery goodness that you would expect out of a good bag of popcorn then she hands me the coca cola and says 7.50 please so I pull out my wallet and pay her for the goods I then take a sip of the coke with its sweet pumpkin spice flavor with a hint of cinnamon and its slightly syrupy texture and think man that hits the spot then proceed back the the theater room.

In today's modern society alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse has become one of the most complex, life-threatening issues. Most depressed individuals usually indulge themselves in bars or pubs with their alcohols to escape from their stressful life. It has become increasingly alarming how alcohol does not only attract the adults, but also teenagers these days. "Research has shown that approximately 14 million Americans (7.4%) of the population meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism" ("Facts about Alcohol"). Alcohol addicts may encounter social impact such as loss of respect from others who may see the problem as self- inflictive and easily avoided. Repeated use of alcohol over a period of time can result in

Welcome to the Brad Essex report here what i'm looking at this week. This week we are taking a break from politic. Andrew Breitbart once said politic is downstream from pop culture. So I'm going to tell you about my trip to the Eureka Heights Brewery.