Personal Narrative-Vodka In High School

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.

Seeing the performance live was great. There were many different aspects that would not have been seen if the play was read. Something unique about the performance was the stage directions and Acts/scenes being set up by the characters. Also, the characters were introduced by other characters. This aspect was a great addition to the performance, the audience was introduced to what was going on rather than jumping into the performance. The Diner was spectacular and very detailed, it brought to life the set. The cast only consisted of one woman, similar to August Wilson play Fences. This is interesting because there are many different perspectives of African American men, but only one perspective of the African American woman. This can hinder

In Martin Luther King’s “A Letter from Birmingham Jail”, the rhetorical appeals of kairos, logos and especially pathos are implied heavily throughout the piece, effectively responding to the absurdity of the eight clergymen’s letter and to the civil disobedience displayed in the racial protests. Over the course of the letter, MLK makes multiple allusions to ancient philosophers, such as Socrates and Aquinas, as well as Bible verses and their lessons. King establishes himself as someone who is educated in the events happening in the community of Birmingham. Providing endless examples of personal anecdotes and details of the horrific events that he finds upsetting supports his knowledge on the civil disobedience. “We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given rights.” (Language Acts!175) MLK’s progress embodies respect and dignity, however because of the emotional appeals he is drawn to fight for the cause, and will not remain inactive.

Simply remarking that such a decision is dangerous fails to suffice as concrete evidence of the negative effects of underage alcohol consumption, and so statistical evidence must be given. Approximately five thousand underage drinkers die each year; the most prevalent cause is, not surprisingly, motor vehicle accidents. What many do not understand is what other factors constitute the other approximately three thousand; sixteen hundred to homicides, that is, murders and other deliberate killings, as well as 300 to suicide, usually caused by an exacerbation of underlying depression or other psychological difficulties. The remaining thousand are usually caused by such grisly circumstances as falling, burning, and drowning. While this may seem a relatively small number in the vast amounts of the twelve to twenty year old age group, estimates are that within the past month one-quarter of underage persons used alcohol, while two-thirds of those were binge drinkers. Not only does underage drinking increase the chance of dying in related incidents it encourages other destructive behaviors: engage in sexual activities, carry a plethora of illegal substances, and correlations have even been found that links underage drinking to poor performance in school. Other observations have been made that negatively link underage drinking with mental

“According to the CDC, about 90% of all teen alcohol consumption occurs in the form of Binge Drinking, which experts say peaks at the age of nineteen.” (qtd by Listfield). Binge Drinking is the consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. The author, Emily Listfield, defines that the standard alcohol consumption over a two hour period is considered to be four beers for women and five beers for men. This has become a great distraction for college students nationwide and a major dilemma on college campuses. Nearly two hundred thousand students visit emergency rooms each year due to the abuse of alcohol, and more than one thousand seven hundred students die. In the article “ The Underage Drinking Epidemic”, Listfield identifies the problems that underage drinking can cause, the dangers that could happen, and four solutions on what parents can do to keep their kids from binge drinking.

Did you know, in 2014 Germany was ranked 4th in the world in liters of beer consumed per capita. The United States in that same statistic ranked 17 and consumed approximately 30 litres less per capita than Germany. If you did know this, you probably also have a pretty good idea what a night of drinking will contain. Being a 16 year old from Kansas with protective parents and having never had a sip of alcohol, I didn’t know any of that when I agreed to play this game called Flankeyball with some other Americans against my German exchange partner Jan and his friends.

A while back I was involved in a small gathering in my own dorm room where the consumption of alcohol was taking place by many college students under the legal drinking age limit. Although I was not drinking, the fact that I was socializing and allowing this to take place in my room put me under the position of a facilitator. This position is just as problematic as if I were to actually consume alcohol myself. The residential life handbook states that alcohol consumption in the dorms must involve only people above the legal drinking limit and may only be done behind closed doors in the dorm room. The reason for this rule is the topic at hand.

I need sleep,” my dad said, dismissing us when we got back to the house, sitting awkwardly on a sofa which had collapsed beneath his weight. His tracksuit bottoms caught up on his calf exposed the shocking white of his skin. I straightened the covers for him, plumping the cushions.

I was having the time of my life hanging out with my best friends every day, I had the best teachers and my brother and I were getting alone fine. My life was… I'd

I picked this topic to talk about because it's seems very interesting and it doesn't get talked about a lot like it should be, the death penalty isn't as bad like it was in the 1800. The death penalty and the prison system have changed dramatically over the year. American intellectuals were well influenced by Beccaria. The first attempt of the death penalty in the U.S. was when Thomas Jefferson established a bill amend Virginia's death penalty laws.The punishment was only to be used for crimes such as murder and treason, the law was defeated by one vote.

October 1, 2016, I was caught at the homecoming dance with alcohol; as a result, I had out of school suspension for one day. To this day, I do not know why I brought alcohol to the dance; it was a dumb careless choice that was completely out of character. In this act, I disappointed my parents and most importantly myself. I soon learned that my independence has caused me to be toughest on myself; moreover, the idea of jeopardizing my future, reputation, and others’ trust pained me. To say I was disappointed in myself is an understatement. The weekend of the dance I wrote myself a promise. I promised to be a person my brother can always look up to and never question; I promised to be someone my parents are proud of and continuously certain

I prefer beer. I am unable to imagine myself placing a blot of LSD under my tongue and surrendering to what comes my way. However, I can imagine myself traveling around the country on a bus seeking to bring others to a state of greater peace and understanding. Do I have to be tripping? Perhaps a little buzzed will do.

Drinking is something that happens in college wherever you go. We will never not get past the fact that most people around you are drinking to some extent. Students tend to think that college is a place that you can drink whenever, wherever but that is simply not the case. In college, the decisions you make can affect the way someone stay on top of their studies. The professor will not be guiding you along to get your work done in a timely manner. Alcohol is a substance that when abused will alter not only your decisions but how you act as person even when not drinking. In college, many students think that it’s needed for fun and that it is just something that everyone does with no negative effects. While it is true that drinking is not bad and can be very fun most people are simply uneducated about its safe use.

On August 20, 2015, I started my freshman year at the private school known as the University of Indianapolis. I could have sworn up and down that the bazillion movies I had watched over the span of the summer had prepared me for this journey. Truth is, it didn’t. It left huge gaping holes. If it prepared me for anything, it would be the amount of alcohol some people stupidly consumed because they do not know their limits and some campus employees are handsome beyond approach. I am not against drinking at all. In fact, if I was just ten months older I would probably partake in a couple. No matter what party you attend, there will be that group of people who consume every drink there to the point they can’t see two feet in front of them. However,

Students who binge drink are more likely to put themselves and others at risk for injury by operating or riding in a motor vehicle after drinking. Annually an estimated 30,000 college students require medical treatment after overdosing on alcohol. Lastly, students who attend schools with high rates of binge drinking experience a greater number of secondhand effects such as disruption of sleep or study, property damage, and verbal, physical, or sexual violence. One statistical forecast we found while reviewing the literature stated that between 2% to 3% of the nation’s college undergraduates will ultimately die from alcohol-related causes.