Thursday, September 29, 2011

Discussion

Hey my name is Danny, I went to Bishop Watterson High school. I am now a freshmen here at the OSU Delaware center. I like to play basketball, watch movies, and hangout with friends.

What stood out the most to me in Under the Influence was the line "Instead of celebrating the drunk as one freed from constraints they pity him as one enslaved." This line is used by the author to describe different ways people see drinking, and drinking problems. I think that this is important because it points out how in society people laugh off things that can be so detrimental to others. Drinking is usually seen as exciting and funny, but if you have had an experience like the author has you would see it in a different light. I think that the author shared this personal story because it is important to let people see the other side of things. He lets us take a walk in his shoes and feel how one man's drinking can change so many others lives.

4 comments:

  1. I totally agree! Your post says it all! Alcohol can be a very social thing, but for some people, it feeds their disease, and people like you and me have no way of relating but we can at least understand this issue.

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  2. Hey Danny! Thats sweet you like basketball, i love going to games. Maybe see you at an osu basketball game this year? I also agree with what you have to say about drinking. Many people think it is all fun and games, when there can be many alternative results in your actions.

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  3. I agree with you it is a problem in our society because people think it is fine , just because they see someone else do it or a famous person. I think he wrote this book to tell the people don't drank too much .

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  4. I agree with you on that one Danny. People have different views on drinking and it is generally accepted throughout society. It becomes a problem however when it gets to an extent where it starts affecting the lives of families.

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