The short documentary of Len Bias was very interesting since the topic of drugs is very popular between my age group. It is so melancholy how a person could die one day to another regardless to the age group. “Lo único que tenemos seguro en esta vida es la muerte” is a spanish quote that reminds me of this topic. This quote means that the only thing that will happen for sures in life is death. Everyone is going to die in this life and no one can’t get away from it. It is misabreal how most young people feel secure of their life without fearing death. A big amount of youth make many mistakes in life such as doing drugs and drinking alcohol without fearing and taking in consideration the consequences. One mistake will not only change the person who committed the error but it will affect all it’s family. I am against …show more content…
When the ambulance got there it was to late his heart was still alive but his brain wasn't. He was considered a vegetable and had low possibilities of surviving. With the time he did not wake up and he had to be disconnected. Another similar story happened with a close friend from my family. He was also very young he was only 23 years old. He died in a car accident for being drunk. He did not die instantly but did died before he got helped because he lost a lot of blood and lost his legs. Other two young ladies I knew also died in a car accident but this time it was the other person's fault for being drunk. In this car accident one lady who had just finished her doctorate with a young teeneage of only 15 years old died. All thhis car accidents could've been prevented if the drunk drivers had took a better decision of not driving. They could of asked someone else to drive in order to get to their destination. In my opinion drugs and alcohol are never a good option for anything. Many might say I reduce my stress and depression by consuming alcohol and
Bridge to Freedom provides the historical documentary behind the events that served as the narrative for Selma. Instead of a drama, the viewers receive an actual documentary that shows the confrontations between the marchers and the government. Like Selma, it highlights the violence, the deaths, and the beatings, but also goes further back in time to show society’s treatment of African Americans.
From interviewing celebrities such as actress Kristen Johnston and politician Bill White, the film identified substance abuse can happen to anyone. I found more sympathy to those once I learned the facts, not opinions, of substance abuse users. It was interesting to find how the physiology of ones’ brain may change over time, thus proving it is not always a person’s free will of choice to use. People of addiction are like anyone else who may have fallen down the wrong path. Some who have found substance abuse for coping, did not realize they were becoming addicts. Others have found the media and advertisement placing pressure on them because it looks entertaining and fun. With limited outreach programs, it is crucial to increase the awareness among young groups for prevention. With fear of being judged, the stigma and health disparities of addiction cause many to not seek help. Equal opportunity should be available to everyone. As a future nurse, I find an important role for me is to lead in educating and being opened minded to the struggles of each one of my patients. My job is to refrain from stereotyping and being an advocate. As healthcare is always evolving to provide the most adequate care, I look forward towards the future as more people are educating and trying to eliminate those struggling through addiction
I had an aunt who died in a car accident, she died because the driver was drunk.My aunt died in the fatal car accident, but the driver survived and hasn't said anything about it. He was under the influence and that was the reason she died. She was not drinking and if she drove that day she might still been alive.The Ethan Couch case has caused people to discuss about designated drivers and bad parenting.
Drugs are not only a problem for older generations, but often times those in younger generations become involved in the drug trade as well. According to Anderson (1990), “Children who become deeply engaged in t...
Drunk driving happens when families gather at parties, games, or even away on vacations. Do not let a family member and friends stir in this terrible way, and help them decide better. Also, drunk driving does not just hurt the family member of the victim, but other families. “In 2013, 10,076 people were killed and approximately 290,000 were injured. Each crash, each death, each injury impacts not only the person in the crash, but family, friends, classmates, coworkers and more.” Just to imagine that even blows the minds of many people. Drunk driving is a problem that affects everyone, regardless of age or class. In the United States drunk driving is a threat to families, because poor low-income families lose their love ones in a driving accident involving alcohol; dead and gone forever to be here for their love ones, that person could have been their number one source of financial income for that family. In addition, individuals involved in a repeated drunk driving should not be able to purchase a car, for the safety of the communities. They’re one other frightful, ghastly story that happens to a close family friend who happens to be driving one night from school. She was driving home, when she realized a car popped in front of her, spinning around violently. In panic, she had no clue what to do since the road; she was traveling on was one way only. She sat there, her vision blurred, and she needed a plan to escape this horrifying moment, but her brain was in shock. As the car came closer, she closed her eyes, and that was the dreadful car crash that killed Cali in the summer of 2013. Although, Cali 's death could have been prevented if only the driver had not driven in a drunken state, because This did not only took the life of a loved one, but it 's left her two daughters motherless and no one to take care of since their dad was careless, and was not there for them. Couple days later child services took the kids to a
Author’s often find great challenges in forming the reader's opinion about their characters. A reader’s bias about the novel’s characters can be formed as early as the first chapter. It is crucial for the author to form rhetoric that compels the reader to either love or hate the particular character. Nabokov’s bias and prejudice in Humbert’s advantage is evident in the narration of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. Nabokov seeks to compel the reader’s opinion of Humbert Humbert through its use of rhetoric to rationalize and romanticize Humbert’s crime of love, I.e rape, murder and kidnapping. With Nabokov’s decision of letting Humbert narrate his and Lo’s despicable story, He’s able to draw attention to his own demise rather than Dolores’s which allows
Do you know how many people die every day in the United States due to drunk driving? If not, here is the answer, approximately twenty-eight people die because of drunk driving. There is not a day that has gone by without having an auto accident relating intoxicated drivers and no days without an ambulance running on the street with emergency lights on chasing for victims. In 2014, 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence and 9,967 people were killed in alcohol related crashes. Alcohol slows down the activity of the person’s central nervous system, including the brain which makes them react slower and reduce concentration while driving. In order for one to drive safe, he/she has to be sober and active without any distraction.
People can die at the hands of someone else because they decided to drink and drive.There are people who are injured by drunk drivers. Some people are mentally injured by drunk drivers through witnessing people die because the driver made the mistake of driving drunk. However, there is always a way to avoid If there was a designated driver for ever time a group of people went out it would cut back on so many accidents. Many people would not have to drive in fear of there being drunk drivers out on the road. Less people would die from car accidents or lose a limb. People would not have to pay the price for someone else 's mistake. If someone does not have a designated driver call someone up and ask for a ride home. It is a better option to even call the parental figures for a ride than getting behind the wheel drunk. There are times where it is better to face the wrath of the parents than potentially having some blood on your hands. Another way to get out of the situation is if you know you are going to drink at a party ask the host if you could spend the night at their place. That is completely avoiding the situation and it insures that no one could possibly get hurt by you. So next time you get behind the wheel drunk think about this; the same hand you use to pick up that beer, could be the one you use to attach your prosthetic or hold your loved one 's hand as they are taking their last
Today in America a lot of young people experiment with illegal drugs. Some people try drugs for recreational purposes, others are addicted to drugs and can't survive without them. Usually it all starts from recreational purposes, and people who can not control their recreation become a drug addicts. There are many different types of drugs, but all drugs are similar in that they change one's understanding of the environment, feelings, senses and mood. Some drugs cause physical addiction, which means that after several tries of the particular drug, the body requires that chemical in order to function. Some drugs destroy lives; people use drugs so much that it changes their personality and acceptance of environment, people become happy and sad, active and weak under influence of drugs. It makes their mind and body sick. Heavy drug users do not live long, dying either from health complications or dying on the streets, or if they get lucky they go to jail. In the following paragraphs I am going to talk about the most popular drugs from my point of view and my experience with some of them.
For many years, drunk driving casualties have been viewed differently. Many believe that drunk driving laws are strict while others believe that it is too lenient. In this generations, where alcohol is cheap and very accessible many tends to abuse it. This people who abuse alcohol is known as drunk drivers because after taking three or four drinks they still believe that they are not drunk and goes back to the wheel of their vehicle without thinking of what will happen next. This drunk drivers are willing to risk their lives and the lives of others because they are ashamed or too big to call a family member or a designated drivers to take them home. If they are lucky and did not die on their way home. Then they create this dangerous cycle of
While I have never personally been involved in a crash caused by drunk driving, as a fire fighter I have approached the aftermath of many. The worst drunk driving accident I have witnessed was a car that had rolled three times. The guy flew out the front window leaving deep cuts all over his head. Because he was intoxicated, he tried to get up and move around, oblivious to his injuries or pain. He didn’t even realize he had gotten into an accident. As I watched the scene unfold, it made me angry. I didn’t understand how people could out themselves and others into dangerous or even fatal risks!
When things are done in a way that have a negative effect on them or those around them, I feel the need to change these things. According to Ferri, drugs have affected many people and many societies at different magnitude (Ferri FF, 2010). Drugs have a negative effect on the health the person involved. In some cases, the effects are adverse and lead to loss of life. Some individuals have misled their families as a result of drug consumption. They have affected their family 's income negatively leading to poverty. As a result, it is advisable to take drug matter serious and put efforts into changing the current situation and aim at achieving a drug free nation. The young people should be educated on dangers of drug abuse so that through them, a generation free from drugs may be achieved.
This is a critique of" Roger And Me", a documentary by Michael Moore. This is a film about a city that at one time had a great economy. The working class people lived the American dream. The majority of people in this town worked at the large GM factory. The factory is what gave these people security in their middle working class home life. Life in the city of Flint was good until Roger Smith the CEO of GM decided to close the factory. This destroyed the city. Violent crime became the highest in the nation, businesses went bankrupt, people were evicted from their rented homes. There were no jobs and no opportunity. Life was so bad that Money magazine named Flint the worst place to live in the entire nation. When news of the factory closing first broke, Michael Moore a native of flint decided to search for Roger Smith and bring him to Flint.
... the physical and mental health of Americans and threatening the future of the United States, which is a consensus of most Americans. The peculiarity of drugs determines that they can’t be legalized in the society like cigarette and alcohol, and the degree of dependence of drug users on drugs far surpasses that of alcohol. Therefore, it is a kind of dangerous and inadvisable choice to legalize drugs. The comparatively radical reform schemes proposed by people, who insist on legalizing drugs, can't be adopted and accepted by the government and most people either. The extreme complexity and chronicity of drug issue and how to control the spreading of drugs should still depend on the unification of the whole society’s understanding on this issue as well as the settlement of other social issues related to drugs. It definitely does more harm than good to legalize drugs.
Addiction and abuse of drugs have remained an unexplainable circumstance, even till today. A mistaken assumption is that drug abusers lack moral principles, and if given a chance or in the presence of will power, their selections could be altered. In reality, drug addiction is known as a complex disease and requires more than will power or mere good intentions to change. Due to the fact that drug addiction could change the way the brain works, with time, the brain promotes compulsive drug abuse. It is difficult to relent even if one is ready to do so. Drug abuse has negative influences not only in the lives of mortals, but also in the society.