Personal Narrative- Parties
Every weekend there is a party somewhere. Whether it is out at the "Momma," the lake, or even at someone's house, it is the "cool place" to be. Last year, I arrived at the Halloween dance not wearing a costume but expecting to have a great time with all of my friends dancing and listening to music. I overheard someone talking about a party that was going to start at Mary's house. Being invited to go with all of my friends, I didn't want to be the wimp of the group, so I decided to go along. I drove away from the dance thinking that I would only stay for a little while at the party.
Pulling into the driveway, I instantly knew that this wasn't a good idea. My hands were shaking, and I had goose bumps all over my arms and legs. "What if my parents find out?" I thought. How would I be able to explain being at a party to them? I was supposed to be at the dance. I looked at the trailer and saw people going in and out. Can I still leave? I was going to leave. However, I stepped out of my car and could hear the music playing from someone's system. It was the song "Joker" by the Steve Miller Band.
The aroma of the trailer could be smelt outside, and the Jack Daniels was being circulated like popcorn at a baseball game. I looked inside and saw people sitting on a dark pumpkin-colored couch playing cards. They were hanging out in the kitchen. People were going to and from the small 70's size refrigerator popping the tops off of their beers and letting them fall on the floor which was covered in dirt, pieces of broken dry wall, and glass from a broken window. The looks on people's faces were that of sheer fun, they were making fools out of themselves, and, even if they hated it, they weren't going to stop.
I found Mary, who was gloating with the thoughts of her fantastic party, and behind her rose a voice that I recognized very well. I looked and saw Tonya staggering down the concrete steps of the trailer. She was laughing hysterically and talking in a loud, uncontrollable voice. Supporting herself on the car next to us, she looked at me through her almost psychotic eyes and started to rummage through her pockets and babble.
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A U.S. citizen can be drafted at age 18 and sent to war, but cannot buy a drink at a bar, a U.S. citizen at age 18 can vote, but cannot buy alcohol at their local grocery store. Dangerous long term consequences could be the result if lowering the drinking age was in process. In the first article written by John M. McCardell Jr., the vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee voiced his opinion. This article is titled, “Let Them Drink at 18, With a Learner’s Permit”. He assesses the potency of the prevailing drinking age and produces a solution for educating young adults to drink, and act, responsibly. In the second article written by Dr. Deni Carise a Deputy Chief Clinical Officer of CRC Health Group voiced her opinion. This article is titled, “Defense of the Drinking Age”, but Carise is against the drinking age being lowered and doesn't think binge drinking should be compared to binge driving. This argument is important because, some people think that the minimum legal drinking age should be lowered, but others oppose lowering the drinking age from 21 to a younger age. However, the authors voice and provide evidence on why lowering the age should and should not happen, but authors McCardell and Carise have some common thinking about prohibition not being the answer. I am going to explain binge drinking, binge driving and health issues.
While this issue may not appear to be a particularly important one, it often sparks controversy and debate amongst the proponents of both sides of the issue. Many who opposed to lowering the legal drinking age to anyone of 18 years or older often claim that maintaining the drinking restricts the irresponsible drinking younger people. However, those in support of the drinking age being lowered propose exactly the opposite. This would be that lowering the drinking age encourages younger drinkers to consume alcohol in an open environment where they are free from punishment and do not need to be pressured into breaking other laws and even regarding certain laws in general with disrespect since they have already broken one. (Engs) Additionally, as stated by many supporters of the legal drinking age being lowered, the legal
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A calm crisp breeze circled my body as I sat emerged in my thoughts, hopes, and memories. The rough bark on which I sat reminded me of the rough road many people have traveled, only to end with something no one in human form can contemplate.
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The day started off pretty normal, well, besides the fact that we had all stayed in a house with nothing but an old Nintendo system and a couple of lawn chairs. We went to breakfast at Denny's, after which we made our way to Denver, the site of the day's big event. On our way to my cousin's apartment, we drove by the multi million-dollar complex. It had a huge billboard that said "Summer Sanitarium." To my surprise, I kind of got a nervous feeling. Why? I do not know. We proceeded to my cousin's apartment where the entire group conglomerated in preparation of the concert. We had a large group of people that consisted of Carter, Josh, Seth, Sam and his two brothers, Tim, Kim, Eric, my brother me and. While waiting for the right time to arrive at the event, we had the radio turned to a station that was playing Metallica in honor of their presence in Denver.
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It was spring and, it was my stepmom’s birthday. Everyone on my dad’s side of the family loves to drink, and all their friends love to drink. Because my father was in charge of me he didn’t drink. The party starts pretty casually and light-hearted. My stepmom didn’t want anyone to get blackout
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