Reader response of "Composition #2"

Wilkin - De La Rosa
Prof. Maria - Jerskey

ESR 098

09/30/10

Composition #2 (Revised)

“Addict Person”

           

I had an experience with an addict person.  Now, I am going to describe it. Besides, I am going to discuss what this story shows about addictive behavior, and explain what others can learn from this experience.

            When I lived in Pennsylvania, I met a good friend. He has been my friend for seven years. He liked to drink a lot, but now he drinks within normal. When he drank, his behavior changed in different ways. For example, he argued more than usual, fought for any nonsense, and he discussed all the time. In addition, he drove when he was drunk.  As a result of this, he encountered a few problems. I remember one time he fought with a guy at his grandmother’s party, because he thought the person was talking about his grandmother. However, he was wrong. Another is when he drove drunk, he drove too fast. In fact, one time he received a speeding ticket. That night he was lucky, because the police officer did not discover he was driving drunk. But, he did not only have bad behavior, he also was in several occasions a funny person. He liked to make jokes. This was one of his positive behaviors.

             Many people think that when they drink their behavior or attitude is the same, but they are wrong. For example, when my friend argued, he thought was right. Even though, sometime he was right, most of the time he was not. In addition, when he drove fast, he thought that he was driving well. However, he received a speeding ticket. Moreover, I have seen many people who when they leave the nightclub someone has to go grasp them, but they go falling down or from side to side. These are just a few examples why when you drink; your behavior is not the same.

            In conclusion, we can learn many things from this experience. We should not drive when we are drunk. Furthermore, we should not drink a lot, because if we drink too much we can get drunk. As a result, we could make many mistakes as my friend did it. Those are a few things I have learned, and others should learn from this experience.