Tom Brown: An Insider Or Outsider?

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Invention Heuristic Two All over the world people are facing issues pertaining to an insider/outsider topic. The world is a revolving door, everyone wants to go threw it and get inside. Sometimes we just cant all fit in at the same time, sometimes we just don't like revolving doors. what ever the case, not everyone makes it inside. An outsider sometimes excludes themselves on purpose or not, other times they become that way because it is what others have made them. Although there are many stories of people facing these issues, one struck me with incredible force. For reasons of privacy i will refer to this character by Tom Brown. This story is very true, and i only wish i could tell it the way i first heard it. Four years ago Tom Brown became more of an insider than he ever thought he would be. At the age of eighteen Tom Brown had been abusing alcohol and drugs to the point of addiction. At the age of eighteen Tom Brown had an argument with his girlfriend on her porch and pushed her, the railing broke and she fell and hit her head on a rock. At the age of eighteen Tom Brown made a mistake that changed his life forever. At the age of eighteen Tom Brown was convicted of murder. At the young age of…show more content…
Four years ago, Tom Brown became a councilor at Tully Hill Rehab. He has dedicated his life to saving other outsiders. By telling his story he hopes that addicts will see how messed up your life can be and how far you can come from it, giving them the inspiration and courage they need to make their change. Doing this has made Tom very much an insider. He is opening the door for other alcoholics like himself to show them that they can come inside. Sometimes this is all it takes for someone's eyes to open. At the age of eighteen Tom Brown made a mistake that changed his life forever. 32 years later Tom was sharing his mistake with others, hoping that they wouldn't make ones like he

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