Dan Turton Eng Pd 9 1/25/12 Book Review “Using both harsh realism and a dose of the fanaticism, Myers introduces an inner city teen in the jaw of crisis.” (Publishers Weekly Review). Walter Dean Myers describes the drug, heroin in a very harsh way in the novel Dope Sick. In other words, he beivle that heroin could ruin your life. The drugs start when Jeremy, known as Lil J, a teen addict, is stealing pills form his mother, and injecting heroine into his veins to help him calm down. He notices that he has a kid, however doesn’t have any money to support him.
As the story proceeds, the protagonist’s drug use increases as well. At the beginning of the novel, the main character is "high" on cocaine and hidden in the shadows of a dimly lit nightclub. The reader’s first confrontation with drug abuse in this book is on the first page, which sends out a loud and clear message that the book will have a lot to with this subject. “All might come clear if you could just slip into the bathroom and do a little more Bolivian Marching Powder. Then again, it might not.
They began by luring the victims somewhere, whether it be to their car or even their home. When they were away from eyewitnesses, they would hit the victim in the head with a blunt object. Dahmer would cruise through gay bars, socializing with patrons before taking the victims back to his apartment, where he would mix a crushed drug into their drink and engage in sexual acts after the drugs take effect. Bundy’s method of luring his victims away was feigning an injury, from a broken leg to a broken arm; he would drop his books on the ground, asking his preferred type of victim to help him bring them to his car. Once at his car, Bundy would then hit the female in the head with a blunt object -- usually a crowbar.
Paid in Full is about a young man who rises to the top of the cocaine industry in Harlem; which is common for most African Americans to do for those who grew up without father figures. At the beginning of the movie, Ace is stuck in a dead end job working in a dry cleaner's shop. His sister's boyfriend, Calvin, is a big time drug dealer who often tries to lure Ace into becoming a part of the drug trade with promises of fast money and glamour. Ace resists these temptations, warning constantly that Calvin's flashy style and audacious method of dealing will get him arrested. When Calvin does get locked up, Ace ends up taking his position on the streets after a chance encounter with Lulu, a Dominican drug dealer.
When he was 32 he tried heroin for the first time and this was the demon that finally took his life at the age of 40. The whole family was aware of his battles with alcohol, pot, cocaine and we all just thought the best way of handling it was for him to live his life and pray to God that he would get help and clean. It wasn’t until I found out he was using heroin that I would confront him about the life he has lived and if he didn’t clean up his act he would either go to jail or die. I didn’t have much empathy for him at first because I was angry and disgusted with the choices he made
Waterfalls by TLC “Waterfalls” is a 1995 Grammy nominated song by hip-hop group TLC. The purpose of the song is to acknowledge that people make bad choices and that with God’s help it is possible to turn your life around. Through real life scenarios, TLC adopts a positive tone in order to inspire troubled youths to make positive changes in their life. TLC begins their song by illustrating that mother’s often watch their teenage sons sell drugs in order to make money and ultimately lose their life. They appeal to the emotions of the audience by evoking the love a parent and child have.
Only a teenager can really relate to this because Holden was not straight with his parents, every teenager has lied to their parents at some point. This is a bad choice because as a minor Holden is hurting his future by smoking that young. Another thing that is not a good idea is buying a prostitute, “five bucks a throw. Fifteen bucks the whole night” (p.91). Holden was bored and wide awake in his hotel room in New York.
Firstly, Brown uses a case study to encourage the readers to respond on an emotional level. This is achieved by discussing the tragic incident of 19 year old Brian Naylor, a night out on the town with a few mates is soon ruined by a group of alcohol fuelled teens that ‘viciously’ attack him and his friends. Secondly, Brown appeals to his reader’s emotions with his use of emotional tone coupled with adjectives designed to paint the actions of smashed teenagers as disrespectful and potentially dangerous. “A machine is keeping him alive” signals the writers disbelief of how a perfect night out can ultimately turn into a parent’s worst nightmare, having their child taken away. The reader’s emotional response positions them to share Brown’s
It is shown in the movie that he deals with his PTSD with alcohol to get rid of the memories. I don’t think he realized how much of a problem it actually is until he is captured by Katsumoto and put in Taka’s home. Taka is the one who mentions to Katsumoto that he has trouble sleeping at night and wakes up screaming sometimes. One day Katsumoto mentions it to Algren; it’s his way of making conversation and getting to know his enemy. However, throughout the movie he seems to find himself in the new culture surrounded by him and slowly his night terrors disappear.
Initially the plan appears to fail, but it is indeed a success that is not immediately known by Trevor. The plan was traced back to its original source by a reporter who received a brand new jaguar as a “pay it forward” gift when his car got totaled. The initial people Trevor tries to help are a heroin addict whom he brings home, lets him sleep in his garage, and gives him a little money to get his life together. The second is Mr. Simonet, a badly scarred teacher who cannot accept a change of routine in his life. He