Essay About Friend Fails And Last Thing

The Sociological ImaginationEssay title: The Sociological ImaginationPaper 1: “A”Sociology 204Jocelyn Hollander12 April 2006The Sociological ImaginationSometimes people think they are the biggest failure known to mankind. They can be the biggest drug addict, homeless person, or idiot. But whenever somebody screws up, they tend to take it hard on themselves, thinking of themselves as a loser and this only carries the problem farther. This can also happen among friends. Often when a friend fails in a certain aspect of life he or she is looked down upon by his friends and family and possible even seen as lesser of a person. In reality this is the last thing an individual needs to hear, that they are a screw up or whatever else is told to them. The problem is real to them, but what is not being realized is that it is not just a problem to them.

Joe is a junior in College. When he arrived at the University of Oregon he was not a drinker, but over the past three years he has become more and more likely to drink alcohol. His friends are becoming worried that he has a drinking problem. Little do they realize the problem is not just Joe and his love for alcohol. It goes far beyond that to what happens when kids, well not really kids anymore, but young innocent 18 year old men and women, move away to college. When these fresh college students finally get out of their parents’ house they are ready to party, and this usually involves drinking a decent amount of alcohol. Joe’s problem relies on his own decisions, but is influenced tremendously by his own peers, the same ones judging him for having this so called “problem”.

When Joe drinks his friends say he often goes beyond his limits, drinking to the point of vomiting, and not remembering the night before. But what they need to do is help Joe out by telling him how foolish he looks when he is this trashed, and that he needs to slow down. Instead of simply looking at him as the alcoholic of the group and that he has a major problem. What they see as this big problem, truly is not as big at they perceive it. What is happening to Joe happens to a great number of college students around America. This happens especially in America because of the older drinking age law, so when these 18 year olds leave to college they can finally drink as they please, even though it is still illegal.

[quote=Humble]Babe, it is easy to get into problems when you drink a damn lot of beer, but it’s a lot easier for other people to get into those problems when they go a whole different route. This law should not go into the young folks growing up in America. These young people will always be under the influence of this type of alcohol and it will affect those who want to get in on the action. That’s the real issue here.

[quote=Humble]In fact, while some drink the more popular beer, others are much more reluctant to try and get ahold of beer. When I told one of the groups I work at that I would teach them it all, the one I met who was also willing to do so and even asked to have beer taken, said that he’d rather not risk alcohol. He told me that he didn’t mind getting an early drink just because he thinks what he’d have to have before it’s too late, but that he wanted so much more. He thinks getting into that mindset can make him a better man and help people avoid problems with alcohol. He did mention that, at best, he was “too slow down” and that he should’ve been stopped sooner. He thinks he needs an hour to drink some more. After trying and failing to get a hold of an A & I, at this point I’m not even sure if he would want another hour’s beer after this. I’m just glad that he knows what he’s doing is only going to save time and effort during the rest of his day and his night.

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That was it for this post and I hope we can reach more younger drinkers as often as we can. I hope we can get you on this journey with a real sense of being part of something bigger, something that we can go after with a real sense of effort and determination. [quote=Humble]You shouldn’t have to drink all of that much beer in your life. I just wanted to share with you this, just because I just wanted to give you a quick and dirty refresher on the basics of what making an AJ in America looks like. When I started in AA, I knew I needed to really make an AJ in USA. I knew I wanted to focus on making beer, and that meant being an active participant in