In Mindy Sink's article she talks about deaths in college because of alchohol abuse. Sink uses examples of deaths related to alchohol abuse from the University of Colorado and Colorado State University. In the two examples from Colorado the students died from alcohol poisoning after a night of extremely heavy drinking. She also goes on to mention that the problem is not only in Colorado but across the United States.
In one of Sink's paragraphs she interviews Russell Harverson, general manager of Rose Hill Wine and Spirits. Harverson says, "These kids are away from home for the first time and not taught to drink responsibly." I agree with what Harverson says because I think when kids come to college it is culture shock for many of them. I think that many kids have not been around so many other kids and leads to the irresponsible consumption of alchohol.
You do a good job at representing Sink's argument as well as integrating a quotation here. I do think you could have more fully supported why you agree that students need better instruction prior to coming to college. I agree, though, that parents have an important role to play in students' readiness for dealing with alcohol at school.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Tom, when he says,"I do think you could have more fully supported why you agree that students need better instruction prior to coming to college". Just add in a couple more details from the passage or just real life experiences you may have had. But overall a good start.
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