Chapter 3: ADHD: The Cloud Lifted- Julie Gilbert

In the short story, ADHD: The Cloud Lifted by Julie Gilbert basically talked about Gilbert life growing up with ADHD and how she was not even the chance a normal child would have because of her disorder. Gilbert later in life came to the realization that she was not "... subnormal" (Anderson 71) but she was different and different did not mean bad. At the end of her story she talks about the many people who are just like her out there and how misunderstood they are about their condition. She even goes on to say "I often wonder if the world will ever realize how gifted and intelligent they really are."(Anderson 71). The way Gilbert began the story was misleading. I would have never thought that she was actually going to talk about her disorder, but more about how she was a child at least that is what I got when I began reading the story. The opening of the story is actually not effective, but more misleading to any reader. It does not do a good job of grabbing my attention.

Chapter 2: Drinking Deaths Draw Attention to Old Campus Problem- Mindy Sink

In the excerpt, Drinking Deaths Attention to Old Campus Problem by Mindy Sink talks about the two different situation of underage drinking at two different schools in the same state that lead to the death of two students. The use of underage drinking has become something of an alarm rate, not only in the state of Colorado, but also around the world. “According to a 2002 study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, approximately 1,400 college students 18 to 24 die annually as a result of alcohol abuse” (Anderson 50).  If the local business owners, student groups and community leaders can come together to change the occurring problem it would have a slight positive impact, but as Russell Harverson, general manager of Rose Hill Wine and Spirits said, “I don’t think the liquor stores are the problem” (Anderson 51). I completely agree with him because the use of alcoholic beverages will not stop even though there are support group. Students are aware of the danger of over excessive drinking so if anything was to happen to them it will be their own fault. We can put the blame on the school, but the real blame is on the students who decided to drink to begin with. These partnership would be of a positive impact for some students, but not all.