I would definitely not write a college level profile essay on Rick "The Ricker" Peterson. College Professors (At least at my school) do fact check. Academic integrity matters!
The thing is, its a small class (10 people at tje most) and most people are doing theirs on local people. Friends and local business owners. People who can't be fact checked. We're supposed to interview our subjects to get the info to put into the essay. I could make the ticker out to be a successful amateur!
I'm thinking about writing my profile essay on Rick "The Ricker" Peterson. Convince me to go through with it.
I think it would be awesome to make up a 3 page narrative about this fictional wonder. Imagine the places I could say he has been and the exciting adventures he has been on.
I'm just worried my prof will fact check and find out I made everything up.
" Lol @ people in this thread acting like alcohol isn't dangerous. "
It doesn't have to be though, it's up to the person. "
No it's not. A lot of people make bad decisions when they're drunk. Because they can't think straight. "
It was their choice to drink too much though. You choose to be sober, drink, or get drunk. "
@Chabbs0 said:
" @CL60:@AlexW00d: I agree, but my point is that it's up to the person to start drinking it, and that leads to illness. It's perfectly possible to live in a world where people choose not to drink, in comparison Aids, TB etc. are not through choice and can't be avoided as easily. "
I don't think that's the line of argument you should be thinking of. Alcohol, like any judgement depriving substance, causes people to make bad choices. Such choices effect people that had no "decision" at all. Someone who is killed by a drunk driver had no choice in the matter. That's why such substances can be considered dangerous. Being a danger to oneself is one thing. Being a danger to society is quite another. "
What about the hundred of thousands of people who, despite being drunk, make the right decision? People like me who, whenever out at a bar, call a cab for the ride home? If anything, the more I drink the more likely I am to make the decision to not drive home. "
I should probably clarify myself. I am not going to assert an opinion on whether alcohol should be banned one way or another. For the record, I don't really know. However there is more than just the "it's the drinkers' own choice" in terms of arguments, and that's what I was putting out there. "
Oh yeah, I know. I'm mostly just playing devils advocate. I just dont want anyone to discount the "right" decisions people make every weekend under the influence of alcohol.
" Lol @ people in this thread acting like alcohol isn't dangerous. "
It doesn't have to be though, it's up to the person. "
No it's not. A lot of people make bad decisions when they're drunk. Because they can't think straight. "
It was their choice to drink too much though. You choose to be sober, drink, or get drunk. "
@Chabbs0 said:
" @CL60:@AlexW00d: I agree, but my point is that it's up to the person to start drinking it, and that leads to illness. It's perfectly possible to live in a world where people choose not to drink, in comparison Aids, TB etc. are not through choice and can't be avoided as easily. "
I don't think that's the line of argument you should be thinking of. Alcohol, like any judgement depriving substance, causes people to make bad choices. Such choices effect people that had no "decision" at all. Someone who is killed by a drunk driver had no choice in the matter. That's why such substances can be considered dangerous. Being a danger to oneself is one thing. Being a danger to society is quite another. "
What about the hundreds of thousands of people who, despite being drunk, make the right decision? People like me who, whenever out at a bar, call a cab for the ride home? If anything, the more I drink the more likely I am to make the decision to not drive home.
" I've never drank because I have lots of relatives whose lives were ruined because of alcohol"
This is how I was when I was younger. My dad was an alcoholic and when I was in my early teens I was convinced that if I drank, I would become and alcoholic too. But when I was 18 I started drinking occasionally with friends, and learned that just because my dad couldn't limit himself doesn't mean I cant. So now, we spend a night drinking maybe once or twice a month.
Learning from other people's mistakes is great and all, but don't let it stifle life experiences. People drink for a reason, its fun. If you don't think you have enough control over your life to prevent you from destroying it with a liquid, then thats fine. But if you do, live it up.
As for the topic in general, the government shouldn't outlaw alcohol. It's not the governments job to make sure people are taking personal responsibility of their lives. If someone wants to drink themselves to death, that's not the government's problem. Unfortunately you have to take into consideration all the deaths caused by drunk driving, which more often than not damages the lives on innocent by-standards, but its not like police aren't making an effort to control that.
I'd suggest www.soundcloud.com for hosting... Not sure what the limit on their file length is, but its free. I also dont know if what you upload can be integrated into an RSS feed.
Actually! I don' t know what your financial situation is, but maybe you and your friend should invest in some hosting. A podcast without a website probably wont go very far. Things like show-notes, an archive, and comments are almost a necessity.
Also, if you don't mind me asking, what type of recording equipment are you using? Thats definitely another thing that is a necessary investment with this sort of thing... assuming you haven't already.
@Sumbog: I agree, the game is very dumb. @lordofultima: Glad you liked the commentary. I'm not very confident with that sort of stuff. Its good to see that its getting an okay reception.
So far the game is pretty slow. I still haven't been able to just wander off on my own like you could in the first game.
Oh and I guess I should mention this is on-going. I have two other episodes already recorded, I just cant get premiere to actually render them. Keeps freezing or coming up with some weird error.
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