Do Not Be Stupid After Brandy
I like clubbing music and drinking with my friends. In China, the legal age of drink is 18 years old，and I was very excited after l over 18. Because of the freshness, my friends and I usually played around until 3 o’clock am and when I turned drinking a lot.
If you drive after you are drunk, it’s a serious crime in China. Nowadays, less and less people drive after they drink. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 32,885 people died in traffic crashes in 2010 in the United States (latest figures available), this includes an estimated 10,228 people who died in drunk driving crashes, accounting for 31% of all traffic deaths that year. After we graduated from high school，some of us got drives licenses. My mom always told me that you cannot drive after you drink even one bottle of beer. I am always followed this role. I know it’s not only dangerous for yourself but also can kill another person.
I still remember the day in my mind. We went to one of the top pubs in Shanghai for a farewell party. One of my friends is going to Saint Louis University. We ordered the 3 bottles VSOP, which is a type of Brandy. We mixed it with cranberry juice. We were drinking brandy, rolling the rice and having a good time.
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Terry was so funny, and called his ex girlfriend. When you are drunk, you speak from your heart.
It makes you miss good things and wish to get them back. Many people have done this before. Around 1 o’clock, Terry said: I needs to go back home. Terry is my best friend. He was my roommate for 3 years of high school. So I said I would walk with him downstairs. Then I realized he wanted to drive his car. So I tried to convince Terry not drive after drunken.
As l knew, Terry had driven so many times and he thought it was safe. I got my drivers licenses just this past summer, and I know how dangerous it is. Two years ago, I was in an accident when my friends were drunk and drove me home. Fortunately，I am fine. After that I said to myself that I would never do that again. My body was okay，but my mind panicked. Our brotherhood means so much to me, and I did not want any trouble for him. He said it was okay, and that he drives VOLVOS and it is the safest car in the world. I said the car might be able to protect you, but you should just take a taxi because it will be 100 percent safe. I lived with him for 3 years, so I knew him just like a bother. It is not easy to change his mind if he decides to do something, but in many things, we have the same values. We both think health is very important and work out together. We like nightlife but we take our studies very seriously.
First, l told him people will drive faster than usual at night. It is much more dangerous because you will have a combination of inattention and slow reflexes after
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drinking. Then, I said: if you are caught by police when you drive after drunk，you will waste all your money and time to go to jail for 6 weeks. You will not get any chance to go to a university in the US. Finally, I said if you have an accident, you may hit an innocent person and hurt yourself very severly and I will feel guilty. I was sure he cared about himself, innocent people and me.
At the end, he said I will take a taxi to go back home. The day after that, he called me and told me how stupid he was after drinking. He appreciated me talking logically and trying to convince him. Let him step back from the brink. I feel very relieved. It is a kind of lesson for myself. I will never drive after drinking when I tell my friends the same.
I was a big challenging to convince Terry to change his mind and give up his decision. I just stand in his point and try to persuade him form his view. I used ethos because that I was in a car accident when my friends were drunk and drove. I used logos because Terry is a very logic man. He will follow my point if he thinks it is logic. Finally, I used pathos because we had strong brotherhood. I can not watch my best friend in a very dangerous situation. Overall，I am not only save Terry and also educate myself do not be stupid after brandy.
I use logo to convince terry because terry was a very logic guy. I let him know how dangerous it is to drive after drunk. Terry will think in his view to reconsider that is it right？I use pathos to show our brotherhood. We are know each other to well and a few words will be impressed to him. I am not use ethos because that I know terry
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trust me. I don’t need use ethos anymore.
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