Beyond The Euphoric Buzz Analysis

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Beyond my Euphoric Buzz “Someone go find Luke. His girlfriend is puking.” (Mi Voz, Mi Vida, 68). This was very familiar to me and really hit home to me when I read this first line for the very first time. From a super star student by day to a party girl at night, this is what Sarah was. This is what I was also growing up. Reading this book was an eye opener and in a way, amazing. Beyond the Euphoric Buzz by Sarah Fox was the very first story I read in this book. I did not know what to expect in this book and wsa very surprised by the amount of stories that came out of the pages. The words jumped out at me so much that I could not put the book down. I had to keep reading. This story was the very first story that I had read from the book. This story speaks to me because it reminds me of so much of myself. Sarah is an amzing student in high school with excellent grades and a nice guy. She loves to help out people and seems like …show more content…
My home life was not perfect also. My father was and is still a big drinker. He was the one who pushed me to drink, he would tell me he did not care that I drunk at such a young age. I was 12 when I had my first drink and from then on, I could not stop. I started to do drugs about that same time and from there on started to have issues with school and hojme. Had my father not put this upon me, might I have been a better person in middle school and high school growing up? Could I have gotten into the college of my dreams? Or would me saying no resolved everything? There is no one to really blame in life when things go wrong. Sarah certainly did not blame anyone but herself for all the terrible thigns that happened in her life. Life is always dependent on what you say. The words that come out of ones mouth are so tremendously important. The simple word of “no” or “I do not want to do that” can mean so much. Sarah realized this at a later age, but it is better than never opening your

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