There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane Analysis

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There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

Before watching the Documentary There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane I was unaware of the tragic car accident on Sunday, July 26, 2009 that claimed 8 lives. I had watched the documentary this past summer and was intrigued by the circumstances surrounding the accident. Although the consequences of Aunt Diane’s actions were disastrous, I was fascinated with the concept of denial, which showed its impact in respect to the family’s reaction to the event. Ultimately, after reading police reports, watching the documentary, and further research it’s strictly my personal opinion that she a functioning alcoholic and on this particular day blacked-out from alcohol use: “An alcoholic blackout is amnesia for

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