The Ills and Chills in Society Today

Does watching the evening news always have to be so downcast and upsetting? Not even two minutes into the news and you hear about death, violence, divorce and many of our societal ills. How can we make this world a better place you ask? Maybe if we became more aware of what lies behind these problems, we can make this world a better place. This essay is not written to scare you, but simply written as am attempt to help save man kind before it’s too late.

“College students have one objective: to get drunk.” (474 5) This quote was taken from Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s essay “Binge Drinking, A Campus Killer,” this essay focuses on a serious and growing problem in many colleges and universities. Binge drinking has become a plague that is sweeping through campuses rapidly. Something that used to be considered a social activity has dramatically taken a turn for the worse. “Experts estimate that excessive drinking is involved in thousands of student deaths a year.” (47...