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11 June 2013 A Critical Response to â€Å"Delicate Friend† The essay â€Å"Delicate Friend† written by Lauren Jackson is about her social addiction to cigarettes. Lauren’s mother would smoke cigarettes with her friends in the kitchen of their home while gossiping and keeping the children out. Lauren was jealous of this secret group and saw smoking as the bond that brought it all together. Lauren sought to be part of something and she saw cigarettes as the answer to this problem. While perfecting the art of stealing an occasional cigarette she become part of a group, the smokers. Lauren found acceptance and courage and used cigarettes as a social crutch throughout her life. Lauren believes cigarettes taught her life lessons and that is why she†¦show more content†¦When an individual smokes weed on a regular basis he or she may be named a â€Å"stoner† and is granted admission to the other â€Å"stoners†. When someone is known for drinking until drunk on various occasions he may be considered a â€Å"partier† and is grouped with the infamous â€Å"partiers†. An example of the simplicity of just being assigned a name is shown in â€Å"Delicate Friend† when Jackson states, â€Å"I quickly joined up with â€Å"The Bad Girls.† I was someone†(Jackson 71). The recognition and audacity brought upon by drugs and alcohol is key to their value as socializing components. Most people have heard of the term â€Å"liquid confidence† which is given to alcohol because of its tendency to give people the confidence to do things they wouldn’t generally be able to do because of embarrassment and lack of confidence. Not only do these substances give individuals confidence they generally wouldn’t have it also gives them an excuse to do things that generally wouldn’t be seen as â€Å"right† and removes the awkwardness that may make them search for recognition. Jackson presents a n example of these ideas in stating, â€Å"What I found in those tight little rolls of tobacco was acceptance and courage† (Jackson 70). This brings a story of Josh Hamilton to mind. Josh Hamilton was once considered the greatest high school prospect to ever live, but on his way to the big leagues he played on a semiproShow MoreRelatedCreative Critical Response705 Words   |  3 PagesCREATIVE CRITICAL RESPONSE Name : Charmayne Text : Hamlet (2009) directed by Gregory Doran, starring David Tennant Context : The following CCR is written in the form of a blog made ten years after the production of the movie Hamlet from the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is written from the perspective of Gregory Doran’s daughter who is eighteen years old and studies English Literature in school. She stumbled upon one of her father’s works one day, which is Hamlet. 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