Chevy Chase.

I dont know why but ever since i was little i loved Chevy Chase, his real name Cornelius Crane Chase. He is one of the best actors, very funny and thats what i love. One of my all time favorite movies is Nothing But Trouble and Vegas Vacation. Those movies has to be the funniest movies. Chevy Chase has been in so many movies like Wolly world, Christmas Vacation,Vegas Vacation, Three Amigos, Funny Farm, Spies like Us, Caddyshack etc. The list goes on. The reason why i like him is because he is so unique and original, there is no better actor then Chevy Chase. Chevy Chase was born on Oct. 8th and i was born Oct. 21st. We are both libras, and libras are very fun, funny, outgoing people. He started off his acting career by joining the Sat. night life cast. After a few episodes of SNL he got a big break in the movie Caddyshack. After that his career in acting just went further. I wish hopefully one day i can meet him and let him know how amazing he is. I'm sure he hears it all the time.

Thomas DeQuincey.

My choice of author that i would like to write about is Thomas DeQuincey, Confessions of an English opium eater. Thomas was a English essayist who got addicted to opium. I really admire the fact that he admit he had an addiction and also wrote about all his feeling about opium, it takes a person alot to confess with themselves they are addicted to a drug. In my life i knew alot of people who have became addicts of some sort of drug. Thomas chose opium, i love to hear peoples stories on how they got addicted and then how they stopped. It gives me more of a reason not to try it, because all you need is that one time and you can be addicted. Thomas had alot of excuses to why he would take opium like how it gave him "exquisite pleasure" (pg. 1 line 27). He also suffered from stomach problems when he was he age of 28. Maybe the depressing part of his child hood and how his father died when he was 7 had something to do with him taking opium. Thomas wasn't a dumb kid, he was able to write in Greek, he took care of four guardians. I think Thomas grew up fast for his age and part of him taking opium could of been because of that. So really it doesn't mean if your smart or poor or rich anyone could get addicted, drugs don't discriminate and Thomas was addicted to opium.

Work cited:

DeQuincey, Thomas. Confessions of an Opium Eater.