Argumentative Essay On Gary Goldstein's Story

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Gary Goldstein our guest speaker openly shared his story with a class full of strangers, not knowing if the class full of young teenagers would care for what he was saying or if they were going to judge him. I'm sure that some of us did, but that was not what Goldstein was thinking about, he was thinking that he came here to inspire and enlighten a bunch 11th graders. Hoping to prevent what happened to him from us. Gary Goldstein was arrested on June 13, 1998, for robbing a dry cleaning store. What we may think and see as the end of the world was a blessing to Goldstein. He was an addict, he was addicted to alcohol, drugs, and gambling. The next six years of his life behind bars, Goldstein is going to use it as a pathway to redemption. As a kid, Goldstein suffered from low-self esteem which I think almost all of us can …show more content…

However, by listening to him, I learned no matter where we are in life we all could hit rock bottom in an instance. Goldstein was a well educated young man and he had a good job and look where he ended up, he spent six years in jail. When committing his crime, Goldstein lingered around the crime scene. Why was because he subconsciously wanted to get caught so he can receive the help that he wanted but could never manage to get. When he was arrested he pled guilty and received six years from the judge because he never had a good lawyer. The years behind bars, he spent working to get better. His road to recovery was not easy, he got high a couple times in jail, however, he soon cleaned up his act and got clean on the outside. He relapses a year after being out, then he officially got help at a rehab center. The rehabilitation is not what only keep Goldstein clean, but it’s talking to us, students and other addicts. In hope of reaching us and maybe even prevent or stop one of us from going down the wrong

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