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Consider lines 19-22. What does this indicate about Nic’s later drug abuse?  a. Nic is (initially) motivated by SEEKING extreme positive enjoyment  b. Nic is (initially) motivated to put something intolerable in his “reality” out of  mind   Nic is (initially) motivated to avoid extreme negative affects   Nic is (initially) motivated by a wish to be like his father

Consider lines 19-22. What does this indicate about Nic’s later drug abuse?  a. Nic is (initially) motivated by SEEKING extreme positive enjoyment  b. Nic is (initially) motivated to put something intolerable in his “reality” out of  mind   Nic is (initially) motivated to avoid extreme negative affects   Nic is (initially) motivated by a wish to be like his father

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Consider lines 19-22. What does this indicate about Nic’s later drug abuse?  a. Nic is (initially) motivated by SEEKING extreme positive enjoyment  b. Nic is (initially) motivated to put something intolerable in his “reality” out of  mind  

  1. Nic is (initially) motivated to avoid extreme negative affects  
  2. Nic is (initially) motivated by a wish to be like his father  

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Nic: Well you know, like daily stupid things, that don't matter... 22 David: Come on Nic, you cannot say dumb shit like that or you'll start believing it. On phone with sponsor. 3 Spencer: One day at a time, man. Congratulations. Welcome to the real world, I'm glad you made it. 24 Nic: I don't want to live in the real world. I'm so sick of living in the real world. 25 Spencer: Bullshit. That's your disease talking, man. Wanting to isolate you, so it can kill you. 26 Nic: I don't feel like I have a disease, Spencer. This is not like fucking cancer. This is my fucking choice. I put myself here. 27 Spencer: Yeah you did. You did put yourself here. Now are you going to let me talk? Or what? OK. You're a writer, right? So write. You're good at it. This is your day... Once you get high though, you lose everything. So you've gotta keep choosing the right way.
Transcribed Image Text:Nic: Well you know, like daily stupid things, that don't matter... 22 David: Come on Nic, you cannot say dumb shit like that or you'll start believing it. On phone with sponsor. 3 Spencer: One day at a time, man. Congratulations. Welcome to the real world, I'm glad you made it. 24 Nic: I don't want to live in the real world. I'm so sick of living in the real world. 25 Spencer: Bullshit. That's your disease talking, man. Wanting to isolate you, so it can kill you. 26 Nic: I don't feel like I have a disease, Spencer. This is not like fucking cancer. This is my fucking choice. I put myself here. 27 Spencer: Yeah you did. You did put yourself here. Now are you going to let me talk? Or what? OK. You're a writer, right? So write. You're good at it. This is your day... Once you get high though, you lose everything. So you've gotta keep choosing the right way.
1 Nic: Hey dad, do you want to smoke this? Nic takes out a joint. 2 David: Hey! Woah, wait. What? Stop. David nervously laughs. Put that away. 3 Nic: I think we should smoke this together. y David: This is crazy. No. S Nic: I know you smoke. 6 David: Yeah...No, no... 7 Nic: You know what? You're right, I'll just light it here alone. > David: Don't! Stop it. Occasionally from time to time I will have ahit or two at a party but it has been awhile... 9 Nic: Just have a celebratory joint with your son. Scene changes to them leaning outside the car. lo David: You're amazing, Nic. You applied to 6 colleges and were accepted to all of them! Stop doubting yourself? Look at you. Gimme that. Nic passes the joint to David. He takes a couple of hits. Nic laughs. David: What? 2 Nic: That was a nice hit. David passes the joint back. Thank you, this is nice...thing to do. Nic looks a bit irritated and asks something he never asked before. 3 Nic: You did a lot of drugs, right? 14 David: I did my share. Sure. I experimented with different kinds of drugs. And had fun sometimes. I did...But not harmless, I had a friend that... 15 Nic: Is this the lecture part? David smiles. You worry too much. Everyone does it. 16 David: Yeah, well...Just be careful. (7 Nic: It's just pot. It's just once in a while. I'm just partying a little. I worked hard this year...I deserve to party a little now. David: Deserve to party. 19 Nic: It just takes the edge off things, you know. Of stupid all day reality. 2o David: What is stupid about reality?
Transcribed Image Text:1 Nic: Hey dad, do you want to smoke this? Nic takes out a joint. 2 David: Hey! Woah, wait. What? Stop. David nervously laughs. Put that away. 3 Nic: I think we should smoke this together. y David: This is crazy. No. S Nic: I know you smoke. 6 David: Yeah...No, no... 7 Nic: You know what? You're right, I'll just light it here alone. > David: Don't! Stop it. Occasionally from time to time I will have ahit or two at a party but it has been awhile... 9 Nic: Just have a celebratory joint with your son. Scene changes to them leaning outside the car. lo David: You're amazing, Nic. You applied to 6 colleges and were accepted to all of them! Stop doubting yourself? Look at you. Gimme that. Nic passes the joint to David. He takes a couple of hits. Nic laughs. David: What? 2 Nic: That was a nice hit. David passes the joint back. Thank you, this is nice...thing to do. Nic looks a bit irritated and asks something he never asked before. 3 Nic: You did a lot of drugs, right? 14 David: I did my share. Sure. I experimented with different kinds of drugs. And had fun sometimes. I did...But not harmless, I had a friend that... 15 Nic: Is this the lecture part? David smiles. You worry too much. Everyone does it. 16 David: Yeah, well...Just be careful. (7 Nic: It's just pot. It's just once in a while. I'm just partying a little. I worked hard this year...I deserve to party a little now. David: Deserve to party. 19 Nic: It just takes the edge off things, you know. Of stupid all day reality. 2o David: What is stupid about reality?
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