Searching for the American Dream <Tab/>"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold." Hunter S. Thompson makes this statement at the very beginning of his memoir Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In this Thompson tells us of a time that he, as Raoul Duke, and Dr. Gonzo travel to Las Vegas to cover a dirt bike race and, most …showed first 75 words of 678 total…

…showed last 75 words of 678 total…a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls left me with an indescribable feeling and a smile on my face. Comments: I think this essay could use a stronger thesis statement. My teacher didn't say anything about that, but I feel like it really doesn't quite have one. My professor said that the sentence fluency could be improved slightly, but that it was still very good.