...my community? Students will understand that… Stereotypes change over time; individuals must resist stereotyping. Individuals should consider themselves members of fluid or changeable groups. An extended metaphor can be a powerful way to structure an argument. 2. What are some different ways that I define my own identity? 3. How can a metaphor be extended to tell an entire narrative? 4. How can cultural differences within the United States strengthen us as a country? Student will know… Students will be able to… Comparisons (extended metaphors) are powerful ways to structure an argument 1.Trace the author’s argument in an article How different figures of speech can function in an argument or narrative: alliteration, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery Background information on Ellis Island, and/or immigration, depending on visual texts chosen How to write a different type of Response to Literature…one modeled after the English Proficiency Test (EPT), rather than focusing on characterization or traits. 2. Make connections to themselves, other texts, and the outside world (text/self/world) 3. Use and reference words of others 4. Create and express ideas about their own identity 4. Analyze visual texts to “see into the lives” of immigrants 5. Create their own Response to Literature, including a...
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...recreational pot following the death of 37 people from marijuana overdoses. Came from the Rocky Mountain News. Across the state on January 1st the first day the drug became legal for all adults to use, the hospitals where overloaded with people clinging onto life due to overdosing on marijuana. The reporter says the chef surgery at St Luke’s Medical Center in Denver said he has put 5 college students in body bags already this morning and more are arriving every minute. This story about marijuana overdoses killing 37 people in Colorado on the first day of pot legalization is a hoax, but thousands are believing the fake news story, malicious deception. The Daily Currant published the story on January 2. It has been liked on Facebook over 11,000 times. The story purportedly cites a report in Rocky Mountain News that said 37 people died on January 1, the first day marijuana was legalized in Colorado. Marijuana was legalized in the state of Colorado, on New Year’s Day, but no one died from overdosing. The true is that, The Rocky Mountain News was an actual media outlet, but shut down several years ago. Fake news stories are increasingly combining real and fake elements to confuse unsuspecting people. It is impossible to overdose purely on marijuana, studies have found. “Lethal overdoses from Cannabis and cannabinoids do not occur,” according to a report from the National Cancer Institute. Cannabis is another name for marijuana, and also refers to hemp, the male version of pot. The fake...
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...Composition I Why is it that smoking pot is so taboo in our society? After all, numerous famous intellectuals support marijuana. Al Gore is considered by many to be the leading figure in climate change awareness and environmental preservation. But few people know that Al Gore also supports the legalization of marijuana. The famed German philosopher Freidrich Nietzche once said, “If one seeks relief from unbearable pressure one is to eat hashish”. The founding father of our nation George Washington, said, “Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!” Marijuana is one of the safest medicinal substances on the planet and is supported by many acclaimed celebrity role models. Famous Hollywood actor Johnny Depp says, “I’m not a big pothead or anything like that… but weed is much, much less dangerous than alcohol”. Other well known supporters of marijuana include Snoop Dogg, all of the Marley family, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Michael Phelps, Chris Farley, Al Gore, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Nietzsche, Barack Obama, John Adams, James Madison, JFK, and of course myself. A total of 11 United States presidents either grew, smoked, or supported the legalization of Marijuana. With the support of some of the greatest thinkers and world leaders of all time it’s a wonder that marijuana is still illegal. “Government ties is really why the government lies” – Immortal Technique. Common Misconceptions about marijuana are set about by high end government officials who think...
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...the argument for legalization and the argument against legalizing it. It will also look at Marijuana use for medical purposes and how that too affects the arguments on both sides. There has been a long debate to legalize marijuana for many years. It now appears that many Americans are favoring legalizing Marijuana and this may have gotten a boost from accepted medical use in some states. Many states allow the use of medical marijuana for cancer patients, multiple sclerosis patients and as Dr. Sanjay Gupta who worked on a documentary called “Weed” for CNN stated the case for medical use of marijuana when he answered a viewer question on his change in opinion of medical use marijuana “Take neuropathy, a severe nerve pain that's often treated with narcotic pain relievers. Yet marijuana has proven to be effective, with few side effects. Every 19 minutes, someone in the United States dies from a prescription drug overdose, usually narcotics. I couldn't find one documented fatality from a marijuana overdose. Marijuana can also ease nausea from chemotherapy treatments, tremors, and epilepsy. Still, I'm very concerned about young people using pot recreationally; studies suggest that teenagers' regular marijuana use can lead to lower IQs.” (Gupta, 2013) Marijuana for medical use has had great support for many years and California is one state that allows it. Should the medical use of marijuana support the recreational use of marijuana? I think Dr. Gupta makes a strong argument against...
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...Allan Klynne and Peter Liljenstolpe, the writers, state two points; the argument of the exact find spot of the statue, the connection between the laurel grove and the planting pots. By using these points, they claim that Jane Clark Reeder’s thought about the placement of the prima porta statue is wrong. Allan Klynne and Peter Liljenstolpe, the writers, state two points; the argument of the exact find spot of the statue, the connection between the laurel grove and the planting pots. By using these points, they claim that Jane Clark Reeder’s thought about the placement of the prima porta statue is wrong. They want to disprove Reeder’s opinion one by one. They bring out Reeder’s discussion first, then they use evidences to deny her idea. Finally,...
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...marijuana be illegal?” We as individuals reserve the right to make choices for ourselves. The government only has a right to limit those choices if the person’s actions endanger someone else or pose a significant threat to other human being. Here are some facts about marijuana use; marijuana does not cause brain damage, genetic damage, or damage the immune system. Marijuana does not cause serious health problems, tobacco or alcohol can or will cause cancer, heart problems, birth defects, emphysema, and liver damage. It is impossible to overdose and die from smoking marijuana. The United States Government; National Institute on Drug Abuse; Bureau of Mortality Statistics; The Annual American Deaths Caused by Drugs Statistics for the year broke down to this; Tobacco = 400,000 deaths; Alcohol = 100,000 deaths; All Legal Drugs = 20,000 deaths; Illegal Drugs = 15,000 deaths; Caffeine = 2,000 deaths; Aspirin = 500 deaths; Marijuana = 0 deaths. Tobacco and alcohol are the largest killer’s and there Legal. (legalizationofmarijuana.com) How expensive is it to keep marijuana illegal? A lot more than people think and it keeps are jails and prisons over crowded. They need to be over crowed with murders, rapist, and child molesters, not pot smokers. Taxpayers are paying out billions of dollars to persecute, prosecute, house, and feed incarcerated people. However, if marijuana were legal and regulated like alcohol and tobacco, there would be tax revenues from marijuana sales. You have to be twenty-one...
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...Phillip Boffey, formerly the president of the National Association of Science writers and currently the director of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, is an editorial writer for the New York Times. He recently published an article about the health effects of marijuana titled “What Science Says About Marijuana.” The article is delivered in an informative and scientific tone by using research and proven facts to an audience most likely advocating the use of marijuana. It’s clear that anyone who picks up this article is most likely a user of the drug interested in its effects, or someone advocating for the legalization, or medical regulation of marijuana on a national scale. Boffey argues in his thesis that “It needs to be kept out of the hands of minors. But, on balance, its downsides are not reasons to impose criminal penalties on its possession, particularly not in a society that permits nicotine use and celebrates drinking.”(2) Boffey aims to educate his readers about how marijuana is far less harmful to the human body than some other completely legal substances like alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medications. While marijuana’s health effects may be minimal, these effects largely depend on the frequency of use, the age of the user, and if the user has any previous existing medical conditions. Phillip Boffey launches his debate on the subject with a rather captivating introduction. He includes a quote from the administrator of the entire Drug Enforcement...
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...The Great Marijuana Debate Cory Williamson Keri Keith University Composition and Communication 2 May 08, 2014 The Great Marijuana Debate A question that has been asked over decades is “What should the US do about marijuana?” Recently Colorado voted for the legalization of recreational marijuana, and according to the New York Times article by Rick Lyman (2-26-14), the state is bringing in more money than expected. There are Arguments for and against the legalization of marijuana. Some of the arguments for legalization are the medical benefits, high taxation dollars, and the creation of new jobs. Those who oppose the legalization of marijuana cite a higher crime rate, consequences of smoking to both the user and the family, and more people becoming addicted. The medical advantages of marijuana are well documented, but many people prefer to keep it illegal; however, economic possibilities compared to criminal consequences show the benefits of legalization. “Something that cannot be argued is the stimulation that selling and taxing marijuana would provide to both the state and national economies,” according to Rick Lyman. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, in a CNN.com interview with Evan Perez (2-17-14), said that marijuana shops opened in Colorado and the revenue from sales alone was over one million dollars. Colorado also has a 12.9 percent tax rate statewide on regulated recreational marijuana. Using those statistics, the predicted sales and tax...
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...the state level in Colorado back in 2012, there have been many good things that have come with it. According to the State of Colorado, “In the first four months, marijuana sales amounted to more than $202 million, about a third of them recreational while taxes from recreational sales were almost $11 million” (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/six-months-after-marijuana-legalization-colorado-tax-revenue-skyrockets-as-crime-falls/). One of the goals with the revenue gained from marijuana sales is to redistribute the wealth back into the state itself. The Colorado government tax distribution in the month of September for 2014 had ranges of $211,222 in Denver to $3,631 in Idaho Springs which was the least of all the cities mentioned. (https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/0914%20Local%20Government%20Distribution%20Report.pdf). July 1st marked six months since it became the first U.S. state to legalize the cultivation, possession, and sale of recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. State officials initially predicted that Colorado would rake in $184 million in pot-related tax revenue by June 30, 2015, and $150 million in the first year.” (http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/06/26/legal-pot-colorado). With the legalization of Marijuana use we must take a look at how it...
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...www.plymouth.ac.uk/learn learn@plymouth.ac.uk 01752 587676 8. Critical Thinking In this study guide: What is critical thinking? Structure: organising your thoughts and materials Generating critical thinking Critical questions – a linear model Description, analysis and evaluation Developing an argument For further information and the full range of study guides go to: http://www.learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk What is critical thinking? This guide to critical thinking stresses the importance of asking and answering questions. In everyday life the term „critical‟ is often seen as negative or destructive. Being critical in academic life, however, does not mean questioning things randomly, or for the sake of „nit-picking‟. Instead, academic work aims to get as near as possible to the truth. Critical thinking in any subject or discipline is the way in which this is done, along with the more specialised applications of theory, the methods and techniques, which have been developed for the subject. Critical thinking then, is the attempt to ask and answer questions systematically. This means asking the most useful questions in the most productive sequence in order to yield a coherent and credible „story‟ So thinking critically means asking questions. Instead of accepting „at face value‟ what you read or hear, critical thinkers look for evidence and for good reasons before believing something to be true. This is at the heart of what it means to be a scientist, researcher...
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...legalizing Marijuana. With modern medical science not only dispelling some the myths but finding new positive uses for the natural occurring plant. However with the new positive information coming to light we should also focus on some of the possible dangers, such as abuse. A popular analogy is made to the legalization of gambling in the late 1970’s. There are many that argue that Marijuana should be legalized and that is not the monster drug is made out to be. Has modern science debunked the myths, what are the current costs for enforcement, and what are the possible cultural affects? First Myths of the age old plant are varied but some of the more popular ones are that the use of Marijuana is a gateway drug, or leads to other drug use. Most research that compares the number of cannabis users to hard core drug users such as heroin or cocaine, has numbers that extremely small, that would suggest that there is no link at all (JFreter, 2009) . Another popular argument was that the use of smoking marijuana would lead to crime. Most serious research has suggested otherwise, mostly due to the fact that one of the effects of smoking cannabis is reduce aggression. In fact, in most countries that have outlawed the use of marijuana, criminals are classified as such for mere possession of the drug (JFreter, 2009). Some also believe that the use of cannabis is a gateway drug, that its use will lead to other much more dangerous drugs, such as LSD or heroin. But this is just toying with statistics;...
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...So why should it be legal now for recreational use? There are many reasons marijuana should be legalized because it reduces the crime rate, the government can receive money from it, and people won’t die from it. “In 2013, Colorado had 2,317 automobiles break-ins, 17% of crime rate were homicides, and a 110 sexual assaults... But with-in the first three months of the 2014, automobiles went down by a 36%, homicides are now 8% not 17%, and sexual assaults went down by 14%” ; also the Denver Police Department reported that property crime has drop by 11% . This data recorded proves that marijuana lowers crime rate throughout the state of Colorado and maybe others if it is legalized. It is important if the crime rate is lower because our tax money given to the prisons will lower, because there not as many prisoners to take care of. Therefore, the money the state saved from it can go towards education and hospitals! In addition, marijuana should be legalized because the states can receive tax money from the sales of pot. Colorado just after March 2014, made $30...
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...American home today. Those that oppose legalization of the plant automatically believe its use is to smoke it, but those that do not choose to use marijuana are thought to be in favor of keeping it illegal. However, based on its economic value and medical benefits, the cannabis has proven to outweigh its negatives with numerous other positives. The war on drugs deals with every level of society. Every year, the U.S. government spends large amounts of money to control drug use and to enforce laws enacted to protect society from the dangers of certain drugs. Some argue that the fight against drugs is not needed and that society has already lost the war on drugs and the only way to cure the problem to end most of the fighting altogether is by decriminalizing the use of marijuana. "Pot is harmful, but people should not go to jail for smoking it" (Buckley). Buckley was a college professor at Columbian University and admitted to smoking marijuana on a national television show in 1973. At the time Buckley was quoted to say, "There were a half-million arrests due to pot use in 1973 respectively -this makes the realization that there has been a breakdown in communication between the public and the police" (Buckley). Over two decades later, Buckley's words still ring true today. Just eight years later an author speaking on the legalization of marijuana summed up the feelings of "anti-pot laws activists" by saying, "Decriminalization is supported by an increasing number of responsible...
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..."Don't be absurd, smoke some herb." Cannabis is a nationwide plant that consumers can smoke and eat. The use of the plant can fall under many categories from Muscle Spasms, Nausea, poor appetite, seizures, or just personal enjoyment. Although Marijuana is facing controversy, the substance should be legal. When some people hear this their mind immediately refers backs to the "Reefer Madness" phobia. Back in the 1930’s the government came out with movies and advertisements that would show people going nuts from smoking pot. This was a novelty that was apart of the movement to ban marijuana. This book took a turn on people changing their view on the herbal plant, but Why believe a book? A majority of the public favors legalization of cannabis....
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...“There is a little doubt that the cultivation and trafficking of marijuana is exploding in this country. And because organized criminal gangs are often associated with the pot trade, a host of societal ills are also on the rise, according to police” (Maich & Gillis, Is Pot Really to Blame P.g 1). Secondly, number one on smoking marijuana is that smoking marijuana can harm your health. Marijuana use can affect a person's memory; however, there are many cases that show the marijuana can cause mental illness. Many people that have smoked marijuana have had problems in the future. “Like any drug, marijuana can cause physical and mental problems for those who take it "for fun." But for people who are very sick with certain illnesses--such as cancer, AIDS, or multiple sclerosis--marijuana may be helpful” (WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MARIJUANA by Riccio, Nina). This relates to my thesis because marijuana will not do anything positive only to harm a person's...
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