Psychology November 27‚ 2012 Marijuana What is marijuana? Marijuana is a psychoactive drug also known as weed‚ pot‚ grass‚ etc. The main ingredient in marijuana is called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ which travels through the bloodstream to the brain and other organs. Marijuana has various effects when being used. It can also have both long term and short term effect on your body. There are multiple ways to treat this when people get addicted to the drug. The effects of marijuana usually depend on differing
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Summary-Response Essay Informal Outline: Thesis Statement- I enjoyed reading the article. General Support Point 1- I liked the author’s main point. General Support Point 2- I could relate to it. General Support Point 3- I got information from it. General Support Point 4- I agree with her. Summary and Response: “Path to Better Eating Strewn with Traps” The article “Path to Better Eating Strewn with Traps” by Marcia Clemmitt‚ talks about how the American diet can have tricks‚ so people can
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Summary/Response paper of “Some Don’t Like Their Blues at All” essay by Karyn Lewis Jennifer Morgan Capella University Summary/Response paper of “Some Don’t Like Their Blues at All” essay by Karyn Lewis In the essay “Some Don’t Like Their Blues at All”‚ Karyn Lewis gives a powerful‚ somewhat argumentative‚ view on her reaction to a clothing advertisement for Fila Jeans. She opens the article with a precise description of a young‚ black‚ muscular male purposely posed in front of a dominating
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Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response Jennifer English Composition 115 May 10‚ 2012 Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response In “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits‚” (Kim‚ 2004) the author‚ Suki Kim‚ writes about the struggles she faced as an impoverished‚ South Korean‚ immigrant teen in the 1980’s. Suddenly Kim’s world is turned upside down and she must find a way to survive in a foreign land. She writes emotionally about trying to find a place to
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Marijuana can be defined as dried leaves‚ flowers‚ and stems of the Cannabis sativa plant. It has affected the environment in many ways. Marijuana growers don’t realize they’re taking the water from creeks and leaving little to none water for the fish causing species to be endangered. Other species are also becoming endangered due to the marijuana growers in forests spreading pesticides to protect their plants from wood rats. These pesticides and rat poisoning wash into our waterways and underground
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“Marijuana is quite possibly the finest of intoxicants. It has been scientifically proven‚ for decades‚ to be much less harmful to the body than alcohol when used on a regular basis.” These words were spoken by Nick Offerman. There is much controversy on the legalization of marijuana‚ but it should be nationwide. Marijuana should be legalized in all 50 states because of its medical effects‚ low harm compared to legal substances‚ and would allow the government more money. Clearly‚ marijuana is
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Marijuana: Persuasive Essay In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is‚ it eases the pain‚ and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of their life. For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them happy and enjoyable to be around. The disadvantage is that after smoking it for an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer
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English Assignment (Summary Response Essay) Nama : Ayu Pradina Boeboe NIM : 16712135 Fakultas : FTI Wilfried Prewo in his article with the title “The Sorcery of Apprenticeship” claims the Germany economy is productive to conduct the nation’s youth training system. The advantages of this training are it is based in the workplace‚ offer a transition from school to traning to work‚ and it also strengthen the tradition of internal advancement. I agree with his opinion which he said this
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English 1010 Essay #1 Assignment Summary – Response Paper Writing Effective Summary and Response Essays The Summary: A summary is a concise paraphrase of all the main ideas in an essay. It cites the author and the title (usually in the first sentence); it contains the essay’s thesis and supporting ideas; it may use direct quotation of forceful or concise statements of the author’s ideas; it will NOT usually cite the author’s examples or supporting details unless they are central to the
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death rate because of alcohol is 85000 per year. It is medically proved that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. It is a fact that there is no case of overdose of marijuana. Marijuana has never been the cause of death or any casualties. The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in marijuana gives both relaxing and alerting effect on the human body. These substances in the cannabis makes it beneficial and curative. Marijuana is not a destructive or fatal drug and it is much safer than alcohol. It is
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