Current Event #2

             In this article marijuana being less approved of each day is being discussed. President Obama use to smoke pot back in the day his opinion is stated "I don't think it is more dangerous than alcohol" (3). With all of the people support the legalization of marijuana, as stated in the article " "just say no," isn't going to cut it" (Hoder). I feel as if the author is correct on this statement, if so many rather famous people are supporting pot then more kids are going to start think there nothing wrong with smoking it.
              My position on this article would be to start enforcing how dangerous marijuana is and all the side-effects it can cause. This event affects me because kids my age are doing it around me. One may feel like they are pressured into doing it if their friends are doing it. Tons of research have been on done on marijuana and it has an effect on the brain in various situations. For instance, memory. I believe the connection this topic has to do with school is because students test scores in North Carolina have been dropping, we're having to work harder to get our scores right on the scale.
              What is the author's point of view? The authors point of view in my opinion is that marijuana should be took into consideration that teens are starting to smoke it and abuse it. As stated in the article by Matthew J. Smith "If a teen introduces the abuse of marijuana at that point in their life, it could have consequences for their ability to problem solve, for their memory and for critical thinking in general"(9). I agree with the author. Usually people who smoke marijuana tend to be slow at thinking. Also another fat that was stated in the article was "one of its most crucial findings related not to the amount of pot an adolescent smoked, but when he or she started: The earlier the drug was taken up, the worse the effects on the brain"(12) one may feel as if you should wait till you're older and your brain is finished developing because if you start smoking pot at a young age while your brain is developing then you could do severe damage to your thinking process.
              In conclusion, marijuana has major effects on your brain and since so many people are supporting it and trying to get it legalized our young adults are experimenting with it not knowing how it could actually affect them in a health state.

Hoder, Randye. “Marijuana: Why it’s still a big deal if your teen smokes pot?” CNN 28 Jan. 2014.

Turner Broadcasting. Web Jan 2014.

<http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/28/health/time-teens-pot/index.html?hpt=us_mid>.

Alexodus. “How High.” Photography. Flickr. Yahoo, 24 Jun 2007. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/81369328@N00/614183558>.

Current Event #1

     In this article Robyn Barberry was informing one about a 64-year-old bus driver that was being criticized for not break up a fight while on student was bet by three others. Barberry also exclaimed "the adults who work in public schools are outnumbered" (My View). This meaning when a violent scene unfolds and there's 40-students for ever one teacher how can they control the riot? Also, in the article Barberry suggested if she could possibly lose her job while defending herself against another student. In my opinion students nowadays have become overly aggressive with their teachers. I also feel like schools should have more team building activities to help the violence student’s show to one another. In this article the question "Where do we draw the line?" (My View) was asked. The reaction I think should be taken place on this subject is, allowing self-defense to a certain extent within educational boundaries.


      What is the central idea of the passage and how is it developed and refined throughout the selection? I feel like the central idea of this passage is that students in school facilities are starting to bully their other peers and also there teacher's more than the past. Since this is becoming a major issue in schools, citizens of our country are trying to reach out to help lower these percentages. One may feel like the author developed and refined this issues throughout the passage by using the bus drivers experience on not wanting to break up the fight on account of being hurt and also losing his job for defending himself.

Works Cited:
Barberry, Robyn. "My View: Why I Won't Break Up a Fight." CNN Aug. 2013. schoolsofthought. Web.
Dec 2014. <http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/10/my-view-why-i-wont-break-up-a-school-right/>

Grez, Diego. "Bullying on Instituto Regional Fedrico Errazuriz." Photography. wikimedia.
Mediawiki, March 5, 2007. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Bullying_on_Instituto_Regional_Federico_Err%C3%A1zuriz_%28IRFE%29_in_March_5%2C_2007.jpg>