Two topics I would like to propose for the topic of my next paper are: The use of Creatine in weightlifting and also The storage of Fat within the body and how to change your physique. I am very interested in both of these topics perhaps due to my liking of weightlifting as well as my high amounts of physical activity. Also obesity is becoming a problem in our society and I would like to see how feasible it is for someone to change their body fat percentage as well as what factors go into it.
http://men.webmd.com/creatine
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=psucic&tabID=T003&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=4&contentSet=GALE|CX3451100076&&docId=GALE|CX3451100076&docType=GALE&role=
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Corrected Paragraph (Doctors Note)
Cancer and AIDS patients in today’s society have learned to cope with their sometimes fatal disease with the use of a simple plant, Marijuana, scientifically known as Cannabis Sativa. The main active component in this plant, THC or “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol” (http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/Marijuana) is “is promoted to relieve pain, control nausea and vomiting, and stimulate appetite in people with cancer and AIDS”, which is why many states have legalized it for medical use. In fact 13 states that have legalized medical-Marijuana, according to Legalizing Marijuana, found on CQ researcher. The reason why this bud of a flower has so many affects is because it is classified as, and contains many, cannabinoids (working on the cannabinoid receptors in the brain that control things such as appetite, pain, time perception, pleasure, and many more). (According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse) Medical patients aren’t the only people who would benefit from this plant legality, the entire nation would benefit. This is because the positives far outweigh the near-zero negatives with the legalization of this drug.
Corrections:
Cancer and AIDS patients in today’s society have learned to cope with their disease with the use of a simple plant, Marijuana, scientifically known as Cannabis Sativa. The main active chemical in this plant, THC, or “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.” (http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/Marijuana) Cannabis Sativa “is promoted to relieve pain, control nausea and vomiting, and stimulate appetite in people with cancer and AIDS”, according to cancer.org, which is why many states have legalized it for medical use. In fact 13 states have legalized medical-Marijuana, according to Legalizing Marijuana, found on CQ researcher. The reason why this bud of the plant has so many affects is because it contains many cannabinoids. Cannabinoids work on receptors in the brain that control things such as appetite, pain, time perception, pleasure, and many more, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Although medical patients receive great benefits from this plant they aren’t the only people who would benefit from this plant if it were legal. Surprisingly, the entire nation would benefit. This is because the positives greatly outweigh the near-zero negatives with the legalization of this drug. (have not made citations yet still working on paper)
Corrections:
Cancer and AIDS patients in today’s society have learned to cope with their disease with the use of a simple plant, Marijuana, scientifically known as Cannabis Sativa. The main active chemical in this plant, THC, or “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.” (http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/Marijuana) Cannabis Sativa “is promoted to relieve pain, control nausea and vomiting, and stimulate appetite in people with cancer and AIDS”, according to cancer.org, which is why many states have legalized it for medical use. In fact 13 states have legalized medical-Marijuana, according to Legalizing Marijuana, found on CQ researcher. The reason why this bud of the plant has so many affects is because it contains many cannabinoids. Cannabinoids work on receptors in the brain that control things such as appetite, pain, time perception, pleasure, and many more, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Although medical patients receive great benefits from this plant they aren’t the only people who would benefit from this plant if it were legal. Surprisingly, the entire nation would benefit. This is because the positives greatly outweigh the near-zero negatives with the legalization of this drug. (have not made citations yet still working on paper)
Friday, November 5, 2010
Marijuana Legalization
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009061200&type=hitlist&num=0
Marijuana being a huge controversial issue in our society today makes it easy for people to pull information off of the internet to read. Some are very reputable and some not as much. A great article I found is on CQ researcher online and has tons of key facts for and against the heated topic of marijuana usage in the United States.
This article is a great source of information. I say this because it covers a wide range of topics and ideas relating to only this issue. For instance, the article talks about how many state have legal medicinal marijuana (which I found to be 13, Maine, Vermont, Maryland, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Michigan, and Rhode Island), as well as which states do not give punishments for first offenses with the drug (Maine, New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Mississippi, California, and Alaska). Key facts in this article such as the revenue generated off of the tax on medicinal marijuana, as well as, the money that could be generated if it was taxed and legal everywhere.
When looking at the article it’s fairly plain to see that the arguments are slightly stilted towards pro-legalization, due to all of the positives that are listed throughout. The money that could be generated is brought up a couple times in the article which is what contributes to the pro side of the argument. But some points on the negative side are still brought up in the article, such as, how the drug has been illegal for many years, and how it may lead to other drugs.
After reading the article and using background knowledge I had prior to reading the article, the pro side of legalization seems fairly convincing due to the pluses outweighing the minute minuses that legalization would bring. Having the article bring up valid, positive points is what really backs up what the article seems it’s going for, and definitely makes it more convincing.
In regard to my paper, I believe this will be very useful in backing up my point of view as well. I will use key facts like the tax values, possible tender generated, and the number of people or percentage of the people that have tired the drug in our country. I will use this article for a great deal of my information, as there are many quotes, and tons of information I can use to back my point up in my paper. This article was definitely a great source of info and much of my paper will consist of these facts presented by the article.
Marijuana being a huge controversial issue in our society today makes it easy for people to pull information off of the internet to read. Some are very reputable and some not as much. A great article I found is on CQ researcher online and has tons of key facts for and against the heated topic of marijuana usage in the United States.
This article is a great source of information. I say this because it covers a wide range of topics and ideas relating to only this issue. For instance, the article talks about how many state have legal medicinal marijuana (which I found to be 13, Maine, Vermont, Maryland, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Michigan, and Rhode Island), as well as which states do not give punishments for first offenses with the drug (Maine, New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Mississippi, California, and Alaska). Key facts in this article such as the revenue generated off of the tax on medicinal marijuana, as well as, the money that could be generated if it was taxed and legal everywhere.
When looking at the article it’s fairly plain to see that the arguments are slightly stilted towards pro-legalization, due to all of the positives that are listed throughout. The money that could be generated is brought up a couple times in the article which is what contributes to the pro side of the argument. But some points on the negative side are still brought up in the article, such as, how the drug has been illegal for many years, and how it may lead to other drugs.
After reading the article and using background knowledge I had prior to reading the article, the pro side of legalization seems fairly convincing due to the pluses outweighing the minute minuses that legalization would bring. Having the article bring up valid, positive points is what really backs up what the article seems it’s going for, and definitely makes it more convincing.
In regard to my paper, I believe this will be very useful in backing up my point of view as well. I will use key facts like the tax values, possible tender generated, and the number of people or percentage of the people that have tired the drug in our country. I will use this article for a great deal of my information, as there are many quotes, and tons of information I can use to back my point up in my paper. This article was definitely a great source of info and much of my paper will consist of these facts presented by the article.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Controversial Topics
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/us/politics/07abortion.html?_r=1&ref=abortion
This article is about abortion and the two sides of the argument. In this article specifically it is the Republicans VS the Democrats. I would have to side with the illegal side of abortion because I believe it is wrong and inhumane to abort fetus's. The only way I can find it partially correct is if a woman is raped, or other extenuating circumstances of that nature.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_sex_marriage/index.html
This article is about the union of two same sex people. As of now this issue is illegal due to the bible. As more and more people push for this to pass it becomes more and more controversial due to the greater amounts of people on both sides of the issue. My stance on this is fairly neutral. I am not 100% against the marriage of two same sex people due to my religion says it's wrong. I can also see the for side of this argument tho because this country is based on freedom and many people see this as a part of it. I can also see why people would want a marriage considering the benefits, e.g. tax reduction
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/health/policy/15health.html
Representatives of the US government are developing plans to raise taxes to bring our country out of debt or improve current plans. This specific plan is talking about increasing taxes on the upper class of our country. This is unfair in my opinion because for the most part people who are in "the upper class of our country" are there for a reason. This is because they worked hard and went through everything they had to to get to the point in their life in which they are right now. I believe that they should not be penalized because of their success and the tax should be spread evenly throughout the population
This article is about abortion and the two sides of the argument. In this article specifically it is the Republicans VS the Democrats. I would have to side with the illegal side of abortion because I believe it is wrong and inhumane to abort fetus's. The only way I can find it partially correct is if a woman is raped, or other extenuating circumstances of that nature.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_sex_marriage/index.html
This article is about the union of two same sex people. As of now this issue is illegal due to the bible. As more and more people push for this to pass it becomes more and more controversial due to the greater amounts of people on both sides of the issue. My stance on this is fairly neutral. I am not 100% against the marriage of two same sex people due to my religion says it's wrong. I can also see the for side of this argument tho because this country is based on freedom and many people see this as a part of it. I can also see why people would want a marriage considering the benefits, e.g. tax reduction
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/health/policy/15health.html
Representatives of the US government are developing plans to raise taxes to bring our country out of debt or improve current plans. This specific plan is talking about increasing taxes on the upper class of our country. This is unfair in my opinion because for the most part people who are in "the upper class of our country" are there for a reason. This is because they worked hard and went through everything they had to to get to the point in their life in which they are right now. I believe that they should not be penalized because of their success and the tax should be spread evenly throughout the population
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