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Schoen. "Would Drilling More Alaskan Oil Cut Prices". MSNBC.com. N.D. 02/28/2012.
      http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12993250/ns/business-answer_desk/t/would-drilling-more-alaskan-       oil-cut-prices/#.T02nCfG8529

This source is not really biased on the issue of drilling in Alaska, if it were it would suggest the possible harmful impact on Alaskan wildlife and only that. But instead of focusing on the possible negatives the article. Provides the scientific facts that support the fact that drilling in Alaska would not be worth the time and money spent. What we would save would seem minuscule.

Nixon, Robin. "Oil Drilling Risks and Rewards". Livescience.com. 07/25/2008. 02/28/2012.                                                  http://www.livescience.com/4979-oil-drilling-risks-rewards.html

This is a source does not have a bias on the issue. Instead it offers both the risks and rewards that would possibly occur if America decided to drill for oil in Alaska. This article is mainly directed towards people who do not have a stance on the issue, and this article lets the people decide. First the article suggests the possible effects on marine wildlife that may occur if USA drilled in Alaskan waters. Then it transitions to the effects on land wildlife if drilling were to take place. Next, it transitions to the risks involved with reaching and transporting the oil. Lastly, the article utters the predictions of how much oil would be forged if it were to be unearthed. The facts of how much oil there actually is and the impact on wildlife lets the reader decide if they want America to drill or not to drill

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 In my research of my three possible arguments, of marijuana legalization, oil drilling in American, and  the ending of Affirmative action, I found bountiful research options for all three. However, for the legalization of marijuana  I found no shocking statistics, it was just the same arguments over and over. For the other two I found plenty of information, but the information on Affrimative action was much harder to locate than drilling for oil in America. All these options came with many counter arguments for my paper which was satisfying to see. I am most leaning toward writting about drilling for oil in America.

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Affirmative action: A.  The equal chance for everyone to get a job or admittance into a school. B. Some people get a job or admittance to a school who are less qualified than others. C. I think it should be eliminated. WHat makes this legal, what are the circumstances of it and how many people does it affect.

Legalization of Marijuana:  A. Should marijuana be legalized. B. It is a drug seen by most, but cigarettes are legal and have much more damage than marijuana. Possible gateway drug. C. I think it should be legalized. D, The damages of marijuana smoke, how the damage compares to use alcohol and cigarette and the damage they cause.

Drilling in American Soil for oil: Should AMerica tap into its own oil supply and not depend on foriegn oil. B. it is controversial because possible damages to endanged American wildlife. C. I dont have a developed side yet. D. I'd like to learn how much oil America has, where it is, and what damages could possibly occur.

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Zachary Gorman
English 102, section 111
February 20, 2012
Waters Annotation

Waters, Alice. "A Healthy Constitution." The Carolina Reader: Third Edition. Ed. Lee Kauknight and
     W. Matthew J. Simmons. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press, 2012. 337-338. Print.

1. Food according to Waters can be a very valuable source to teach the American youth. More specifically, according to her,  it can help teach democracy. Through her program, edible information children learn some core components of democracy. They learn "" farmers depend on the land; we depend on farmers; and our nation depends on all of us".  So we must be able to interact positively with each other to help each other which benefits the community and at the end of the day we also benefit.

2. By understanding where the healthy foods come from kids understand where their food comes from. Thus, they become  more aware of the community around them. With the knowledge gained the students then become more responsible and better people in general. She supports this claim by stating the school in Appleton Wisconsin has "transformed" troubled youth by serving healthier food and teaching the students about their food. I think her claim is a giant stretch and definitely could use more supporting information.

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Thesis: Mark Bittman draws great attention to the health problems in America as they relate to our intake of immense amounts of unhealthy foods. Knowing the correlation he proposes an idea to "knock out two birds with one stone" by suggesting and backing up a tax on unhealthy foods, which as a result would make America healthier and possibly stimulate the economy.
I) Bittman builds his credibility by exposing the truths about American consumption, and how this consumption makes America unhealty.
      a. Refers to Standard American Diet
      b.Talks about health concerns that come with the typical diet. i.e. diabetes
     c. Penny tax on soda
             1. puts down rebuttle of hurting processed food industry.
II) Appeals to audience
      a. publish in a source where heath concerned individuals read
      b. Need for healthy america is urgent
              1. most unhealthly continent by far.
III) Justification of argument.
     a. Examples of countries that have unhealthy food taxes
              1. brings up american cities that considered tax
     b. Benefits if tax passed, tremendously outweigh the possible downfalls.
 By bringing attention to the undeniable health issue in america. Bittman, offers an idea to the people that can stimulate the economy, and make America healthier. In doing so it would also take America from last on the health scale to a Continent that once again is leading the world in one aspect of life, Health. Doing this all could be done by simply taxing unhealthy foods that are popular in America.

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In the article  Factory food artificially cheap, bad for your health by Ethan Huff, Ethan's central claim is that  America should turn away from the new found factory farming method and revert back to the all natural agricultural ways of the past.  He thinks this because the negatives that come with factory farming out weigh the pluses. He assumes that american people want to eat and feed their children food that will make them healthier and not unhealthy. 

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Question 2.
      In his essay Matthew Scully said "If reason and morality are what separate human beings apart from animals, then reason and morality must always guide us in how we treat them, or else its all just a caprice, unbridled appetite with the pretense of piety". This one sentence has a lot of sub-surfaced meaning. What Scully is trying to explicate is one simple, yet crucial idea that helps defend the rights of animals who are the victims of factory farming. He is saying that human beings are the top of the food chain, we are at the pinnacle because we have what no other species has, reason and morality. The gifts of morality and reason are things we must fully utilize or it will be a wasted gift, and wasting them would put us back on the level of every other animal. Thus, when we are presented with an issue as appalling as factory farming we must not turn away and ignore the subject, but we should turn to our resources of reason and morality and ask ourselves, "is this gruesome reality something that should go on?". Therefore anyone with  well developed morality and reason would agree  with Scully, and myself, would say that something as wretched as this must be fixed.

Question 3.
       Scully has a simple and meaningful stance on animal rights. He clearly says that animals are not equal to humans, which anyone would agree with. He goes on to say that, though they are not the same as humans, they do deserve to be free of horrific establishments like factory farms. He does think it is humane to kill these animals for food, but the killing should be pain free. Not just pain free at the time of death, but the animals should live a pain free life and not be cooped up in a cage with scarce feeding, all while living in ones on excrement. Animals should not have the rights of humans, claims Scully, but they should not be subjected to a life like they face in factory farms.

Concerns For Paper 1

The concerns I have for my first English paper include the following

1. My second body paragraph concerning Crown Royal may be underdeveloped.

2. My first body paragraph concerning Coors light may be a little too wordy.

3. I feel my conclusion was rushed and underdeveloped.

4. Overall grammar may be questionable.

Zachary Gorman

English 102-11

2/1/2012

Introduction 1.

In the competitive market, a seller wants their product to stand out among all other contenders. To do this, the seller must advertise and advertise correctly. One of the fiercest competitions is the selling of alcohol. Alcohol is advertised everywhere, on billboards, television, and in magazines. To have a product bought it must stand out, not by just displaying facts about the product, but also by using creativity. Coors light and Crown Royal both take the art of creativity into account when advertising their respected products. However, each is advertised in different ways but to the same audience, men, but the finer details of the advertisements narrow the audience down to two different generations of men.