News Article

     This news article was written by Sari Roan, in the LA Times on March 15, 2012. Studies have shown that abuse in childhood appears to be a strong risk factor for alcohol addiction later in life. Dependence on alcohol can be linked to genetics, drinking during teen years, or even mental health. But, the new studies have shown that sexual or emotional abuse during childhood years has an incredibly strong link with alcoholism in later years.A study was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse which surveyed 196 mean and women who were being treated for alcohol dependence.One quarter of the men and 33% of the women reported a history of physical abuse during childhood. The study also showed that sexual abuse raised the risk of anxiety disorder and increased the risk of developing depression. The people who were abused have a higher rate of suicide attempts.
        I think that this article is very important, because a huge amount of people today are alcoholics. Everyone judges, thinking that these people just want to get drunk and have fun, but now there is proof, of why many of them became alcoholics. It makes me happy, because i do not like to judge people, I like to listen to their side of the story, before assuming anything.

SOASPT

     The speaker of the Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway. He had graduated from New Haven. He had joined the army and when he returned home, he realized he was bored. He then decided to go to New York to join the bond business. He rented a small house located on the West Egg, right in from of Gatsby's huge, extravagant mansion. Throughout the first chapter, Nick repeated that his father told him to not judge people. He is cousins with Daisy, who is married to Tom and is attracted to Jordan Baker, Daisy's high school friend.The novel takes place in 1922, summer in New York. Long Island was separated into two sections. The East Egg and West Egg. The West eEg was the "new money" people. The East Egg was where the people who were born into rich families or had inherited money lived. The subject is Nick's new experiences, friends and mystery. The audience had the chance to experience one of Gatsby's parties, because it was written with so much detail, anyone can just picture the party. The tone is mysterious. The author has written the story  in a way, where there are small clues, which can help the audience foreshadow what is going to happen next.

Language IS Important

      We live in the most diverse country. People talk with accents, with different tones, use different dictions etc. But, there comes a point where the way a person talks reflects on their personality. If someone uses profanity may times, for no absolute reason, that makes the surrounding people the he/she is an uncontrollable rude person. You would second guess them and not trust them as much. I am not saying that people who cuss are people who you should be afraid of, but if they randomly burst out cuss words, be careful. Nevertheless, people who talk with a higher vocabulary, using pleasant words and talking in a tone that sounds right are viewed upon as "smarter" or "more polite". For example, doctors, lawyers etc. Everyone believes what they say, just because they use big fancy words. I believe that accents  make people unique. It shows other people a slight view of their culture. If it is a horrible accent and it is to an extreme, where people do not understand what you are saying, you can work on it, but do not loose it, because it makes you who you are. Finally, the different dialects give all the different cultures to express their own feelings in their own words. Yes, sometimes it comes in handy to know a second language, but it is even better when people come and ask you to teach them some everyday words.
        I always try to talk in a way that will make me look smarter. I think that if you talk like you know what your talking about, everyone else will believe you. I try not to use the word "like" alot, because that just makes me look blond. I truly do believe that accents do make us unique. It is awesome to hear all the different accents.