Pete Hamill maintains in his argumentative essay that television not only leads to drug use, but is the main cause of this wicked and villainous problem. This idea is hard to imagine when looked at logically instead from his unsteady standpoint that only poorly supports a vague opinion. Hamill doesn't seem to realize that television is relatively innocent compared to drugs, and he also fails to treat drug addiction as a serious problem muddled with complex issues. Worst of all, though, he over-simplifies the whole concept by leaping to the outwardly silly assumption that mindless television watching leads to mindless drug use.
Some people, on the other hand, might agree with Hamill plainly because they find that it is easier to uncover and try to ease the symptoms of a disease rather than searching out and curing the actual condition. Both television and drugs offer a reliable escape from reality, and so one can conceive that they can also be equated with each other. Drugs are a logical step, as well, that substitutes for the instant gratification that television provides, or provided at one time. Lastly, when looking at certain facts in his essay, Hamill's point seems to have some kind of basis, until the facts are examined more closely to reveal an entirely biased notion. In his essay, it is stated that the number of televisions in the U.S., from 1955 to present, has increased in direct proportion to the number of felony drug charges, but population has increased, and probably in direct proportions to both the number of TV's and to felony drug charges.
To put it simply, drugs, no matter how "soft" or socially acceptable, can in no way be considered equivalent to something as comparatively faultless as television. Of course, television and drugs are both forms of passive entertainment, but television cannot, in even the most severe cases, alter the mind enough to bring about the violence drugs are notorious of causing.
"Calder's Playful Genius" From reading the article "Calder's Playful Genius" it is easy to say that for all 78 years of his life Alexander Calder loved art. Calder enjoyed the fact that people were intrigued by his work. ... Alexander Calder was born into an artistic family in 1898. ... Calder even branded his work with his initials. ... Mondrian refused, but Calder used this to his benefit. ...
The oppression was imposed through the White Paper, The Right to Vote, and the Indian Act. ... The White Paper had led to the indigenous community to retaliate and develop the Red Paper, which provided the necessary counter arguments to the White Paper. ... The Red Paper, dealt with the counter productiveness of the White Paper, and provided the opinion of Aboriginals on their struggle to non-conformity of Western culture through assimilation. ... A major and common example of aboriginal rights in legal context is the Calder case. The Calder case in 1973 was a case that involved Frank Calder a...
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Writing a high quality scientific research paper is one of the most difficult and important aspects of science. The goal of this brief tutorial is to lay out some key concepts in the process of writing a scientific paper. ... The first thing to do is to just get something down on paper. ... You need to be specific about how you did things such that another researcher can repeat your experiments. ... Writing a good abstract is the key to getting your paper read, and accepted, by reviewers. ...
Alexander had personal reasons too. ... Alexander crossed the Hellespont. ... Alexander could be compared to Napoleon in swiftness and in movement, but Alexander could be patient as well. ... Alexander simply charged towards Radius's chariot. ... Increasing loneliness of a growing impatience with those who could not understand the Alexander of 324 was not the Alexander of 334. ...
Alexander the Great Alexander the Great, a patient and often devious man; had never struck without careful planning. ... Alexander had personal reasons too. ... Alexander crossed the Hellespont. ... Alexander could be compared to Napoleon in swiftness and in movement, but Alexander could be patient as well. ... Alexander simply charged towards Darius_s chariot. ...
His name was Alexander, and in this essay I will discuss Alexander, his accomplishments, and his effects on Hellenistic society. Alexander had already established a reputation among the army. ... Alexander did the inconceivable. ... They were terrified; they had heard of Alexander. ... No one knows where the Alexander's body is, either. ...
Alexander was a man of extremes and contradictions. ... Alexander's Army also had very important back-up units. ... Alexander's senior general Parmenio counseled Alexander that they should hold off until the time was right. ... Alexander emerges victorious again. ... Alexander came here for strategic reasons. ...
