Final Essay Outline

Thesis statement: Is addiction a disease or a moral dilemma.

The way that some of society looks at addiction

• Addicts are bad people
• Addicts could stop if they wanted too
• They just need to go to prison

Definition of addiction

• Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.

There is help

• Treatment is out there
• Society needs more knowledge about treatment availability

What happens when addicts get the help they need

• More tax payers
• Society is a safer place
• They realize their wrongs and make amends 

Why society looks at addicts as bad people

• They make bad choices
• They have family members that are addicts
• They have been wronged in one way or another by one

They way addicts feel when they are using

• A lot of guilt and shame
• hopeless and helpless
• They want help

It is a disease

• Once an addict get clean
• Research by doctors
• Prof it is a disease

What is a moral dilemma 

• Moral definition: concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of a human character
• Dilemma definition: a situation in which a difficult choice has been made between two or more alternatives

Conclusion

• There is help
• Research proves it is a disease
• Cost out of society's pocket if incarcerated or given treatment
• Why its not a moral dilemma 

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Works cited
http://www.asam.org/for-the-public/definition-of-addiction

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1. Tan, Amy "Fish Cheeks" Bedford Reader 122th Edition 110-11 2014

     The article compares how Chinese traditions differ from American traditions. The little girl has a crush on an American boy and his dad is the minister. Her family invites the minister and his family over for Christmas Eve dinner and she gets worried that they will think her family is weird for being different. The Chinese family cooks all sorts of traditional Chinese food for the dinner. At the end of the night the mom tells the little girl that she noticed she was embarrassed by their different choice of food and cultural ways. The mom tells her to never be ashamed for who she is, she must be proud of being different and take pride in her culture.


2. Alexie, Sherman "Superman and Me" Bedford Reader 12th Edition 582-85 2014

     A native boy from the Spokane Indian Reservation lived in poverty or middle class for his reservation. His father loves to read and like father like son, he also loves to read. There was still conflict between natives and non-natives there and the teachers were non-native at the school. When he showed interests in wanting to learn and help the teachers the other kids picked on him and tried to encourage him to not show that he was smart. It was looked down upon for some reason to show their knowledge to the non-natives. The little boy didn't let this hold him back. He would read every book he could get his hands on. Intrigued by every little thing he read. He went on to write his own book. He also got involved with the school systems teaching young natives how to write, short stories, novels, and poetry.


3. I choose "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie. I really like how he didn't succumb to the peer pressure of all the other kids telling him not to show the teachers he was smart. He wanted to learn and was very passionate about it. At such a young age it truly is remarkable to stand up like that and follow through with passion and love. To go on and get involved with young kids and teach them what he always wanted to be taught more of is true passion and courage.


4. Comments. http://bresenglish.blogspot.com/2015/10/in-article-i-want-wife-byjudy-brady.html?showComment=1444880407989

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    The drive there is long and the road is windy and slippery in the winter. As you get closer the trees, animals, and beauty of nature take away all your worries of the busy world that evolves around us. There is a calm feeling of peace and serenity. You can smell the evergreens and taste the fresh air. The snow gets deeper and deeper. Once your there its like you're a kid again. So much room for activities... You can just sit in one spot for hours and watch deer and birds carry on their way, go hike on trails and enjoy the scenery, and play in the snow. In the summer time there is beautiful flowers blooming everywhere. Tons of wildlife scurrying all around. You can see for miles and miles of nothing but wilderness. This is the place i feel most at home. Most at peace within myself. I love coming here,

Gary Inman

Melinda Schroeder

English 101

24 September 2015

1. Summary.

     After reading the article "Destroyed", I feel like society turns a blind eye to steroids in a way. The author mentions (in paragraph 3) how someone can go to Vegas and place bets on which athlete is taking steroids. He makes is sound like society is making a game out of athletes destroying themselves. Society is taking advantage of the issue instead of doing something about it.
     The article then goes on to discuss how damaging steroids really are to the athletes' bodies. There is an example of Ken Caminiti dying of a heart attack at only age forty-one (paragraph 9); this should be a huge eye opener. Steroid use is just as big of a deal as other illegal drug use is. Just like other drugs, steroids are drugs that kills.
     In the end the author hints that we as a society should take a different look at athletes and the use of steroids. Are they sinners? Or are they addicts that felt pressure by fans and competition to push the limits of the abilities to achieve better stats and records.

2. Paraphrase paragraph #10

     Steroids are ruining sports as a whole. Athletes now hardly even look human compared to early day athletes. Steroids are destroying athletes and we need to be concerned for their physical and mental health, not only how they are possibly cheating.

3. Favorite Quote.

     My favorite quote comes from the last paragraph in the article. Martin charges the sports-loving world to take a different look at steroid use (or abuse). Sinners?
     I chose this quote because is seems like every time a professional athlete gets caught using steroids, they get shunned by society. When, in a way, society has fed the fire for them to take steroids in the first place. Maybe athletes take steroids to impress their fans, hit home runs, beat track records, and be the best athlete they can be.
     I feel like the author is hinting that they could be addicts in need of help. Not complete sinners. This is a biased observation because I am an addict in recovery. I remember just wanting to fit in, using socially at first. My addiction escalated quickly though, and I became that person that was shunned. All I needed was help, not to be shunned and turned away by society.
     So I believe the author is trying to get sport-loving fanatics to reevaluate the sinners and possibly offer a helping hand instead of turning their backs.



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