Current Event #8:Doctors find hidden meth while performing surgery

A woman was injured after getting into a wreck and doctors had to perform surgery on her and they found "$2,000 worth of methamphetamine stashed inside her body" (Pickens). The doctors found the meth hidden inside a body cavity. The victims had no serious injuries from the chase.

This article relates to my biology class because it deals with drugs that are chemicals and we learned about different chemicals in science classes. In science classes we talk about how the body works and how it reacts to different chemicals. Meth is a very dangerous and highly addictive drug that people can get really messed up on it.

I feel like this is something that needs to be addressed because it is a very dangerous issue considering how meth makes people act violent. This event affects me because in the future I will have events like this to show me that drugs aren't worth getting hurt over. I don't agree with people stashing drugs inside their bodies.

• How does the author support her claim? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer. 

The author supports her claim by using direct quotes from the people involved.

 

Imagawa, Brian. Police car head on. 26 June 2011.Flikr. photo. 17 Apr. 2014. <https://www.flickr.com/photos>

Pickens, Jessica. Police: Doctors find hidden meth while performing surgery. 1 Apr. 2014. web. 17 Apr. 2014.<http://www.gastongazette.com/news/local/police-doctors-find-hidden-meth-while-performing-surgery-1.298954?page=0>.

Current event #7: Teen accused of posting nude photos to instagram due in court

An 18-year-old teenager was said to have posted nude pictures of other teens on Instagram and "this case goes back several months and involves the arrests of his parents. Police started investigating Peter Kiever in October, and arrested him last week" (WSOC) and is going to face a judge on Monday. Peter has been charged with "14 felony sex crimes" (WSOC). His parents resisted the officers, which is why they were arrested.

This is related to school in general because this teen was a student accused of putting nude pictures of other students online. Someone in our school could have been accused of the exact same thing and it is a scary thing because it is illegal to take pictures of someone naked without their permission or when they don't know about it. It is also something that could happen anywhere.

 I believe that something should be done about this even if he really didn't post those pictures, someone should find out who did it and punish them because it is wrong to take nude pictures of others that would be embarrassed or upset about it. This event affects me by making me feel more conscious about my surroundings and what goes on around me and other people's actions. I do not agree with posting nude pictures of other people.

• How does the author use language to advance her point of view? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

The author uses language that is very visual, which can help create images for the reader such as: "naked" , "nude", and "sex crimes" (WSOC). It advances the authors point of view because it shows that the author isn't being shy about what the crime was and what happened.

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