Planting a Naysayer in Your Text

Yet some may challenge my view by insisting that drugs are drugs. Whether used for personal satisfaction or medical purposes people tend to contribute to drug abuse. Therefore drugs should not be decriminalized, because people are not responsible enough to know their limits. Drugs such as Marijuana impairs your thinking and decision making also. So it is risky to have compassion on the drug policy.

Arguments

Malls with over one hundred stores are better than malls with thirty stores or less, because of the variety, the probability of finding necessities and different activities. It is irritating going to smaller malls and cannot find anything. It is a greater possibility that everyone in the city will have what you have. In bigger shopping malls there is a greater chance of finding something different. You can shop eat and go to the movies a bigger shopping malls. Now a days some malls even contain hotels.

Research

The big research paper has been quite a journey for me. I have used Aum databases to find sources. It has been easy to find topics on "flipping the classroom." However it has been difficult to find sources that are in contrast to this. Basically I have to make the best with what I have.I have never done an eight page paper before. So this is quite a challenge.
Researching this topic has been very complicated  for me. I have used many different phrases to find useful content. As I  continue to gather different sources, I am sure that this essay will come together fine.Though I understand that this is an argument essay I am unsure about whether I am arguing using the authors point of views or am I allowed to throw in my two cents?
If I stop overthinking, I would be more than halfway done with the paper. The rough draft definitely looks like a rough draft. However, the final draft will be completely different and well put together.

Don't Blame the Eater: Response

To a certain extent I agree with David Zinczenko, however I cannot accept his point that there are not enough alternatives for teenagers. If teenagers are conscious to make their own decisions on where they'd like to eat, they also can make healthy eating choices. A person does not become obesed out of thin air. Also if a parent is allowing their child to eat fast food on a regular, he/she is contributuing to unhealthy eating habits as well. Though restaurants does not offer healthy food choices or appropiate portions of food, families can simply plan their own meals. The amount of money spent eating out is about the same as buying groceries. Basically, it is all a personal choice. If a child is not of age to choose what he or she eats, they have no choice but to eat what is provided. However, if a parents is concerned about the health of their child(ren) he/she will set better eating habits examples. Yes, children are enticed advertisements, but this does not necessarily mean that they should have it. That's like saying, there is an imitated powder grenade advertisement presented. Of course, kids are going to think it is cool, but I guarantee parents would say no. Why? Because the end results is a ton of mess and powdered furniture. This is the same with unhealthy eating. If one is aware that the end reults are not good, stay away from it.

Summary: Don't Blame the Eater

In "Don't Blame the Eater", a fitness guru, David Zinczenko asserts that obesity is at an all time high, because there is not a variety of restaurants to choose from that encourages healthy eating. Fast food eateries serve over the amount recommended. The failure of disclosing nutritional facts results in the consumption of more calories than needed. Of course, people are going to eat all of the food that is given. So, yes people are going to continue to sue McDonalds for contributing their obesity and or health problems.

MLA format Bibliography: "Books"

Szatamari, Peter MD. A Mind Apart: Understanding Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome.

     New York: The Guilford Press, 2004. Print.


Seidel, Charles. Basic Concepts in Physiology: A Student's Survival Guide. United States:

     McGrawhill Companies, 2002. Print.


Wood, Karen and Thomas S. Dickerson. Promoting Literacy in Grades 4-9. United States: A

     Pearson Education Comany, 2000. Print.

Big Paper Topic; "Flipping the Classroom"

I found myself interested in Salman Khan's, "Khan's Academy." Being that I am majoring in Elementary Education, I have concerns about this career field in the future. Personally, teachers do not get paid their worth as is. One of my concerns, if students teach themselves at home and do the homework in class, what would be the teacher's job? Since the students would not necessarily need teachers, unless for assistance, will this result in the decrease of teacher's salary?

Therefore I have decided to educate myself on "flipping the classroom". I am more on the traditional side when it comes to learning. I believe that allowing students to indulge in technology while in a learning environment can be very distracting. I do not think that the students will be able to retrieve important information as they should.

However, I am open to finding research stating that  flipping the classroom can be beneficial to students and teachers. I am interested in knowing how effective this change will be. I am hoping to find lots of useful information on this topic whether an author agrees or disagrees with this new way of learning. Hopefully, an experiment on this kind of learning has already been conducted.