Coming of Age Reading Response

          Some of the themes in "The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian" are friendship and fitting in. Arnold transfers from the school on his reservation called Wellpint, to a school off the reservation called Reardan. This is show of bravery because after he transfers, everyone on his reservation (including his best friend Rowdy) hate him because they think of him as a traitor for leaving the reservation. Arnold was an outcast in Reardan for a while and on his reservation.

          Friendship is a theme in "The Absolution True Diary of A Part-Time Indian" because Arnold and Rowdy were best friends for their whole lives until Arnold goes to Reardan, then Rowdy gets mad at him for going there and doesn't speak to him for a long time. After the second basketball game between Arnold and Rowdy's schools, Rowdy decides to pay Arnold a visit and play some basketball with him. They become friends again and play basketball throughout the whole night and didn't want to stop playing at all.

          Fitting in is a theme because when Arnold first goes to Reardan, he knew absolutely no one and people kept making fun of him for being Indian. He eventually starts to make friends after he punched Roger in the face (weird way to make friends), he also gets a girlfriend who is bulimic. His tribe on the reservation hates him with a passion for leaving them.

          Arnold eventually got what he wanted in his life. He also made a lot of friends in his time at Reardan.

Marijuana Is Legal in Connecticut

          Marijuana has been legalized in Connecticut for medical reasons only. The senate voted 21 to 13 in favor of the bills passing after 10 hours of debating. Pharmacists with special licenses will be dispensing it to people with cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. Connecticut and 16 other states (including the District of Columbia) have Marijuana legalized. I agree with this decision in the fact that it for medical purposes only. This is meant only to help people with certain diseases, not to have it abused by people who just want to get high.

          Since Marijuana is being used for medical reasons, there should be any problems for the most part. Some people are probably gonna try to fake prescriptions to get the marijuana, but they will probably will get caught by the pharmacist. You don't have to worry about the customers overdosing because it is nearly impossible, the amount of marijuana it takes to overdose is enormous. You can give the customer all they need for the rest of their lives and it still might not be enough to overdose.

          I think it is great that an infamous drug can be used to treat people with serious diseases. I would like to know how marijuana helps improve the condition of the people with the diseases. Maybe other states will follow Connecticut's example and legalize marijuana themselves. The whole United States of America should legalize marijuana for its medical purposes because it doesn't have much harm in itself. If all of the United States legalized marijuana, then more people with the diseases could be treated and be health again.

          Hopefully people in Connecticut will start a chain of marijuana legalization and people can be treat for the diseases they have. I wonder what other diseases marijuana could be used to treat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/us/connecticut-passes-marijuana-bill.html?_r=1&hpw