My issue is on the medication used for treating ADHD. It’s important because people are misusing it. This a very recent issue because we can find it everywhere such as media, internet, newspaper, articles, etc. Well the medications which are being misused are very harmful for human beings. Over dosage can kill a person’s life. But on the other hand it has also been very useful to individuals in treating ADHD. I am against for the use of medications. Well I have found different articles and books on this issue. There are other treatments which are also useful in treating ADHD such as play therapy, counselling, yoga, etc. I have also read stories about individuals who have had ADHD and they were not relying on medication most of the time. They went through counselling and other different therapies. Since I am turning this at the very end of the semester, I don’t have any finals to worry about. I just have two group presentations coming up this final week.
Reserch Prospectives
May 10, 2007 by zohrajiwaniBlog
May 3, 2007 by zohrajiwaniBlog is a very new system which has recently started being used by young people in our society to talk about anything they want to. People can freely express their ideas and views on anything they want to talk about. Aspects I liked about blog is that we can share our ideas and express our view points out freely. We can also talk about how we feel about various things around us.
Well this helps me because I can think and express my ideas to others freely. I can write about anything I want to. I can give my different view points on a specific topic on which I feel like discussing on. There are no limitations or restrictions to my ideas or my opinions.
Having a limitation on our essay is not beneficial. I don’t like it when a person tells me how long my blog or my essay should be. I only like to write the important things and not write a lot of things.
Well there is nothing there to change about blog because blog is where a person expresses their ideas so there is nothing really to change. People can write a five line paragraph blog or five page long blog but it all depends on a person. It all depends on what a person whats to write. Blog is something in which a person expresses their idea so there a nothing in particular to change about it.
Well sometimes I like to write some poem or an essay about something that come to my mind. So I can always put my poems or my essays in the blog.
Questions
April 25, 2007 by zohrajiwaniCan we start out essay with a question?
Can our title be a question?
Can we put the defination of some term in out essay?
Do we have to spell the number or just write the number down for example the date or a person’s age?
Essay exam from text book
April 25, 2007 by zohrajiwaniWell the book was really helpful. It talks about being regular to class, taking notes, participating and keeping up with the class which is really a great tool for every student. It also talks about different techniques that a student should know such as dealing with anxiety, time pressure, and exam stress. The book also talks about using verbs in the essay, defining or illustrating things, giving examples and discussing about the essay topic. There is a table 24.1 on page 719 which really gives a broad explanation on essay writing. This book really helped me a lot and gave me some ideas that can be really useful to me in writing essays.
Why I love essay exam
April 24, 2007 by zohrajiwaniEveryone writes essay some time or the other in their life. Essay is something in which people can put their thoughts together and make it a beautiful paragraph. Essay can be short or long depending on a person’s writing or feelings. Some people write 20 pages longs essay and some write 2 page long essay.
The only reason I like essay exam is because I can put my thoughts and ideas into a paragraph. There would not be any page limit in it and that’s the best part I like.
Ritalin
April 10, 2007 by zohrajiwaniRitalin also known as Methylphenidate is a medication prescribed for children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Ritalin is sometimes also prescribed for treating narcolepsy. Ritalin and psychotherapy help in improving the conditions of individual who have ADHD. Ritalin should be only given to kids who are over 6 years of age. Many parents are getting the prescription of this medication from various doctors to control or to bring improvement in their child’s behavior. This medication is very common and primary drug which is also used to treat brain injuries, drowsiness and fatigue.
Ritalin has many side-effects. Its short term effects are nervousness, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache, changes in heart rate and blood pressure. Its long term effects are fevers, anxiety, restlessness, hallucination, bugs or worms crawling under the skin. Overdose of Ritalin can also can such effects. A person who has taken overdose of Ritalin needs to emergency medication at that very moment. Since Ritalin is causing so many problems, this medication should not be prescribed to anyone. It can also cause death.
questions and answers
April 3, 2007 by zohrajiwani1. Who is your specific audience? The other parents whose kids are suffering from ADHD. Also other adults who have ADHD. 2. Why did you choose them? Because we can persuade them, they can change their mind. Also because they will take a better decision for themselves. 3. How will your audience affect the argument you intend to present? They have to able to understand our paper-we do not need to explain the treatment. We have to present logical alternatives and reasons. The tone must not sound like Monroe Anderson (uneducated), we cannot talk above their heads, we must explain big terms; gentle. We must also provide good and more information about our topic and also the treatment so they can make their own decision.
4. Which fallacies will you need to focus on keeping from your argument? Why are these (individually) important to consider in your argument? Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc: The treatment can also cause side effects.
Hasty Generalization: Some parents and other adults are using wrong treatment or over dose of a treatment just because they think it is right or just because others are doing it. False Analogy: If some people are using Ritalin that means its good and so people are using it. Either-or Reasoning: We chose this cure because this is the best and it works out. Ad Hominem (Against the Person): Some doctors who are distributing Ritalin do not give it in public and do not give their names. Appeals to False Authority and Bandwagon Appeals: Following some one doing this is wrong.
Non Sequitur (”It does not follow”): Because of this treatment many kids might have long term side-effects later.
Circular Reasoning: We did this because we love our kids.Red Herring: Many parents use Ritalin just because they think it’s good or just because someone told them that it’s good. So that’s why they are using it. Slippery Slope: Ten years from now these kids will have a lot of problems and other long-term side effects. Equivocating: Many parents are being mislead. Failing to accept the burden of proof: They never looked into other options. Over reliance on authority: Other parents advise. Oversimplification: the pain or problems the kids will go through later.
Steroids
March 6, 2007 by zohrajiwaniWhat are steroids? a drug to gain extra energy or capacity to do something for example a race. An athlete uses steroids so that he/she can run faster in the race.
Who uses steroids? Athlets, highschool students and some amount of middle school students.
How are steroids used? by mouth that is pills or by injections.
What are it’s side-effects? long-term serious health problems and some side-effects are not noticible which takes place in one’s body.
Some more side-effects are:
heart disease, high blood pressure, bald, cancer, liver damage,sleep problems, vomiting, nausea, stroke, bloodclots and many more.
It also has emotional effects such as anxiety, mood swings, thoughts of suicide, angry, etc.
I think that the distribution of steroids should be very limited. Only existing and licence doctors can have it and they can prescibe it to some athletes with a very limited dosage.
brief outline for my paper
March 6, 2007 by zohrajiwaniTopic: Steroids
-Background and history
-Description
-use in high school
-use with atheletes
-personal experience
-Stories or Examples of each
-My opinion
Controversial issue
March 6, 2007 by zohrajiwaniMy controversial issue is about steroids.
Steriods has both good and bad effects.
It is good for athletes. But when a person uses steroids in a excessive manner, it’s bad for a person.
I would be more specific on this topic by giving a brief description and then talking aboth its advantages and this advantages.
I hope I have answered your questions.