Summary
US: Disastrous Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use
October 12, 2016
US: Disastrous Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use
Enforcement Destroys Families, Undermines Health
Interview: Why the US Should Decriminalize Drug Use
October 12, 2016
Interview: Why the US Should Decriminalize Drug Use
Neal Scott may die in prison. A 49-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Neal had cycled in and out of prison for drug possession over a number of years. He said he was never offered treatment for his drug dependence; instead, the criminal justice system gave him time behind bars and felony convictions—most recently, five years for possessing a small amount of cocaine and a crack pipe. When Neal was arrested in May 2015, he was homeless and could not walk without pain, struggling with a rare autoimmune disease that required routine hospitalizations. Because he could not afford his $7,500 bond, Neal remained in jail for months, where he did not receive proper medication and his health declined drastically—one day he even passed out in the courtroom. Neal eventually pled guilty because he would face a minimum of 20 years in prison if he took his drug possession case to trial and lost. He told us that he cried the day he pled, because he knew he might not survive his sentence.[1
Answer:
<em>Your question is incomplete. So instead I give you advice on how to identify and understand central ideas in stories. </em>
<em>Explanation:</em>
<em>To “determine a central idea” of a text means to figure out the author's main point or message about a topic.</em>
<em>* Examine the title and any blurbs included before the body of the text.</em>
<em>* Pay close attention to the opening and closing paragraphs.</em>
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Answer: but
Explanation:
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a national holiday of Thanksgiving ....... in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the holiday should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month.
Out of the options given, the answer is "but". This is the right answer as it'll be used to link both sentences regarding the two activities of the President's together.
The other options such as "for example", "therefore" and "so" when used doesn't make the sentence correct.
