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Emmitt Morris Hello my name is Emmitt Morris, I am 18, and I live in Great Mills. In my spare time I enjoy watching hockey, playing video games, playing lacrosse, and skiing. My major in college is Computer Networking.

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Emmitt Attentive, jovial, analytical, collected Son of a proud and hardworking father Who is known for sleeping in Who loves skiing with his family Who feels thankful for good friends Who needs internet and a wireless connection Who fears being in Maryland forever Who gives more than he takes. Who would like to see the world and space Resident of Maryland Morris

Analysis of Gregory Rodriguez’s rebuttal I Chose this Journal entry because the topic of illegal immigrants is currently a hot political subject. Each side of the issue is presented because Dan Stein is against rights for illegal immigrants and Gregory Rodriguez oposses his stance. Dan Stein and Gregory Rodriguez show opposing sides on the topic on illegal immigrants. The focus of Dan Stein’s writing “Crossing the Line” expresses his outrage towards the Bank of America for allowing illegal aliens to apply for and receive credit cards. Dan Stein claims that “To Bank of America and other large corporations, illegal immigrants are a source of low wage labor and an untapped customer market. It matters not that illegal immigrants are breaking the laws of the United States, taking jobs from and driving down wages for middle class workers, burdening schools, and other vital public services.” Gregory Rodriguez does not share Stein’s negative view of the illegal immigrants. Gregory Rodriquez’s rebuttal titled “Illegal Immigrants-They’re Money” portrays how illegal immigrant are a good thing and shouldn’t be excluded from the “American dream”. Rodriguez counter argues Stein’s point that “To Bank of America and other large corporations, illegal immigrants are a source of low wage labor and an untapped customer market.” Rodriguez goes on to say “You bet they are, and that’s the American way.” In his essay Gregory Rodriguez compares the current Mexican immigrants to the immigrants that founded this country. “For hardworking illegal immigrants who’ve established roots here, we should up hold our end of the bargain and give them a chance to achieve their piece of the American dream.” Gregory Rodriquez’s essay was effective because he used the same organized format as the essay he was rebutting.

Journal “How Urban Myths Reveal Society’s Fears” This Journal is significant because every society and time period has different urban myths, and the myth about the number “four-twenty” was the day after the assigment was due. In the essay “How Urban Myths Reveal Society’s Fears” author Neal Gabler examines how urban myths have changed throughout time to play upon modern society’s fears and interests. Gabler compares modern urban myths to urban legends of the past by saying “But in these stories, anything can happen not because the world is a magical place rich with wonder—as in folk tales of tore—but because our world is so utterly terrifying. Here, nothing is reliable and no laws of morality govern.” This quote means that the stories occur in the real world and use real situations to evoke fear or concern. The urban myths are passed along through people retelling the story just as old urban legends were, but with modern technology the story can also be posted online for millions to see. My favorite urban myth is the myth surrounding the significance of the number 420. In the pot smoking community the number 420 (pronounced "four-twenty") is well known to be associated with or the consumption of [|marijuana], but few people know where the term came from and what the actual meaning is. The number is commonly found as 4:20 (as a time of day), 4/20 (as a calendar date), or just the simple digit, all of which pot smokers use as a specific time to “light up”. In fact, 4/20 (April 20) has come to be well known as "Marijuana Appreciation Day." I found the true story of the number 420, which included common misconceptions towards the origin, on about.com as well as urbandictionary.com and other various webpages. Many false myths towards the origin of the 420 being related to marijuana include, the number of chemicals compounds in pot is 420, the police-code of marijuana possession is 420, and that the number of the bill that would legalize the use and sale of pot in the U.S. is 420. The true story of the origin is surprisingly simple. In the 1970s a small group of pot smokers at San Rafael High School in northern California would at a designated location every day to smoke at 4:20 p.m. Just like folklore and other stories that were spread through word of mouth the story of the 4:20 “tokers” was spread, and as it was retold the reasons behind the number changed. They did this so regularly for years that among members of the group "420" became a common code-word for smoking weed. As their new word spread it stretched outside their close knit smoking circle, further than the high school they attended, and ultimately beyond California. Forty years later the numeral has successfully spread and is well known throughout the world to be associated with the use and enjoyment of [|cannabis], as well as being the date for the marijuana enjoyment day on April 20th (4/20).

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