Comments by Yan Chen Most recent public comments by Yan Chen https://nowcomment.com/users/112729 Another good reason for legalizing cannabis. Because of the laws of criminalized cannabis, people are planting cannabis in bad ways. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310625?scroll_to=2761689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310625?scroll_to=2761689 Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:02:10 -0400 Cannabis crime or cannabis arrests take a large proportion of the criminal justice system. This means it is wasting a lot of resources of the police force, so when there is a lack of police, many other more serious crimes will not be taken care of. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310625?scroll_to=2761688 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310625?scroll_to=2761688 Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:07 -0400 This is definitely an arguable point for legalizing cannabis. Because scientifically proven that it is safer than alcohol and tobacco, therefore to satisfied people's command, the government should consider regulating it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310625?scroll_to=2761687 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310625?scroll_to=2761687 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:57:29 -0400 This is very true. We usually presume prohibition reduces crime, but the more we repress the situation seems worse. Alcohol prohibition has already proven it doesn't work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/309606?scroll_to=2753436 https://nowcomment.com/documents/309606?scroll_to=2753436 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:13:44 -0400 This conclusion is a sign for those Mexican border states to consider legalizing cannabis. https://nowcomment.com/documents/309606?scroll_to=2753435 https://nowcomment.com/documents/309606?scroll_to=2753435 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:09:36 -0400 Because of recreational marijuana's legalization, there will be no more street sales and other illegal methods of selling cannabis products. Sales are regulated in stores that have licenses and follow all the state laws under the oversee which is safer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/309606?scroll_to=2753434 https://nowcomment.com/documents/309606?scroll_to=2753434 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:07:21 -0400 The tax revenue that could be collected by the state government is a decent number, so those states who have some funding issues or are short of capital need to think about this idea seriously. https://nowcomment.com/documents/308183?scroll_to=2742535 https://nowcomment.com/documents/308183?scroll_to=2742535 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:13:13 -0500 Since plenty of states have already voted for whether or not to legalize marijuana, the other states should also bring up the proposal, that doesn't let his opportunities slide. https://nowcomment.com/documents/308183?scroll_to=2742533 https://nowcomment.com/documents/308183?scroll_to=2742533 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:09:36 -0500 If people tend to live in states that legalized weed use, then those states that don't will be facing the problem of population loss. https://nowcomment.com/documents/308183?scroll_to=2742532 https://nowcomment.com/documents/308183?scroll_to=2742532 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:05:48 -0500 The scene gives another perspective of Deborah's characters, which she is lack trust in other people after everything she experiences and everything happens to her mother https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737469 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737469 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:06:42 -0500 Here the writer is appealing to the ethos that expresses the characteristic of Deborah. Through the description of Deborah's action, the reader could feel the strong character she has. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737460 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737460 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:04:34 -0500 Legalizing marijuana could increase economic activities. It creates more shops and more jobs. It's a win-win situation, people get what they want and providers earn profits. https://nowcomment.com/documents/307434?scroll_to=2734983 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307434?scroll_to=2734983 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:08:40 -0500 It's an objection toward legalizing marijuana because, with the use of weed, people's behavior could change and act unnormal due to the effect of weed, thus increasing the crime rate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/307434?scroll_to=2734980 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307434?scroll_to=2734980 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:06:17 -0500 One of the benefits of legalizing marijuana is the price will go down, so customers would be able to afford it and do need to commit crimes for money, thus the crime rate will decrease. https://nowcomment.com/documents/307434?scroll_to=2734975 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307434?scroll_to=2734975 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:02:06 -0500 By simplifying describing the facts, the author had already achieved her goal and delivered the message to the reader, therefore it's unnecessary to add more reaction of herself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706556 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706556 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:48:56 -0500 The author is depicting the story as a narrator and chooses to not express feelings is because she wanted to sound more professional. As this is a nonfiction book, she doesn't want to affect read's feelings with any commenting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706536 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706536 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:46:00 -0500 The doctor who just took Lack's tissue is donating it to the lab and just assuming it will die, thus there wouldn't be any problem since nobody would know. It's unethical to do so because they think the cell will die so feel no need to tell the patient. https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701635 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701635 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:06:48 -0500 Based on Henrietta Lack's medical record, the reader could safely make a conclusion that she doesn't like to follow or listen to the doctor's suggestions. Thus, if the doctor asked to take any tissues from her, she probability would refuse again. https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701616 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701616 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:01:50 -0500 There are plenty of farm fields and animal farms near my neighborhood but are not used very well, so attracting restaurant investment to promote the farm may be a good idea. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297471?scroll_to=2644187 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297471?scroll_to=2644187 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:39:59 -0500 This article really connects to my letter's proposal. it emphasizes the importance and the benefit of promoting local restaurants. It will provide more jobs, better food, and help the economy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297471?scroll_to=2644186 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297471?scroll_to=2644186 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:36:33 -0500 She describes her as one of the cows, emphasizes how hard the life is living under others' roofs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644182 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644182 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:20:44 -0500 Here, the author uses some repetition of his name Trevor to show the uniqueness of him as a light skin kid who gets a lot of special treatment. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644167 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644167 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:12:40 -0500 Uses another similar historical event to compare to the apartheid to support his idea of "the prohibition never stopped anyone". https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613583 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613583 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:30:27 -0400 A great sentence that connects to the previous paragraph and introduces this new paragraph. Because the author was actually thrown out of a car, so he knew how bad it hurts. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613561 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613561 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:26:25 -0400 Who share some common opinions with them. However, the data is limited with a simple survey. Therefore, the result may not be accurate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612739 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612739 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:02:53 -0400 This brought up the solution that the website needs to provide. To help people getting know their candidate. From my personal experience, these kinds of websites are usually let people do a survey about their political stands and give them a candidate https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612738 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612738 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:02:53 -0400 It is feasible and looks promising. It's a website, so there is no potential cost, and they got a grant from Cleveland Votes https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612732 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612732 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:54:25 -0400 They present a solution to promote youth's engagement in politics, especially vote by creating a website. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612729 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612729 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:50:34 -0400 Introducing the problem to the reader by quotes youth's feelings about political engagement at the beginning. The feeling of helplessness and can't make a change concept is getting into people's minds, reflecting on the seriousness of the problems. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612727 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294115?scroll_to=2612727 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:45:37 -0400 I like her figurative language here. Her lies are the fraudulent robe that dresses her up. She was afraid of being ordinary again once she takes the robe off. https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610753 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:41:05 -0400 Ethos, she describes what she belive the others would do if she tells the truth and establishes her character from the first-person perspective, which illustrates her struggle https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610077 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:14:19 -0400 Bring pathos to the reader by given his hard feeling for being a slave for life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2600135 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2600135 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:22:51 -0400 Describe the mistress’s attitude toward him, explains why she teaches him because she treated him as a human being. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588255 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588255 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 02:00:57 -0400