Summarizing
Summarizing
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Stop bullying!
No one deserves to feel
worthless.
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Government health officials and doctors don’t like to talk about it. The major
activity…
reason meth (methamphetamine) hooks people is that it increases their sex drive
and performance—for a short while, anyway. It is even more powerful than cocaine
in this respect. Dr. Mary Holley of Alabama interviewed meth addicts. Both men
and women said the effect on sex was the number one reason they used the illegal
drug.
After about six months, meth addicts can’t have sex unless
they’re high, and after a while longer, they’re unable to have sex at all. At first, meth
fires up the dopamine system in the brain. After a while, it burns it out. Once that
happens, the person no longer functions sexually.
Besides causing brain damage, meth has other nasty effects. Paranoia is
common. Some meth addicts hallucinate. Others become violent. Users who inject
meth risk contracting HIV and hepatitis C, a life-threatening liver disease. Those
who share needles are also at risk for other sexually transmitted diseases. Meth
users’ hair and teeth eventually fall out. The nation’s prisons are filled with former
meth users whose teeth are crumbling. The prisons cannot afford the dental
treatment for them.
Meth use has reached epidemic proportions and affects every part of the
country. Meth use is rampant in big cities and small towns, and even in rural areas.
chniques in summarizing:
activity…
reason meth (methamphetamine) hooks people is that it increases their sex drive
and performance—for a short while, anyway. It is even more powerful than cocaine
in this respect. Dr. Mary Holley of Alabama interviewed meth addicts. Both men
and women said the effect on sex was the number one reason they used the illegal
drug.
After about six months, meth addicts can’t have sex unless
they’re high, and after a while longer, they’re unable to have sex at all. At first, meth
fires up the dopamine system in the brain. After a while, it burns it out. Once that
happens, the person no longer functions sexually.
Besides causing brain damage, meth has other nasty effects. Paranoia is
common. Some meth addicts hallucinate. Others become violent. Users who inject
meth risk contracting HIV and hepatitis C, a life-threatening liver disease. Those
who share needles are also at risk for other sexually transmitted diseases. Meth
users’ hair and teeth eventually fall out. The nation’s prisons are filled with former
meth users whose teeth are crumbling. The prisons cannot afford the dental
treatment for them.
Meth use has reached epidemic proportions and affects every part of the
country. Meth use is rampant in big cities and small towns, and even in rural areas.
chniques in summarizing:
activity…
reason meth (methamphetamine) hooks people is that it increases their sex drive
and performance—for a short while, anyway. It is even more powerful than cocaine
in this respect. Dr. Mary Holley of Alabama interviewed meth addicts. Both men
and women said the effect on sex was the number one reason they used the illegal
drug.
After about six months, meth addicts can’t have sex unless
they’re high, and after a while longer, they’re unable to have sex at all. At first, meth
fires up the dopamine system in the brain. After a while, it burns it out. Once that
happens, the person no longer functions sexually.
Besides causing brain damage, meth has other nasty effects. Paranoia is
common. Some meth addicts hallucinate. Others become violent. Users who inject
meth risk contracting HIV and hepatitis C, a life-threatening liver disease. Those
who share needles are also at risk for other sexually transmitted diseases. Meth
users’ hair and teeth eventually fall out. The nation’s prisons are filled with former
meth users whose teeth are crumbling. The prisons cannot afford the dental
treatment for them.
Meth use has reached epidemic proportions and affects every part of the
country. Meth use is rampant in big cities and small towns, and even in rural areas.
chniques in summarizing:
1. Get the main idea in each paragraph.
2. Rewrite main idea in your words as briefly
as possible. (Paraphrasing)
3. Write the paraphrased main ideas in the
same order the author presents the main
ideas.
chniques in summarizing:
1. Get the main idea in each paragraph.
2. Rewrite main idea in your words as briefly
as possible. (Paraphrasing)
3. Write the paraphrased main ideas in the
same order the author presents the main
ideas.
4. Use transitional words to link the ideas.
Transitional words…
chniques in summarizinz:
1. Get the main idea in each paragraph.
2. Rewrite main idea in your words as briefly
as possible. (Paraphrasing)
3. Write the paraphrased main ideas in the
same order the author presents the main
ideas.
4. Use transitional words to link the ideas.
5. Copy the title from the original text.
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