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GROWING LIKE AN ENGLISH STUDENT Santiago Luna Yachay Tech University English Language Program Level 6 Yachay, Ecuador

Growing Like an English STUDENT

Santiago Luna English Language Program Yachay Tech University Level 6 Teacher: Ercilia Delancer January 8, 2017 Imbabura, UrcuquĂ­, Ecuador

Contents 1. Portfolio letter 2. Response essay 3. Exploration essay 4.Interpretation essay 5. Argumentation essay 6. Final research project essay 7. Additional material 8. Thank you letter

1. Portfolio Letter

Nelson Santiago Luna CelĂ­n I 3-1.

Yachay Tech University.

UrcuquĂ­, Imbabura, Ecuador

December 8, 2016

Dear Portfolio Reader:

My name is Santiago Luna, and I am very proud to share with you my experiences at the Yachay Tech English Language Program. As an English language student, I have grown progressively since when I was in elementary school. However, I think that my English high school teacher took an important role of my learning. I believe that in Yachay Tech I learned a lot of useful skills to develop my English. Over time, in our college I have had different professors and I am very thankful to all of them because each one taught me relevant knowledge to increase my English abilities.

My personal experience with English learning begins approximately twelve years ago when I was in school. For this moment I have trained the main four skills speaking, reading, writing and listening. Personally, I was in trouble with speaking and writing because I could not to express my own ideas clearly. My high school English teacher taught me the basis to continue my studies in college. When I was in the first semester, my perception about English language changed because it was the first time that I had a native English professor. At the beginning of the course, I could not understand anything my teacher said. Therefore, I think that my listening skills have increased because today I can listen to everything my professors say.

A personal anecdote was when I was in level four and I should to do a demonstrative presentation. My choice was about make chocolate brownies in microwave, this was a complete disaster because I put much yeast in mixture and the brownie erupt over cup.

At the end to my presentation classroom had chocolate everywhere but it was funny. I think that experiences like this all the Yachay Tech students have had, and it is the little things that made English lessons less borring. Therefore, English program allow students to develop their own skills with various methodologies such as presentations, discussions, essays, debates, videos, projects.

At the beginning to this semester, I had a lot of goals such as increase my vocabulary, develop my writing and speaking skills, expand my critical thinking and obviously make new friends. I think that in some way I reached up all of them because I feel that all my English skills have been developed in order to now I can to write and speak better than in the past. I believe that I took advantage to all the time that my level six English professor provided me in order to expand my critical thinking because she always promotes debates in class and critical questions.

In level six Yachay Tech English Program I did four essays, but for me the most relevant was research paper because it represents a compilation of efforts across all the semester. I chose a topic related to cannabis sativa, the principal reason to choose it was that always I have been interested to this plant in the way to prove how much is real the horrible perception about it is? I had to research a lot of information about it and worked hard but it was an entertaining experience because when you have the correct motivation is easy to work. Thanks to this work I have the opportunity to change my point of view about Cannabis Sativa.

My own ability as an English language user has been developed across all the semester because at the beginning as a writer I felt that I could not to express my ideas also, I do not understand APA norms. In addition, as a speaker I felt nervous and non confindence in my presentations. Now I can guarantee that my writer abilities have increased in order to I create a strong thesis statements, formulate a correct APA template and organize my ideas with sequence. Today I consider that my presentations are more fluent because I do it more relax and I have confidence. The consequence, I can be more persuasive to the audience causing and positive effect in my audience.

I think that a fundamental pillar that helped me to develop these skills were all my English professors because they used interactive methodologies to teach me, and of course they had a lot of patience. In consequence, I developed these abilities step by step with a lot of effort. However, I consider that the most profitable activity was the peer revisions because it allow me to learn about classmate’s errors. In fact, when you see the errors of the people it is possible realize yours own errors. I wish continue practicing and working with my classmates in order to develop my English skills.

In addition, an excellent and helpful activity was reading English books because I can to increase my own vocabulary and fix my grammatical errors. Additionally, critical thinking can be developed in order to I tried to read comprehensively my books. My advice for you is that you should to choose a book that you like. In my case I chose books about chemistry because, I love chemistry and also science fictions stories.

Comprehensive reading is an important skill that people need to develop and unique way to do it is reading a lot.

To finalize, I would like recommend you that the unique form to develop any language is practicing every day. English language skills are such as a baby that needs attention and care. In fact, I put a lot of effort and work hard to develop my own skills, and I continue committing errors yet. Learning process never finished always people can learn more knowledge. In my personal experience student should to learn themselves because, professors cannot teach you everything. Yachay Tech English Program taught me that English language is important and I should practice it for the rest of my life.

Thank you for reading my portfolio, and I hope that enjoy it.

Gratefully,

Santiago Luna

2. Response Essay

Running Head: HOW MUCH IS NECESSARY GO TO COLLEGE TO DEVELOP PERSONAL SKILLS?

How much is Necessary go to College to Develop Personal Skills?

Santiago Luna Research of Experimental Technology Yachay Tech University

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How much is necessary go to college to develop personal skills?

Global educational system is based on antiquated methods that not promote the developed of human capital in their students. In consequence, they think that is necessary study a lot of years to obtain any job. Nowadays people should ask what are really the college role at the moment to develop personal skills? .In addition, in the new worker system is necessary obtain a degree to get a good job. According to Till H. GroB a psychologist and TEDx speaker there are other characteristics with more importance than achieve a college degree, GroB thinks that is not necessary to study in college to obtain a success job. In this way, he gives four steps to create an own education. College is not necessary to develop personal skills because, any person can build their own formation in addition, people need to have passion into their jobs if they love the things that they do, they can develop their skills in a better way and they do a good job. Students with skills that makes them specials and can contribute to upgrade their companies.

On the other hand, Leef George in his Forbes article explain that the college is not a good investment. In addition, he find that there are not a relation between obtain a degree and get a job. In consequence, students could develop abilities themselves and build their own formation. Today, people need to increase personal skills to be better and can obtain any job. College cannot help them because, the unique form to do it is work themselves.

GroB explain that to create an own formation is necessary practice a lot in this way, people need to create a way of critical thinking in their minds that allow them work fast and efficiently.

According to GroB other important characteristic that all the people should to have is passion for their jobs in this way, if the people do not love the things that they do how they can improve and develop more things to their jobs. That is the most important point that the author explain because all his presentation is related to the passion to learning,

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GroB think that the world need more people think that is not important makes money else increase learning. Therefore, I agree with the author because in my personal experience I have can see that the key of success is the love and passion, in addition, it is not important money if you are working in your dream job. People always spend a lot of time to their studies and they cannot see that it is not the answer to achieve their dreams else, people need to enjoy their careers and will be happiest.

Leef George explain in his article “Don’t Buy the Hype”, College Education is Not an Investment “Employers do not rewards workers just for having passed enough classes to earn degree. They reward workers for their productivity.” (Leef, G. 2016) Furthermore, college is not important to acquire human capital like critical thinking, innovation skills, and creativity. Leef in his research found that most of the employees have a weak in basic skills, in consequence, he can prove that college is not efficient to increase human capital in their students because, only the students can make it.

Leef George gives a clear example to demonstrate that college is not a good investment. He explains that there are three kinds of students, one of them put a lot of effort to his studies and pass his subjects with higher grates, the second of them got high school with a minimum effort and achieve his degree in some undemanding field, and the third student was a good student in college and enrolling in different activities such as languages, sports and arts. According to Leef the student with more formation is the third student because, he can develop the productivity of any company. In addition, he think that a good professional is a person with a lot of different skills. Therefore, obtaining a college degree college does not ensure that the students can obtain jobs.

When students finalize the high school they think that the most important thing is study in a good college due to the thoughts that many great people have implanted them in their minds. However, they should think that if they get a success degree, their future

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is not ensured. Today industries search multitasking people because, for them is more efficient to have one person to do the work of many people. In many countries there are a lot of companies that the most employees do not have a top degree in their employees; they have skills for make a good work because, they have great ideas to create new things.

Therefore, people can increase the development of any company and social wellness.

Sometimes people with a degree do not have the skills to do something different, they just know about knowledge but, is important be creative to think about new discoveries to all the humanity.

In conclusion, both authors agree with college is not important to obtain a job because, the most important is the human capital of each employee. In consequence, students need to think that they should develop other skills that allow them something different. In fact, people should take more importance in create a great tool box in their minds because with these tools they can change the world. Students need to have passion for their jobs and the college’s role is not important to create all this tool box.

Furthermore, students should take in mind that is not important makes money and starting to build their own learning.

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References Leef, George. (2016, March 29). Don’t buy the hype, college education is not an investment. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/06/12/dont-buy-the-hype-college-edu cation-is-not-an-investment/#56b23f047ee6 8/11 Till H. Groß. Forget university? 4 steps to design your own education. TEDxKlagenfurt Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUnpSYMNEhY

3. Exploration Essay

Literary analysis: The Story of an Hour Santiago Luna University of Research of Experimental Technology Yachay Tech

“The story of an hour” Kate Chopin (1894) The amazing story “The story of an hour” written by Kate Chopin in 1894 it is about a woman called Mrs. Mallard that she stayed in her house a lot of time with her family before her husband death. The story represents a general point of view of a broken marriage after the death of a relative. Therefore, Mallard’s marriage falls in trouble because, husband’s death causes “heart trouble” in Mrs. Mallard; she started to forget to her husband and her family should help her.

The point of view in the whole story is third person and this characteristic makes the text more understandable in the way that we can know all the main characters of the story. On the other hand, Mallard’s marriage was anfractuous because, “Brently Mallard’s name leading the list of killed” (Chopin, 1894). In consequence, Mrs. Mallard was a widow and she felt a lot of horrible feelings. The author tries to represent how are the feelings that she felt when she was widow. Therefore, the role of her family is so important in all the story. The family try to convince to her that not all is lost and she can forget this horrible accident.

Therefore, the view of marriage that the story represents is related on the drama that the family feel at the moment that someone at the family die. The author shows an important step to forget the death of someone dear in their life. This step is the overcoming that is the action that Mrs. Mallard makes. “And yet she had loved him sometimes often she had not”. (Chopin, 1894). The author demonstrates that the feelings in a broken marriage start to disappear. This attitude is extremely normal in a widow and maybe could be reflected in the actual marriage not only in 19ths century because, the feelings are the same when people lost their loved person.

The role of the family in the story is relevant because, in all the text they gave their help to Mrs. Mallard. The author tries to convince the audience that when a marriage is broken all the family and friends should bring their help because, this is a difficult moment of the Mallard’s wife. “Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring for admission” (Chopin, 1894). With this text citation the author shows the interest that the Mallard’s sister has to help the widow.

In conclusion, the author reflects the feelings of widow and how the family is important to her. In addition, he demonstrates how the marriage could change in a short time showing a broken marriage and how the family could help the widow to forget the accident. The attitudes that the marriage start to take can be applied in actual marriages because, the action to lose someone special is the same even it was in the past or present. The story is brilliant because, it shows to reader what the feelings of the author was when Mrs. Mallard was widow.

References Chopin, Kate. The Story of an Hour. 1894. Retrieved from www.katechopin.org

4. Interpretation Essay

Running head: TENDERNESS AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

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Interpretation Essay: Ternura (Tenderness) such as an Artistic Expression of 20th Century in Ecuador Gurumendi Marlon, Luna Santiago, Riofrío Andrés Yachay University of Experimental Technology and Research

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Interpretation Essay: Ternura (Tenderness) Artistic Expression of 20th Century in Ecuador “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.” - Vincent Van Gogh Ecuadorian identity is characteristic for a high cultural richness. Over time Ecuador has lived different times in the past Ecuadorian society suffered in highest levels poverty, discrimination and illiterate. One important aspect that it helped them to forgot it is the art in the way to express the discontent of all the population. A person who is a figure against the discrimination to natives is Oswaldo Guayasamín. He is a successful artist and characterized for his cubist style. He was born in Quito-Ecuador, his family was poor, and he was the eldest of ten siblings. In general his pieces of art are known to develop topics such as discrimination, poverty, love and anger. Tenderness is one of the most relevant work of Guayasamin it was painted in 1989 and is an oil painting. Tenderness is an artistic expression of 20th century in Ecuador because it represents discrimination to natives, poverty extreme and mother’s love toward her sons. In this way, “Ternura” could be considered such as a way to express feelings of the real life of Ecuadorian mothers because in the painting, it is possible view feelings such as love, comprehension and tenderness.

Ternura painting is part of work of art named Mientras Viva Siempre te Recordaré (While I Live I Will Always Remember You) and allows the mother love. Oswaldo Guayasamín’s work is divided in three parts each of one is characterized such as three different periods of Guayasmín’s life. The first one is named “Huacayañan”, it is a quechua word that means El Camino del Llanto (The way of Tears) all of this pieces of art represent the suffering of indigenous society and express bitter feelings. The second one is angry period constituted by 100 pieces of art, Guayasamín tried to express the feelings that natives suffered at the moment to fight against discrimination and racism. The third one is period of

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Tenderness that consist in a praise of all Ecuadorian mothers, the pieces of art show feelings such as love, comprehension, tenderness and happiness.

According to María Otero in her thesis to obtain her Master of Arts Art History, she said “the paintings in this series were homage to Oswaldo Guayasamín mother and to all the mothers of the word” because he felt a lot of respect for the woman that was discriminated in this period. In the painting, it is possible observe the feelings of mother because her eyes expresses love, tenderness, comprehension. On the other hand, the child’s eyes show ingenuousness while her mother embraces him. Furthermore, it is possible observe how the child is in the center of her mother allowing us to remember the pregnancy moment and how in its moment the mothers feel love for her children despite in the picture she is undernourished.

Guayasamin fought to discrimination for being indigenous roots, and against what his father imposed on him not to paint (Otero, 2011). He showed the problems that were happening in Ecuador in the XX century such as the abuse and suffering, which caused on him a trauma. Guayasamin reflected on his painting the fear that they had felt by social discrimination. It explains how the mother with the head leaning protects her child firmly with her arms, and the child is scared and transmits a concern for what will happen. In the past indigenous people suffered a lot of discrimination and Guayasamín tried to fight it, today the racism and discrimination have been reduced thanks people such as Oswaldo. However, differences continue being high in this indigenous population but artistic expression is an opportunity to protest against injustice.

In the 20th century in Ecuador, if people were indigenous race, they were economically disadvantaged, and did not have much to eat and suffered from malnutrition (Otero, 2011). In the painting, the ribs of the two people are notorious because they have bad feeding, they were poor, and they ate less food. In addition, it can be noticed a sample of

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what the most of indigenous people passed: malnutrition, and poverty. Guayasamín painted the physical aspects of an unjust world filled of poverty and suffering induced by the world economic system (Otero, 2011). Tenderness express how the malnutrition is presenting on indigenous society, but even so mother’s love is unwavering this is the expression of feelings of all the ecuadorian mothers.

In conclusion, the author painted his mother feelings in his work of art because he had a strong relationship with his mother and he observed the indigenous discrimination that produced poverty in the year 1989 when he painted his work of art named Ternura. For this reason, Oswaldo Guayamín in his painting like allow the indigenous suffering to all over the world in order to stop the discrimination and give them a greater opportunity in their studies or works with the purpose to does not have more poverty in the ingenious families. In this way, author’s painting is a way to protest the indigenous discrimination in order to be grateful with the mothers because their care their children in spite of all problems.

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REFERENCES Otero, M. (2011). The Open Veins of Guayasamín's Paintings (Unpublished master's thesis).

The University of New Mexico. Retrieved November 12, 2016, from https://repository.unm.edu/bitstream/handle/1928/12816/MA thesis - 4.13.11 - Front Matter Introduction Chapters 1 - 3 Conclusion Figures Bibliography FINAL.pdf?sequence=1.

5. Argumentation Essay

Argumentative essay: Legalize all Drugs.

Santiago Luna University of Research of Experimental Technology Yachay Tech

Legalize all drugs “I don’t do drugs, I’m drugs” (Salvador Dalí) Drugs problem is related to all society because, each person has the decision to stay in favor or against it and do something to change the point of view about drugs.

Governments have fought a war against drugs since 50 years ago and the results have not been profitable. Therefore, society needs to take an effective decision and start to think in the legalization. Legalization of all drugs could represent a positive change in lifestyle of a lot of families, also it opens the door to a new millionaire market and reduces criminal problems in the streets. These positive aspects allow people to be in favor to legalization of all drugs.

The war against drugs spends billions of dollars around the world. According to Baun in his article “Legalize it all Drugs How to win the war on drugs” “BBC telling that if you fight a war for forty years and don’t win you have to sit down and think about other solutions…”, laws that control drugs are not effective for this reason is necessary to start to change the point of view about drugs. On the other hand, there are a lot of families that suffer the consequences of illegal market in order to their children are dealers causing a broken family; with legalization of drugs the persecution of dealers could finish and the stability of the family could be reconstructed.

Alcohol and cigarettes market are billionaire business in the world; even if people know what are the consequences to consume these legal drugs people continue to consume it. Therefore, legalization of drugs could be an opportunity to create a new billionaire market. Some states in United States such as Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska have legalized the use of marijuana. According to Baun the profits of selling marijuana in these states are approximately 500 million dollars. However, nobody in USA want to sell heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine as freely as Colorado stores sell

marijuana because a small amount of population consume these types of drugs.

Therefore, legalization of all drugs would open a new opportunity to create jobs.

Drugs have been stigmatized such as problem of poor and criminal people.

However, the principal problem is in the government because, it is the unique way to change this problems. Before associate drugs with black people, poor families, criminals and hippies; we need to think why these people have not the opportunity to be educated or get a job. Drugs are only an excuse of the government to avoid the real problem of each person that down in drugs. Streets problem are occasioned by violence between gang; with legalization there will not problems in the streets at the moment to think in drugs because, drugs would be regulated and taxed.

In conclusion, each person has the opportunity to stay in favor or against about legalization of drugs but legalization represents a new change in aspects such as economy, politics and society wellness because, the results of the war against drugs have not been efficient since forty years ago and that is moment to create new policies that regulate the market of drugs. In addition, a lot of people will be benefited on these change in the way that government will invest the money in aspects that are more fundamental such as education, health, jobs because, the money that spend in the war against drugs is too higher. I would like in the future a country where my decision could be important and have the freedom to choose what is the correct way of my personal development without any prohibition by laws.

References Baun, D. (2016, April). Legalize it All How to win the war on drugs. Harper’s Magazine, 21-32.

6. Final Research Project Essay

Running head: CHANGING THE POINT OF VIEW ABOUT CANNABIS SATIVA

Changing the Point Of View about Cannabis Sativa Santiago Luna University of Research of Experimental Technology Yachay Tech

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Abstract Cannabis Sativa has been judged unjustly from humanity relating it to criminal and poverty factors. Therefore, this essay shows an important prove about that if it is true. There are a lot aspects that allow people to change their point of view about Cannabis Sativa such as medicine and social wellness. In fact, the way to legalization of Marijuana in different places is a reality because people leave behind the ignorance about it and start to view the positive characteristics of this plant. Marijuana has a high scientific potential to develop new treatments against diseases such as hemorrhagic stroke, Parkinson’s disease, cancer and glaucoma. Moreover, there are a lot of cases that affirm the evidence to continue researching about Cannabis Sativa. The first step to change the point of view about Marijuana is leaving behind the taboo because, people need to think out the box and start to be informed about it. Society makes the choice to stay in favor or against Cannabis Sativa but they should to think that there are a lot of relevant aspects such as mentioned before that influence the balance in favor to this extraordinary plant.

Keywords: Cannabis Sativa, medicine, taboo, viewpoint, Marijuana, society.

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Changing the Point of View about Cannabis Sativa.

“I don’t do drugs, I’m drugs” (Salvador Dali) Over time scientists have discovered cures for different diseases. In the past humanity found medicine into the nature they used medical plants to heal any disease such as flu, fever, stomach illness, etc. Furthermore, there are many alternatives to refuse synthetic drugs and find a solution into medicinal plants. One of them is cannabis sativa, this plant was considered as a psychedelic drug that causes in its consumers addiction. However, it is an ancestral plant used for the humanity 10 000 years ago for medical purposes. The point of view about Cannabis Sativa has been judged unjustly from people because they have a lot of ignorance about it.

Therefore, some things that change the point of view are: research that demonstrate the positive uses of cannabis in diseases such as Parkinson, glaucoma, and cancer some countries such as USA, Portugal, Holland and Uruguay begin the way of Cannabis legalization leaving behind this taboo and Cannabis represents an important social factor that improve lifestyle to many families across the world.

Use of Marijuana went back since thousands of years. The first use was in the Chinese empire 2727 a. a. c. to medical purpose. There are different ways to consume medical Cannabis but the most useful is cannabis oil because principal chemical compound of cannabis called THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) can be extracted efficiently. THC is guilty to hallucinogenic effects that Marijuana cause in its consumers. Also of all positive consequences in the fight against diseases such as cancer, glaucoma, hemorrhagic stroke and Parkinson’s disease. Human brain has two receptors that allow the metabolism of THC in the body known CB1 and CB2. THC, CB1 and CB2 work together to develop numerous benefits in our body such as increment of appetite, concentration and in a high level treatment of diseases.

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According to Katherine Scot in her research about the uses of THC to reduce cancer cells in mice. She demonstrates that it is possible fight against cancer with the use of cannabis oil.

“CBD and THC reduce the number of glioma cells when used alone.” (Scot K.2014). This research indicates that Cannabis Sativa is an important opportunity to fight against cancer cells.

The principal problem of Scot K. was that she does not allow to experiment in humans and is impossible prove the efficiency of THC in human cells. However, Scot K. believe that in the future will be possible to do more researches about Cannabis Sativa opening the doors to a lot of therapies to different diseases.

In addition, Rose David in his research about the use of synthetic Marijuana against hemorrhagic stroke shows that Marijuana is an opportunity to reduce migraines and intracranial pressure. “The association between synthetic Marijuana, and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) has not yet been described, but it has a therapeutic potential with acute ischemic stroke (AIS)”. In this way, Rose David. explains that his patients after inhalation of Cannabis oil reduced in big measures hypertension, coagulopathy and aneurysms. This research shows the scientific potential of Cannabis Sativa and its results restate that Marijuana is not just an illegal drug either it have a lot of positive aspects that are important to be mentioned.

On the other hand, many people continue having a horrible perception about cannabis because it is related to the criminals, murders and poverty. It happens because they have ignorance about Marijuana to start a new time where the indulgence to drugs represent a way to develop new possibilities and to change the lives of millions of people is necessary think out the box. Scientists have demonstrated that Cannabis Sativa has a lot of medical uses for this reason, people should to take this evidence and change their position against Marijuana.

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Legalization of Marijuana has started to take place in many countries around the world.

Clear examples are Portugal, Canada, Uruguay, and United States. According to Baum Dan in his article “Legalize It All”, the war against drugs have not had results since 40 years ago, and at this moment it is necessary makes extreme decisions to change this reality. Baum believe that the first step is leave behind the opinion about Marijuana. “Portugal has decriminalized not only Marijuana but cocaine and heroin, as well as all other drugs.” (Baum D. 2016). Countries such as mentioned before represent an example to follow they will open their eyes to a new time where is possible to acquire the positive uses of drugs especially of marijuana.

A big obstacle to develops new knowledge about medical uses of marijuana is market prohibition, the reasons to marijuana continue being illegal in some places according to Wheeler Brian in his article Why Not… legalize drugs? are that there are not strong evidence about decriminalization of black market and it is impossible guarantee that people are not addict. Even if Marijuana could be legal and the problem continue being in the viewpoint of each person people need to be educated about it to ensure a wellness of everybody. Society could have the chance to reach the benefits that Cannabis can give them.

“Mexican Supreme Court elevated the debate to a new plane by ruling that the prohibition of Marijuana consumption violated the Mexican Constitution by interfering with “the personal sphere,” the “right to dignity,” and the right to personal autonomy.” (Baum D. 2016) In some places around the world, the way to legalization is beginning and it has been possible because people do not see in Cannabis Sativa danger. Baum D. explains that countries such as Mexico changing their point of view about Marijuana because they have reasons more stronger than scientific or medical purpose. They consider to Cannabis Sativa such as something personal beyond any restriction that government impose. Mexican population has the opportunity to

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change the taboo about Marijuana and give the first step to their legalization process opening the door to a new opportunities that Cannabis gives.

Hugh Hempel is a TEDx orator and in his video “Why I changed my mind about medical cannabis”. He explains his personal experience with medical use of Cannabis Sativa. He has two children with a serious brain disorder. He makes a comparison between synthetic drugs and Cannabis oil to treat of his daughters. Before use Cannabis oil he shows how his life was terrible and his daughters suffered a lot of side symptoms his daughters were such as robots they could not live their life and they were wasting their childhood. At the moment to replace synthetic drugs with Cannabis oil Hempel’s life starts to change and his daughters could start a new lifestyle in order to they can recovery the ability to do primordial activities such as speak, walk, eat for themselves.

People that suffer Parkinson’s disease have seen in medical use of Cannabis an opportunity to decrease ailments. Okun Michael director of National Parkinson Foundation of Unitated States affirms that patients that use Cannabis have improved their life quality.

According to Okun M. “39 patients (45.9%) described mild or substantial alleviation of their PD symptoms in general” (2014). In his personal experience patients of Parkinson’s disease suffer a lot of horrible symptoms and he thinks that if something would change the balance in favor to Parkinson’s disease patients is the use of alternative medicine such as Cannabis because the receptors CB1 and CB2 are near with the brain position of Parkinson’s disease known basal ganglia.

Stories such as Hempel H. and Okun M. demonstrate that Cannabis Sativa is not a dangerous plant but it represents a way to change the lifestyle of a lot of families because experiences like these there are around the whole world. Hempel has had to change his point of

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view obligated by the despair to want a new life to his daughters; he found in Cannabis a total change in his life. Okun M. have the opportunity to see personally how affect Parkinson’s disease in his patients he thinks that if people leave behind their fear to unknown it is possible a change in the lifestyle of many families around the world. Humanity should to be ready a new time where drugs such as Marijuana will be legal because the positive aspects are higher than the negative viewpoints.

In conclusion, Cannabis Sativa is a plant with a lot of benefits in different aspects such as social wellness, medicine and science. In fact, medical benefits are evident in diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, cancer and hemorrhagic stroke. In addition, social wellness to a lot of families around the whole world has been increased from the use of cannabis oil in order to replace synthetic drugs in their treatments. All of these reasons provide strong evidence that allow to people to change the point of view about Cannabis Sativa each person has an own choice to judge Cannabis Sativa. However, society should to leave behind the influence of the taboo and start to think out the box following examples such as Mexico, Portugal, United States and Uruguay. In fact, today people begin to change their point of view about Cannabis Sativa and in a near future more countries will make the legalization of marijuana..

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References Katherine A. Scott, Angus G. Dalgleish, and Wai M. Liu. The Combination of Cannabidiol and D9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol Enhances the Anticancer Effects of Radiation in an Orthotopic Murine Glioma Model. Department of Oncology, Division of Clinical Sciences, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom. 2014.

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