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Hello IS 254 students my name is Joisbel and today I will be talking about NYC marijuana taxation and regulation.On march 2021 NYC governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that legalized marijuana. This legislation was enacted with a stated,purpose of creating a regulated and taxed cannabis industry in New York and to provide for social and economic justice related to the sale and use of cannabis. My personal thoughts about marijuana regulations is that it was a really bad decision that governor Andrew Cuomo made marijuana legal in New York because now in my community a lot of people be killing each other over marijuana, and they also be giving younger kids a bad example.

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hello teenagers and adults my name is jhofreylin today i will be talking what exactly are the affects of marijuana first things first,marijuana is a cannabis plant it's also a psychoactive drug wich could highly affect the human body in many different ways which may vary dramatically among different people, include heightened sensory perception,brighter colors ,laughter, altered perception of time, and increased appetite and If marijuana is consumed in foods or beverages, these effects are somewhat delayed—usually appearing after 30 minutes to 1 hour—because the drug must first pass through the digestive system.people also could get highly addicted to this drug witch could severely affects the persons health and People who have taken large doses of marijuana may experience an acute psychosis, which includes hallucinations, delusions, and a loss of the sense of personal identity. source-nida.nih.gov(no actual author)

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Well hello Ladies and Gentleman,my name is Marvin and I'll be talking about how Gun Violence has been during the year and why it's been like this.The topic i been studying is Gun Violence the reason why i choose Gun Violence its because in my neighborhood there is a lot of gun incidents and i`m trying to find why is these gun incidents is happening.What i think about Gun Violence is that it`s crazy that this generation thinks that now a days its cool to keep a non legal weapon with them at all time but at the sometime it`s danger to the public.The article i learned all this information from it`s named,Shooting data show new trends in gun violence by Ari Ephraim Fieldsman. I like this article because it explains the years and the percentage of how gun incidents have been during the years and months but also Tells who has Been Starting Gun Violence over the pandemic. The article scared me when it said¨In the Bronx, however, 2021 had more than 30% more shooting incidents than even the prior year’s spike¨ It scared me because i live in the Bronx and me hearing that makes me worried.But also the article talked about Manhattan¨In Manhattan, every precinct above 110th Street saw shootings either rise or stay flat, with Harlem and Washington Heights seeing some of the worst increases. That also worried me because i hang out in Manhattan. But the central idea of the article is to show how much gun violence has gone up and down in the 5 borough of NYC,but most important  the reasons why gun violence have gone up and down during the pandemic.And this is what ive learned on this article of Gun Violence/Gun Incidents.This is the ending of my Understanding of Gun Violence in the article¨Shooting data show new trends in gun violence¨ thank you Ladies and Gentleman.

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Hi my name is Ramiro espinosa and today i will be talking about heroin and the causes of change that can happen to the user. heroin is an opiate drug that is processed from certain poppy plants also the looks of this narcotic are a white or brownish powder. this narcotic (opiate) has many nicknames like big H, black tar, chiva, hell dust horse and many more. the article i read is called united states drug enforcement Administrator from a agency called DEA and this article may be short but has enough info for a person that is damaged by this drug. the central idea of this article is that heroin is something teens like me or just all people in general shouldn't use this drug that can cause harm to others. what next step should we take if we are addicted to it?, first step you should take is to find help like going to therapy or like take medications that can cause you less harm than you are right now or just visit a sight and found for help even if that person feels like he/she doesn't need it, call for help to clean you're child or whoever it is so they cannot damage there body and mind. thank you all and god bless those who are suffering

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My thoughts about NYC governor Andrew Cuomo legalizing marijuana is that it was a bad decision because now this can be a bad influence on the young generation. I also think this a bad decision because I think that marijuana can be a weakness for a lot of people and can result in bad decisions.

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Hey everyone my name is Leticia Vazquez and I’m going to talk about how guns are everywhere. Like there has been mass and schools shooting and Ben in streets. Many shooter has gone to schools and shoot at kids teenagers and adults. On my article that I read called 4 reasons why congress doesn’t act on gun violence. I learn a lot  while I was reading it. What  I learn there is some place called Florida and people saying in Florida there has recently have been  schools shooting in Florida. So what people did is they protest all over the streets and schools. What’s 1 thing that they put is Nobody should die from a bullets. Also they say from the schools that they should keep everyone inside the school building safe. Also more then 23 states allow concealed weapon. Like I was saying each states should be enact on gun violence. We have different states and different law. Expecting to take different approaches to gun law. That what I learn from the article people protesting of gun violence and each states should be enact on gun violence and gun shop. Parents of their child worried about what’s going to happen cause u never know. I believe there has not been greater action by congress to address this issue.

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Good day IS 254 my name is yeronni Gomez and I have been researching on the history of heroin and i have tracked dun the history of heroin and it dates back to 1900 in London united kingdoms . where it was tested in Mary's Hospital for the first time. it was created and it was sent to  F. M. at Owens College in London for biological. The effects of the drugs once great prostration and fear sleepiness speedily following the my the eyes being sensitive and pupils dilated consider able salivation being produced  and slight tendency to vomiting but there is no way to stop it once it is in your body. but From a medical point of view the interest in this new drug was not very high for the first twenty years. In 1990 the drug stated to become popular in the United Kingdom following by the United States but for the wrong reason people started to abuse the capabilities of the drug for personal gains like cartels and drug lords saw the rise with  this drug.The drug became all over the place in the United States all throughout the 90s and 80s and it still is in the modern day. We all probably see it when we come out of buses train stops or right where we live. Many people have seen their ends to an overdose of heroin once you started it it’s very hard to quit it becomes an addiction. You will never feel the same feeling as the first time you took the drug.

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Welcome kids/adults from IS.254 my name is Jennifer Hernandez and i'm going to be  talking about drugs happening in our Communtites i pick cocaine as my drug.
But before i start talking i got all my information from this article called "Abuse in north america a milestone in history" by J Clin pharmacol,now i start back then in 1885 cocaine wasn't really a big deal but it was still not sell for kids like for example cocaine was a freely available drug that you can even see it in drug store,saloon,mail order vendor and even in grocery store but in 1913 there was a reported on a drug dealer selling cocaine to kids in 15 different form such as cigarette,cheroot,inhalant,cordial,crystal but then president William Taft found out then the congress passed out the Harrison act which it distribution of the sale of cocaine but when people saw this they still didn't care but in 1950 the people who were still buying cocaine had unfortunately died.
what now?stop hanging with people who do drugs or you're just going to become just like them.

what next?more drug dealers putting drug into candy and selling it like that.

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One thing i read was that when someone kidnaps they go to jail for 25 years and one thing you can do to keep yourself safe is bring safety ideas , My topic was kidnapping and i read a story that was telling me how to stay safe and how long someone goes to jail for and that when someone is missing for 12 hours its consider as kidnapping ,my thought on kidnapping is whats the reason for taking little kids and teen, adults for no reason and harm them the article i read in class was on taking little kids from their family and hurting them the name of the article Landsat and the author name is Jeremy sandal

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Dear I.S 254,
My Name is Akerah Parler and i'm gonna tell y'all about the importance of gun laws. gun laws are very important. They are made to keep you safe and to also keep you from hurting other people. A lot of people have been killed due to gun violence whether you were in a gang, argument, or just doing nothing. in class I've been learning about gun violence and realized how serious it really is. To teach myself about gun violence i read an article called "History of Gun Control" by ProCon. This article taught me everything that I'm going to teach you! in the article "history by gun control" the Arthur speaks about specific gun laws that were made by the law. In the article it states "Some laws, including in Connecticut (1643) and at least five other colonies, required “at least one adult man in every house to carry a gun to church or other public meetings” in order to protect against attacks by Native Americans". If that law wasn't made a lot of people would've been robbed and killed. In this article the central idea is that gun laws are very important in order to keep citizens safe.

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Welcome kids/adults from IS.254 my name is Jennifer Hernandez and i'm going to be  talking about drugs happening in our Communtites i pick cocaine as my drug.
But before i start telling you guys what i been learning this whole week is i got all my information from this article "Abuse in north america a milestone in history" by J Clin pharmacol now i start how back then in the 19 century cocaine wasn't really a big deal like for example cocaine was a freely available drug that you can even see it in drug store,saloon,mail order vendor and even in grocery store then

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Hai my name is charisma rivera, my topic is about how young kids get addicted to drugs. I Learned that young kids actually get addicted to drugs such as weed and more other drugs and how it effects other kids, but i think this just ruins kids, because it can hurt a kids mental state and mental health, and it could also cause lung problems and other stuff. it has also caused cancer. People say well (insert any drug) is legal so it is not that bad, but it is because like i stated it does hurt a kid.

The Article i read is How Kids Get Hooked on Drugs at Such a Young Age by American Addiction Centers Editorial Staff
Some things i have learned / read through in the article is that what parents do that children can visibly see is what makes kids want to do it or get addicted to it. I think the same thing because if you see someone do something your influence to do it. "A child of an addicted parent is eight times more likely to end up an addict." This quote also proves what i mean by some kids seeing what their parents are doing and wanna do it as well, and that's what affects a kid. Another thing i learned is kids also get addicted because of another child, some kids can peer pressure other kids into wanting to do drugs and that's what also makes kids addicts. I also learned that most stuff is affected to kids that are -12.

What now you can do if you are addicted is call a hotline. theres a lot of hotlines please do call.
Why do kids depend on others kids? and why do they wants to do what other kids do.

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hello everyone today i will be talking about kidnapping if someone convicted kidnapping the prison sentence depends on how much damage is caused or in what state your in for example in California you would serve up to eight years in prison if you convicted kidnapping or in New York you would serve up to 25 years in prison the law mandates a sentence of no less than five years.

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Remember to take whatever you brought into a park with you when you leave.
Recycle! the author talks about recycling because it helps To cut down on the quantity of trash you toss away, and you can tell your family and friends about recycling to help reduce littering in your community .To avoid loose papers and other objects from dropping out and becoming litter, make sure the recycling and garbage bags are tied firmly at home.
It is important to teach kids the importance of proper garbage disposal.
Take part in community cleanup.

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hi people of the Bronx my name is Edison tejada and i will be sharing tell or explain to you guys about littering and how littering is affecting the Bronx my thoughts on littering are that  people should stop littering because littering is affecting the community and the environment  we live because the states are burning the trash and the chemicals  are bad for us the article i read is called “Bronx Litter  Hotspots are Stains Where, Often, no One’s to Blame, by : Valeria Hernandez and Windila Balbone the central idea is The central idea of the article “Bronx Litter Hotspots are Stains Where, Often, no One’s to Blame

is that littering can be expected sometime but most of the time littering is bad not only for the community but for the environment around the world.

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Hi everyone, my name is evangeline my topic is about Littering, trash,garbage. What i learned was how the people trhow a lot garbage bags in the floor. And how the people don't pick up the garbage, also how the people smoke and throw away the cigarettes. The author of my article is the official website of the city of New York.The article name is Residential trash rules, the central idea of my article is how can the city can be clean to have a better place.

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Hello guys my name is Dariel and my topic is about marijuana and how white people raised the prices for mexicans .What i learned was how much people use marijuana and not only for smoking and stuff like that is also used in peoples medication and some use it to help them work and white people feared that mexicans would take marijuana  and they would get out of control and inappropriately touch kids and muerder.The central idea of my article is how drugs can be a big problem the author is libraries name of article is Drug use in History .

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Drugs specifically marijuana and what i have learned from it is that marijuana can effect and damage your body in many ways and people dont notice it because they get so addicted they dont understand there putting there life on the lines and what i was thinking is why they are doing marijuana knowing the effects of it can destroy the body and in the artical from nyc.gov it says the effects can damage the brain and what it does to it is that it can mess with peoples memory's and forget about things long term or permanent. and what others can do to solve this is hard because people around the world can make them but the solution is that to inflluence people to stop doing drugs and tell people around the world to start having other coping ways so people can stop and the artical main goal is the facts and marijuana effects it has on a person

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hi guys my name is Iverson De La Cruz my topic is about Drug Movement Into and Within The united states by national seizure system .what i learned was that what they do to not get caught is they use different type of roads like roads where there is not a lot of people and cops also they put stacks of cocaine hidden in the wheels so its harder for cops to find it also some of them pay corrupted cops so they don't get cause like lets say they get caught the cops would let them go because they are paying them.

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Hi everyone, my name is Yaleah Gonzalez. And I am going to inform you guys about Littering and the overall effects. Littering is dumping trash on the ground in public places: Littering carries consequences. the issue of littering in the city. Some things I have learned about littering is that there are plenty of public trash bins and people still end up littering. There are also places of things you may use to prevent littering. For example, instead of throwing trash out of your window instead, you can keep a litter bag once you've arrived, appropriately dispose of your rubbish.

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wsg guys my name is Jodalvi Cabrera my topic is about young people doing drugs or selling drugs. What I learned was how much young people actually do and sell drugs its crazy because right now young people should be in school learning and tryna go to a good college or try to impress they parents. The author of the article is MedlinePlus the name of the article is drugs and young people the central idea of my article was that they talk about young people doing and selling drugs and wat common drugs they use.

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Welcome everybody, my name is Jouleana Mura and today I'm going to be telling you guys about how Gun Violence affects Adults, Communtites & Children. Lately people around the world are losing their lives due to the use of guns, people need to know how to properly use a gun before owning one. People need to be mentally stabled to get a gun so that they can use it correctly and safely. People can be destroyed mentally/physically by weapons when they lose someone or when children lose their parents and end up being orphans. This is why there are children without the support of an adult who can guide them correctly. At an early age there are many children using firearms that are very easily obtained on the street or as they say on the black market. My opinion I would eliminate weapons for personal use, but many people will assert their right to the fifth amendment of the constitution.

question - how do guns affect people?

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Hello, is254 my name is Kimi Anderson, and my topic is gun violence. I'm going to tell you what I learned about gun violence. Gun violence is something that people do that is very serious and dangerous. Like number 1 killing people, 2- threatening people, 3-using it in videos, and 4-using it for robberies. According to the articles that I have been reading about gun violence, communities want to help bring gun violence to an end, which is to come up with a plan to keep children and adults safe. When you take your child to school early in the morning you expect them to come back into your arms safe and sound. You wouldn't want your child to be hurt. It is the same thing as adults, you wouldn't wanna go to work and then gun violence occurs and you not knowing if you get to see your loved ones or not. Some people don't realize that committing gun violence is something that gives people fear of going outside or taking their child to school for their education while there is violence outside that could come into schools and other buildings. I learned this from an article called "A Plan to Keep Students and adults Safe" this article talks about communities confirming this plan to Mayor Adams to help out with other communities. Another article that I have been reading to prevent gun violence is called "Gun Violence Must Stop. Here's What We Can Do to Prevent More Deaths". This article talks about how many reports of gun violence that has been occurred in the Bronx which is 30,000 reports and lives that have been killed or injured and coming up with plans to save people from gun violence.

Why does gun violence make people fear their surroundings?

The reason why people fear their surroundings when they get outside is that anybody could be carrying a gun on them while walking around the Bronx and people won't know. Not only do people fear whos carrying what around the streets, they also fear violence, anybody could just walk up on someone and punch them for no reason nowadays, and there are rumor reports about that on the news.

What now?

To do now is to come up with more plans and also hear about what other people have to say about gun violence and what their plan also is.

What next?

Next is to ban all guns for people and make them available  to only police officers.

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Hello IS254 my topic is drugs on the street  . This is very important because our generation is influenced a lot on drugs even though we are thought not to buy anything harmful for our body .The article I have read on my topic is called “ Drugs and Crime”  by NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER . The central idea of my article is New York is a epicenter for DTOs ( Drug Trafficking organizations ) to ship and handle illegal drugs  like marijuana and cocaine. Police are working on solving this problem .
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Dear kids/adults
My Name is Andy my topic is about Littering/Trash/Garbage.What I learned was how much people throw away a lot of garbage bags and how they fill there garbage and falls and the people don't pick it up and how people smoke there cigarettes and throw them on the floor and don't throw them away.The author of my article was Jessica S the article name was sanitation the central idea of my article was that they talk about how much people litter and how much they have garbage and how they should punish the people who litter.

Question: What affects people to litter in our community?

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welcome adults, my name is Ariell Torres and I am going to tell you some facts that I've learned about human trafficking. well get your snacks and drinks, sit down and relax and let me tell you some facts about this! Human trafficking is a very serious crime. The 3 most common types of human trafficking are sex trafficking, forced labor , and dept bondage. Forced labor, also known as involuntary servitude, is the biggest sector of trafficking in the world, according to the U.S. Department of State. Do you want your child, nephew or niece, or anyone in your family to go through these matters? I wouldn't either! People don't realize how important these crimes are and how children/teenagers are sexually assaulted by they're friends, bully's, strangers, even family. I've learned this information from Article’s Cyber “Pedophiles” A Behavioral Perspective" By Kennetb V. Lanning. The author speaks about the different types of human trafficking and he/she compares and contrasts the difference between pedophiles and child molesters. The difference between child molesters and pedophiles is a child molester is an individual who sexually molests children. A 🤬 might have a sexual preference for children and fantasize about having sex with them, but if he does not act this fantasy out, he is not a child molester. Pedophiles are individuals whose erotic imagery and sexual fantasies focus on children. Rather then simply settling for child victims they prefer to have sex with children. Now because of these actions people should put a warning out for pedophiles and others to let them know that any actions being reported they will be sent to jail for certain amount of time period for they're actions!

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What's good 8th students my name is joisbel and I was doing  my research about when marijuana was legalized in NYC and the resources I study  told me that marijuana was legalized march 31st, 2021.

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Hello IS 254 students today I will talk about when did the NYC government legalized marijuana.

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1. Determine your audience
2. Introduce the topic studied for the week
3. Share your thoughts/learning about the topic
4. Briefly discuss articles read in class(include author, title, summary & central ideas); may also share key points from class discussions
5. Provide a “what now” or “what next” /call to action(specific to what you plan to do/ what others can do to solve the topic)

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Yo Yo Yo! I'm back with talking about how smoking is bad for you adults and not only you everybody else who smokes. Adults don't understand that if they're using E-cigarettes to get away from cigars and drugs , It's still bad for your health because E-cigarettes are burned tobacco products and chemicals that can cause Cancer. People's lungs are dropping for being addicted to chemicals that we don't even know where they came from.

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Dear kids/adults
My Name is Andy my topic is about people littering and Trash,Garbage What I learned

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How unjust police killings damage the mental health of Black Americans? 

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How unjust police killings damage the mental health of Black Americans? 

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Hello adults and adolescents my name is Amare Blades today you will read about how unjust-ed the killings of African Americans affect the people of color. George Floyd was born on October 14 1973 and passed away on May 25th 2020. Derek Chauvin had a  knee on George Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds saying  "I CANT BREATHE" "I CANT BREATHE" and the former police officer Derek Chauvin did not let go or let off pressure and his feet wasn't even on the floor when he was kneeing on Georges neck and George was there crying asking for his children and saying and i quote "mama" but the former police officer Derek Chauvin had no remorse now you tell me you wouldn't be scared walking past cops or seeing any cops? Your heart wouldn't drop down to your stomach while talking to one and he tells you to put your hand behind your back and lay on the floor?

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Dear Adults,
My Name is Akerah i'm gonna tell y'all about the importants of gun laws