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Thesis: Marijuana should be legalized in Mississippi
Author: Ted Phelps: Harvard Economics Professor
Article Title: "Green is Good"
Quote 1: A recent report predicating the impact of federally legal marijuana suggests that
nationwide legalization could generate 1.1 million jobs by 2025. Workers would be needed to
farm, process, distribute, and sell marijuana-based products.
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Quote 2: Currently, federal marijuana enforcement costs several billion dollars per year. If
marijuana were removed from the list of controlled substances, far fewer court cases involving
the substance would go to trial, resulting in fewer incarcerations and, in turn, more money saved.
Introduction: (Hook, background info, thesis) 5 sentences

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women