QSW: Quotes, Summary, Wonderings

Stage 1 : Empathize

This form will help you shape your thoughts and research as you dig
into your chosen topic. Remember that this is more than simple
research! You are working towards gaining empathy, so select sources
that help you truly understand your topic on a deeper level.

For EACH SOURCE complete the following: First, list the article title
and copy/paste the link to the article. Then, copy/paste at least 3-5
powerful or informative quotes (depending on article length) that help
guide your understanding of your topic. Next, summarize the article
you just read in YOUR OWN WORDS (about 1-2 paragraphs depending on
article length). Finally, write down a wondering. A wondering is
something this article made you more curious about, a hole or a gap
that hasnt been answered, or a question that you have after reading
the article that will help guide you moving forward with your
research.

Article Title: Genetics and epigenetics of addiction

Link: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/gene
tics-epigenetics-addiction

Quotes: 1. In addition, exposure to drugs or stress in a persons

**(3-5 Depending on social or cultural environment can alter both gene
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expression and gene function, which, in some cases,
may persist throughout a persons life.
2. That old saying "nature or nurture" might be
better phrased "nature and nurture" because
research shows that a persons health is the
result of dynamic interactions between genes
and the environment.
3. For example, when a person uses cocaine, it
can mark the DNA, increasing the production
of proteins common in addiction.

Summary: This article discussed how genetics are a factor in

**(1-2 paragraphs drug addiction. It tells how the brain will reduce
depending on article
length)** happiness from other activities while using drugs.
The brain will even increase the happiness achieved
after using drugs very consistently. Some people also
dont have an addiction gene.

Wondering: I wonder how much this impacts people who use drugs.

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Article Title: Report: Aide says Nixon's war on drugs targeted blacks, hippies

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-d
rug-war-blacks-hippie/

Quotes: "You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal
**(3-5 Depending on to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to
article length)**
associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then
criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities,"
Ehrlichman said. "We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break
up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news.
Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."

Summary: The article talks about the drug war and the true motives behind it. The
**(1-2 paragraphs war was launched by president Nixon in 1969. It talks about how the
depending on article
length)** drug war was made to discriminate against mainly black people and
hippies and how Nixon lied about the drugs.

Wondering: How is this affecting people today and is this war still used as a tool by
the government?

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Article Title: Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War

Link: 1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/drug-war-conseque
nces_b_2404347.html

Quotes: The majority of those who need treatment cant get it. And for many,
**(3-5 Depending on the only way to get treatment is to get arrested.
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The war on drugs is built on racial injustice. Despite roughly equal rates
 of drug use and sales, African-American men are arrested at 13 times
the rate of white men on drug charges in the U.S.
The mass killings in Mexico and in many U.S. cities are not from
marijuana or other drug use, but because the plants are worth more
than gold and people are willing to kill each other over the profits to be
made.

Summary: The main point of the article was to highlight some of the problems the
**(1-2 paragraphs drug war has caused. It focuses on different problems that affect people
depending on article
length)** with issues like violence, financial problems, and how it affects families.

Some of the big topics that I was planning to use from this article were
their points on racial injustice and how it affects family life for many
people in America.

Wondering: I was wondering about what has been done to stop this drug war and do
the people who are affected by this know why

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Article Title: Transitions from prison to community

Link: http://annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.09593
1

Quotes: most of the existing research on prisoners' lives after release focuses
**(3-5 Depending on solely on recidivism and ignores the reality that recidivism is directly
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affected by post prison reintegration and adjustment, which, in turn,
depends on four sets of factors: personal and situational characteristics,
including the individual's social environment of peers, family,
community, and state-level policies.
within 3 years, almost 7 in 10 will have been rearrested and half
will be back in prison, either for a new crime or for violating
conditions of their release.
In 2002, over 600,000 individuals left state and federal prisons,
four times as many as were released in 1975.

Summary: Over 500,000 people are released from prison in 2002.

**(1-2 paragraphs And 7 in every ten are rearrested because the they
depending on article
length)** dont have any chances to re-adjust back in the
community.

Wondering: If a percentage of Americans are indeed felons I

 dont see the reason for people not hiring them.
Isnt prison where people learn to change, its a
stupid form of discrimination.
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Article Title: What works in prison reentry?

Link: http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.jou
rnals/fedpro68&div=21&id=&page=

Quotes: Research confirms that returning prisoners need more

**(3-5 Depending on help than in the past
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Which programs should government agencies,
non-profit organizations, and faith based communities
invest in?
State and federal government are trying to provide
help.

Summary: The article talks a lot about many people, organizations and government
**(1-2 paragraphs interest of re-entry for prisoners who have been convicted. It shows how
depending on article
length)** there is funding and interest but people have still not decided on what
best works.

Wondering: What are the different methods and how have these
turned out so far?

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HOMEWORK! Watch 13 on NETFLIX this weekend

Article Title:

Link:

Quotes:
**(3-5 Depending on
article length)**

Summary:
**(1-2 paragraphs
depending on article
length)**
Wondering:

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