In the beginning, the author states what trails and greenways are and how they are a benefit to everyone. The first reason given to support the thesis is that trails and greenways help to maintain economic renewal and regrowth. This happens because with trails and greenways help with financial support to the community. They bring in revenue from tourists and recreation type activities. Second they provide healthy living for the community. Trails provide good healthy habits and inexpensive ways to exercise. Last the author provided a few more reasons by stating that trails and greenways provide good environmental benefits and preserve the history and nature of the land. Overall, trails and greenways are a better way to preserve life and …show more content…
The author makes a clear statement on how he feels that marijuana should be legalized and gives good supportive reasons behind his claim. I personally do not feel there were any contradictions in the essay. The authors give several facts from textbooks he teaches from that support the claim. The assumptions that the argument is based on are that the war on drugs is not because of drug use. The war on drugs is because of drugs being illegal. If the government were to legalize certain drugs such as marijuana that the crime and violence would decrease. The author’s ethics, priorities, and values on the subject are that if marijuana were legalized then that would take away from the revenue that drug dealers are bringing in. In turn, would stop the sale of guns, research into other heavier drugs, and would stop the dealers from making too high a price on the