Transcript
Su Yeon Yu
Stephen Howell
Pre Grad GRE
2/6/2017
Publication Information:
Source: New York Times
Title: Pregnant Women Turn to Marijuana, Perhaps Harming Infants
Author: Catherine Saint Louis
Rhetorical Precis:
Catherine Saint Louis, in the article, “Pregnant Women Turn to Marijuana, Perhaps Harming Infants”(2017) explains that taking cannabis during pregnancy has big consequences for developing infant.
Catherine Saint Louis supports her explanation by comparing pregnant women presumption, explaining how the marijuana has an influence on brain development, cognition and birth weight.
The authors’ purpose is to show the reason why marijuana during pregnancy is harmful for early childhood and how it works in order to suggest pregnant woman should avoid puffing drugs during and after pregnancy, stating various phenomenon when using marijuana.
The author establishes an analytical and alert tone for people who are parents and people who are pregnant.
Vocabulary Words from the Source:
Puff
Smoke, draw
Ex) He puffed on his pipe
Quell
make down, release
Ex) Please quell your fears.
Discreetly
Considerately
Ex) she went discreetly into the living room.
Preliminary
Pilot
Ex) They announced preliminary results.
Cannabis
Marijuana
Ex) There are many cannabis smokers.
