For my topic, I have chosen to discuss whether marijuana is beneficial or harmful. More specifically, the impact of marijuana can have on an individual’s mental and physical health. Over the last 7 years or so, studies have shown that there is still much to learn about marijuana. Medical marijuana dispensaries have become the norm and there is only a handful of states left debating whether to legalize marijuana.

Dispersion theory in mythology refers to the notion that mythology is ever-present and ever-changing. It's the idea that a story might be the same in one culture but have a different impact or meaning in another, and that stories can change depending on who they're told to and how they're told (Gerringer). Mythology has its origins and roots in far eastern countries like Greece, Rome, and Egypt, but it has also spread to western countries. The underlying evolution of separate stories over time, person, and location is described by dispersion theory.

The horrific picture of a shipwreck in a beach community, which took the lives of over a hundred men, women, and children, is described in Henry David Thoreau's poem "The Shipwreck."