An Addition to my humble blog :D

When reading over my blog, I realized that (horrors!) I had not posted answers to questions from the essay, "Beware of Drug Sales." I aim to fix this grievous error below:

1) Identify any concessions Cherry makes in this essay. That is, where does she acknowledge the validity of a differing viewpoint?
Right off in the opening paragraph, Cherry says that she understands that businesses make money by marketing a product so that the consumer knows about it. The way that she words this concession implies that she agrees that pharmaceutical companies are indeed business and have a right to make a profit. In fact, she makes this implication clear by implictly stating it in the final paragraph. So, she qualifies her argument at her introduction and conclusion, while stating her case in the body of her essay.

2) Why do American's take so many prescription drugs?
Well, first of all, I think that American's are generally pretty well off and therefore worry more about little problems. Sure there are people suffering who really need the drug, but since we have a small case of those symptoms, shouldn't we be helped too? Also, we are more likely to want an easy solution than one that requires more work. For instance, those with a weight problem would like a pill versus exercise or diet.