write a one-page paragraph about any one of these topics.
1. In "Drugs," Gore Vidal writes that the United States should "make all drugs available and sell them at cost" (in other words, make all drugs legal). Do you agree or disagree? Why?
2. In "Drugs," Gore Vidal writes that "every man has the power (and should have the right) to kill himself if he chooses." Do you agree that every person should have the right to kill herself or himself? Why or why not?
3. According to Gore Vidal, "It seems most unlikely that any reasonably sane person will become a drug addict if he [or she knows in advance what addiction is going to be like." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?