Book Reports / Paper about Drew Barrymore and hectic life [3]

This is just a research paper about how some of Drew Barrymore's qualities influenced her to become talented. Can someone help me edit this and check for grammar, syntax and other errors? I seem to always get marked down by my professor because of my proofreading errors. Thanks ! Oh, and I don't have the conclusion done yet, so that's why it's missing.

Crazy is the word to sum up Drew Barrymore's hectic life so far. Drew Barrymore, born on February 22, 1975 is not your typical 36 year old woman. Best known for her acting roles in more than 30 feature films and several comedies, she decided to go outside her comfort zone and was willing to explore other opportunities in the entertainment world. She had done it all in the film industry. Besides being a part of a show-business family, Drew is also an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. Having support from Barrymore's mom to go into show-business, believing that life goes on after a drug and alcohol addiction, facing her fears of singing, and trying something new like directing are some of the qualities that influence Barrymore to become talented. Without these qualities, Barrymore would not have been successful in the film industry.

Trying to gain support from parents is like getting permission to do something. Barrymore's family tree consisted of members in the show-business. Drew's great-grandfather, Maurice and his wife Georgiana were famous comedians of the nineteenth century. Drew's Uncle called John Barrymore Sr., starred in several plays. Both of Barrymore's parents were actors. By eleven months old, the friends of Drew's mom told her that her daughter should audition for commercials, but the mom didn't want her daughter to be an actress like the rest of the family. She just wanted Drew to live a normal life as a child. A year later, Drew's mom agreed to let Drew play the child part in the television movie, Suddenly Love. After being in Suddenly Love and several other commercials, Drew announced to her mother that she wanted to become an actress. The two discussed the pitfalls of show-business-how hard it feels to get rejected and the worries of not getting the money. Drew replied to her mother's statement by saying, "Mommy, I know it's too hard, that's why I want to do it" (Hill, 18). Drew's mother was surprised by Drew's sincerely response and decided to let Drew give acting a try. Drew's mom would constantly help Drew find scripts to read in order to audition for movies and where ever Drew went, the mom stuck by her side and was with her along the way. This shows how Drew's mother support influenced greatly to Drew's success of being a talented actress. The support was the first step for Drew to become a talented actress. Without Drew's mother support for her daughter being an actress, Drew would have been an ordinary woman living a normal life. An individual always want support from their parents, because when you didn't get the role of something you wanted really bad, the feeling of devastation would occur and you will have no one to turn to since your parents don't support you.

Since Drew Barrymore's acting career was going on the right track, things started to fall apart. Drew started smoking and having her first drink when she was 9 years old. By age 11, she smoked her first joint and when she was 12 years old, she tried cocaine. The drug and alcohol soon became an addiction for Drew and her behavior began to get erratic. She had arguments with her mom and spent most of the time doing drugs and drinking alcohol in the clubs. Drew's mother saw this as a real problem and tried to get help for her addiction. After the phone call Drew was admitted to the ASAP Family Treatment Center in Van Nuys, California. The treatment center helped Drew become a happier person and made her feel good about herself. Two months later, Drew was discharged and began to live her normal life again, but her old habits came back one night at a club and she was sent back to the treatment center. This time, the treatment center was stricter on Barrymore and really helped her get back on track. Soon enough, Drew's spirituality was reawakened and she claims she felt the supernatural support of her ancestors by describing the feeling as "Running through my veins, encouraging me to right my wrongs and kick the demons, so that I didn't end up being just a total waste" (Ellis, 113). Just like how Drew's mom supported her from the beginning, Drew's ancestors are here now supporting Drew during her toughest time and trying to make everything alright again. Whether family members are alive or dead, their spirits and guidance will always help you through all the troubles. This showed that Drew really learned her lesson that everyone even celebrities make mistakes; it's just how they get back up that sets each other apart. Drew began to heal from her addiction by realizing life does go on. She doesn't want her talents of being an actor and her future to go down the drain just because of a drug and alcohol addiction. At 15, out of rehab, she got her own apartment, signed her own lease and worked at a coffee house. Working at a coffee house didn't make her happy because Barrymore said, "I missed my tribe, and I was really alone out in the world and I just started going on auditions again" (Hamlin, 2009). Drew didn't want to act because she was afraid if the film-industry would accept her again. She listens to her heart and decides so try acting again. It took Drew years of TV movies and small roles in low-budget films, but she won the Hollywood and audiences back. The journey was a wakeup call that made Drew a stronger woman which influenced her to act again and to discover the talents of singing and directing.

Trying to get over a fear is a hard thing to overcome. Since Barrymore's early acting career was a huge hit, Barrymore begins to explore her singing talents by starring in Woody Allen's musical, Everyone Says I Love You, and Curtis Hanson film, Lucky You. After singing for these productions, Barrymore refused to sing, because she has been told that she was not allowed to sing and how horrible it was which made her scared of singing. In 2006, Barrymore decides to give singing another try in the movie, Music and Lyrics. After facing her fears of singing again, Barrymore said, "Oh god, I never want to go down like this...thinking about the would have, should have, could have. It was essential for me to not fail, or go ahead and fail, but at least try" (Topel, 2007). Barrymore knew she has a talent of singing, but all the negativity from others were what made her believe that she can't sing. Instead of listening to her negative comments, she listened to herself, which gives her the motivation to sing again. By telling herself that she could sing, it makes her face her fears while proving others wrong that she does have the talent to sing and no one can ever make her feel so low in her life ever again. The opening weekend of Music and Lyrics earned about $2 million which defined that the audience really liked her singing in the movie. The movie taught Drew to love the sound of her singing voice. Sometimes facing your most important fear is the only way to overcome other smaller fears in order to influence yourself to achieve something higher in life.

From acting to singing, Drew Barrymore wanted to take a new direction in her life and explored the life of directing movies. Back in the spring of 1994, she was fed up because she knew that she wanted to do other things besides acting and singing in movies. To end the misery, she set up a production company called Flower Films but she knew nothing about film making or directing. This new job consisted of her researching and learning about filmmaking, meeting with agencies and building relationships. When she got all of that information down, she began to direct her first movie called, Whip It. On the set of Whip It reporters asked Drew, "Did you always want to direct?" and Drew responded, "Do you really think I haven't been preparing for this my whole life? And I'm just going to try it once and then never do it again?" (Almereyda, AR9). Even though Drew was a very successful actress, critics just assumed that Drew has a gift of every talent possible in the film industry. No one has a gift of being good at everything. To be good at everything, you need practice. For Drew to become a good director and a good boss for her production company, she spends most of her time hitting the books and learning as much as possible to succeed. Drew's exploration and studying of filmmaking influenced her to become a talented director for movies including Never Been Kissed, 50 Dates, He's Just Not That Into You and Charlie's Angel. No one knows how much effort and dedication Drew Barrymore have put in her work until the audience provides good feedback from the movies. Drew told Teen People, "I can't believe I can get a movie made. It's the oddest thing in the world, yet, I can do it" (Hill, 63). Today, people are still in awe that Drew Barrymore has such a talent to be an actress, to be a singer, and now to be a director.

Research Papers / "Protection of the San Francisco Peaks" -- research [NEW]

I had to write an argumentive/synthesis research paper about how Indians are portrayed in the mass media. I chose to write about the Protection of The San Francisco because it was under the topic of contemporary issues that my professor handed out. The basics of this paper is to have all the information from the sources and then include my own analysis in the end. I have the intro, history and the body paragraphs down, but I'm still working on the conclusion.

Can someone just help me edit my research paper? Check for grammar and see if this whole thing makes sense? I never really done a paper where I collect all the info and write my own analysis in the conclusion. Helpful suggestions about this is welcomed too.

THANKS !!

INTRODUCTION
When people hear the words San Francisco, they think of all the major tourist attractions and the very bi-polar weather. But when you add the word Peaks after San Francisco, others think of the Native Americans or the Snow bowl ski resort. The Yavapai-Apache Chairman Vincent describes the peaks as "one of the sacred places where the earth brushes up against the unseen world" (Corbin, 2009). The San Francisco Peaks are located north of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona which is surrounded by three 12,000 foot volcanic peaks that rise out of the Colorado Plateau south of the Grand Canyon. Within land that is administered by the United States Forest Service. The place is sacred to thirteen tribes in the Four Corners and is a main place where the medicine men collect their herbs for the healing ceremonies. However, since the 1979 the United States Forest Service decided to turn The San Francisco Peaks into a ski-resort since they have the rights to control what activities can happen at the Peaks. The Native Tribes does not control the activities at the peaks. This stirred up a conflict because in 2009, the resort received permission to use recycled wastewater in order to make additional snow. Using recycled wastewater to make additional snow is not a good idea because it raises health, environmental, economic and religious concerns for the Native Americans, members of the ski-resort and the San Francisco Peaks that can lead to dangerous side effects in the long run.

HISTORY
The history of San Francisco Peaks dates back to the 1800s. In the late 1800s, the peaks were deserted but its beauty is what led the tourists to come back year after year. The controversy between the Peaks began with the construction of the ski lodge began in the 1930s and a proposal for the development of shops, restaurants and lodges happened in 1969 but several tribes disagreed to this proposal which prevented further expansion. In 1979, more development of the ski resort occurred because the Forest Service asked for a new lodge, paved road, additional parking and four new lifts which made the native people in the area to protest that the remodeling affected their rights of religious freedom. The Hopi and Navajo protested about this situation but it didn't work out so well, because in 1980, the Forest Service approved the paving of an access road in the Peaks. Three years later the lawsuit that the Hopi and Navajo filed to stop the development was denied, because the judge said that the expansion may have "offended" their beliefs, but the Forest Service met all the provisions in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978.

A new fashion for stone-washed jeans is another conflict that affected the land-use on the San Francisco Peaks in the 1980s. The White Vulcan Pumice Mine, which is located on the eastern slope of the mountain, is what created the "stone-washed" jean effect. The mining is a very dangerous process that removed all vegetation from the underground soil. President Clinton's Secretary wanted to close the mine. The head leader of the mine named Tufflite made an agreement to shut the mine and try to restore the site in five years. The mining company also gave up its other forty-nine mining places and sold some of it to a private buyer. After that the government dropped the lawsuit and paid Tufflite one million in the fall of 2000. The Forest Service took extreme action to protect the San Francisco Peaks from all the new mining claims for 20 years (Snell, Nov. 2000)

The history of the San Francisco Peaks seemed like a never ending journey of conflict. Another conflict arose in February of 2004 when the National Forest of the ski-resort called for artificial snowmaking on about two hundred acres of terrain using wastewater. The National Forest supervisor said, This decision will allow for a consistent ski season and provide an economic boost for the city of Flagstaff" (Star, 773). A large coalition responded to this statement by saying this could raise health and environmental concerns so they tried to get it appealed to the United States District Court. On January 11th, 2006 the United States District Court approved the Snowbowl's request to make snow out of the wastewater. Now the coalition is working on a variety of way ranging from protests, rallies and marches to spread the concerns of using wastewater to make artificial snow.

BODY
Many of the tribes voiced out their opinions about the effects of the artificial snow would have on their religion. Because of the expansion of the Peaks, which also interfere with their religious freedom, several tribes like the Navajo Nation; Hopi; Havasupai and other organizations like the Flagstaff Activist Network, and the Dine Medicine Men's Association, filed a landmark lawsuit against the United States Forest Service. Vincent Randall (Yavapai-Apache Nation Councilman) said, "The proposed expansion project, including the introduction of reclaimed wastewater onto the mountain will interfere with the ability of the Apache Crown Dancers to guide our lives leading the mountain to be ineffective and killing the spiritual force within the Peaks" In a written statement to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it states, "The Navajo people believe the Doko'oo'sliid (San Francisco Peaks) to be the residence of the Holy People who have influenced, guided, and supported the Dine (Navajo) from the tribes. Misuse or desecration of this area is seen as a gross sacrilege by Dine (Navajo) and members of the tribes" (Benally, 2005). The Navajo and Hopi defended that they pray in the mountains. Navajos collect sacred herbs from the slopes of the peak. The chairman of the Hopi Tribe warned that if the ski resort remains or is expanded, our people will not accept the view that this is the sacred home of the Kachinas. The basis of our existence will become a mere fairytale (Corbin, September 1, 2001). A 35-year-old who is a Navajo who spent half of his life defending for the Peaks described this situation as ruining their religion by saying, "Our identity is based on our relationship with these sacred places and this-having the source of our spiritual renewal become so contaminated-is a direct threat to our survival" (Kassar, Aug. 23, 2011). The use of reclaimed sewage on the San Francisco Peaks as planned by the City of Flagstaff and Snowbowl will have a direct negative impact on the Hopi Tribe's frequent and vital uses of the Peaks (Indigenousaction, August 24th, 2011). After a variety of tribes expressed their feelings about the issue of making artificial snow, they formed a group to protect The San Francisco Peaks. It was named The Save the Peaks Coalition. Formed in February of 2004, the Coalition had played an important role not only expressing their religious views on this issue but also addressing the inherent human rights concerns (Benally, 2005). Sending sewage water throughout the mountains to mix with pure water is an abuse to a place of worship, especially in a land where water itself is sacred. To pollute what the Natives call home is to attack the cultural and spiritual traditions of virtually all of the local tribes (Corbin, 2001).

The making of the artificial snow causes economic concerns to The San Francisco Peaks. Water plays an important role in the economy as well as snowmaking. The water cycle makes an impact which raises concerns of snowmaking on the surrounding land. Abe Springer (professor of Hydrogeology at Northern Arizona University) is convinced that using a safe fluid waste stream to produce snow will reduce the availability of groundwater in the peaks. The people of Flagstaff approved the future sale of up to thirty million gallons per year of the treated water in order to make snow. If the treated water were to be used on the slopes, Professor Springer points out that about 75% is expected to be lost due to sublimation. The preliminary water budget estimates the volume of water lost to sublimation and evaporation would amount to about 6% of Flagstaff's current water use. This would lead to a net loss to the ground water resources at Flagstaff. (Star, Nov, 2011).The Hopi Tribe also believe the Snowbowl will result in a very large net economic loss for the community by showing an illegal contract that defines the production sales and the effect of using reclaimed wastewater. The minimum increase in profits that are anticipated by the Snowbowl and small economic benefits to the area are far more outweighed by the much higher costs including the environmental damage not only for the community but also the Hopi Tribe. If the illegal contract goes through, users of the Peaks will be harmed if the effects of the reclaimed wastewater cannot be confined to the ski area (Indigenousaction, Aug. 24th, 2011).

One of the main concerns with using wastewater to make artificial snow is the health and environment risks that affect the plants, animals and humans. A survey conducted by the US Geological Survey found that clean wastewater can contain a variety of different organic chemicals. Dr. Catherine Propper (professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University) stated, "The ski-resort Flagstaff's treated sewage water contains pharmaceuticals, hormones, industrial pollutants, carcinogens and endocrine disruptions. Even if the staffs of the ski-resort, tribes and other professors know this kind of information, they can't really warn the customers to not eat the snow because they can take it as false information" (Star, 773). Eating the snow can cause serious damage according to an endocrine website, "In wildlife, endocrine disrupters cause abnormalities and impaired reproductive performance" (European Commission Environment, 2011). Reclaimed water when passed through hospitals or mortuaries could carry spirits of the dead along with it. These spirits as part of the water draining from the Peaks would then damage the plants and affecting the tribes ritual purity. From a Hopi and Navajo perspective, any plants that would come into contact with reclaimed water would be contaminated for medicinal purposes (UNSR, September, 2011). For humans and the native people, if they eat or consume parts of the snow, the endocrine disrupters are responsible for the apparent changes seen in the human health patterns over recent decades. These include unusual sexual development, behavioral and reproductive problems (European Commission Environment, 2011).

If the plan of using wastewater to make snow does go through, Snowbowl ski-resort would be one of the first resorts in the world to use one-hundred percent wastewater which makes critics have second thoughts and question wondering in their minds. The San Francisco Peaks is a place similar to nature. It's natural, calm and relaxing. This sacred place is meant for animals to roam around and for the tribes to live their lives. Andy Bessler (environmental justice organizer for a Sierra Club in Flagstaff) states, "When you put these substances into a delicate alpine, the environment like the Peaks, there is going to be big impacts to amphibians, other animals and soil" (Kassar, 2011). The staff at the ski-resort really has to think twice before making this final decision. If they want the ski-resort to be a good business, they have to analyze and understand the long-term effects of using one-hundred percent waste-water instead of jumping into conclusions (Kassar, 2011).

Because the natural melting snow goes into a purifier within the mountain that is then piped to provide water for Flagstaff, the tribes fear the wastewater in the manufactured snow will pollute the pure mountain water. Back in 1997, the Snowbowl wanted to add another 66 acres of trail, make a major upgrade of existing ski runs and expand the facilities to full build out, relying on the 1979 Forest Service decision. This would involve cutting 76 acres of trees and thinning an additional 48 acres in order to increase the size of the ski-resort by 47 percent. Cutting this large amount of trees could increase soil erosion and damage the habitat of wild animals, incliding the endangered Mexican Spotted Owl. The expansion of the proposal triggered several years of environmental review and public comment before receiving approval from the United States Forest Service (Corbin, 2001).