Myth Of Lotus Research Paper

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1. In the myth the lotus is a narcotic plant that made everyone sleep in apathy. An basically that means without feeling. They also would forget to eat and drink which kills the men slowly an they forget about everything else. The men are basically addicted to the narcotic plant because it makes them feel good. Marijuana is more common today then it was back thousands of years ago. Marijuana is a drug that we use today most for teens to use but marijuana is a plant that is supposed to sure some people help them with there sick it could be used for many different things but teens use it more an more each day for not the right reasons. Most users do not use marijuana legally they use illegally.

2. The phrase "to eat lotus" is used by a lot

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