We Didn T Start The Fire Analysis

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“We Didn’t Start the Fire” Critical Thinking Paragraph “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, a song by Billy Joel, contains multiple key events, people, political issues, economics, and social affairs from his time period. One of these terms was “crack” which is short for crack cocaine. Crack cocaine is a powerful stimulant drug that’s extremely addictive and is difficult to rehabilitate away from. It’s a white powder that is either snorted or smoked, producing a euphoric effect in a person. Mental effects of the drug include aggressiveness and/or fear while some physical effects include, increased heart rate, high blood pressure, constricted blood vessels, respiratory problems, etc. Crack cocaine first became an issue of public concern in the 1980’s