Ferreira 1 Aubrey Ferreira Professor Guenzel ENC 1101-0107 7 October 2013 Molly an Electronic !

ance Music Festi"als Electronic ance #usic is ta$in% o"er to ay&s society' Electronic ance #usic( also $no)n as E!M( *as beco#e e+tre#ely ,o,ular in t*e last - years' E!M is acco#,anie by E!M festi"als' At t*ese #usic festi"als youn% ,eo,le co#e to%et*er in all ifferent ty,es of s$i#,y( so#e #ay say )eir ( clot*in%( an listen to ifferent !.&s )*ile ancin% an /uite often( 0u#,in% u, an o)n' Many ,eo,le %o to #usic festi"als after rin$in%( or s#o$in% #ari0uana

but in E!M culture a ,articular ru% $no)n as 1Molly2 *as beco#e astonis*in%ly co##on an is not t*ou%*t of as a *ar ru% by youn% a ults' 3*e trut* is Molly is ecstasy lace )it*

e"eryt*in% fro# caffeine to #et*a#,*eta#ine an is e+tre#ely an%erous' 4 *a"e analyze ifferent articles )it* ifferent ,oints of "ie) on t*e usa%e of Molly at

E!M festi"als' 1Fact C*ec$5 6o) !an%erous 4s Molly( 3*e Ne) 74t& !ru%82 by 3e 6esson ar%ues *o) an%erous Molly is an *o) t*e an%ers are #ore e+tre#e at #usic festi"als' 1A Gro)in% 9e"olution2 by Nasta0a ar%ues t*at E!M culture an li"in% by P:;9 is a %reat )ay to li"e' 1Electronic Music Festi"als 4n 3*e Me ia<s Cross 6airs2 by =a#i >eni%un ar%ues t*at E!M festi"als are only sai to be an%erous by #e ia because t*ey are beco#in% so ,o,ular but t*ey are no ifferent fro# ot*er festi"als suc* as ?oo stoc$' Molly is a an%erous ne) ru% in t*e E!M scene yet t*ree aut*ors 0u %e t*e an%ers ifferently' ?*ile 3e 6esson con"incin%ly ,ersua es t*e rea er by ,ro"i in% scientific e"i ence t*at Molly is a an%erous ru%( Nasta0a an =a#i >eni%un e#,*asize t*e fun factor of t*e festi"als' Nasta0a ar%ues t*at ,eo,le )*o are usin%

Ferreira 2 Molly an%erously are not li"in% by P:;9( an )*en use ,ro,erly Molly is a ,art of t*e true E!M festi"al e+,erience' =a#i e+,lains t*at E!M fans )*o ta$e Molly are si#ilar to ,eo,le )*o )ent to ?oo stoc$ an s#o$e #ari0uana( it is 0ust a ne) ti#e( ne) %eneration( an Molly is t*e ru% of t*is ti#e an %eneration an s*oul not be treate li$e it&s so a)ful' 3*e ru% Molly *as beco#e so ,o,ular #any "ie) it as al#ost essential to E!M festi"als' 4ts ,o,ularity *asn&t 0ust %ro)n in E!M culture( you can no) *ear Molly bein% #entione in #any son%s( not 0ust E!M( but *i,-*o, an ra, as )ell' 3*is #a$es t*e *ar ru%

see# casual to ,eo,le( so t*ey are #ore o,en to try it at #usic festi"als' 4n 1Fact C*ec$5 6o) !an%erous 4s Molly( 3*e Ne) 74t& !ru%82 6esson e+,lains so#e of t*e col *ar facts of )*at Molly can o to you' 14t can cause se"ere *y,ert*er#ia' 3e#,eratures can s$yroc$et u, to aroun 10- e%rees Fa*ren*eit( )*ic* is e+tre#ely *i%* an can cause -- ra,i ly -- li"er failure( $i ney failure( seizures an eat*' Most ,eo,le ta$e t*e ru% )it*out a se"ere reaction li$e t*is(

but usin% M!MA in a *ot ,lace )it*out stayin% *y rate can #a$e you #ore li$ely to *a"e a ba reaction'2 C*arles Grob( a ,rofessor of ,syc*iatry an ,e iatrics at t*e ;C:A =c*ool of Me icine )*o *as stu ie M!MA e+tensi"ely e+,laine ' @1Fact C*ec$2A 6esson e+,lains *o) t*e ,otential to *a"e a ba reaction really is serious as t)o E!M fans bot* ie after ta$in% #olly at Electric Boo festi"al in Ne) >or$ City o"er labor ay )ee$en t*is year' 3*e e+i%ence 6esson a resses in t*is article is *o) Molly is "ery an%erous an can e"en be fatal' 6is #ain au ience is ,eo,le )*o %o to E!M festi"als( but also ,eo,le )*o are infor#e about t*e latest ,o,ular craze' A constraint in 6esson&s article is t*e fact t*at 6esson *i#self *as ne"er ta$en Molly an can not say if *e t*in$s t*e ru% is )ort* t*e ris$' 4n 1A Gro)in% 9e"olution2 Nasta0a e+,lains *o) P:;9 is *u%e in t*e E!M culture' 19a"ers are stereoty,e as ru%%e -u,( $an i-co"ere lunatics( an to so#e e+tent( 4 a# sa to

Ferreira 3 say( t*ere is trut* in t*at' 3*ere are ,eo,le out t*ere )*o ta$e t*is scene to t*e e+tre#e an %i"e ra"ers in %eneral a ba re,' =tereoty,ical be*a"ior e#anates fro# ,eo,le t*at on&t $no) or %enuinely care about anyt*in% ee,er t*an t*e ,arty as,ect of a ra"e' ?*at s*oul be #a e a)are is t*at t*ere still re#ain #any )*o stay true to t*e )ays of P:;9 an are loyal to t*e belief syste# affiliate )it* ra"e cultureC t*is si e of ra"ers is "alue so #uc* *i%*er t*an anyt*in% ,arty )ise. P:;9 stan s for ,eace( lo"e( unity( an res,ect( an is a sy#bol collaborate )it* t*e E!M culture to sy#bolize )*at countless ,eo,le in t*e ra"e co##unity )ant to *a"e fait* in an li"e byDFesti"als an s*o)s brin% ,eo,le to%et*er to s*are t*is celebration @P:;9A t*rou%* e+,erience( connection( frien s*i,( to%et*erness( free o#( an lo"e' :o"e for eac* ot*er( lo"e for t*e #usic( all in all( lo"e for life'2 @A Gro)in% 9e"olution( Nasta0aA 3*e e+i%ence Nasta0a e+,lains in t*is article is( as E!M starte beco#in% #ore ,o,ular( it accu#ulate #ore an #ore fans' Not all of t*e fans accu#ulate li"e by P:;9( an t*is *as *urt ra"er&s i#a%e' Peo,le )*o o not li"e by P:;9 often %o to e+tre#es )it* t*e ,arty as,ects of #usic festi"als( suc* as ta$in% Molly' Nasta0a i#,lies t*at ta$in% Molly is ,art of t*e o"erall lifestyle an #usic festi"al e+,erience' 6o)e"er( s*e i#,lies t*ere is a ,ro,er )ay or a#ount to ta$e t*e ru% t*at ,re"ents a tras*y 1 ru%%ie2 i#a%e' 3*e au ience inten e for t*is article is ,eo,le )*o are not fa#iliar )it* P:;9( an )*o 0u %e E!M fans in a stereoty,ical )ay' 3*e r*etor&s are ,eo,le )*o li"e by t*e P:;9 lifestyle' Constraints t*at affect t*e ar%u#ent Molly is really only an%erous to ,eo,le )*o on&t li"e by P:;9 an scientific facts of *o) an%erous Molly is' 4n 1Electronic Music Festi"als 4n 3*e Me ia<s Cross 6airs2 =a#i >eni%un e#,*asizes *o) fun #usic festi"als are an su%%ests t*at t*e an%ers of Molly are bein% ta$en too *ars*ly' =*e ar%ues electronic ance #usic festi"als are not #uc* ifferent fro# ?oo stoc$' ?oo stoc$ on&t use t*e ru% ,ro,erly( is t*e

Ferreira E is $no)n for t*e incre ible a#ount of ru%s e"eryone )*o atten e )as on' 6o)e"er( it isn&t criticize li$e E!M festi"als are' 3*e 1ra"ers2 to ay are sai to be t*e ne) *i,,ies' F4 t*in$ ru% fairs are not*in% unco##on' 3*ey #ay be s*oc$in% to e itors )*o t*in$ it<s 0ust a)ful an can %et so#e *ea line )riter to o so#et*in% cle"er(F says Garnar Collier( )*o re,orte on ?oo stoc$ for t*e Ne) >or$ 3i#es in 1HIH' FMusic *as *a ti#es( 4 sus,ect( so to #e t*e i ea t*at #usic an ru%s attac*e to it since ca"e#an

ru%s s*oul n<t be inti#ately connecte is

absur 'F @1Electronic Music Festi"als 4n 3*e Me ia<s Cross 6airs2 by =a#i >eni%unA 3*e e+i%ence in t*is article is t*at ,eo,le are reactin% too *ars*ly to Molly' Music an concerts *a"e been e"ol"in% o"er t*e years an in to ays society Molly is a ,art of #usic festi"als( 0ust as s#o$in% #ari0uana )as a ,art of ?oo stoc$' 3*e inten e au ience is ,eo,le )*o are ,ublicly a%ainst Molly( suc* as t*e #e ia( or ,eo,le )*o *a"e )atc*e t*e #e ia escribe *o) terrible Molly is' 3*e r*etor&s are t*e ,eo,le )*o are o"erreactin% about Molly' A constraint t*at affects t*e ar%u#ent Molly is to #usic festi"als( as #ari0uana is to ?oo stoc$( is t*e scientific e"i ence t*at #olly is #uc* #ore an%erous t*an #ari0uana' Molly is a serious e"elo,#ent in t*e E!M scene' ?*ile e"eryone is entitle to t*eir o)n o,inion( 6esson uses scientific e"i ence to bac$ u, *is ar%u#ent t*at Molly is truly an%erous' Nasta0a an =a#i >eni%un focus on t*e fun of #usic festi"als an t*e o"erall e+,erience( )*ic* inclu es ta$in% Molly' 3*ey bot* resent t*e fact t*at Molly is tal$e about in suc* a ne%ati"e )ay' Nasta0a bla#es it on E!M fans )*o o not li"e by P:;9' =a#i bla#es t*e #e ia an society for o"erreactin% an co#,ares E!M festi"als an Molly to ?oo stoc$ an #ari0uana' 4n t*eir ar%u#ents efen in% Molly( e+cusin% it for bein% a ,art of t*e E!M festi"al e+,erience( t*ey o"erloo$ its ne%ati"e conse/uences by ,resentin% t*eir o,inions )it* little scientific e"i ence an stressin% t*e fun factor'

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