My Infographic: 10 Reasons To Quit Smoking

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My infographic is “10 Reasons to Quit Smoking”. Ever since I have joined a sorority here at Texas Tech University, I have noticed a shocking amount of young men that smoke cigarettes. I would think that, in 2015, everyone would be aware of the hundreds of terrible health affects that accompany cigarettes. My audience for this infographic if fraternity men. I want to bring awareness to them about their health. Smoking is bad, and I’m going to highlight the ten most important reasons to quit smoking. When making my infographic I used quite a few different tools. I started with the text tool and typed out “top reasons to quit smoking”, while leaving rom to construct my “10”. I used the rectangle tool to draw a rectangle to make a cigarette to

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