Informative Essay

Do people actually know the true dangers of smoking? Smoking seems to be a trend among today’s people, but the fact is that smoking isn’t a new thing. Smoking has been around since the 1500’s, possibly even earlier. Smoking can lead to various health problems, including lung cancer, throat cancer and heart disease. Statistics show that in the US, an estimated 480,000 people die from smoking. The ad itself is really a depiction of what smoking really does to you. Many people may think smoking is…

Sergei Rachmaninoff once said, “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” Most people underestimate the value and power of music. People grieve at some point in their life, but music is an emotion and that emotion feels their grief. Musicians have an advantage by connecting to the audience through their music. Music affects our everyday lives, because it affects our emotions, promotes health, and impacts our everyday lives. Music may very well be one of those…

Imagine having a disorder in which your mind is stuck on a topic and these thoughts will not go away. This thought just replays over and over in your mind. It wouldn’t matter what you do to try and rid these unwanted thoughts, but they just won’t budge and are constantly stuck in your mind. Not to mention these thoughts also include intense feelings of anxiety. You think you’re going crazy right? Intense feelings of anxiety may come along with these unwanted thoughts. Anxiety is your brain’s…

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people between the ages ten and twenty-four. That results in approximately four thousand and six hundred deaths according to the CDC’s survey conducted last year. Among teenagers, suicide is a highly recognized issue. It is an extremely relatable matter due to the fact that it can happen to literally anyone, a family member or dear friend for example. Many forms of media have been dedicated to this prevailing issue such as songs. Thousands of songs…

When it comes to history, black history is already talked about at a bare minimum. Black history is disregarded as if it has no importance in American history. So when it comes to being black, which already targets someone as a threat, and gay the history is not taught unless the initiative is taken to obtain that knowledge. History is important to who it affects, so at first look I would say black LGBTQ history is not important, but in the same breath I would say how important African American…

E-cigarettes are a fairly new and a very controversial concept. Some believe that it is a potentially life-saving solution to smoking and some believe that it is just as harmful or even deadly. Putting something foreign into your lungs is never a comforting concept to grasp but once someone tries it, the addictive additives in vaping or smoking can make it hard to stop. This addictive chemical is Nicotine. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances on the planet and it is used in…

Everyone knows that death is inevitable. It is the circle of life. Most people hope to live up to their 80’s at least, some maybe even older. However, there are some who may not want that at all. These people may be struggling to want to live a life at all. Death at a young age can be hard for everyone. But death at a young age can be even harder when that person chooses to end their own life. Referred to as the “silent killer,” suicide is a growing epidemic, especially among young adults. The…

I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: What do you guys think; how many pairs of sneakers should be owned by a person? Perhaps only one, or two? Well, for me being a sneaker head, there is no limit in having enough pairs of sneakers. And everybody’s heard the saying money can’t buy happiness right? but money helps me buy a pair of sneakers which makes me pretty happy. B. Revealed Object: Here are the sneakers I brought with me today. They are Nike Air Jordan’s and mostly everyone has heard about…

Many people today have a disease called Cancer, it depends when the doctors find it, it could be big or it could be small. Doctor’s now have the equipment to surgically remove cancer. Sometime’s doctors have to shrink the tumor depending how big it is in order to remove it. Kids can get it easily get cancer there are kids all over the world are getting sick with cancer. I picked this disease because it isn’t something fun to have. Cancer is when cells divide without control and invade other…

Insomnia is a disorder due to which you wake all late till night like an owl even when you want sleep like a rodent in its hibernation. What I mean is after a hectic day you want your body to take rest, your eyes are sleepy but your mind is active. You would be lying for hours with eyes closed believing that some way you will fall asleep but that doesn’t happen instead your brain has planned a lot of things by then. This makes you grumpy all through the next day and if this becomes a habit, it…