Electronics

Annie Leonard’s, “The Story of Stuff: Electronics”, she offers her views on the environmental impacts of electronics and how to resolve it. Her main points that she focuses on in her essay are that electronics are “designed for the dump”, they are made of toxic materials, and that companies should be responsible for their electronic waste. In response to Leonard’s essay, all of her key ideas are valid and explain the issues around the problem that electronics are negatively impacting the…

Herbert A. Gilbert first came up with the idea of for the electronic cigarette in 1963. Herbert was ahead of his time as the electronic cigarette didn't come into it's true flavor until 2003 when a Chinese pharmacist, Han Lik, created the modern vape system as an alternative to cigarettes. Mr. Lik wanted a new way to smoke while reducing the harm of tobacco. Consequently, e-cigarettes have become the 'must have' for every smoker. It simulates the look and feel of actually enjoying a cigarette,…

E-cigarettes is another name for electronic cigarette. An E-cigarette is a cigarette-shaped device containing a nicotine-based liquid that is vaporized and inhaled, used to stimulate the experience of smoking tobacco. The ingredients used in e-cigarettes is usually a mixture of propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, and flavorings. Others may have similar ingredients, but without nicotine. New research suggests that e-cigarettes vapor produces tiny particles that users suck deep into their lungs,…

Analog cigarettes combust and burn the tobacco to give off the nicotine that one craves. The electronic cigarettes only vaporize the substance called E-liquid to give the user the nicotine dosage. The e-cigarettes or “vapes” are powered with simple physics. There is a battery within a grounded tube connected to a top-connecting portion that contains…

Thesis Statement: “Electronic devices should not be allowed in classrooms because it can greatly influence a student’s ability to stay focused while in school (attention span  distractions), while also electronic devices in the classroom can greatly hinder a student’s ability to fully engage and properly interact with others, which can lead to other more serious and complex issues down the road (lack of participation  isolation  possible mental health issues). And finally, heavy technology…

Has the use of electronic devices and the Internet changed the way children educate themselves for the better? Using electronic devices and the Internet has better educated and changed the way children learn for the better. Google and other online search engines have made getting information as easy as typing in your question or something you 're unclear upon and pressing “Search”. If children need help after school they can easily look up information instead of asking for help and can…

Electronic cigarette (EC) is the Electronic Nicotine Delivery System simulates the combustion of tobacco by vaporizing the flavored nicotine solution, from which the aerosol formed can have lower amount of tobacco-leaves-derived intoxicants and EC is considered to be less harmful (Lindblom, 2015). Currently, sizable smokers are puffing on the EC whilst the civilian use of EC has been restricted by legislation in some countries, this in turn, sparks contentious debate without consensus. By the…

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery operated devices that deliver nicotine and other chemicals to users in vapor instead of smoke. E-cigarettes are novel devices that are quickly gaining popularity amongst youth. Many people prefer e-cigarettes over traditional cigarettes due to the belief that they are safer and healthier. Contrary to popular belief, these products have not been regulated by the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and there has been…

declined among youth and young adults, other types of tobacco use are increasing . The use of e-cigarettes (also known as vaping device) has grown rapidly in recent years, particular among youth and young adults. A Surgeon General’s report states electronic cigarette use among U.S. youth and young adults is now a major public health concern. E-cigarette use has increased considerably in recent years, growing 900% among high school students from 2011 to 2015. Additional, many tobacco users are…

and more smokers continue to stray away from traditional tobacco products, safer alternatives are being developed and marketed to help with this transition. One such technology has recently emerged in the form of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), commonly known as the Electronic Cigarette. As this product continues to grow ever more popular with the general public as a safer alternative to…