When I took the AP Language and Composition course my junior year of high school, I scored a three on the exam. As a student who always enjoyed English and did well in the subject, this was a low point, but . However, I still loved literature and knewI still wanted to become an English major at college. That is how I ended up in Dr. Clermont-Ferrand’s “Introduction to English Studies” class. Looking back at my work throughout this course, I noticed that I have a slight preference in applying outward theories over inward theories and that my strength lies in writing clear thesis statements, but I do need to work on my proofreading, transition sentences, and time management. Before I started this course, I knew absolutely nothing about the…
however, there are still people who choose to smoke. These people are putting themselves and others risk. Smokers are at risk to develop plaque buildup in their arteries, damaged blood vessel walls, a disturbance in normal heart rhythms, increase blood pressure and heart rate, thicken their blood resulting in your body’s struggle to carry oxygen, coronary heart disease, heart failure, heart attacks, and many different types of cancers ("What Are the Risks of Smoking?"). Firsthand smokers are…
Cigarettes. Tobacco. Second-hand smoke. Cancer. Over the years, many lawsuits have been brought against tobacco companies. However, it was not until the late 1990s and early 2000s that any progress was made. The case, U.S. v. Philip Morris, Inc. was groundbreaking, as it was the first case in which a major tobacco company had to pay a large sum of money to a plaintiff (Tobacco). Since then, legislation such as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 has been passed,…
Banning Smoking in Public places Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventive death in the United States. For every eight smokers that are smoking kills they take one non-smoker with them.-Adrienne Herron. Every year there is an estimated of the amount of people who die from the exposure from secondhand smoke or just from smoking in general there are over 443,000 related deaths in the United States. Anyone who smokes most likely will never give it a second thought on how much it…
Smoking Cigarettes Normally everybody deals with a habit either a beneficial or risky one. In the United States teens and young adults, most common bad or risky habit is smoking cigarettes, generally the three extensive effects are; physical appearance drops high risk of cancer, the cost of smoking and leading to second-hand smoking. Typically, the dominant cause is stress. One might lean on the nicotine in a cigarette, some people believe nicotine is stress relive. The most current effect is…
Millions of people each day decide to intake over thousands of chemicals into their lungs every day. Most people don’t even realize what they are doing to their body until it really starts to get put into effect. Cigarettes are the leading cause of cancer in the United States of America. But on another note thousands of people don’t even smoke cigarettes. They are all about another substance called cannabis which is also referred to as marijuana. Now cannabis is legal in 23 states but still a…
Smoking whether it is marijuana or a cigarette affects the body in numerous ways. Between long term effects like cancer to short-term effects like hunger smoking affects the body nonetheless. But which of the two is worse for you? In my opinion marijuana the illegal one of the two is more beneficial and has less harmful side effects than the legal and purchasable cigarette. But lets take a look at some facts about the two and you can make your judgment from there. First we’ll take brief look at…
Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in men and women in the U.S. The main cause of lung cancer is smoking. (American Cancer Society Inc., 2015) Smoking weakens our body’s immune system due to the chemicals (carcinogens) that are found in cigarettes. I don’t think people realize how damaging these chemicals are to their bodies or maybe they do and just don’t think it will happen to them. Smoking not only causes cancer it also causes other health issues such as heart disease,…
A man is on his deathbed in a hospital at the age of 40. He never expected his life to end shortly like this from lung cancer. Tubes were lodged in his nose and throat. He was barely able to wheeze in a breath. He never thought that his friends would end up trying to kill him. His friends were cigarettes. He started smoking at the age of 13. His wife and daughter stand next to his bed as he utters his last dying words. His last words were to his daughter, “Don’t smoke.” This man is not the only…
essay to 12-point font. c. This change is made to make sure the essay is in a standard format that is easier to grade. 2. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Hester Prynne commits adultery and is forced by the Puritan Society to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast for the rest of her life. a. P/V-Passive Voice b. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Hester Prynne commits adultery and as a punishment, the Puritan Society forces her to wear…