Thank You for Smoking

practices of a particular group, and I believe my particular group, my particular culture is very unique. As you can tell by my 10 letters name, I am African; not just African, a Nigerian. My father always wanted me to carry the pride of a Nigerian, hence he named me Nwerebuaku. Nwerebuaku, unlike most names here in America, has a significant meaning to it.…

Honesty, ethics and professionality are one of the main quality’s that are important for individuals in the criminal justice system. Each of these play a main role in preserving intact the criminal justice system as we know it. A police officer named Jim entered a Sandwich shop during the lunchtime rush. Once in line ready to pay for his meal the owner tells the police officer that payment wasn’t necessary. The officer would be left with the decision of pay or to not. In many cases officers…

city and suburban societies. For cost effective nurse practitioners are the only provider for medically underserved area. “The service available at these clinics include physical exam, cardiovascular check, diabetes and osteoporosis screenings, smoking cessation programs, immunization and other prevention-focused services”(AACN,…

in the entire world is willing to help him.Traumatized by the loss of Allie, Holden and his decision making are greatly impaired, and the adults who should help are not even trying to help him. Holden’s sister Phoebe says “‘You did get kicked out! You did!’... ‘Daddy’ll kill you!’ she said” (182). Their parents are going to punish Holden and be disappointed in him for being kicked out of yet another school. By the fourth time that an event occurs one would think parents would know something is…

“reinvent” themselves, like Drew Beckett did. After suffering severe hair loss, he decided to get tattoos to distract people from his lack of hair. Graham Platts, who is also covered in tattoos, claims that he became addicted to tattoos after he stopped smoking. He says that he replaced an unhealthy addiction with a much safer one. Others like Izzy Nash and Victoria Clarke believe tattoos are a bodysuit that showcase who they are through artwork. Clarke also mentioned that the love she gets for…

According to Aronson et al; (2016), cognitive dissonance is the discomfort that people feel when two cognitions like belief/attitude conflict (pg. 158). When we feel discomfort, we try to find ways even outside of our comfort zone to reduce it. “Reducing dissonance is not always simple or obvious” (Aronson et al; 2016, pg. 158). An example of cognitive dissonance for me was compulsive overeating, despite the consequences of weight gain and hypertension I still ate obsessively. I was glutting…

pressure is; smoking, lack of physical activity, too much salt in the diet, alcohol consumption, stress, genetics, and sleep apnea. The most important thing about high blood pressure is its symptoms, and how it could affect our daily lives. The most important thing to realize that this type of disease can cause death. Now moving past that, the symptoms of high blood pressure is ; heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, eye damage, and pain with walking. Even though you may get one…

table to hit a puff of flavored air from a vape is not healthy for you or others around you. Despite our constant pleading, you still fail to take action. As you know, Daniel, “Nothing comes of nothing.” If you fail to act quickly, your lungs will be tar, and your ashes will be in an urn. I understand addiction is hard. Everyone’s path to recovery is different; however, you fail to recognize a plan of action. I am here to help you get out of this vice. One way to stop is to do nothing and just…

You Should Exercise Everyday For the longest time now there 's been a stigma around working out and exercising every day. It seems as if our society has turned exercise from something that may be critical to your body, to something that almost everyone dreads. When people hear exercise they seem to equate it to a number on a scale that must go down. An overweight person these days might see it as something that is for skinny people and skinny people may see it as something for overweight…

every person has the ability to change, the question is, will you? We had the privilege to sit down and talk with Billy Changer, a new aged musician with a vision for future. Get ready world, as a wise man once said,"we're going to Billy Change you." Being exposed to some of the greats, such as The Rolling Stones and Hawkwind, at a very young age, Billy's musical inspirations started early. "My dad has been a rocker all his life, I thank him for showing me good psychedelic music when I was…