Persuasive Essay
Mr. Ortiz
Jan. 24th 2011
Period 5
Smoking has decreased significantly in the United States over the last twenty years. Depictions/pictures of smoking in movies and on television, however, are on the rise. Smoking is a very harmful and damaging substance in one’s body. Effects of smoking can hurt someone’s health conditions, but others say it’s not so bad; but do they really know what smoking does to them? Here are some negative effects on what smoking can really do to one’s body. A negative effect that smoking can cause is Respiratory Illness such as shortness of breath. Respiratory illness causes shortness of breath which reduces and limits a person’s capacity to run and walk for a long distance.