When I first was handed the prompt for the Argument Essay‚ I had multiple conflicting thoughts. For one‚ I thought I was going to be able to easily complete this because I have proven in previous classes that I can formally argue a position. However‚ I have also learned that college and high school have different requirements in many ways. For example‚ for this assignment‚ we had were told to utilize the Toulmin method throughout the essay. Once I learned that I had to use the Toulmin method‚ I
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Judith Taylor October 13‚ 2010 Process Analysis Essay Nicotine is a drug found in tobacco. It can be as addictive as heroin or cocaine. Over time‚ a person becomes physically and emotionally addicted to nicotine. There are studies that have shown that smokers must deal with both the physical and psychological dependence to quit and stay nicotine free. Quitting smoking is a step by step process that will enhance and prolong lives. Smokers often say that they want to quit‚ but do not know how
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is someone smoking a cigarette. Someone that is lowering their chances to live‚ taking a risk of cancer‚ and sometimes even lessening the time spent with their children‚ because smoking does kill. Nobody wants to get that news saying “you have throat cancer” or even worse “you have lung cancer”‚ regardless it will kill you in the end. So why are people so worried about telling other people not to try it and hiding it from their kids‚ when they should be ones fixing themselves? Smoking is one of the
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DISADVANTAGE OF SMOKING When the last time you see someone smoking?it seems today that most of the youngsters including some of us here think that smoking is something common and we do not have to worry about. But that thinking is wrong. According to history today‚ "each year‚ smoking kills more people than aids‚ alcohol‚ drug abuse‚ car crashes‚ murders‚ suicides and fires---combined!!"Over 430‚000 U.S Citizens die each year from smoking. As college students‚ some of us smoke and some of us have
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are mainly caused by tar and nicotine. Learn how smoking cigarettes causes immediate changes to occur in the lungs. One of the hardest habits to break is smoking cigarettes. Everyone knows it damages the lungs‚ causing emphysema and cancer. But do people know HOW these illnesses occur on a physiological level? Perhaps if the mechanism were explained there would be more people quitting and fewer kids starting. The two main ingredients of cigarette smoke are tar and nicotine. Simply put‚ tar is
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Cassandra Orheim Bioethical Focus Paper Bans on Smoking Since 1964‚ 2.5 million nonsmokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that include more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that cause cancer. In children‚ secondhand smoke causes ear infections‚ asthma attacks‚ respiratory infections‚ and respiratory symptoms. In adults who have never smoked‚ secondhand smoke can
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Smoking kills millions every year‚ even those who have never smoked in their life. Secondhand smoke is a major cause of death to adults and children but it can be stopped. Because of this‚ smoking should be banned from all public places. You may think that our country has done enough to stop public smoking. In New York‚ “…a divided City Council passed a bill banning smoking in outdoor‚ public areas…”(Adams 13). Opponents believe that banning it from parks and beaches is enough but more can
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Why Smoking is bad Gabriela Rojas San Joaquin Valley College Do you know why smoking affects you and the others around you? Smoking is very popular in the United States. At almost every gas station‚ there are many ads about why you should buy cigarettes. However‚ the smoke from cigarettes has life threatening chemicals in them. Kids
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Tim Brown English 103 Due: Dec. 13 Marijuana Argumentative Final Essay Ever since marijuana’s first recorded use five-thousand years ago‚ it never had much popularity until the last century with prohibition and anti-war movements. The legalization of marijuana has recently been a rather controversial issue‚ although there should be no issue at all. Marijuana should be legalized. Prohibition was once tried with alcohol and it was a proven failure‚ and it should be soon proven again with marijuana
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Like most people‚ you already know that smoking is bad for your health. But do you really understand just how dangerous smoking really is? Tobacco contains nicotine‚ a highly addictive drug that makes it difficult for smokers to kick the habit. Tobacco products also contain many poisonous and harmful substances that cause disease and premature death. Did you know that out of a group of 1000 smokers (age 30)‚ that a full quarter of them (250!) will die of smoking-related illnesses prior to completing
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