CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SMOKING Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. It can be considered as one of the most dangerous habits that any one individual can have. There are many causes which make people smoke‚ however it can be divided into two main causes namely physical and psychological. On the other hand‚ some of the effects of smoking are addiction‚ chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease and ultimate death
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Concussions have turned into a big problem in major sports and it has caused parents to rethink if their child should play an contact sport like football. A concussion is when there is an severe blow to your head that causes confusion and other symptoms like headaches. Many people believe that children under a certain age shouldn’t be aloud to play contact sports like football. Others believe that parents and young children should be educated on concussions and how to ensure the safety of their kid
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accustomed myself to was to be rejected. My life had become‚ forthwith‚ a rebellion. Although the causes of teenage rebellion are both complicated and personal‚ they are surprisingly consistent. Teenagers rebel due to pressure to conform‚ demands and commands‚ and insecurity. Teenagers‚ overall‚ rebel because they have a voice they feel is not being heard. Perhaps the most obvious cause of teenage rebellion is the amount of pressure pressed upon them to conform. Fashion magazines tell teenage
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That is more than car accidents‚ drunk driving‚ and illegal substances. So why is it that people still continue to smoke? What causes people to want to smoke even knowing the deadly effect? Cigarette smoke does not only effect the smoker’s body and health‚ it effects the non-smoker’s around them even worse. There are many causes which make people smoke and the effect of smoking to their health. Although smokers claim that it helps them to relax and release stress‚ the negative aspects of the habit
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Kia Jefferson April 7‚ 2011 English 1002 The Cause & Effect of Hurricanes Hurricanes are the most destructive natural disasters in the world. They are very powerful and violent storms that have strong winds. Storms are known to be hurricanes when they reach 74 mile per hour. Hurricanes storms start over warm sea water near the equator and come with strong winds‚ flash floods‚ mudslides‚ and huge waves. Hurricanes come with different names depending where the location it occurred. Hurricane
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July 6‚ 2009 Eng 112 Causes and Effects of Smoking Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Americans pay nearly $100 billion in added health care cost due to smoking. Each day about a thousand young people become regular smokers (President Barack Obama). Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma‚ pancreas‚ lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing
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Cause and Effect of Anorexia Of all girls and women in the United States‚ ten percent will be affected by an eating disorder. Men and women alike are affected‚ however it is more common in women‚ specifically those aged thirteen to twenty. The most common eating disorder among teenage girls is anorexia nervosa. This disease is mostly linked with an overwhelming desire to be thin. People take extreme measures to achieve this goal (“Causes”). Anorexia is a very mysterious and misunderstood disease
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The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12‚ 2010 significantly deepened existing challenges and created massive reconstruction needs for a country that was already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. In spite of the enormity of the task‚ three years after the earthquake‚ much has been done by Haitians and the Haitian Government‚ in partnership with CSOs‚ the private sector‚ and the international community. Of the 1.5 million internally displaced people‚ nearly 1.2 million have
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because of us‚ just think about it. Every years‚ we as a human raze‚ are causing danger to many animals. There are several causes of endangered species: habitat destruction‚ introduction of exotic species‚ and overexploitation. Habitat destruction is when there are some changes in our planet that cause terrible consequences. Natural changes occur at a very slow pace‚ and it causes a slight or no impact in the species. However‚ there are changes that occur at a fast pace. When this happens‚ there is
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The effects and causes of FASD Drinking while pregnant is a bad decision. Sometimes the child will result in certain health problems‚ and at times they will be perfectly healthy. The effects are referred to as FASD (Fetal Alcohols Spectrum Disorders). FASD can take form as many various effects. Many people are aware of these effects but they do not realize that moderate alcohol exposure to the fetus can be just as harmful to the baby as frequent exposure. Though this might leave some
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