Paper topic: Banning Smoking
I. Introduction:
1. Attention Getter: WHO once published data in May 2017: "Tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year. More than 6 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 890 000 are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke."(1) So why the number of smoking people does not decrease but has a trend to rise, especially the young cohort?
2. Background information: According to health literacy, tobacco was assumed to be discovered between 600 to 900 A.D as it first appeared as well as become popular in America before Christopher Columbus came to North Amerian and brought it back to Europe.(2) However, as reported by Cancer Council NSW, since 1602, tobacco started being considered as unhealthy and having a bad effect on the smokers as it causes cancers.(3) For instance, Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the evidence (2010) informed: " The first surgeon general's report on the adverse health effects of smoking was published in 1964 (HHS,1964)" (p.109)(4). After numerous bad impact reported, countries all over the world started having implemented smoking restrictions and bans, from America to Canada, Germany, Italy and so forth. To be specific, this is public policy as it restricts and prohibits smoking in public places, for example, planes, restaurants, toilets, workplaces, parks, schools, government offices and so on.
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Thesis statement: The pros and cons of banning smoking
- The advantages:
+ It reduces the risk of the passive smokers.
+ It contributes to decrease energy consumption and personal expenses.
+ It lessens the chance of influencing others, especially young people, to take on the
In the years of the 1980’s an estimated 89.9 million which is 50% of U.S adults were ever smokers and 45.8% were current smokers. The amount of youth smokers decreased slightly from 1980 through 1984 and then increased through 1989, the largest annual increase occurred in 1988. The percent of teens that smoked
My favorite ad is #CATmageddon by the organization, Truth. This commercial started running in the beginning of the year and used video of current internet cat memes such as, Keyboard Cat, Roomba Shark Cat and Pirate Cat along with facts and slogans to address Truth 's anti-smoking campaign, "Smoking Kills pets too". The video first presented the fact that cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. This demonstrates the use of rhetoric logos to convince the audience with logical reasoning. In addition, the video also uses pathos, the love and enjoyment people get from watching cat video.
Tobacco was a novelty crop many European had yet to experience. With the increased use of tobacco many side effects such as gum disease and cancer came along with it. " The Indians also taught the white man about tobacco and cocaine . . ."(The Crimes of Christopher Columbus).
In the year 1600, tobacco spread all through the United States and in the nations around it. To the people in America, tobacco smoking was taken as a tradition which they all had adopted. By the year 1604, James I the king of England, opposed tobacco smoking, saying that it would cause wild behaviors to the people. By then, tobacco smoking had become a habit for most of the people in England and they begged to be allowed to continue doing it. In the year 1612, tobacco was planted not only to be consumed now but also as a cash crop.
After that, it remained this rate for 5 years and then, it started to gradually decline to 200 people in every 1000 in 2000. In conlclusion, it is noticeable that more and more men in Someland decided to quit smoking. Meanwhile,
Specific Purpose Statement: To invite my audience to consider the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cigarettes so that they can make an informed decision on whether or not to smoke them Thesis: There are two obvious stances on cigarettes: pro-cigarette and anti-cigarette. Today I would like to explore these two stances and have a discussion about your current views. Introduction:
The benefits and progress shown by the introduction of the smoking ban include: • The public began to be more aware of the dangers of passive smoking. • Smoking rates began to decline following the introduction of the ban and have continued to fall each year • Attendances to A&E with smoking related conditions have
Introduction Attention Getter: When inhaling Nicotine, it can reach the brain within 10 seconds after the smoke is inhaled. It has been found in every part of the body, even in breast milk. PSYCHOLOGICAL ORIENTATION:
Worldwide, tobacco use causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths, 30% of all cancers, 20-25% of coronary heart diseases and stroke deaths, and more than 80% of chronic bronchitis and emphysema”. (Jordan 1). Secondly not only does it affect smokers but even people who don 't even partake in the activity of smoking cigarettes. Second hand smoke is a serious issue and can cause cancer almost easy as being an actual smoker can.
In Kenya, it is estimated that one of every five teenagers smoke. It has also been established that that most people start smoking at the age between 12 and 14, in addition to the fact that 1,200 tobacco smokers die every from smoking (Eaton, 2003). This translates to about 1,4389,00 deaths every year. This is a great number of preventable deaths every year. Despite being of great economic importance, tobacco has brought about much more harm than good.
Smoking has been a long time habit round the world. However, in the past, smoking cigarette was very popular and known to be a cool recreational drug, and was widely accepted by the community across the world. Today smoking has been less widely accepted and more restricted because of the many health risks that are linked to smoking cigarette. These days, people are well educated and more knowledgeable about the health risks of smoking.
General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: to persuade the audience of the importance of banning smoking in public places Thesis: Smoking should be banned in public places because it is harmful to non-smokers who visit public places. I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: How many of you been around people who are smoking in public places? Probably, most of us have at least noticed people smoking in CMU campus even it is a non-smoking campus. Secondhand smoke is really harmful to anyone who inhales it in.
Many reports have been issued based on the evidence regarding the devastating health affecs of smoking and the expose of second hand smoke. Unfortunatly, cigarette smoking has reportedly caused about 480,000 deaths anually in the United States with an account of 41,000 deaths due to second hand smoking. It is indicated that America has the greatest heath issues from smoking. Neverless, it has been declining due to the rise on taxes and the promotions to cut down tabacco use advetisement. Smoking can be very addictive but there are many ways to help stop that I’ll get to soon.
The Supreme court banned smoking is some areas. I think smoking should be banned from all public places because of the disease that it can cause and all the harm it can do to people. People should have the right to walk wherever they want without being around the affects of someone smoking outside or worrying about having their life put in danger. If everyone make a campaign against smoking it can soon possibly get banned from all public places. I would start a campaign and try to get the attention from the government to have smoking banned so no one gets harmed or have to walk outside smelling the smell of
Secondly smoking approximately result in 3,000 lung cancer deaths of non-smokers which is given off by the end of the burning cigarette and by the smokers exhalation. REASONS OF SMOKING 1) Youngsters try to look “cool” 2) Smoking acts as a stress reliever. 3) To control their weight. 4) Addiction 5) Peer pressure 6) Experimentation/ Adventure 7) Marketing of tobacco companies 8) Social Integration 9) To think Properly 10) Addiction SMOKING KILLS