Why smoke?

Sweta Patel
12/22/10
6-1
Persuasive article first draft
Why Smoke?

There are many harmful things that can effect you body in bad ways and smoking is one of them. Smoking effects your body because of the ingredients in it such as nicotine. Nicotine is a harmful drug that causes the addiction for smokers. People may have a couple of great things to say about smoking but there are also thousands of horrible things. In the following paragraph you'll find out more about smoking and cigarette's.
There are so many reasons smoking is horrible. First reason is that you will get bad breath and yellow teeth. Smokers get yellow teeth and bad breathe because of the products in cigarette's. Also, there is no benefit of smoking. Many smokers say they smoke because it releases stress and for fun but they are ruining their bodies. In a recent poles of Herbert Hoover Middle School's sixth graders, 100% of students said there is no benefit of smoking. This is an good that they think this way because they don't want dirty teeth and a smelly breath.
The second reason smoking is bad is that is causes nasal and breathing problems. The problem with smoking more and more is that you can get asthma. In recent poles 25% of people said this is a big problem. Would you smoke if you would get breathing problems? You can also get mouth and lung cancer which can kill people over a period of time. Over 50% of people say this is the worst possible affect of smoking. This is partially correct because it can put smokers in horrible condition. Moreover, smokers can get heart disease which they can stay alive but suffer forever. Lastly smoking is bad because smokers can have financial problems. Cigarette's are a lot of dollars and can put some addicts in debt. Right now, some cigarette boxes like Marbolo cost more than $6.00 and many smokers have one pack a day. The average amount of money spent every year because of cigarettes is about 8,000 dollars. Why would you want to waste your hard earns money?
Smoking is a dangerous addiction in which poeple are harming their bodies. Smokers should not try to quit smoking automatically because they are only killing themselves this way. Quitting should be a slow process and smokers should get help from outside resources such as nicotine patches. Would people smoke if what happened in the inside of their body showed on the outside? Furthermore people may have there personal opinion about smoking but some day they will suffer or pass away because of it. Thank you for reading this essay. Make the right choice for you and I hope you'll be happy with it!

Why smoke?

Why smoke?

<iframe src="https://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dFU5ckxDWVNsZHF6UVVza3hTWDlYcnc6MQ" width="760" height="1154" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>

Don't give lots of present you'll become spoiled

                     Forget the enduring controversy over regifting; I have been guilty of the much worse crime of holiday over-gifting. Last year the boxes and wrapping paper in our home constituted a fire hazard and, far from bringing joy and delight to my family, by the end of the day both were teary and frustrated – my older sister actually ran crying from the room when confronted with one-too-many gifts. Apart from avoiding meltdowns, there are concrete reasons to curb your spending (and that of friends and family around you).
Don't give too many gifts for Christmas, and your kids will be healthier for it
Dr. Maggie Mamen, a clinical psychologist and author of The Pampered Child Syndrome, says lavishing too many gifts on children leads to several problems:

• Lack of gratitude- Children learn to expect a certain level of gift-giving and can become demanding and ungrateful for what they receive.

• Competition- Trying to give a child the biggest or the most gifts sends a dangerous message that love is measured by the size or generosity of gifts given.

• Overstimulation- Studies show that babies learn better when they can absorb one thing at a time – too many toys actually prevents them from focusing and learning.

Overgifting hurts your finances
In a 2005 survey the Retail Council of Canada found the average adult anticipated spending $1,357 on both gift and non-gift holiday expenses. Just imagine what you could do by redirecting some of that money.

Here's how to avoid giving too many gifts for Christmas
Cutting back can be harder than it sounds so we asked parents across the country for their best tips on paring down presents during the holidays.

• Have a Plan  

Our parent experts say planning is key. Here are some of the strategies they use:
Set limits . Decide on the number of gifts your children should receive. There are no hard-and-fast rules, and everyone is different – the important thing is to decide what’s right for your family.
Make a list . Check it twice. And stick to it.
Draw names . In bigger families gift-giving can get out of control (and expensive) if everybody buys for everybody else. A family draw means fewer, and likely more meaningful, gifts.

Soon there won't be a flaborgastaion of gifts

Holiday Persuasive

                                  Approaching Grandma's, our  family anticipates the grand holiday about  to be re kindle dance again. With our  family and friends about  to be reunited with each other, each  family  member is trying not  to notice how long  the last kilometer is taking. The trees along the  road seem to crawl  by slower as Dad  pushes his foot harder.  Inch by inch, Second  by second, we approach the long  awaited to the destination.

                                      Finally  when we arrive at Grandma's house our  long journey  is over. We each take a  huge breath as we step out onto the crispy snow  that  snaps beneath  ou r boots. The air is  fresh and creates a shiver down my spine. I  make my  way to the frost  coated  back door, illuminated  by the green and  red  Christmas  lights.

                                    As  I open the door  and step into a  house full of cheek  pinches and hugs, an  array  of  Christmas oders  engulfs me, and makes my mouth water.  As I yell "HELLO" I hear voices laughing, talking, and asking who's at  the door? In the next second "Millions" of relatives are giving me  there greetings and gladly  inviting us into the  house. As  my  family and I are quickly made comfortable,  I look around.....

                               Plates full of  Christmas pastries, Christmas decorations, and Christmas music lightly penetrates the air as the family socializes with each other. The constant murmer of  the voices, serves as a background for the music. My cousins are running making  their laps around the  living  room while  playing  tag and  laughing  to their  hearts content.

                                I hear  a  voice saying "My have you ever grown  up!" I  turn to my left and stand up to address my complimenter. Grandma, awaken  from  her heavenly sleep, stands slightly  crouched with an antique smile painted gracefully  across  her  face. I reach out and  hug her frail  body. We both sit down and talk about my  families  prolonged journey to her house.

                                        The rest of the  night carries on similar to this and  to my suprise, supper is served.  Everyone is seated at  the large oak table with crazed  looks apon their  faces. Eager to devour whatever  is set before them, each  family member is tempted by  the tantalizing smell of  the vast   amounts of goods  presented  to  them. My  mind  goes blank.... almost  like a sudden amnesia, I start  to dig  into the delicious plate of delightful treasures, and then find  myself  in a daze laying on the couch, in what seems to be about an  hour later.

                                       I listen and watch the building excitement found in each  of  my cousins  faces as they  think of ravagly  rippin  gradically at  the smooth silky  present  paper. Santa  is Coming! Santa is  Coming!

Just then  a  loud voice  yells," Time to open  presents, Santa is here!"
 

                                              A uncontrollable excitement over comes my cousins as  then they  fly into the room  that contains that heavenly Christmas Tree. I get up with a sudden  surge of excitement and  proceed  to the door. An  amazing sight grabs my  eye's attention. The tree, decorated in  beautiful  perfection with candy canes, ribbons, and ornaments of all shape and color. This sight fascinates myself as well as everyone that sets their  eye's on  it. Christmas at my  Grandma's, my forever cherished memory.