Smoking

I have recently read two articles on smoking.   The first article, Mayo Clinic’s “Teen Smoking:   10 Ways To Help Teens Stay Smoke-Free”, from the website MayoClinic.com.   (June 17, 2009).   This article is written in enumeration mode.   The article mentions ten ways to help teens stay smoke free.   It is a guide written for parents, to help their teens stay away from smoking.   The author wants parents to understand why teens smoke then, give their teen the tools he or she needs to refuse smoking.   The second article, Caroline Boase’s “Should Smoking Be Banned In Public Places? The Yes Argument”, from the website WessexScene.co.uk (November 15, 2003).   The author believes that smoking should not be allowed in public places.   Then, she explains that ban on smoking is a situation that concerns the whole nation.   The author focuses on the rights of the nonsmokers.   She also mentions the bad effects of passive smoking.   I will clarify both one major similarity and one major difference between the two articles.
Although the two articles have some obvious similarity, one major similarity seems especially important.   Both articles have the same purpose.   Their purpose is to persuade.   They are trying to persuade people to take a firm action and fight against smoking in different ways. The article by Mayo Clinic gives ten suggestions to parents on how to keep their teens smoke free.   The author wants parents to know why their teens may turn to smoking and why they will be attracted to smoking.   The author wants parents to set firm limitations on teen smoking and be very clear on their disapproval of smoking.   The author persuades parents to be good examples for their teens.   The author   means that parents who do smoke must quit smoking to set a good example for their teen.   Later, the author persuades parents to make their teens aware of the disadvantages and dangers of smoking, the money that they are wasting and the addiction.   Then, the author explains that the... [continues]

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