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 Effects of Depression Depression is one of the biggest diseases between teenagers and adults. Depression is not just a state of mind. It is related to physical changes in the brain. It is connected to an imbalance of a type of chemical that carries signals in your brain and nerves. It’s more than just a feeling of being “down in the dumps” or “blue” for a few days. There are more than 20 million people in the United States who have depression and they will tell you that the feelings
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Causes and Effects of Uncontrolled Urbanization If you are an urban dweller‚ you may know the real meaning of urbanization. However‚ this does not always indicate your sufficient insight in the “uncontrolled urbanization” topic too. To form a causal chain‚ it is right to say that more jobs‚ more services in the urban side and absence of land in the countryside force people to migrate to larger cities which brings about uncontrolled urbanization. As a result‚ some problems arise such as
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area that the animal moved to is the next area to be cut down‚ which means that the animals have to adapt again. Constantly adapting can sometimes be impossible for the animals‚ so they can’t survive. Cutting down the forests causes the animals to find a new home if possible. The animals that we destroyed the homes of are coming into human habitats‚ spreading diseases to humans. Also‚ a lot of the plants the hold cures to diseases are in the forests. Without these “potions” many people will die along
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Cause and Effect: Smoking. Smoking causes respiratory problems‚ circulatory system difficulties‚ and urinary troubles increasing the fact that smoking causes unavoidable harms to the body. Although smoking may have the appearance of something that “is cool”‚ it causes several heath problems many of which incessant effects. Differing to what tobacco companies want citizens to believe‚ smoking does lead to perilous heath. Smoking especially causes damage to the respiratory system‚ distressing
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WHAT CAUSES A TORNADO AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE What causes a tornado and the effect they have J.D. Busby Jr American Intercontinental University September 12‚ 2010 WHAT CAUSES A TORNADO AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE ABSTRACT Reading this paper will give you a better understanding of what causes a tornado and the shear destructive power of tornadoes. It will also touch on some of the safety precaution involved in a tornado from sirens to getting to safety. So what does cause a tornado and
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“No one was home after school so I tried to hang myself in my basement. I know what you’re thinking‚ why would she do such a selfish thing? Well I was going through so much I couldn’t even handle anything anymore. I have never really told many people how far the bullying got; I don’t think my mum even knows really. I have never been slim‚ but I was never that big‚ yeah I am overweight but not by that much. I have never been anywhere close to being obese and I don’t have a double chin or rolls on
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injuries‚ suicides‚ and murders combined. So why is it that people still continue to smoke? Although smoking relieves stress and is seen as cool by some‚ it is also the number 1 cause of death‚ in other words smoking equals death and/or bad health. What causes people to even want to smoke knowing the deadly effects? You may have noticed that you are not allowed to smoke in public places‚ no matter where you live. In fact‚ your local or city government probably passed a public smoking ban. Of
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The Cause and Effects on Smoking In earlier times‚ tobacco was called herba panacea- meaning cure-all herb. People used to believe Tobacco had medicinal value. Some people even believed that smoking cleaned out the lungs. A French Ambassador named Jean Nicot brought Tobacco plants to Portugal in 1559‚ telling friends it was useful in treating wounds‚ asthma and cancer. The words nicotine and nicotiana came from Jean Nicot’s last name. Did you know that in spite of the dangers‚ many people
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The Causes and Effects of Global Warming. The recent realization of our planet’s continually warming climate is one of modern societies biggest worries. Global warming is not only devastating to our planet‚ but will likely shorten our species’ lifespan considerably if it continues at its current pace. There are three main causes of global warming: air pollution‚ deforestation‚ and the increase in usage of chemical fertilizers. These actions have been engrained into our way of life so permanently
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