Convicing a friend to quit smoking
Raymond Edmonson
English 101
Cynthia Mushett
Date of Assignment 11 January 2008 Convincing a Friend to Quit Smoking My friend Larry has been smoking for about twenty years now. His health has be gain to deteriorate. Running his two-mile run at PT (a military acronym for Physical Training) has gotten harder for him and his heart rate beats like a drummer in a band playing a drum roll. Larry’s doctor has explained to him that he needs to quit smoking and why he needs to quit smoking. Smoking is one of the leading causes of death, curves your appetite and causes you to gain weight. As a good friend to Larry I am trying to help him by convincing Larry to quit smoking. I knew it was not going to be easy to accomplish. I researched as much information as I could to help Larry. Information like smoking causes cancer, heart attacks, as well as the fact that cigarette tobacco has a lot of different chemicals in it. Some examples are, Arsenic (used in rat poison), Cadmium (used in batteries) and Hydrogen Cyanide (used in gas chambers). I explained to Larry that continuing to smoke could cause cancer or a heart attack. I also told him he should think about the effect smoking has on his family. When I offered to help Larry, he was glad of the thought of some one helping him to quit smoking. I let him know that I respected his decision and will be taking him seriously about wanting to quit smoking. I also explained to him the different type of poisons he was inhaling into his body, hoping that would make him think about what he was doing to his-self by smoking. Smoking was lowering his hormone level and continuing to smoke would cause him to get sick more often. To help him quit I mentioned that he should exercise to get his mind off smoking, eat healthier and try to keep busy around the office, since there is no smoking in government buildings
English 101
Cynthia Mushett
Date of Assignment 11 January 2008 Convincing a Friend to Quit Smoking My friend Larry has been smoking for about twenty years now. His health has be gain to deteriorate. Running his two-mile run at PT (a military acronym for Physical Training) has gotten harder for him and his heart rate beats like a drummer in a band playing a drum roll. Larry’s doctor has explained to him that he needs to quit smoking and why he needs to quit smoking. Smoking is one of the leading causes of death, curves your appetite and causes you to gain weight. As a good friend to Larry I am trying to help him by convincing Larry to quit smoking. I knew it was not going to be easy to accomplish. I researched as much information as I could to help Larry. Information like smoking causes cancer, heart attacks, as well as the fact that cigarette tobacco has a lot of different chemicals in it. Some examples are, Arsenic (used in rat poison), Cadmium (used in batteries) and Hydrogen Cyanide (used in gas chambers). I explained to Larry that continuing to smoke could cause cancer or a heart attack. I also told him he should think about the effect smoking has on his family. When I offered to help Larry, he was glad of the thought of some one helping him to quit smoking. I let him know that I respected his decision and will be taking him seriously about wanting to quit smoking. I also explained to him the different type of poisons he was inhaling into his body, hoping that would make him think about what he was doing to his-self by smoking. Smoking was lowering his hormone level and continuing to smoke would cause him to get sick more often. To help him quit I mentioned that he should exercise to get his mind off smoking, eat healthier and try to keep busy around the office, since there is no smoking in government buildings