------------------------------------------------- Effects of Second Hand Smoke by Len Johnson. Derived from Wikipedia article: "Tobacco Smoking" Passive smoking (also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)‚ involuntary smoking or second hand smoke) occurs when the exhaled and ambient smoke from one person’s cigarette is inhaled by other people. Non-smokers exposed to second hand smoke are at greater risk for many of the health problems associated with direct smoking. In 1992‚ the Journal
Premium Passive smoking Lung cancer Smoking
gentleman at the table next to us decided to light up a cigarette. The smoke went right in my face and lungs. All of a sudden I couldn’t breathe‚ my chest hurt and I panicked. Ladies and gentlemen‚ by the end of this year more people will die from second hand smoke related deaths than the average crowd at a Major League Baseball game. Secondhand‚ or passive smoke‚ is an insidious killer that is harming adults‚ and more critically‚ children around the country every day. My goal in speaking to you today
Premium Passive smoking Lung cancer Smoking
Effects of Second-Hand Smoke Imagine yourself sitting down to dinner at a restaurant. You are sitting down trying to enjoy your dinner when all you can smell is smoke. Not only are you just breathing in the smoke‚ it is also damaging your body at the same time. Or imagine yourself at your work place‚ whether it be a restaurant or office‚ and you are forced to breathe in second-hand smoke the entire time you are there. In this paper you will be informed of the harmful effects of second-hand smoke‚
Premium Passive smoking Smoking Smoking ban
The Detrimental Effects of Second Hand Smoke on Children Most of us have heard somewhere that second hand smoking is not very good for your health. But have we stopped to consider why it is bad‚ and specifically how it can affect children ’s health? They are a vulnerable population because of the potential tobacco smoke has to damage a child ’s developing organs‚ such as the lungs and brain ("www.etnet.org‚" 2010). The children of smoking parents cannot escape these harmful fumes. The exposure
Premium Smoking Asthma Passive smoking
Second Hand Smoke Second Hand Smoke In the 1950’s and 60’s scientists gave the people a lot of evidence on the deadly effects of smoking where the tobacco companies on the other hand tried to put the doubt in people’s minds through the campaigns to show that it is not all true. By the time people actually decided to take care of their health and finally saw how life-threatening smoking could be by real life examples‚ the tobacco companies already got rich from its sales. Nowadays‚ nobody doubts
Premium Passive smoking Tobacco Tobacco smoking
L3 Cinéma Krystyna Hawlena- Krzeminska “ Second Hand Art” I found the quotation quite daring and stimulating. It gives one’s urge to react to it‚ to express one’s impressions and feelings about it. It almost feels like we could not let the artist Elaine Sturtevant to get away with what she was
Premium Art Creativity Arts
What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke (SHS) is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). SHS is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco: * Sidestream smoke – smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette‚ pipe‚ or cigar * Mainstream smoke – the smoke exhaled by a smoker Even though we think of these as the same‚ they aren’t. Sidestream smoke has higher concentrations of cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) than mainstream smoke. And‚ it has smaller particles
Premium Passive smoking Lung cancer Smoking
Feminist Literature Draft In many instances‚ the works of feminist literature use characters to examine and address the issues in the way society treats women. The poems “Daystar” by Rita Dove and “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy do that by focusing on the female identity‚ more specifically the lack of it their characters are experiencing. By introducing readers to the attitude of the female characters toward their situation‚ the poems portray daily life from a new perspective that challenged
Premium Gender Gender role Woman
Guide for Educating Rita The following information was put together using the written text of Educating Rita and is not specifically about the production taking place at The Segal Centre this fall. Some of the magic of live theatre comes from the fact that every performance is an event unto itself. As a result there may be some differences between the play as it is described here and the performance that you will see at The Segal Centre. Background Information Educating Rita‚ written by British
Premium Working class Social class Middle class
Niya Simmons English 101 Professor Kalwa November 2‚ 2013 There are many successful pediatric neurosurgeons in the world. People choose to get what they want in life. However‚ being a neurosurgeon requires more than getting an education. While being talked down to as a child‚ Benjamin Carson was an over achiever who doubted himself. Through childhood‚ early education‚ the beginning of his career and later on in his career he started to build confidence in himself becoming one of the world’s
Premium Family