Blog Post 6

For project three, I have chosen to use essay one.  This essay was a lot more interesting to me than the second essay and I understood it a lot better.  I like the subject of non-smoking and the world of advertising is very interesting to me.  In my next project, I plan to go deeper in the realm of smoking and discuss the negative aspects and how the world of advertising affects smokers positively and negatively.  I believe strongly that smoking should not be legal.  I know many people who have died of lung cancer due to smoking, or even secondhand smoke.  These people were close to me, so I feel very strongly on the topic.  If I could help convince people to quit smoking, or at least one person, I would be very pleased.  Smoking is dangerous and does not include any benefits.  It is all negative, but once people are addicted they do not usually want to put the effort into quitting because it is so hard to quit.  My mom used to smoke when I was young, but she quit cold turkey when she got really sick.  I think she is inspiring in that way, and I wish that many other people could do that.  I also think that people aren't aware of how bad it actually is.  I think people believe that "it won't happen to me." Well, it could very well happen to you, so you should prevent it.