Saturday, November 21, 2020
Journal Question #6
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Cigarettes. Lots of smokers start when they are teenagers, and the earlier you start to smoke, the harder it is to quit smoking later on. Even if a smoker knows that smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases, he can't stop. Here's the question: why do teenagers start smoking?
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ReplyDeleteMost people said smoking is bad and harmful. It's a common sense that everyone should know. Even though people, especially adult understand is absurd and inessential. They're still keep smoking. I think everything people do have a purpose. Maybe they smoke to make them feel less exhaust. Teenagers perhaps have the same reason as adult regarding smoking. I don't see it a problems about teenagers smoking as long as that they don't neglect their purpose of living.
ReplyDeleteI think there are some reasons why teenagers start smoking. One of the reasons is that some teenagers think smoking is cool. That’s a big reason I think. Also some teenagers get interest to smoking because people who smokes. For example, in Japan, some people in college students recommend high school students to smoke. In Japan that’s the biggest reason. I think there are similar reasons in the U.S. And if teenagers’ parents smoke, the teenagers might be not stopped to smoke by parents. In generally, most of parents stop their children to smoke because smoking is bad for health. Like that, there are many reasons but we have to not smoke in teenagers.
ReplyDeleteI think teenagers start smoking because they want to try something new and if everyone in their society are smokers they begin to think this is normal.Also,teenagers think it’s more cool when someone is smoker than someone isn’t.For me cigarettes are bad thing and I will never try smoking ,especially because I’m athletic and I don’t need it.Also I’m trying to have a healthy life.
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ReplyDeleteFor me, even they know that smoking is bad but still try it. Once they tried it, it will be extremely hard to remove because it contains weed and poison will make you addicted, and hard to get rid of it in their mind. There are two reasons teenagers smoke. First, they were suffering from stress and when see someone recommend about it, even though it will bad but because of the condition. Second, they just try something or not become in Vietnam called "youth has not experienced life" or just for fun or be cool to others. I was educated that I will always "anti-smoking" I won't smoke and I'm trying to have a healthy life.
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinion they start it because of the suggestion of the friends. Like if there is no chance or people which is giving the opportunities to the teenagers, they would not have experience which is initial of their smoking life. So it is like a media addiction which i have that even though i know that it is bad habit for the future I still have that habit. Smokers know that the bad affection of the smoke but since they are addicted from young age,it is going to be very hard to quit. This is the reason why smokers who started from young age, they are easily addicted from smoking.
ReplyDeleteEveryone knows that smoking is harmful. Everyone knows that smoking is harmful. And teenagers can't quit smoking because they are addicted to it. But some people say that smoking makes them feel better. If you have friends who smoke, they will recommend to you try. I think that's the problem.It is hard to quit smoking and it is not good for your health.
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ReplyDeleteI think teenagers start smoking because of society. Nowadays a lot of people smoke, and as the teenagers see all their parents and friends smoking, they start. It also can be because they are stressed or they just want to be cool.
Everyone knows that smoking is not good for your health and that it can provoke cancer but as everyone thinks is not going to happen to them,they don’t take it seriously. Also people are very addicted to it so they can’t stop smoking.
I smoked cigarettes since I was 15 years old. But, I succeed to quit the cigarettes 2 months ago. I started cigarettes on teenager. So, I can say the reason clearly. First, smoking cigarettes looks so cool for teenagers. Second, few teenagers got a very tough time on adolescence, so they started cigarette to stand the hard times. These are the two reasons why I started cigarette.
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Teenagers smoke because of many reasons. I think one of the reasons is that they curious about how is it feel like to use a cigarettes, and then they feel good after using it and they just keep smoking so they become addicted. The others reason is because peer pressure, when they see their friends smoke, they also do it. Or some people just think that it's cool to do it, but actually it's not. I promise myself I will never use cigarettes and other harmful drugs.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I don’t smoke because it may both affect our physical health and mental health. In my opinion most of the teenagers who smokes this because peer pressure or just thinks it’s cool to smoke and don’t know about the hazard about smoking.
ReplyDeleteI think teenagers smoke because of these reasons. Reason 1 is because of the influence of family members and schoolmates. Reason 2 Some teenagers think smoking is handsome and manly. Reason 3 They are too stressed. They think smoking can relieve stress.
ReplyDeleteThere are three reasons for teenagers to smoke: 1. At the beginning, it is caused by friends' smoking or forced to let them try smoking; 2. They think that other people's smoking is very cool. They start smoking slowly; 3. (a small part) teenagers smoke because of family or life pressure. I'm very sorry to submit the journal so late because of network reasons!
ReplyDeleteLots of my friends are smoke, and I asked them "Why did you guys start smoking cigarettes. And they said smoking cigarettes looks cool and they wanted to rebel against their school and their parents. That is the reason why they started smoking cigarettes.
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DeleteThere are many reasons why teenagers start smoking, one of the reasons is because their friends smoke and do not want to feel apart, another is because they believe that it makes them look cool, it can also be due to the influence of parents, because being all day around people who smoke can influence.
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ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I think that because my father told me that he would forget many things when smoking cigarettes to relieve stress, so I think the good aspect of current students smoking may be to relieve stress, because the pressure of study is too great, although it can be relieved. Yeah, but I think this is a very bad habit, so I think it can be done in another way, not necessarily smoking.
Although I have never smoked before, I think the cause of smoking may be due to pressure in life or family influence. My father told me that at first he thought smoking would make him feel interesting and relaxing, but This habit of smoking after a long time is difficult to quit.
ReplyDeleteI think most of the teenagers who smoke lack the care of their parents. One of my former junior high school classmates is this kind of situation. His study is very poor, and his parents are also busy with work and lack of care for him. As a result, at the age of 14, he suffered from truancy, smoking and alcoholism. I think this kind of person wants to win the attention and care of others through self destruction, but it's not easy It's a pity that we only despise him. If a person gives up on himself, he doesn't deserve to be saved by others.
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