One Puff Closer to the Grave

In the cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe there is a man named Montresor that decided to get revenge against a man named Fortunato who has been insulting him behind his back. Montresor decided to go to the Carnival festival to lure fortunato down into his family’s catacombs to bury him alive. Montresor is mentally unstable because of and insult that fortunato has been saying about him. Montresor also Lacks the evidence that supports his claims against fortunato’s “ thousands of injuries “ and “insults.” Montresor is mentally unstable because of and insult that fortunato has been saying about him .

For most individuals the detrimental effects that tobacco products pose on the body, is well known. However, many are unaware of the benefits that begin almost immediately after quitting. Some of the benefits include; a decrease in blood pressure and pulse rate within 20 minutes, a stabilization of carbon monoxide and oxygen levels in the blood within eight hours, and by one year the risk of having a heart attack is cut in half (Ohio Tobacco Quit Line, 2015). Another incentive to quit is the amount of money one could save by quitting. On average a smoker who smokes a pack a day spends $2,372.50 annually. This amount continually goes up with the rising cost of a pack of cigarettes. A person who uses a can of smokeless tobacco a day spends approximately $1,460 annually. The amount of money spent on these products will continue to rise at alarming rates.

Smoking is injurious to health and a preventable cause of premature death. In the U.S.; it is estimated that one in each five adults smoke currently and about 480,000 people die prematurely from diseases caused by smoking or secondhand smoke exposure. (CDC tobacco use). The economic burden of tobacco use is also significant. About $100 billion per year is spent in medical expenses and another $100 billion per year in lost productivity. There is no safe level of smoking

Researchers looked at more than 40,000 people living this the united states to find that 28 percent of americans use tobacco products,these includes items like tobacco, cigarettes, and cigars. Even more scary 40 percent of that 28 used more than two products. Smoking causes 480,000 deaths in the united states each year. Some may think that if they quit their health won't improve but that isn't true your health starts to improve instantly. Smoking is very harmful it kills multiple people and is very addicting so seek treatment.

Also, the number of people who die from damage caused by smoking is five times greater than all other preventable deaths, considering traffic accidents, fires and other accidents, suicides, murders, and HIV. Finally, each year U.S. has spent $96,000 billion in medical expenses related to smoking (CDC, 2012).

From 2000 to 2012, the U.S. spent $133 Billion on healthcare costs related to tobacco use; furthermore, productivity loss adds another $156 Billion for a grand total of $289 Billion in costs related to tobacco use.

Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Nicotine addiction is a serious and expensive problem. Smokers have decreased productivity and on average make less than non-smokers. Smoking is lethal to the human body through heart disease, respiratory illness, and increased likelihood and mortality of cancer.

It is estimated that “one out of four high school seniors and one out of three young adults under age 26 are smokers”, which adds up to 42.1 million Americans who legally smoke (Smoking). This high amount does not include minors, or people who use tobacco products other than cigarettes and cigars. This number has decreased greatly since its peak in 1964, but the health effects are still prevalent today (Health). Lung cancer is one of the most infamous results of smoking, with 82.4% of all lung cancer cases attributing to smoking (Facts). “Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking” (Facts). This includes oral cancer, diagnosed especially among users of smokeless tobacco, usually associated with teeth loss and gum recession (Health). Other common illnesses that correlate with tobacco use include bronchitis, emphysema, and pneumonia, which cause 113,100 American deaths annually (Facts). The Secretary of Health and Human Services states “This year alone, nearly one-half million adults will still die prematurely because of smoking…and if we continue on our current trajectory, 5.6 million children alive today who are younger than 18 years of age will die prematurely” (Health). Imagine how many lives would be spared had the nation not succumbed to the addiction of

According to the CDC, in 2012 cigarette and smokeless tobacco companies spent more than $9.6 billion on advertising and promotional expenses in the United States alone. This is an extremely atrocious amount of money to spend on a product that has been proven to harm or even kill its consumers. In addition, the world lung

As discussed on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, “tobacco use costs the United States billions of dollars each year. The total economic cost of smoking is more than $300 billion a year, which include nearly $170 billion spent on tobacco-related

Spending money on smoking is too much and leads to nothing, and there are no benefits that people can get from smoking. Smoking can hit personal finances and smokers are burning their money for no reason. Instead of using money to get cigarettes, people can donate to non-government organizations to wipe out poverty and change people’s lives. Smoking is a major factor that is destroying the environment. Smoking cigarettes is bad for the air. People who do not smoke have to breathe the bad air around the smokers. Smoking needs to be banned in public to let other people breathe the fresh air. Most Americans are exposed to outdoor and indoor air that can cause cancer and other serious health problems. Smoking is a serious problem that needs to be taken care of. If we want a strong environment, clean environment, and a good public health, we need to ban smoking once and for all.

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous yet haunting plays. One such skill Shakespeare possesses as a playwright is his effective use of equivocation to illustrate a sense of ambiguity within the plot and the characters. Equivocation is the use of ambiguous or confusing language to mislead or prevent revelation of the truth. By deceiving others, an equivocator avoids answering a question directly. In the tragedy of Macbeth, William Shakespeare fills his play with equivocation and double meanings.

Although it remains a large portion of the U.S’ economy, tobacco smoking can lead to a variety of diseases and disorders that affect the user. The effects of smoking tobacco not only affect the user but surrounding people as well: permanently destroying their lungs and children, increasing the chances of diseases and of cancer.

Tobacco has been around for many years, and it should be stopped, but can the economy handle it. The tobacco is reaching young children, and not to mention the nonsmokers as well. The medical effects alone should convince people to stop smoking. Even if the people wanted to quit, it's hard because they are already addicted. If the health doesn't stop people from smoking the cost should because this year the tax on tobacco has gone up dramatically. So now the cost is weakening our pockets. The only ones that win in the tobacco field are the Tobacco Company, because they make all the money. If profits fall, all they have to do is advertise a little harder and profits will roll

The big question is whether humanity is getting too big and, in the process, endangering the wellbeing of people, and our planet. Overpopulation is a real thing it’s happening right now in some parts of the world. Delay marriage, ending child marriages, and women empowerment might not seem like a lot, but it actually is. All these things can help the overpopulation problem we are facing today in certain parts of the world and in the future. If we all contribute to this we could help the world’s overpopulation issue.