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    My Favorite Superheros

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    Soon after the adoption of the nine year old boy, he became Batman’s first sidekick to use the name “Robin.” The first time I ever seen Dick Grayson was when I was around three years old in the anime-styled cartoon titled, Teen Titans. I absolutely adored that show and I still do. However, looking back on it and rewatching episodes, they really made him be a lot like Batman, which is fine if you do not know the comic book character because I did not at the time. His character

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    with its social media pages, and all these apps, and celebrities being “perfect.” Perfection cannot be met, perfection is what is on the inside. Society has morphed teen girls into believing that “perfection” is everything, which is ruining their minds. Also the stride for “perfection” is ruining teenager’s self-esteem and self-value. Teen girls shouldn’t have to anything they aren’t. This story is about a girl who made mistakes and those mistakes ended her life. Amanda Todd was a young 15 year old

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    All was quiet in Titans Tower. The dark abyss of the night consumed the tower completely. The residents were asleep, knowing a new morning awaited them when they woke up. Everybody was in a deep slumber, wrapped comfortably in warm sheets. Everybody, except one fiery red hair who was currently curled into a ball at the entrance of the tower. Moments before fatigue won the battle of her subconscious, Starfire was worried out of her mind. As soon as Changeling stepped out that door, Starfire was

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    101 25 September 2017 Don’t Let Smoking Control Your Life In today’s growing society, smoking is still a major problem among many humans. A lot of teens and young adults are revealed to the effects of smoking through the exposure of secondhand smoke. The presence of secondhand smoke can be encountered through family members, friends, and even people in the surrounding area. Since smoking is so accessible, anyone is able to obtain a cigarette. The result of smoking, however, presents undesirable outcomes

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    alternatives to traditional tobacco cigarettes, let alone smoking cessation aids. Additionally, health experts have repeatedly mentioned that e-cigarettes maybe potential gateway drugs for many individuals, particularly the young. Pepper and colleagues (2013) reported that nearly 1 in 5 adolescent males in their study were willing to try e-cigarettes if offered to them; and being a smoker increased the willingness to try e-cigarettes. As teens are highly inclined to try e-cigarettes, extensive public

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    volunteered to become a peer educator in Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U). For a couple of years, I gave presentations to young students which included facts, demonstrations, and games, to spread the knowledge that tobacco is harmful and that staying away from smoking prolongs life expectancy and increases the quality of life. It should come as no surprise, then, that I consider myself a big proponent of staying tobacco-free and encouraging others to quit smoking as a great way to promote health. I

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    It all started from the Ancient Egypts using a hot stone to vape herbs. People would heat herbs on a very hot stone, then use the hot herbs to vape, which then lead to the first idea of the e cigarette, described as the smokeless non-tobacco cigarette. Then came nicotine, everyone's favorite drug. There were many different ideas going around on how to ingest nicotine, but the one everyone considers to be the least harmful may not be as harmless as it seems. This leads tobacco companies to introduce

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    Lauria a 32 year old had a burn from the first degree after the E-cig he was smoking blow up in his face (electronic cigarettes should be regulated, 2015). In 1963, Herbert A. Gilbert patented the first E-cig, whose produced Cigalike device to heat the nicotine resolution and create water vapor (electronic cigarettes should be regulated, 2015). But Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, made the modern E-cig in 2003, to control the smoking desire (electronic cigarettes should be regulated, 2015). On other hand

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    Those who oppose and support electronic cigarettes have different views, negatives and positives, of their use. Electronic cigarettes is a controversial issue due to not being safe, a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, marketing toward teens, and an aid in helping smokers quit. Those who oppose will argue that electronic cigarettes are not safe. Long term health effects have not been tested and further research is required. Electronic cigarettes are currently unregulated by the

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    The Smoking War Essay

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         The war on smoking has existed for decades. With the advent of more tenacious laws prohibiting smoking in public locations, and most recently Minnesota’s historic tobacco settlement, many actions against “Big Tobacco” have become more successful. Anti-smoking campaigns have become more confrontational, directly targeting tobacco companies in an effort to expose its manipulative and illegal marketing tactics.      On the surface, last

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