Why Teenagers Start Smoking ? (analytical exposition)

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Hi Mr. Arif ... Here is my analytical exposition "Why Teenagers Start Smoking?".

Thesis : About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking. Here is the reason why they smoking.

Arguments :
1) Youngsters like to try out forbidden stuff, they like to rebel, so they make take up smoking as a form of rebellion, especially when parents are too “strict and disciplinarian”. what starts out as a rebellion, could turn into a serious addiction.
2) To imitate adults around them: usually parents who smoke, set an example for their children. Most people who smoke, have at least seen one of their parents/ relatives smoking. It seems to be okay to do it, and so they take it up as an accepted norm.
3) Some teenagers take it up as a habit in order to appear cool and grown up, or to imitate role models, movie idols, etc.
4) Peer pressure: smoking as a habit is picked up quite early in age. Many people start smoking in their teens, and it usually begins with peer pressure. Since the teenager sees most of his/her friends do it, they are pressurized in to trying it out in order to “fit-in” with the crowd.
5) It seems to go hand in hand with drinking.
6) Smoking as a stress buster: because of the “high” or the “kick” that nicotine provides the smoker with, many people turn to it as a stress buster. If you watch these people closely, monitor the times they light up a cigarette, you will find that there was a stress causing element that occurred just before the need to light-up.
7) Smoking as an emotional crutch: many smokers feel helpless, or out of control in their lives. They feel “uncared for” or “un-loved”. These people could use smoking as an emotional crutch.
8) Availability! Cigarettes are available everywhere and almost anyone can get them, that is one of the major factors they are so popular. And they are not that expensive either.

Reiteration : Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for everybody else.


Thanks Mr. Arif . Sorry for my late posting.

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