Email about the effects of smoking.

Hello Sean,
How are you doing? Today is May 31, the No Tobacco Day, and I am writing to tell you about the effects of smoking.
First, smokers are prone to many respiratory diseases like lung cancer, bronchitis, asthma and others. Also, smokers are dirty people: they smell awful and have lousy breath and decayed bad teeth. As Larry james said,  “kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray ”. In addition, smoking costs a lot of money because cigarettes are expensive and their price keeps rising. People can save that money to go on holidays, buy clothes, pay debts, etc. Finally, smoking causes premature aging : it causes skin discoloration, wrinkles, and fine lines.
So, you need to give up smoking, begin a hobby, and take up a sports activity .
Best,
Samira

Causes and Effects of Deforestation

The tropical rainforest holds millions of unique plants, animals, and people. This important environmental treasure is being destroyed rapidly for multiple reasons. This will certainly have serious negative effects on biodiversity, the climate and people.

One of the main causes of destruction is logging for timber. Millions of trees are cut down every year, often illegally, and the valuable wood is taken and not replaced.

Besides, trees are cut down to use as firewood, especially in developing countries. Clearing is used, as well, to create land for grazing cattle and for growing crops.

Due to this deforestation, thousands of species of animals and plants disappear each year. These plants and animals could provide us with food, medicine or valuable products. So, this leads to a poorer world with less biodiversity.

In addition, the destruction of the rainforest results in exposing the soil to the heavy rain and to the sun, making it very dry and eventually, infertile and useless. Thus, the forest cannot grow again, and the people who used the land have to move on.

Another serious effect is global warming. When the trees in the rainforest are cut down, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide acts as a blanket, trapping the sun’s heat and warming the planet.

To sum up, the rainforest is important for the environment because it produces oxygen, stores carbon and has huge stores of timber, minerals, medicinal plants and food. I hope that each and everyone of us will take some action to address this problem and stop the disaster before it’s too late.

N.B.

Smoking Teens

Although smoking is harmful and dangerous, many young people take it up. There are many social and psychological reasons why young people start smoking.

First, smoking parents and family problems cause young people to smoke. These problems include, among others, divorce and violence at home. Children also take smoking parents as a model. As the proverb says “like father, like son”.

Second, the stress of other social problems like poverty and unemployment may lead young people to smoke. They think that smoking relaxes them and eases their anxiety.

Third, there is illiteracy and ignorance which play a major role in getting people to smoke. Many young people do not know the risks of nicotine and take up smoking.

Fourth, advertising and smoking stars play a key role in encouraging young people to smoke. Young people smoke because of commercials influence and favorite actors.

Fifth, young people may smoke because they have friends who smoke. As the proverb says, “Birds of a feather flock together”.

Last, there are psychological reasons why young people smoke. They may smoke to show off, to look grown-up, or cool or rich. They may also smoke because they feel bored and need to keep their hands and mouths busy.

In short, smoking is costly to both health and pocket. So, parents, educators and health officials should all work together to help young people avoid and quit smoking.

By Z. A.