In The Chosen by Chaim Potok, the sons of two Jewish families are growing up in Brooklyn during World War II. Through the narrator, Rueven Malter, we meet Danny Saunders, a young Hasid who greatly affects Reuven’s maturation. Despite the differences in their backgrounds and the prejudices they each bring to the relationship, they overcome these obstacles to build a strong bond; similarly, adolescents today sometimes have to break down barriers to overcome prejudgment, to reach understanding, and to find a true friendship like theirs. When Danny and Reuven first meet, differences and prejudices stand in the way of the friendship. Reuven says that “Sometime during that half inning, one of the members of the yeshiva team had shouted at us in Yiddish, “Burn in hell, you apikorism!” and by the time that half inning was over and we were standing around Mr. Galanter near the wire screen, all of us knew that this was not just another ball game.” (Potok 26) This stereotyping and name-calling ensues during the game.
They understand that the people around them are doing it and chose to influence them in the same manner. The tobacco industry understands that “culture is learned from parents and peers”, they count on that to be a driving force in young adults buying their products, Hair, J. F., Lamb, C. W., & McDaniel, C. (2016, p. 101). These strategies no matter how unethical are continuously used to influence youth. From the Tobacco Company Quotes on Marketing to Kids, "It is important to know as much as possible about teenage smoking patterns and attitudes. Today's teenager is tomorrow's potential regular customer and the overwhelming majority of smokers first begin to smoke while in their teens”, (2018).
He even wrote a book to encourage teens to do the right things by their parents, and also practice abstinence until marriage. Needless to say, he was definitely a rock-n-roller who was favored by parents. Towards the end of the decade the music began to shift again, with artist such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee. They were both known for being provocative during their performances. Elvis was also knows for his unique hairstyle and the “rocker” clothes he wore.
with high dosages, meaning users are more at risk (but not guaranteed) to experience side effects such as but not limited to: development of horrific acne and scarring, male breast tissue, baldness, testicular atrophy, high blood pressure, liver tumors, and jaundice. The reason they are illegal is because the amount of steroids required to reach one’s maximum potential is considered abuse. “Withdrawal symptoms such as mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, and depression…have been known to persist for a year or more after the abuser stops taking the drugs.” (Tolliver) Also at that high of dosage users are subject to become addicted to the drug based on the quick and positive results they
meeting , is truly a significant point in this recovering persons addiction / alcoholism acknowledgement and acceptance process . He describes having chosen an A.A. meeting in his home town knowing it to be a well attended group , and well aware he will quite probably encounter individuals he has known since childhood. I will share this portion of the interview as quoted to the best of my memory’s ability. Names have been changed to protect the anonymous
Much like cigarette smoke, this will also increase dangers to secondhand smokers. This implies that all the above problems will be experienced by a greater number of people and this will just be breeding a sick society. Medical professionals find it troubling that parents who deliver a "don't smoke cigarettes" speech to their children do not realize the toxic properties of carcinogens in marijuana. New Zealand researchers found that smoking one joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer. The European Respiratory Journal revealed, "In the near future we may see an 'epidemic' of lung cancers connected with this new carcinogen.
I chose two texts that are concerning similar topics and actions. I think these two texts relate to each other and work together to help explain this big widespread issue. In this essay, I am going to compare and study the relationship between two texts concerning the effects on anyone’s life that use abused substances. Substance
High school and college students who are regular users of marijuana find themselves to be struggling with inner turmoil; feeling depressed, scared, and often suffers from very low self-esteem. To a frequent user, smoking pot leads to judgment, logical thinking, and memory impairment. Smoking marijuana is proven to have many negative psychological and personality effects on those who choose to smoke it. One many argue that marijuana has a positive attributes to the medical field; this may be true. What about the long term effects of the addiction?
It is a very dangerous way of drinking that can lead to serious problems and even death. v) In 2010 the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 26% of youth aged 12 to 20 years drink alcohol and 17% reported binge drinking. vi) In 2011, the Monitoring the Future Survey reported that 33% of 8th graders and 70% of 12th graders had tried alcohol, and 13% of 8th graders and 40% of 12th graders drank during the past month. vii) In general, the risk of youth experiencing these problems is greater for those who binge drink than for those who do not binge drink. 3) It is true that alcohol has a number of reactions on people who consume it, but again the effects of alcohol are completely different when it comes to the gender.
but simply put it is the psychological and the physiological dependency on something, in this case it is smoking. There are many social, economic and cultural factors that contribute to the progress, continuation and change of a healthy behaviour pattern. The foundations of smoking have a mix of biological, psychological and social or cultural factors. The theories of smoking all differ in their approach but are related via the above mentioned factors. (Winstanley, 2012) 3.1.1.