History:
- Tobacco was the first crop grown for money.
- By the 1800's, tobacco became very popular. Many people chewed it or smoked it in a pipe.
Pros and Cons of Smoking
Cons of Smoking:
James Bonsack invented the cigarette-making machine in 1881 that cigarette smoking became widespread.
- after smell
- lung damage
- causes strokes, cancer and heart disease
- expensive
- addiction
- bad breath
- yellow skin, teeth and fingernails
- second hand smoke
- pollution
Pros of Smoking:
- fit in with others
- business
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Our Opinion:
Smoking should be banned because:
- smoking kills about 6 million people a year
- extremely harmful to the planet
- second hand smoke
- causes cancer in a healthy body in 10 years