I
made a lot of changes in this essay. Research for the project was tricky, and
it was stressful trying to find credible sources. I found comfort in using the
UA-PTC database; however, they didn’t have much for me. I felt the most
successful with my dialectic thinking between Kirp and Dweck. Proofreading
wasn’t bad at all. I only had to make a few corrections. During peer review, a
classmate gave me some very important information that I had completely left
out. I felt good about adding that information, and I felt great about turning
in this essay. I hope you enjoy it.
Vaping
Have you ever saw a young group of teens hanging around
and you see them blowing smoke? That is most likely vaping. CBS News
states “5.2 million young users use e-cigarettes”. It is so common nowadays to
see teens vaping. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration used what they know
with generation Z and produced an ad about how vaping is bad for you. In this
ad, they directed their attention towards young teens because of how common it
is with their age to participate in vaping.
The ad I choose, has a lot of details and emotions
attached to it. The ad makes young people think something is seriously wrong
with vaping. In the image it used was a slogan they created, it says “You may
not be into chemistry, but if you vape, chemistry may be very into you.” In the
image, it shows a type of chemical to show you how bad it is for you. It is a
bright green/yellow to attract the audience’s eye. The size that the words are
in is a big font. I assume they did that so it would be big enough to catch the
readers attention. The Drug and Food Administration arranged the words to be
above the picture so that they would see it, then their eyes would follow
directly below and see the bright yellow/green image of the chemical. In
smaller writing, they wrote, “Vaping can expose you to carcinogens like
formaldehyde, and other toxic chemicals that can cause lung damage.” They said
this because once they attracted the reader’s attention, they hoped they would
read the fine print underneath to learn more about how bad vaping is bad for
you.
This ads claim is that vaping is bad for you. Telling
you that chemicals is being put into you when doing so, supports the ad. Vape
Danger says “In recent years, scientists have found various chemicals and
substances in vape products that may be dangerous to human health. These
include flavoring chemicals like diacetyl, heavy metal particles, compounds
like formaldehyde, and ultrafine particles.” These chemicals can be very
harmful to ones body. Diacetyl is only harmful to the lungs. It does
irreversible damage. It is linked to popcorn lungs, meaning vaping can hurt
your lungs and make them look like popcorn. Vape Danger also states
“Ultrafine particles are tiny clusters of matter found in the surrounding air,
such as water droplets, dirt, and toxic chemicals emitted from vape products.
Ultrafine particles are created as the vape device heats up. If inhaled,
ultrafine particles can enter the lungs and even the bloodstream. From there,
these particles can harm the lungs and heart.” The chemicals vaping puts into
you is no joke. It can be very harmful to your body and it can affect your body
very negatively and will be long term.
The audience the Food and Drug Administration targeted
was Gen Z. I believe they choose them because of how easy it is for them to get
ahold of it and start vaping. For example, when I was in high school, I cannot
even tell you how many older kids offered to get me a vape or some type of
nicotine. I was always a good kid, so I never even knew what a vape was until
my aunt started doing it to get herself off of cigarettes. I think Gen Z is
more likely to start vaping because they are more attracted to it. I believe
some people do it just because they think it is cool. Little do they know that
it is slowly killing them. I think that Generation Z is an easy target to
vaping so they thought they would be an easy target to persuade to stop vaping
because it is bad for them.
The setting of the ad is not certain. But if I had to
take a pick, I would say the ad is placed in a school. Being placed in a
school, it would be likely that teens would see it around the halls and
hopefully catch their attention and bring them to read it. I think putting up
this ad at school would be a smart setting because it makes it easier for a
teen to see this ad. If it were placed at a different setting. I don’t think
they would see it. For example, if they were out with their friends at the
movies and it was on the wall outside, they honestly would not look at it. They
would not even care to glance over at it. I believe the setting they choose was
a good place for it.
Work Cited
https://www.vapedanger.com/health-risks/toxic-chemicals/#:~:text=In%20recent%20years%2C%20scientists%20have%20found%20various%20chemicals,currently%20investigating%20the%20long-term%20health%20effects%20of%20vaping.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-vaping-statistics-over-5-million-youths-estimated-to-be-vaping-in-the-us-researchers-say/#:~:text=Over%205%20million%20children%20and%20teens%20are%20vaping,year.%20That%20amounts%20to%205.3%20million%20young%20users%2C
