Author: Akash Patel

This whole class was like a big process that led to Assignment 3. Everything we did before the Assignment was so that Assignment 3 becomes as easier it can be. Also just how this whole process let to this essay there were small things that we did in our homework to that helped us form an integral part of this course for ex: Assignment 1 and 2 were purely based on how our thought process worked during our homeworks pre assignment. Everything just made it easy to write essays and we basically learned how to think, research and then present it as your idea and make your issues or thinking process legitimate.

What are the age, gender, and economic status of your target audience?

People in their adolesence, teenagers bot male and female. People with no specific economic status, anyone who can afford to use vaping products or traditional cigarettes.

What interests, beliefs, and values might they bring to your topic and thesis?

Their interest is to be dependent on vaping and E-cigarettes and believing that using it is cool and cannot affect their daily lives. However, I dont think teens would bring any kind of values to my topic and thesis.

Theises – Is vaping really a better substitute for traditional cigarettes and why people use it even if there are no proven benifits of both?

Examine possible reasons:

Key terms from thesis- The discussion between vaping being a better substitute for cigarettes and vice versa. Also, does vaping affect your body less than traditional cigarettes or is it a myth. If there are no better substitutes for it then is it really necessary to use such products and eventually risk your life by becoming addicted to it.

Thesis reason- I believe vaping is not a better substitute for traditional cigarettes is because both those things have the same effect and there is nothing in vaping that restricts the damage that a traditional cigarette can do and therefore for anyone using these products it is recommeneded that they quit and that’s the only way possible to avoid health consequences.

Interview:

• Decide relevance of topic.
• Ask for consent how would you like to interview?
• Prepare questions.
• Have a recording device
• Schedule day and time
• Thank them

Obeservations:

• Something to take notes with
• Scout out what you are looking for
• Recording devices ( if needed)
• Get consent (if needed)

Issue- Effect of Vaping and E-Cigarettes

Deadline: 9 December

Questionnaires and survey

Questions:

• Have you ever used any vaping or E-cigarette products?
• From 1-10 please rate the degree to which you were addicted to it?
• Did any of your friends influence you to start using it?
• What kinds of effects did it have on you?
• Did you ever consider quiting?

Topic: Effects of Vaping and E-cigarettes.

While doing the research i realised that alot of people think that vaping is less harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes which is completely wrong. I learned that Vaping or smoking traditional cigarettes have almost the same kind of effects on the body. Also, I believe that people need to know more about these kinds of products before they start using it which as of now is not the case.

I think this issue made me learn alot about how any kind of smoking and vaping is only bad for you and are certainly gateways to other things similar to it.

Theises – Is vaping really a better substitute for traditional cigarettes?

Surveys and Observations

Finding an issue:

Finding sources-

• Keep a research log
• Make and store complete copies of sources that you may use

Different sources:

• Audiovisual Materials
• Websites

Choosing precise Search Items:

• Keyword searching
• Phrase searching
• Boolean searching- AND OR NOT

Special help with Evaluating Websites-

1. Know the site’s domain.
2. Find the homepage.
3. Read about the bias and mission of the site.
4. Read about the credentials of the site’s creators.
5. Note if the site reports on its funding and donors.
6. Note how current the site is.

Julie Ross

The claim-What is the impact of super-sized houses on our neighborhoods and our enviornment?

Use of direct qoutation make the reader feel that the peice is legitimate.

Julie includes images so that the readers get a good idea of what she is trying to say and then judge the difference.

She ends like that so that the readers really think that she wants new homebuyers to make a difference.

• “E-cigarette Flavoring.” NYTimes.com Video Collection, 20 May 2018. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT540891972/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=4d573243. Accessed 21 Oct. 2019.

Summarize- This video tells us about the effects of a chemical found I common E-Cigarettes “Cinnamaldehyde”. Researchers say it is a chemical found in traditional cigarettes and harms the cilia in the lungs and restricts it from doing its job. It also impairs basic mitochondrial functions such as providing cells with energy.

Asses – I think this is a useful source to know how vaping can affect our body. It is informative and tells us that even common flavors like cinnamon can be bad to inhale as an aerosol liquid.

Reflect- I think this source is important to my issues as it tells specifically what kind of flavors can affect our body and in what ways it can affect it.

• “E-Cigarettes: A Dangerous Trend: The growing popularity of vaping devices is putting teens’ health at risk.” Choices/Current Health, Mar. 2019, p. 22+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A579995038/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=be0c8185. Accessed 21 Oct. 2019.

Summarize – This article tells people about the increasing use of E-Cigarettes and informs us that it is harmfull to our lungs and can cause various types of cancers. It also tells us that Vaping and E-cigarettes are not a healthy substitue for Cigarettes, both have somewhat the same effects onour lungs and body as a whole. However, to restrict teens from smoking Juuls and other similar vaping products the government is planning to regulate the sales and prices of these products.

Asses- I think this source is reliable and is informative alot of its contents are not something that people have not heard before so I think it is legitimate and useful for my research in knowing the kinds of effects various products can have on teens. Also, it tells us how we can restrict teens to consume this product by regulating it.

Reflect- This source will help my research in aspects like knowing ways we can decrease the usage of these products among teens specially. This also tells us the effects it can have on people using these products long term and short term.

“Vaping-Related Illnesses and Deaths Continue to Occur across the Country.” Tribune Content Agency Graphics, 2019. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/ZPBADQ954527038/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=72ce45b9. Accessed 4 Nov. 2019.   Summarize- This picture shows the amounts of Illness and deaths reported in the United States that were related to vaping. And it shows that 33 states have been affected as of September 2019 from which 5 states have reported deaths. If this doesn’t ring an alarm for teens, I don’t know what would.   Assess- I think sources like these will help people understand the effect it is having on just one country and what it can do in the whole world. I think the goal of this source is to tell people who is being affected and how they are being affected. These are not casual deaths these are deaths that were a 100% preventable.   Reflect- This source help my issue to know how it is affecting the young population of the country and also tells people how “BAD” vaping is for an individual’s health and the consequences of it.     “US Attitudes toward Vaping and E-Cigarettes, 2018.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2019. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/YOHZGY754101926/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=37e300f9. Accessed 4 Nov. 2019.   Summarize- This study shows the attitudes and terms associated with Smoking Tobacco Cigarettes vs Vaping or Smoking E- Cigarettes. It shows that people think that vaping and using E-cigarettes is “Cool & Stylish, Sexy, Easy to use, Expensive, harmful. Another part of the study shows the beliefs regarding the Harmfulness of smoking versus Vaping. The results show that46 % people think that E-cigarettes are just as harmful as smoking tobacco cigarettes, 36% people think that E-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes,12% people have no opinion and 6% people say that E-cigarettes are more harmful than smoking tobacco cigarettes. Asses- I think the source is reliable and the knowledge is similar to what I know about vaping and smoking. Therefore, I believe it is reliable and at the same time confirms my knowledge towards how I think about vaping or smoking. However, I believe a lot more people who use vaping and smoking products need to be educated about its harmful and life-threatening effects. I can relate being a former user of vapes and say that a lot of teens just do it because they think its cool and that is not the right attitude.   Reflect- I think this source helps me understand the attitudes people have while using this product and also why a lot of them have been using it in the first place. It also shows and help my issue to know that a lot of people need to be educated and have to know the disadvantages of it. Users need to be educated about these products.   “Preface to ‘What Can Lead to Dangerous Levels of Toxic Chemical Exposure?’.” Chemicals, edited by Margaret Haerens, Greenhaven Press, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010935103/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=9e4e4698. Accessed 5 Nov. 2019.   Summarize- I think this reference makes us understand what really is happening with the increasing use of vaping products. The article says that high exposure to toxic chemicals lead to problems like coughing, eye irritation and etc. It also highlights that the increasing use of E-cigarettes by teens in the USA is like watching kids kill themselves and not doing anything. Therefore, the FDA announced its intentions to regulate a wide range of tobacco and nicotine containing products.   Asses- I think the source is reliable because it has got legitimate evidence. I think the source is not at all biased towards the side of the FDA because it has got sources to prove that these kinds of chemicals do make our health worse and is have a negative impact in the society.   Reflect- I think this source tells us the effects of using vaping products and not only physically but also on the society as to how the teens smoking this could end up regular smokers or vice versa for adults. This article gives information that is important to my issue covers the important points of my research.     E-cigarettes and Heart Health.” NYTimes.com Video Collection, 10 Sept. 2017. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT505620565/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=0bf350b0. Accessed 22 Oct. 2019. Summarizing- This video is about a study conducted where 15 young men and women were asked to vape for 30 minutes of their day with nicotine containing vapes and then again 30 minutes with vapes that did not contain nicotine and results were reflected. Assessing- This study is useful for my issue in knowing the effects nicotine has on the heart of a vape user. The study showed that after smoking the nicotine product for 30 minutes the participants experienced increases in all three cardiovascular measurements. And on another day participants did the same thing expects they smoked products that did not contain nicotine. Results showed no change in the cardiovascular measurements. This shows how dangerous nicotine alone can be in vaping or smoking. Reflecting- This source helps me to prove that nicotine can indeed trigger long term heart problems and it is one of the parts of my study. It helps me to know how vaping products with nicotine affect the heart and its side effects, a part of study in my issue. Initiative, Truth. “JUUL e-Cigarettes Gain Popularity among Youth, but Awareness of Nicotine Presence Remains Low.” Truth Initiative, Truth Initiative, 18 Apr. 2018, truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/juul-e-cigarettes-gain-popularity-among-youth-awareness-nicotine-presence. Summarizing- This website’s article about JUUL is giving information about an issue which a lot of people neglect. It is about what JUUL really is and how its contents like for ex: Nicotine. It shows a survey conducted where people knew what JUUL is but did not know that its flavors contain nicotine and the amounts of it. Reflecting- This source helps me to know one more reason about why there is an increasing use of vaping products and that educating people about products like this before they can use or consume it is an important part and most importantly ethical. The youth is unaware about the consequences of JUUling or vaping. Maybe, after knowing more about it the rates would decrease. assessing-This source is reliable and comes from a recognized organization which worked towards spreading information about E-cigarettes and vaping only the “BAD” about it. It is a reliable source but more importantly it is a source that will play a very important role in my issue.     · “E-cigarette Flavoring.” NYTimes.com Video Collection, 20 May 2018. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT540891972/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=4d573243. Accessed 21 Oct. 2019. Summarize- This video tells us about the effects of a chemical found I common E-Cigarettes “Cinnamaldehyde”. Researchers say it is a chemical found in traditional cigarettes and harms the cilia in the lungs and restricts it from doing its job. It also impairs basic mitochondrial functions such as providing cells with energy. Asses – I think this is a useful source to know how vaping can affect our body. It is informative and tells us that even common flavors like cinnamon can be bad to inhale as an aerosol liquid. Reflect- I think this source is important to my issues as it tells specifically what kind of flavors can affect our body and in what ways it can affect it. · “E-Cigarettes: A Dangerous Trend: The growing popularity of vaping devices is putting teens’ health at risk.” Choices/Current Health, Mar. 2019, p. 22+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A579995038/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=be0c8185. Accessed 21 Oct. 2019. Summarize – This article tells people about the increasing use of E-Cigarettes and informs us that it is harmfull to our lungs and can cause various types of cancers. It also tells us that Vaping and E-cigarettes are not a healthy substitue for Cigarettes, both have somewhat the same effects onour lungs and body as a whole. However, to restrict teens from smoking Juuls and other similar vaping products the government is planning to regulate the sales and prices of these products. Asses- I think this source is reliable and is informative alot of its contents are not something that people have not heard before so I think it is legitimate and useful for my research in knowing the kinds of effects various products can have on teens. Also, it tells us how we can restrict teens to consume this product by regulating it. Reflect- This source will help my research in aspects like knowing ways we can decrease the usage of these products among teens specially. This also tells us the effects it can have on people using these products long term and short term. “StillBlowingSmoke.org.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2019. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/LRGIQW512201751/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=4f851652. Accessed 6 Nov. 2019. Summarize- This article in the websites health section tells us how young teens who are still in the process of brain development become addicted to it. It explains that when young people do things for the first time they like it alot and because of that the brain keeps on telling you to do it again and again. This is how young teens get addicted to something like vaping and then form consequences of premature brain development as you dont only become addicted to it but it lso affects the rate at which your brain developes during the adolescent stage. Asses- I think this a reliable source and it helps me to know how and what part of the body gets affected. This website basically focuses on educating teens the effects vaping or smoking will have. therefore i believe that it is a legitimate source. Reflect- I think this article explains one more effect of  vaping and gives more content to me for the issue. It also eductates me on why and how consequences like these occur. It certainly doenst change my thinking towards anything but it just make my perception of vaping or smoking being bad, much stronger. “Liquid Nicotine Dangers.” NYTimes.com Video Collection, 23 Apr. 2018. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT537105175/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=90a2632d. Accessed 6 Nov. 2019. Summarize- This video tells us about how liquid nicotine can cause respiratory problems for kids. Alot of us use vapeing products that can be refilled and reused and that puts kids at your home or anywhere near you in danger. Liquid nicotine is not at all recommended for inhaling atleast for small kids under 6. However, this led to some states passing legislations requiring child resistant packs for liquid nicotine. Asses- I this this source is reliable and tell us how even without smoking vapes our surroundings and nearones are in danger. It is important to take care of things like thses when you have young ones around you. Also, it should be a basic courtesy to not smoke or vape when you have any infants or children near you. Reflect – This video helps me to know various ways in which even people who dont vape or smoke can have a serious effect on their health. It also hekps me to know that something like liquid nicotine can harm someone to a serious level. I also want to say that after all the research i found that anything and everything related to smoking Cigarettes or vaping has a harmful effect on body.          

E-cigarettes and Heart Health.” NYTimes.com Video Collection, 10 Sept. 2017. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT505620565/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=0bf350b0. Accessed 22 Oct. 2019.

Summarizing- This video is about a study conducted where 15 young men and women were asked to vape for 30 minutes of their day with nicotine containing vapes and then again 30 minutes with vapes that did not conatin nicotine and results were reflected.

Assesing- This study is useful for my issue in knowing the effects nicotine has on the heart of a vape user. The study showed that after smoking the nicotine product for 30 minutes the participants experienced increases in all three cardiovascular measurements. And on another day participants did the same thing expects they smoked products that did not contain nicotine. Results showed no change in the cardiovascular measurements. This shows how dangerouse nicotine alone can be in vaping or smoking.

Reflecting- This source helps me to prove that nicotine can indeed trigger long term heart problems and it is one of the parts of my study. It helps me to know how vaping products with nicotine affect the heart and its side effects, a part of study in my issue.

Initiative, Truth. “JUUL e-Cigarettes Gain Popularity among Youth, but Awareness of Nicotine Presence Remains Low.” Truth Initiative, Truth Initiative, 18 Apr. 2018, truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/juul-e-cigarettes-gain-popularity-among-youth-awareness-nicotine-presence.

Summarising- This website’s article about JUUL is giving information about an issue which alot of people neglect. It is about what JUUL really is and how its contents like for ex: Nicotine. It shows a survey condudcted where people knew what JUUL is but did not know that its flavours cotain nicotine and the amounts of it.

Reflecting- This source helps me to know one more reason about why there is an increasing use of vaping products and that educating people about products like this before they can use or consume it is an important part and most importantly ethical. The youth is unaware about the consequences of JUUling or vaping. Maybe, after knowing more about it the rates would decrease.

Assesing-This source is reliable and comes from an recongnized organization which worked towards spreading information about how E-cigarrettes and vaping are harmful to teens and the society. It is a reliable source but more importantly it is a source that will play a very important role in my issue.