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I was, I am and I will Be By: Max Mah Period: B1

Yesterday…

I was delighted when I bathed in my hot, heavenly tub, But my mood would switch when I fell and scraped my knee. I’d always love to eat tasty, savory pizza, But I hated being forced to eat my broccoli. I was usually brave about sleeping in the dark , But I would become nervous and scared when I was at school without my parents. I could entertain my family with a cute smile and by spin of pot covers, But I couldn’t yet ride a bicycle.

Today…

I’m delighted when I spend time with my family, But my mood switches when I’m having a bad day. I really love playing the guitar, making music, But I hate waiting and not doing anything with my time. I’m brave about riding scary looking rollercoasters that twist around like a snake, But a little nervous about opening the doors to a new place. I can have fun drawing with my dad at the museum, But I don’t clearly understand the rules of football.

Tomorrow…

I’ll be delighted to say that I’m content with my long life and what I’ve achieved, I’ll be upset at the fact that I’m getting older and less athletic. I will still love making music and creating things, But I’ll hate to be thought of as ‘uncool’ to hang out with. I will be brave about the changes that lie before me but nervous at the same time. I will be able to make friends and interact with people, But I cant do anything I don’t put my mind to.

Christmas time

By: Max Mah

Christmas time is an Imagery poem. An Imagery poem is a poem that stimulates the five senses and gives the reader a clear image of what the poem is about.

Flakes fall from the air

Silver winter bells chime

The thrill in the air says it all,

Cause it’s the coming of Christmas time!

Lights red and green

Catchy Carols are sung

Evergreens are decorated

Golden wreaths are hung

A Happy, jolly cheer

The spirit in the wind blows

Presents are given here and there

The cold will bite your nose

Dogs

By: Max Mah

This poem is a Cinquain. A Cinquain is a type of poem that has a special format and pattern to it to make it sound cool.

Dogs

Energetic, Happy

Licking, Chasing, Barking

A man’s best friend

Loveable

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This is me Freak The Mighty Project Talk Show Presentation. It is an interview to really try to explore the character Kevin and a little about what his background is by interviewing his mother, the Fair Gwen of Air. Reporter: Max Kevin: Henry The Fair Gwen: Abbey

**This is my persuasive essay that I wrote. It is about making tobacco products illegal.** Max Mah 5/29/14 B1

The Production, Consumption and Selling of all Tobacco Products Should be Illegal.

There is no safe way to use tobacco products. Tobacco use is dangerous because it most often becomes an addictive and deadly habit. Those who do not use tobacco should never start. Those who do use tobacco products try to quit, but very few are able to stop. The use of tobacco products is a serious health issue. It is not only harmful to the user, but to others and to the earth that we all share. Because of these costly effects on our society, the use of tobacco and the production of tobacco products should be illegal.

The health effects on yourself from smoking tobacco are very severe, and can often lead to death. This includes cigarettes, cigars and pipe smoking. About half of the people who smoke and continue will die because of it. Worldwide, smoking tobacco causes six million premature deaths each year. Right now, according to the World Health Organization, there are about one billion smokers in the world. If this number continues to increase annually, there will be expected eight million premature deaths in 2030. [1]

The toxic chemicals in tobacco include: Nicotine: The natural chemical in tobacco that makes smokers addicted Formaldehyde: This is used to embalm dead bodies Benzene: Which is found inside gasoline Polonium 210: Extremely toxic and also radioactive Chromium: Is used to make steel Arsenic: A substance used to make pesticides Lead: Poisonous and once used in paint Carbon Monoxide: Found in car exhausts Ammonia: Used in household cleaners

Many of these substances can cause cancer, lung disease as well as heart disease. Tobacco smoke is made up of 7,000 chemicals, hundreds that are toxic, and over 70 that can cause cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, smoking is responsible for at least 30% of all cancer deaths in the US.

Smoking is the most popular way to use tobacco. It is not only harmful to you, but to others around you and to the environment as well. An example where smoking is harmful to others is when non-smokers breathe in __s__econd __h__and __s__moke (SHS). SHS is when a person near you who is smoking exhales waste smoke that pollutes the air everyone breathes. When non-smokers breathe in the second hand smoke, it has the same harmful effects as directly smoking a cigarette does. According to the American Cancer Society and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), second hand smoke is known to cause cancer in non-smokers. Adult non-smokers who are exposed to second hand smoke increase their heart disease and lung cancer risk by 20%-30%. [2] It has been estimated by the CDC that second hand smoke exposure caused about 34,000 heart disease deaths and more than 7,300 lung cancer deaths in the US for non-smokers annually during 2005 - 2009 and increasing. Since 1964, 2.5 million non-smokers have died from exposure to SHS globally. [3] The Smoking Cessation Health Center points out that children and babies are at a greater risk to SHS. For kids, SHS is responsible for respiratory symptoms and infections such as coughing, shortness of breath, also bronchitis and pneumonia. [4]

When I watch baseball games, I notice some of the players are chewing gum, eating sunflower seeds, and even some that are chewing spit tobacco. Spit tobacco falls into the category of Smokeless tobacco. Smokeless tobacco is a type of tobacco that is put in the mouth, and absorbing flavor by chewing and sucking. Types of smokeless tobacco include spit, chewing, and oral and snuff tobacco. When smokeless tobacco is chewed or consumed, tobacco juice is absorbed through the lining of the mouth. This then causes sores, which can lead to mouth cancer. [5] According to the American Cancer Society, smokeless tobacco can also cause cancers of the lip, mouth, pharynx, esophagus and stomach. It can also have effects on the user such as bad breath, tooth problems, gum cancer, etc. Smokeless tobacco is as addictive as normal smoking tobacco, because it contains the same amount of nicotine.

Currently, the smoking trend is to move from smoking tobacco to electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes. The purpose of this is to satisfy a nicotine craving and the comforting behavior of smoking. An e-cigarette is designed to look like a normal cigarette that delivers a mist when puffed on by the smoker. This mist contains nicotine and chemicals that are supposed to deliver tobacco flavorings in a safe way. However, we don’t know for sure if these chemicals are safe, since e-cigarettes have only been in the market for a short period of time. The people who sell these products and profit from these sales will not support research for proof that these chemicals are harmful when inhaled. They do say it is safe when eaten, but we don’t know what the negative health consequences are when inhaled. The chemicals are not natural; therefore we can assume that these chemicals will be harmful to us. We know that inhaling unnatural chemicals has caused illness and cancer. For example, people who work with chemicals used in dry-cleaning often get sick. The original idea behind e-cigarettes was to help people give up tobacco and find a safe way to ‘smoke’. However, we are replacing one way of being addicted to nicotine and inhaled chemicals with another method.

Nicotine is the most harmful natural chemical in all tobacco products because it creates addiction. People follow addictive behavior to satisfy the constant craving for nicotine even though they know the risks of tobacco use. Tobacco has the same effect on people as illegal drugs (cocaine, heroine). It alters the user’s natural state of mind, has deadly effects and creates addiction. Therefore, production, buying, selling and use of all tobacco products should be illegal. I chose this topic because everyday I can see and smell people smoking cigarettes in Shanghai. These people are killing themselves, their environment and non-smokers by polluting the air with second hand smoke. A week after I chose to write about this, I found out that my uncle in New York City was suffering in the hospital with stage-four lung cancer because of his smoking habit. It was hard for my dad and I to see him in pain when we went to visit him that week. I understand that making tobacco illegal will not stop certain people from continuing to use tobacco products. However, it is my hope that people of my generation and generations after will find the courage to outlaw tobacco use.

[1] [] American Cancer Society – Questions about Smoking, Tobacco, and Health: What are the chances that smoking will kill you? [2] [] American Cancer Society - Questions about Smoking, Tobacco, and Health: Does Smoking Cause Cancer?

[3] [] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Facts: Overview [4] [] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Facts: Health Effects on Children

[5] [] American Cancer Society – Questions about Smoking, Tobacco, and Health: Are spit tobacco and snuff safe alternatives to smoking?