persuasive essay

             In the world today there are many advertisements that do not correctly fulfill the message that they are sending across to people. A lot of companies use advertisements to demonstrate an enhanced representation of their item. Usually, tobacco companies are known as deceitful when it comes to advertising their product. It is a proven fact that cigarettes are not good for your health, in fact, they are even proven to cause cancer and deaths. However, certain tobacco companies find it necessary to try and swindle consumers into thinking that they are healthy for you and make you happy. It is unfair for the tobacco companies to possess the ability to trick consumers into thinking something that is not true.
             In a Newport cigarette company advertisement that I found in a magazine a woman is seen presumably laughing while her boyfriend stands by with a football uniform, complete with a helmet, chuckles while his girlfriend paints a flower on his helmet. This advertisement is for Newport cigarettes but yet there is not one cigarette in the picture. All this image does is portray a couple having a fun time and it simply puts two packs of Newport and Newport Light in the upper right hand corner along with the word "pleasure!" It is not fair that companies such as these can portray the idea of participating in activities such as smoking to be a "pleasurable" experience. It is a proven fact that over 350,000 people a year die from smoking. With that fact known, companies should not be permitted to associate pleasure with the experience of smoking. Companies such as Newport are relaying a message to people, especially kids, that says it is fun to smoke. Sure there may be a small me!
             ssage that says "SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks To Your Health.," but this is not enough to draw attention away from brightly d
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