As well as having an extensive history in the rest of the world, tobacco has had its rises and falls among our societies in Brazil. With such information, it is easy to see the importance of intervention within the industry, because even though we have witnessed strong regulations in tobacco consumption in the country, theContinue reading “The Tobacco Industry in Brazil”
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What causes smoking initiation?
Tobacco use is America’s leading cause of preventable death and disease. Especially to people who don’t smoke, it can be difficult to understand the reasons why people started smoking in the first place, considering its preventability and the stated physical and mental risks it could cause. To essentially the entire world, smoking is widely acceptedContinue reading “What causes smoking initiation?”
A History of Smoking
Trends in smoking and cigarettes have risen and fallen throughout the years, in America and in the rest of the world. The general use of tobacco has been documented for almost 8,000 years, its first signs of cultivation emerging in Native American culture, in 6000 BC, and in the region of Central Mexico, around 5000Continue reading “A History of Smoking”
The Link Between Smoking and Mental Health
Even though many people’s main reasonings behind quitting smoking might be more related to the physical harm it may bring, it is also important to note the fact that smoking has proven to be harmful for your mental health. Although the harmful effects on someone’s physical wellbeing are important, this aspect often fails to persuadeContinue reading “The Link Between Smoking and Mental Health”
Coffee House 2021: “Between”
This past weekend, students and parents attended the 2021 Coffee House here at EAC! It was an extremely interesting event, filled with exhibitions, performances, and presentations that touched upon all areas of our school’s visual and performing arts. During the event, guests all met in the upper school auditorium, where Chris Kuczynski explained the detailsContinue reading “Coffee House 2021: “Between””
Dune: An Adaptation For Long-Time Fans [No Spoilers]
I have always been one to say the book is always better than the movie. In almost every movie adaptation I’ve ever watched, I’d always end the movie feeling disappointed, whether it be colossally disappointed or very slightly. It’s a difficult thing to be able to transfer everything in a book — the emotions, theContinue reading “Dune: An Adaptation For Long-Time Fans [No Spoilers]”
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Vanity
Cover editions of The Picture of Dorian Gray Written all the way back in 1890, Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” still includes an incredibly reflective narrative, barely aged and with its ideas still intact, mirroring life lessons about vanity, greed, and excess. In the story, we begin by being introduced to Basil Hallward,Continue reading “The Picture of Dorian Gray: Vanity”
The Re-Opening of the Snack Shack
Fahrenheit 451: Prohibition of Curiosity and Self-Expression
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a masterful novel taking place in a dystopian world, in which books and almost all forms of self-expression have been banned; humans are voluntarily enslaved by technology, which is the case for our main character’s wife, Mildred, whose independent thoughts have been taken over by the radio she listens toContinue reading “Fahrenheit 451: Prohibition of Curiosity and Self-Expression”
The Midnight Library: A Celebration of Life and its Possibilities
Trigger warning: mentions of suicide A book in which the first sentence starts with the death of the main character; Nora Seed commits suicide and, instead of finding death, encounters a library of possibility, where every book contains the story of a life she could have lived, should she have made different choices, chosen differentContinue reading “The Midnight Library: A Celebration of Life and its Possibilities”
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