Smoking in Public -This is an opinon essay that is against smoking in general, with supporing arguments.

There are many controversial topics on the minds of Americans today. Some of these topics include abortion and the use of handguns, but perhaps one of the most controversial topics debated is smoking in public. There are many serious negative consequences of smoking which is one reason why this topic is controversial, but the main reason is not because of the danger to the actual smoker, but to those around them. The obvious results of …

…build-up of fluid in the middle ear causing various infections. It obvious to see through these statistics as well as those mentioned earlier, it is simply wrong to subject non-smokers to these sorts of health risks when they have chosen to avoid them by not smoking. People who have chosen to smoke should respect the decision of those who do not, and should not subject them to the same health risks by smoking in public.