My first quality blog Post

 i'm am learning to Independently draw upon a variety of planning strategies for writing tasks, Deliberately create text that explore my own point of view and experiences, Constantly use language features to extend meaning and engage an audience. My success criteria Making my work better  by doing the best I can and persuasive writing, Organise ideas into paragraph in which ideas are beginning to link, Use a variety of punctuation in my writing including complex punctuation. 

Smoking should be banned

Are you a social smoker? You may think that smoking is good for you,but i strongly believe that smoking should be banned because it can affect your heart, your lungs and it can become very additive. That is why i strongly believe that smoking should be banned.

Firstly, I strongly believe that smoking should be banned because it can affect  your heart.  Did you know that smoking can damage your heart?  Well it can, Smoking can affect your heart and it can give you heart disease. Smoking raises your blood pressure and puts stress on your heart. Your heart can weaken your heart making it less able to pump blood. Smoking affects your heart making it more aggressive to make you have heart attacks. smoking Cigarettes also contribute a lack of oxygen, making your work even harder. Would You like having a stressed heart?   

Secondly, i strongly believe that smoking should be banned because it can affect your lungs. How is smoking bad for your lungs you may be asking? Well smoking can make your stomach feel tight or cause you to wheeze or feel short of breath. Your lungs can be very badly affected by smoking. Smoking can cause inflammation in the small airways and tissues in your lungs. Smoking can also cause lung cancer, Smoking can also cause COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, this associates with lung cancer. Nearly 300,000 people die each year from COPD. Would you want to be affected lung cancer? 

Thirdly, smoking should be banned because it is very addictive.  How may smoking be very addictive? Nicotine from cigarettes is as addictive as heroin. Nicotine addiction is hard to beat because it changes your brain. The brain develops extra nicotine receptors to accommodate the large doses of nicotine from tobacco. When the brain stops getting the nicotine it’s used to, the result is nicotine withdrawal. You may feel anxious, irritable, and have strong cravings for nicotine. The chemicals inside cigarettes can cause a pounding headache and make you feel dehydrated. You also can’t help smoking because cigarettes includes nicotine which is very addictive. Nearly 30,000 people have died because of being too addicted to cigarettes. The chemical that make you so addicted is nicotine a highly addictive substance found naturally in cigarettes, Nicotine can also elevate your mood and your heart rate. Are you addicted to smoking?

In conclusion, I strongly believe that smoking should be banned because it can badly affect your brain, your lungs and it can become very addictive. So If you are a smoker stop now and quit because it’s never too late to quit.

Amelia Griffiths

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Hi my name is Amelia. My favourite sport is netball. my hobbies are gymnastics, hockey, touch rugby/ Rippa rugby and art. I go to Te Hapara school. I am from Whangara. I live in Gisborne Tairawhiti. I have two siblings one brother and one sister. 

My favourite subject in learning is maths. I am also good at Maths. I'm challenging myself to learn about decimal numbers and to add them together. My learning goals for this year are to be a self directed leader and to get to stage 8 in maths by the end of this year. I also enjoy reading, Writing and crackerjacks kids. I am also looking forward to finding out what my learning is going to be like next year. I am looking forward to seeing what I have achieved with my learning this year.

Someone that has inspired me with my learning are my friends they have helped me achieve so much this year, And especially my teachers They have helped me and taught me a lot this year.