Dr. Haviland’s A Silence That Kills and Florence King’s I’d Rather Smok

Do you smoke? Such a headway has been asked to most people at one time or another. The thing of sens certainly requires a thorough analysis, whether you smoke or not. Its also an issue which resonatems to polarize people. In this reading well compare distinguish viewpoints by two different exclusives. As I present the arguments, Ill dissect them to truly understand their inner-workings. Both Dr. Haviland and tabby touch on many subjects yet seem to ignore others. I think a balance must be struck when it comes to smoke, both through individual rights and a social responsibility. Id Rather Smoke than Kiss. is Florence Kings truly astute retort to anti-smokers. In this writing she advocates for fume as a simple enjoyable thing to do. To emphasize this she recalls her premier smoking experience, which is for the most part very normal and unexciting. However, this inconsequential banknote is not indicative of the rest of the story. King quickly switches gears a s she goes on the attack. In the first section she labels hatred of smokers as a take a leak of misanthropy which she goes on to say is the most popular form of closet misanthropy in America today (King 32). This perspective is further augmented by the point that she considers second-hand smoke an invention a means for the Passive Americans (King 32), to justify disfavour towards smokers. As she moves into the second section, she begins to document the hostility shown to smokers. Through her own individualised interactions or through examples she views in newspaper articles. King really focuses on the subject of public perception, and while some of the examples validate her perspective, others do not. We see this in her response to a Washington Post article, i... ...r someone to quit. quite of creating ads with the intent purpose to ostracize smokers, we should instead make ads to inform them. The smoking issue is very complicated and some of the arguments are beyond the ambi t of this essay. Still, we can obtain a balanced outlook if we consider the followers the facts of smoking, individual right, societal responsibility, and the stigma of smoking. Haviland and King write essays which contain very important points, but seem to contain a bias which may alienate some people. To truly reach a consensus on the smoking issue, we must be willing to meet each other halfway. We must strike equilibrium between individual right and societal responsibility. work CitedKing, Martin Luther, Jr. I Have a Dream. Current Issues and Enduring Questions. Ed. offer Whitehurst. Boston Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 687-690. Print.