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This is the video that I have decided to embed. This video is very realistic, and shows not the physical effects of smoking, but the side of smoking that you might not think about. Cigarettes cost about 8$ a pack these days. If you were to smoke 1 or 2 packs a day the accumulation would add up to anywhere from 2880$ a year, or even 5760$ a year. If you sit, and think about how much money that is then you will see how ridiculous smoking is. you could have your first motorcycle, or even a used car for that amount of money. The symbolism, in this video, of smoking your money away is very powerful. This video sends a very clear message that should not be ignored.

Smoke Yourself Broke - Lexington High School from The 84 on Vimeo.

The first video that i choose was the "The reality"

This video was very realistic, and saddening. It makes you think about how upsetting the effects of smoking are.

My second choice of video was "Somebodies Watching me".

This video is not very informative, but it is a very funny spoof of the Gieco commercials. It symbolizes that a big amount of people do not smoke, and do not enjoy being around other people who do smoke. Somebody is always watching you!

My third choice in video that i liked, and thought represented smoking in a negative way was "A side never seen." This was a funny video to me, but was also on the edge of just a bad video. i liked how they made the box seem like it was a real person. The box offered them a cigarette, but the boys declined because they knew better.

The video that I choose to be a bad representation is called "Cigs or your kids," from Holyoke High School. The video starts out with young boy sitting outside you cannot see him very well because the close up of him is too close, and blurry. The acting is awful, and when the "father" asks if the son ha been smoking the son says yes. The "Father then responds by saying "It's all good." I thought this did not reach across, and say something to me that would make me want to stop smoking. I would not give this video my vote.