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E-Cigarettes
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Midori Flores
I am a first-generation, senior Environmental Science major with a Biology minor and will be graduating in May 2022. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, I am very excited to move to Boston, MA soon to start my PhD in Biological Sciences in Public Health at Harvard University where I hope to study Space Toxicology.
I am currently the President of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) St. Mary’s chapter, Founder and Vice President of StMU Humanitarians, and have been a MARC U*STAR scholar for almost 2 years. I also angle myself as a business-scientist, as I have authored a children’s book (We Are All Human) and avidly market it to bookstores/bookshops. In my summers as a St. Mary’s student, I have completed research projects at Michigan State University, Rutgers University, and with University of Louisville.
Recent Comments
Kayla Cooper
Love the format of the article and how it looks like a newspaper that could be put in schools! It is very well written and very informative. The vapes and the pens were very popular in my high school and it was so sad to see my high school people using them when they are not fully developed in the brain. I love how you use that fact because it is so true and using these products can slow that down even more! Great work on this article.
25/04/2022
1:50 pm
Gisselle Baltazar-Salinas
Hello Midori, First of I wanted to say congratulations on getting published that is a huge accomplishment! Additionally, I really liked your choice of a topic I was intrigued because it is something that I feel is increasingly affecting our generations. I remember growing up when these first came out to get people to stop smoking and now it has become an addiction on its own. I am sure to share the points made on this infographic with my friends! Nonetheless, great job!
25/04/2022
1:50 pm
Sophia Solis
Hello, Midori. Your infographic caught my attention greatly, and I truly feel this is a topic that should be discussed more among young teenagers. I have a couple of friends that regularly use these products (particularly the vape pens), and, although I respect their choice to do whatever they please, I am mainly concerned about their health, which is something you definitely pointed out on your graphic. I have seen what these products are capable of doing to our youth and beyond, so your infographic can most certainly contribute to the prevention of E-cigarette usage. Great job, and congratulations on your nomination!
25/04/2022
1:50 pm
Brissa Campos Toscano
Hey Midori! Congratulations on your nomination! You have done an excellent job in your format and writing style. I got interested in your article as it talked about a topic that surrounds teenagers every time, cigarettes and drugs. Thanks to your article I could understand more about this topic and get important information with references. Your infographic opens the space for students to learn in an accessible format the consequences of taking cigarettes and how they can impact their lives. Again, Congratulations!
26/04/2022
1:50 pm
Paula Ferradas Hiraoka
Hello Midori, First of all, congratulations on your nomination and getting your infographic published! Your topic’s choice is pretty interesting, considering that nowadays, teenagers are more attracted to cigarettes, drugs, and popularizing e-cigarettes. Your infographic opens the space for students to learn in an accessible format the consequences of taking cigarettes and how they can impact their lives. Overall, great work and good luck!
26/04/2022
1:50 pm
Joseph Fierros, Esq.
Midori, This is great information. E-cigarettes, vape pens, etc. were not an issue when I was a student, but their prevalence is certainly noticeable now. To me it seems that the use of vape pens and e-cigarettes are more common place than cigarette use. Your statistics showing the increase in adolescent tobacco use tends to support that as well. This unsettling regression gives the impression that any efforts to thwart adolescent tobacco use is failing. However, I am hopeful that students like you are making an effort to shed light on the associated health risks and that so many of your colleagues are also showing concern. Thank you for putting this together, and again well done.
27/04/2022
1:50 pm
Carlos Hinojosa
I remember when vapes took over my high school a couple years back, it was kind of weird since I had never heard of them before including most of my school. Even though the main argument my classmates made that it was better for you compared to cigs and drugs, I knew that was probably just what their dealer told them, so I didn’t trust it at all. Sure enough a few years later all the news came out that vapes were just as bad.
07/04/2022
1:50 pm