ESSAY 1

Causes of Aneroxia

Have you ever felt afraid of gaining weight? If the answer is affirmative, just be careful. Sometimes wishing to
have a perfect body can be dangerous. Desires like those could be the origin to a very well known disease
called anorexia which is an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and fear of becoming fat. Even
when anorexia is linked to a physical condition, the real causes of anorexia are related to an individual’s
emotionality. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the main causes of anorexia which are worthless personal
feelings, stressful events in life, and cultural influence of the country where the person is living.

The first cause of anorexia and, the most important is a worthless personal feeling. A person who has low self-
esteem usually feels useless and valueless, despite achievements in his life, and he doesn’t like the way he
looks. These feelings cause the individual to feel rejection and an alleged pressure from the society. As a
consequence, an anorexic person is always looking for the perfection.

The second and an important cause of Anorexia is the existence of stressful events in life. It is usually that you
feel stressed and worried when you are working under pressure, or it is common that you suffer nervousness as
a consequence of experience life changes. These situations begin to affect your schedule and you stop doing
some vital activities to stay healthy. In the case of anorexia, a person begins to stop eating at the right times or
even stop eating, altogether. When life becomes too stressful, anorexic people find that the only thing they can
control is their eating habit. In a sense, this control is like self-punishment.

The third and final cause of anorexia is the cultural influence of the country where the person is living. It is
very common that some societies consider that the ideal beauty is based in extreme thinness. Nowadays, this
idea has caused thousands of women and men to go on starvation diets or use products that supposedly make
them lose weight in few days. The use of these products is originated just by the media’s notion of beauty.

As you can see, the causes of anorexia which are a search for best, failure to control other parts of your life,
and trying to achieve society’s ideal beauty. These people can look normal, but their actions have deathly
consequences. It is important to understand that anorexia is not a physical problem, but a psychological one as
we discussed. It is time that we teach people how to deal with life before reacting in negative ways, such as in
self-harm.

ESSAY 2

The Effects of Alcoholism

There are serious consequences of alcoholism. Alcoholism is one of the major problems in society. The
effects of this disease are really serious. Many people get used to drink alcohol , and they can easily
abuse; that is the problem. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the physical, psychological, and
economic effects of alcoholism.

The first effects of alcoholism are physical. These are the most important because these can cause your
death. For example, alcoholism causes cancer in the stomach, kidneys, and liver. Besides, alcohol alters
the digestion of nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy. Alcoholism also causes severe damage in
the neurons, so it causes alterations in the body movements, loss of appetite, and depression. There are
other effects in the body like gastritis and cirrhosis of the liver. All these physical consequences could
cause your death if you drink alcohol in mass quantities.

The second effects caused by alcoholism are psychological. At the beginning, alcohol makes you feel
relaxed, but if you drink it in excess, it increases anxiety and causes depression. It also causes family and
legal problems, violence, changes of behavior, suicide, among others. Alcohol is very powerful and alters
all your normal behaviors.

The third effects of alcoholism are economic. According to the National Institute and Drug Abuse, drug
abuse and dependence cost an estimated $98 billion. Alcohol is not cheap. If you drink two or three times
in a week, it could cost you about $1000 pesos or more a week! People do not think about the money and
spend almost everything when they are drunk.

In conclusion, the effects of alcoholism which are physical, psychological, and economic can cause many
problems that affect your life in all aspects. Alcohol alters your brain, muscles, digestion process, and
other disorders that affect your health. It also can cause you depression or changes in your behavior that
result in problems with your family, friends, and with yourself. Besides, it will leave you in poverty
because it cost a lot. Abusing alcohol will inevitably lead to a negative lifestyle and eventually kill you.
That is a cost too expensive for anyone!

ESSAY 3

The Effects of Being a Foreign Student

Usually becoming a foreign student in order to study in another city can change your life in many aspects.
Living in a city far away from home can bring many consequences and effects which almost always
change a student’s form of life. When I became a foreign student, many things changed or had to change.
You do not live with your family, so usually you have to learn how to live in harmony with others, how to
do things by yourself, how to move to other places, etc. Being a foreign makes you learn a lot of things,
but at the beginning it can be somewhat difficult. That is why the purpose of this paper is to discuss living
by yourself, exploring the city, and feeling lonely.

The main effect and the one that affects you most is the fact that you do not live with your parents and in
your house, which means that you will not enjoy its commodities. It was so good when your mom cooked
for you, and when the house maid used to make your bed. Your dad took you to school, and when classes
finished, you returned to your room and made yourself completely comfortable. But becoming a foreign
student implies that you will live in a dormitory or that you will rent an apartment. Usually you have to
take care of dirty dishes, messy rooms, and cooking. This means you have to learn many new things, like
how to cook several dishes. In a few words, you have to learn how to be independent.

Another effect is that you have to find your way around the city, so you have to know the main parts of
the city. If you have a car, it may be easier to explore the city. You can just get lost and see where each
street takes you, and then find a way back home. But if you don’t have a car, you need to learn how to get
around by walking, in buses, or with taxis. For this you may find out about bus routes or find out how
much costs to use taxis, and in this way you can plan the time it will take you to get from your house to
school, for example. This will force you to plan your time better, and maybe you will have less available
time along the day. This may decrease the time you have to make homework or to hang out with your
friends, for example. But over time, you learn how to plan your activities in a better way.

A foreign student may also find himself feeling somewhat lonely, since arriving in a new city means you
don’t know anyone. You may be lucky if another friend from your city comes with, but usually you are
alone. It is important to start meeting people and making friends. In this way it will be much easier to get
used to being a foreign student. You will have new people with who to hang with, with whom to go to
parties. Besides you won’t have to be quiet all the time in classes like when you don’t know someone.
Sometimes friends can also help you in a lot of situations, like when you have problems about running out
of money, when you need to go to your house quickly but you don’t have a car, or when you need to get
something that is not easily found. But most of all, with friends you can have a great time and learn a lot
of things.

Leaving your house and going to another city to study is an experience in your life that cannot be
compared to any other experience in your life. You learn how to be independent, and you get to meet tons
of people. It may be somewhat difficult to live without your parents and in another city, but this makes
you learn how to live your life better and how to appreciate what you have, like your parents and your
belongings. Besides, you get to appreciate the things you achieve during your life because you learn that
your goals are not achieved easily, but that they cost a lot of work and effort. In conclusion, being a
foreign student is an experience that will change your life and make you a stronger person.
ESSAY 4

The Effects of Cigarette Smoking

There have been numerous campaigns against cigarette smoking communicating that this vice causes
death. But a threat to health doesn’t seem to be a good reason for quitting anymore. People somehow
block themselves and ignore all the information that is given to them. The purpose of this essay is to
discuss three effects of cigarette smoking, besides the broadly mentioned possibility of developing cancer
or dying, which are the smell of smoke, the stained teeth, and the cost of doing it.

The first effect of cigarette smoking, and probably the one that the non-smokers hate the most, is that it
permeates everything around it. Smokers usually have smelly hair, breath, clothes, and, if they smoke
indoors, a smelly room. The stench of cigarette smoke is very penetrating and hard to remove. Even if the
person quits smoking the odor remains for a long time.

The second effect of cigarette smoking is one that most people don’t even take into consideration. It
stains the teeth yellow or sometimes even brown. Since this effect is long term, most people are not aware
of it when they begin smoking. The truth is that a cigarette stain is very hard to eliminate from the teeth,
and it will probably end up costing a considerable amount of money. Yellow teeth are disgusting because
they give an unhygienic image and make people look older.

The third effect of smoking is that it will eventually end up affecting the smoker’s personal economy.
Depending on the country the prices of cigarettes can differ. But even at an affordable price the regular
consumption of cigarettes will eventually take its economic toll.

These are only three out of many other effects that cigarette smoking can have, but to any sensible person
they are more than enough to realize that smoking is bad. People can’t possibly be proud of calling
themselves smokers. It is terrible for health as well as personal appearance. In the end, those who live in
poverty, stink of smoke, and have yellow teeth are the people who are affected the most by this life
threatening activity.

ESSAY 5

The Effects of Living in a Foreign Country

Living away from your country can be a really interesting and unforgettable experience, but at the same time it
has very important effects on one's life. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the three main effects that living
in another country can produce in your personal life.

The major effect, and also a very common one, is that once you start a regular life away from home, you miss
everything. This fact doesn't mean that you are unhappy but that you are aware of being on your own. Missing
your family and the attention they all paid to you is a very usual thing to do. Little details like sitting on a
Sunday morning watching TV alone instead of helping your dad organizing his things or having a nice chat
with your mom makes you realize how valuable your family really is. It is also completely acceptable to miss
all the facilities you used to have back at home, like your house, your car, your bed, and your bathroom. It's
obvious then that you have started to appreciate everything you had back where you belong.

The second main effect would be learning how to accept another type of society and culture into your daily
life. Since you are living in a place with different customs and traditions from yours, you have to be able to
develop yourself in unknown conditions. This means making new friends, learning other points of view,
accepting different opinions and values, and seizing every opportunity you have to go to new places.
Therefore, you'll be able to achieve true knowledge. Suggesting to change your mind totally or to be square
minded would be foolish; the best thing to do would be to stick to your most important values and, according
to them, change those that you believe could be improved.
The most significant effect of living away from home is the independent behavior that grows inside of you.
Living on your own far from your family gives you a lot of experiences toward organizing your life. Since it is
up to you and no one else to go to school, clean your room, wash your clothes, and organize your expenses, it
is predictable that you will have a good and strong meaning of responsibility. Being independent and
responsible will help you get through life every goal you want to achieve.

Living far from home, even for a short period of time, can be really hard at the beginning. We have to
remember that all changes are difficult, but they are necessary to go through them to build character. Most
important of all, it helps us appreciate everything we have. Not realizing how lucky we are can be a really bad
mistake because things don't last forever and we have to make the best out of them.