Justin Bieber

      Justin Bieber started out as a young innocent child with an amazing voice. He was noticed by big time agents and music producers for his talent at such a young age. People wanted to make something big out of him. The public thought to themselves, "What's there not to like about this kid?" He's a small-town kid from Canada with a single parent mother and incredible music talent. But honestly Bieber, is no different from any other star/childhood star. A great example I like to use is Michael Jackson. Jackson was on top. Refereed to as the "The King of Pop". He clearly had issues and was probably one of the biggest Hollywood downfalls. Bieber has an extremely large fan base and right now is probably number one in pop. His actions off stage are some indications of his downfall. He has gotten in trouble with the law and is not known as this cute child anymore. His comments about Anne Frank were extremely questionable about what type of person he is. Many people were greatly affected from the holocaust and Anne Frank's experiences. Bieber's comments only caused anger form the public. He is also a very immature person. He cannot grow up. There needs to be a point for every hollywood star to get there "stuff" together and grow up. Hollywood and the celebrity lifestyle will take a toll on anyone in that position. There are extreme amounts of pressure and temptations. Its the ones who learn to grow up that make it out alive. From recent news and past evidence Justin Bieber is not one of those people.

Johnson & Johnson

     The first thing I think of when I see the label for the Johnson & Johnson company I think of innocence and how a lot of there products were made for a baby's health. Now my thoughts have completely changed.  They payed $2.2 billion to certain types of advertising and to provide certain drugs to patients of a retirement home. These certain drugs had horrible side effects and were life threatening. This caused a lawsuit against the company. It is crazy to think that the company who would frame innocence of a child and provide products for babies and young children! This act is absolutely disgraceful. The fact that they do not care about the lives of these elderly patients makes me question what drugs were used in there past products. Did they use certain drugs that were dangerous in there products to children? They should be ashamed of this stunt they tried to pull. I hope there was no incidents like this in the past that perhaps no one knew about and they got away with it. I will never trust there products from now on.

NYC Smoking age

      Smoking cigarettes is an issue that has had many negative effects worldwide. It can lead to lung cancer and many other diseases. In New York City the smoking age has been raised to 21 from 18. From my personal experiences, New York City is covered with smokers and second hand smokers. Just walking down the street you can smell that harsh tobacco. If people think this will solve the problem of less people smoking in New York City, they are wrong. This will just cause a problem with the law. More and more teens will find a way to buy cigarettes and use them whether its from fake identification or simply having someone older than them buy it.
      Underage drinking is a problem in the U.S. and now after this change in law, "underage smoking" will also be a problem. Almost every teen is able to buy alcohol. What makes people think this won't be the same with the purchase of cigarettes. I, personally support this new law. Smoking cigarettes has absolutely no positive effects. The problem with cigarettes is the aspect of addiction. Nicotine is an addictive substance and has "hooked" many people to smoking. This is another reason as to why this law will not cause a lower rate in the amount of people in New York City who smoke.
      In a sense smoking is part of the New York City culture. This law may have a positive affect and have a lower turnout of smokers than beforehand but ultimately will not be the case. It is almost too easy to purchase something illegally in our present day era. Smoking will always be a problem and this law will not stop that.