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There are some things that seem perpetually destined to serve as the scapegoats and repositories of ill will at any school--whether or not they merit it. Here at Harvard, the popular targets are the Freshman Union, Yale University and UHS. The multitudes of second-hand horror stories about our health service need to be balanced out by those of us who are pleased with the competent and friendly service that UHS provides...
...second-hand radio most eloquently articulates this contrast by crackling out cheery tunes as the depressing narrative unfolds. Five sisters, all spinsters, struggle to make a living in a small Irish village in the Thirties. Against a backdrop of romanticized childhood memories and the lively, carefree, take-your-mind-off-the-Depression music, the middle-aged sisters try to ignore their economic and social straights, dancing, giggling and squabbling their way into obscurity. These events, in turn, are presented as the childhood memories of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters. The cheery banter and swinging songs belie...
Cachan's first mistake is his comparison of the right to smoke with the increase of speed limits and allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages. His point is that if we allow these other actions that, like smoking, lead to more deaths, then we likewise ought to ignore the second-hand effects of smoking and should therefore oppose curbs on its practice...
...consuming alcoholic beverages are not by themselves harmful to other people. Only when combined with illegal or negligent behavior do they pose a threat to others. Smoking, even when done in accord with all current laws, can still have deleterious effects on those who must silently suffer its second-hand effects. If I drink a six-pack in a crowded cafeteria, I can only hurt myself; second-hand smoke will hurt all those unlucky enough to be seated close to the smoker...
Indeed, though tobacco companies make claims, often backed by scientific data, to the contrary, several studies see to support a link between second-hand smoke and heart and lung diseases...