Ma'Hagoni+Lilly

The Smith family decided to go out to eat to a restaurant in their neighborhood. When they were halfway done with their meal, a man sat down at a table near theirs with a lit cigarette in his hand. Unable to enjoy their meal, the Smith family dashed out of the restaurant, choking and gasping for fresh air. There are quite a few things in this world that I find bothersome to see. Smoking in public places happens to be one of them. Smoking in public can not only affect you, but the people you do it around. Have you ever heard of second hand smoke ? Second hand smoke is when you inhale smoke from cigarettes. This can cause asthma, cancer, heart disease, or respiratory infections. Think about it. When kids go places and all of the air that they inhale is poisoned with smoke and dangerous chemicals, they can be at risk for anyone of these diseases. Not only that, if all kids see around them is people smoking, what do you think they might end up doing? Smoking! Don't you want to positively influence children!? About 25 states in the U.S. have banned smoking in public places. this means no smoking in restaurants, stores,etc. What about the other 25 states? Come on, lets be serious, even if it is allowed, do you really have to smoke in public areas? It can wait! I feel that this is something that can be changed. Lets make a change. If you know someone that smokes in public, try to convince them to stop. If you are someone that does this, think about the people around you that would perfer to not breathe in second hand smoke.

20 years from now "You have exactly one hour" the intimidating scientist sternly said to me. I was about to be transported into 2032 to meet myself when I am 32 years old. Carefully, I stepped into the time machine and took a slow, deep breath. " One. Hour." the scientist slowly repeated looking deeply into my eye and into my soul. He closed the door and started up the time machine. What will happen if I don't return in a hour? I thought to myself. Before I got the chance to ask I was rushed into the future. Trembling in fear, I closed my eyes expecting this process to take a while but it took literally seconds. I opened my eyes to a beautiful view. Standing there in this admirable mansion I heard a familiar voice from behind me. "Heeello?" the voice said stuck in a mist of confusion. I turned around and there was a woman standing behind me wearing a knee length red sundress and an expensive-looking pair of gold high heels. "Who are you?" She asked me staring at me waiting for an answer. "I'm Ma'Hagoni" I said and before she got the chance to say " no I'm Ma'Hagoni" or anything of that nature, I explained to her how I and from the past traveling to the future to meet her. At first she seemed baffled, but she soon caught on. "Sit down" she told me as she walked over to the couch. "What would you like to know" she said as a smile started to formed on her smooth looking face. "Well..." I said as I pulled out a piece of paper with a lengthy list of question written on it. "What is your job? Where do you live? Is this your house? Who are your best friends? Do you have pets?" I rapidly said trying to catch my breath. "Whoa!" She trying to process everything I just threw at her. "Well, I'm a singer and dancer, I live here in L.A., my best friends are Veronica and Sandra and I have 2 dogs." She said making sure she answered my first round of questions. " Wait, so I am a singer and I live ...here?!" I excitedly exclaimed. We went on talking for a while and she told me all about her life. "I have one last question to ask you. What is the best thing I have accomplished over the last 20 years?" I asked. BUZZZZ! Out of nowhere I heard an ear-piercing buzzing noise and I was immediately forced back into the present time. "No!" I yelled. Words couldn't describe the feeling I had. Once i realized that there was nothing I could do, i trudged home thinking about that one hour that i will never forget.