The references may be direct quotations, paraphrases, or citations of data or statistics. You must use material from at least 2 of the readings in your essay, and you must cite your sources using MLA format within your essay to show which readings provided your information. Be sure that you do not simply string together references to the readings. Your essay must be your own composition presenting your own ideas and not merely a patchwork of others' work and ideas. Your essay will be evaluated on your argument and, in part, on how effectively the readings are used.
Smokers sometimes believe they contribute to the economy by supporting the huge tobacco industry.
For instance, in 1969 the tobacco industry involved approximately 600,000 farm families that were located mostly in 10 states, six major cigarette companies employing almost 36,000 people in three states, and an advertising marketing component of millions. In 1974, the total crop was worth over 2 billion dollars and the public spent more than 14 billion dollars for tobacco products. The industry and those working for it paid large amounts of income taxes and stimulated other income-taxed areas of the economy. Brady, Alvan, and Betty Brady. The Legal Rights of Nonsmokers .