Introductions

Hello, My name is Tianhui Lei but you’re welcome to call me Ken. This is my first semester back in school after a year and a half hiatus. I was once a physics major at City College  Of New York but Calculus 2 was too much for me to handle. One thing you should know about me is that I am a huge coffee nerd. I worked as a barista for a long time and no, not at Starbucks. Although I don’t have anything against Starbucks, I do think that coffee should be looked at deeper, past Starbucks. During my times at home because of Covid 19, I have found a new appreciation for reading and one of the better books that I read was Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point”. The book has taught me not to overlook the finer details of life but to actually celebrate it. One of the passages in the book talks about how the minute detail of taste can lead to a disastrous habit of smoking. Gladwell shows that the number of teens who experiment with nicotine at a young age does not accurately correlate to the number of people who grow up to become heavy smokers. He says that most teens will try to experiment with nicotine at a young age but it is how different bodies process nicotine that actually determines whether people will continue to develop a smoking habit. I found this very interesting and provides insight on how to combat teen smoking. As someone who has a ton of friends who smoke frequently, it helps me to understand that it is not just as simple as just banning it or raising the price but actually treat nicotine as what it is, a poison. I want to encourage people who smoke frequently to go to rehab and support them with love and kindness rather than judgment and hate.