...Persistent coughing accompanied with phlegm, yellow stains on teeth and fingers, constant colds – these are only some of the signs that a person is smoking. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, adolescents aged 12 to 17 are reportedly utilize a tobacco product and about 60 percent of new smokers were under the age of 18 when they began smoking a cigarette in 2010. The findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health state that 90% of adult smokers started smoking as kids According to the Youth Smoking Survey, factors that influence whether a kid smokes or not include the following: peer pressure, influence from adults, stress, advertising, and media. Kids may also be attracted to smoking to look cool, to act older, seem tough, or...
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...Anti Smoking Promotion Policies Difference Health And Social Care Essay According to the Oxford Medical Companion (1994) cited in the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2008, “tobacco is the only legally available consumer product which kills people when it is used entirely as intended”. Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the World which causes one in ten deaths among adults worldwide and in 2005, tobacco caused about 5.4million deaths, an average of one death every six seconds. At the current rate, the death toll was projected to reach more than eight million annually by 2030 (over 175 million deaths by then as shown in figure 1) and a total of up to one billion deaths in the 21st century (WHO 2007).Certain behaviours have been labelled as risky behaviours associated with negative health outcomes among which smoking is and which has been the subject of UK national health strategies (Naidoo & Wills 2005). Smoking causes about one fifth of all deaths in the UK, most of which are premature and has hugely significant impacts on the wider environment and community through causing air pollution, fires, litter and environmental damage (Ewles 2005). This essay will look into why smoking is an important public health issue in England by defining it from various perspectives and will analyse why people smoke. Also, it will examine various demographical and epidemiological data related to smoking and in addition, it will examine how smoking is addressed in International...
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...| Student ID | | Theme | | Title | | Lecture Group | | Tutorial Group | | Lecturer’s Name | | TITLE TITLE Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Restaurants? Justify your essay the essay Justify your essay the essay In the perfect situation, smoking policy would be set by bar or restaurant owners, and customers would patronize the establishments with the policy they prefer. Customers would decide—without the government’s help—if they want to avoid smoke-filled rooms or enter them. They might even choose to sit in an area sectioned off for smokers or non-smokers, but the ultimate issue is choice ( Ruwart 1). When the government starts telling restaurant owners what their customers can and cannot do, the government is overstepping its boundaries. page number the essay page number the essay Our government aims to protect us—to save us from society’s evils. However, in an attempt to protect the public from the effects of passive smoking (second hand smoke)—of which, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service in 1994, “the statistical evidence does not . . . support a conclusion that there are substantive health effects . . .” (Krauthammer)—the feds have failed to protect a vital part of the U.S. economic population: business owners. Many people who drink also tend to smoke; banning drinkers from smoking has hurt business in some bars and restaurants. “According to the California Licensed Beverage Association, business has dropped as much...
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...November 7, 2012 Smoking Smoking has become a trending topic in today’s world, as leading problem in today’s society that starts for many reasons. The habit may start because of curiosity, peer pressure, stress, personal issues, even though people know how harmful it can. Some people begin smoking due to the stress in their lives and are under the misconceived notion that it relaxes them. Others smoke due to the assumption that because their parents smoke, it must be okay. A little common sense would indicate that inhaling smoke cannot be good or healthy for the human body. Smoking is very addicting and it affects youth to adult youth. One effect of smoking, and probably the one that the non-smokers hate the most, is that it stinks up everything around them. Smokers usually have smelly hair, breath, clothes, and, if they smoke indoors, a smelly room/ house. The stench of a cigarette is so strong and very hard to get rid of. Even if the person quits smoking the odor remains for a long time. Another effect of smoking is one that most people don’t even take into consideration. It stains the teeth yellow, or sometimes even brown. Since this effect is long term, most people are not aware of it when they begin smoking. The truth is that a cigarette stain is very hard to eliminate from the teeth, and it can end up costing a considerable amount of money. Yellow teeth are disgusting because they give an unhygienic image and make people look older A third effect of smoking is that it will...
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...AC1208360 Lesson 6: The Essay Assignment 6_12 January 02, 2013 Three Ways That Cigarette Ad’s Hook Kids Smoking is a bad habit. It causes lung cancer, depression, and is addictive. In order to survive, tobacco manufacturers need to continue to recruit new cigarette smokers. More than 80% of adult smokers started before they turned 18 and by that time more than half of them were already smoking daily. We know that kids feel peer pressure from other kids in their everyday lives. But the teens and adults in cigarette advertising may be one of the most influential peer groups of all. As they move into their teens, kids often feel insecure about their appearance and their popularity. Cigarette ads use these insecurities to make empty promises. Ads give teens the message that smoking can help them become attractive, desirable, and independent when the reality is quite different. Smoking can cause bad breath and yellow teeth, isolate teens from largely non-smoking peers, and possibly lead to a deadly, lifelong habit. Images such as the Marlboro Man equate smoking with a macho ruggedness that is appealing to men and boys. This theme mirrors the pressures many boys face to be “tough”. Boys may believe that smoking will give them the aura of coolness they are searching for. Tobacco companies have specifically targeted women and girls for many years by associating specific brands with slimness. In fact, cigarette advertising often depicts smoking as a weight management tool...
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...Many countries have recently imposed a ban on smoking in public areas, including restaurants and bars. Discuss whether an outright ban is necessarily superior to either a Pigovian or Coasian solution to the externalities created by smoking in public places. Introduction Partial smoking bans have become increasingly popular in Western democracies in recent years and tend to revolve around the banning of smoking in public areas. This essay will explore economic arguments and solutions relating to the externalities caused by smoking. The central problem at the heart of this issue is the over-consumption of cigarettes and the problem that the externalities of smoking cause for the general public and therefore this essay will show that efforts to curb total level of cigarette consumption can be approached from a variety of different perspective (see graph below). The essay will begin by discussing the economics of externalities before moving on to examine Pigovian and Coasian theoretical frameworks. The final section of the essay will apply these frameworks and will show that on balance a Pigovian tax in conjunction with a partial ban is the socially optimum solution. For the purposes of this essay an outright ban will refer to a total ban of cigarette consumption in society. [pic] Fig. 1 – Negative Consumption Externalities (Tutor2u, 2013). The economics of externalities The notion of externalities is not straightforward to define and Vanhove argues that externalities is...
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...ENG 102 Cover Letter for Rogerian Essay March 25, 2013 DR. Hennessey, The purpose of this essay is to make my readers aware of the harm cigarettes can do to a person’s body. I also want to make my reader aware that without second hand smoke a person body can be healthier. Smokers should take inconsideration that not everyone wants to smell the smoke or suffer the consequences from second-hand smoke. What I have learned that second-hand smoke can do more damage to your body then I was aware of. I felt like smoking should be completely banned in public places but after researching this assignment I changed my view. I changed and said it should be banned in some places rather then all public locations. The difficulties I encounter with this essay were over citing my sources. I had a hard time putting my own words into my paper with out thinking it was plagiarism. On the opposing view section of my paper I had over citied and going back to add my common knowledge in that section was difficult. I enjoyed learning new history and information on this assignment. I also enjoyed reading what the opposing side said about banning smoking in public places. I choose to write about this topic because it hits close to home. I have an aunt and an uncle who had passed away due to the effect of smoking. I have a husband who also smokes and the doctor constantly tells him he needs to quit. I always wondered why people would take on such a nasty habit that...
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...As the most significant symptom of wealth, possessing a large sum of money has become a unique pursuit of many people, especially young generation, around the world. They are convinced of that happiness can bought by sufficient money. However, they could neglect the fact that happiness is not just determined by one factor but many others such as your friends, relatives, and pleasant experience. In my perspective, happiness does not always increase in direct ratio to the rise of money. Focusing on the illusion that money brings happiness may have an unexpected adverse effect that may lead to a misallocation of time. For instance, when some one reflects on how money would change their sense of well-being, they would probably tempt to think about spending more time in leisurely pursuits such as seeing a three-dimensional movie or traveling abroad. But in reality, they would have to spend a large amount of time working and commuting and less time engaged in experienced happiness. On the other hand, it is undeniable that money has a brief effect on life satisfaction, particularly after we have got enough money to satisfy our fundamental need. For example, people who get richer would feel they are better than their peers. Nevertheless, they will soon make richer friends. Therefore, their relative wealth will not be greater than it was before; people quickly get used to all new stuff their money can buy and the amount of money people say they need rises along with their income. Consequently...
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...Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control: Benefits and Health Outcomes Smoking tobacco cigarettes is a major problem in our society today. It is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States (CDC). Recent health reports indicate that 18% of the American population is involved in cigarette smoking. Nine out of ten smokers begin smoking before the age of 18 and 98% start smoking before the age of 26. Smoking causes more deaths in the United States each year than Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, illegal drug use and firearm accidents combined. According to the United States department of Health and Human Services, smoking is very harmful to the human body (USDHHS). Studies have shown that more than 20 million people have died as a result of cigarette smoking and more than 16 million people have a chronic illness that is associated with cigarette smoking. Additionally, records indicate that 2.5 million deaths are due to second-hand smoke exposure (Betobaccofree). Various health problems that are linked to cigarette smoking include: lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, coronary artery disease, throat cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer and kidney cancer (Betobaccofree). Cigarette Smoking has been a well-known health hazard for some time; however, it continues to be a very popular recreational activity among various groups of people. There are a few groups that...
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...both sides of the issue Language Summary: ways of showing that you are aware of the opposing opinion Working out the main premise from a paragraph Using connectives and problematising phrases in a paragraph Putting together a paragraph for an argumentative text Choosing your own premise and writing a paragraph Converting an informal text into a formal text Sorting arguments into topics and paragraphs A longer model argumentative essay Getting an overview of the model essay Identifying the main premise, paragraph structure and paragraph topics The internal organisation of the paragraphs - revision Including a paragraph that only presents supporting arguments Writing introductions to argumentative essays Writing conclusions to argumentative essays Writing your own argumentative essay - 13 steps to take from start to finish Appendix 1. Language summary: structure of paragraphs in the body of an argumentative essay Introduction Welcome to Writing Argumentative Essays, a unit of curriculum which aims to teach students how to write short argumentative essays of...
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...ACADEMIC ESSAY Name: Teo Chee Pem ID No: 00013974 Date: 28/8/2015 Should cigarette advertisements be banned? Smoking is harmful to health, both active and passive smoking. Excessive smoking is very easy to get cancer this is terrible. In addition, smoking will hurt people's teeth. Those who always smoke can damage their teeth and teeth are always yellow. This makes people feel uncomfortable. It was not until you feel that they realize that it actually has an impact on advertiser’s pressure decentralization. If you do not have all of these advertisements will not be persuaded to smoking. The adults have a better understanding of what is right or wrong for them; young people are the main target of cigarette advertisements, whether they are trying to stop smoking or to promote it, smoking has a direct effect on the decision of young people (The Materials, 2000).Although people would like to see a ban on these unhealthy products advertising, it is undeniable that cigarette advertising is a waste. In my essay I will explore the reason and full consistent with this idea. Admittedly, uncensored television advertisements are most solid reasons of initiating smoking among young people in order to catch more young people’s attention. The uncensored television advertisements make it more alluring. For example, utilizing big names, vivid scenes, and great melodies thus their earnest attempts. However, young people like to imitate...
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...finally how much I enjoy writing this way. This is leading me down paths I've never seen before. I'm going to Jack's house an old friend of mine who is a stoner, he has a few friends I can't recognize but they are all smoking. I have never! I'm a little nervous because I don't know anyone and have never smoked, yet they all have and are smoking. I don't know what to do with my hands anymore. My legs are shaking a little and the first thing Jack roars out of his loud mouth is what puts me in absolute shock, “Yo, come hit this.” This is, “Stranger in a Village,” all over again. After a few seconds while it feels like...
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... |3. | | |4. | | |5. | |Lecture Group | | |Lecturer’s Name | | Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Restaurants? In the perfect situation, smoking policy would be set by bar or restaurant owners, and customers would patronize the establishments with the policy they prefer. Customers would decide—without the government’s help—if they want to avoid smoke-filled rooms or enter them. They might even choose to sit in an area sectioned off for smokers or non-smokers, but the...
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...two advertisements, one is smoking and another one is dunk drive. The paper is structured as follows: the first section will present the background which shows the perniciousness of smoking and dunk drive. The second part will show the content of the smoking advertisement, and the third part will introduce the target audiences and influence to people by AIDA. After that, the dunk drive advertisement will be presented. The first part of this advertisement will present the content. And then, this essay will introduce the adverting media of this advertisement and advantages. Finally, this essay will introduce the marketing ethics and segmentation. There are many reasons cause health hazards in recent years, such as smoking and drunk driving. Smoking is the main element of preventable deaths. Accounting to the research shows that about 80,000 people death in England in 2011 and nearly 9,500 children illness because of secondhand smoke (Jane Ellison, 2013). Additionally, excessive drinking is another threat, especially dunk driving. In 2012, there are 290 people dead cause by drinking, which occupied with 17 percent in all the road traffic accidents (Ray Massey, 2013). Thus, those two social advertisements were made. The first advertisement is about smoking. The advertisement use exaggeration way to represent the harm of smoking. To begin with, a man comes out from his house and smoking outside. Then the cigarette becomes a shape of lung with he smoking. At the same time, a bird...
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...Keep simple and polite! Good morning teachers and friends, I, Ahmad Khairi Hafiz as the President of the Environment Club would like to talk about”How to Protect the Environment” First of all, each one of us can start by not littering. We should throw our rubbish into the rubbish bin instead of anywhere we like. Once I went strolling at a park nearby my house but was dissapointed at the sight of rubbish.I saw many empty cans and plastic wrappers lying around.They do not only spoil the beautiful park but they are the best breeding place for aedes mosquitoes. Another way of protecting our environment is by keeping our rivers clean. We can play our role by not throwing rubbish into the rivers. Meanwhile the factories can stop dumping their toxic waste into them. Plastic wrappers which made up 80 percent of the rubbish can endanger the fish and other aquatic lives while toxic waste can kill them. We, human will consequently suffer as we rely on the rivers for food and water. Moreover, farmers should avoid open burning in their farming practice because it polutes the air.Open burning can lead to haze which contains poisonous gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide. These gases can cause many serious diseases. Children who breathe the polluted air may suffer from asthma and some people may even suffer from rashes and eye-diseases. Finally, we can practice the 3R; Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. Every household should aim at reducing the amount of rubbish thrown.To...
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