INTRODUCTION The explosion of technology‚ though makes our lives smooth and comfortable‚ also bring with it certain disasters. The disaster is made by the users of the technology-the human beings. It is our behavior which affects the environment. It may be global warming‚ depletion of natural resources‚ seasonal uncertainties‚ or serious health problems‚ we are responsible in some or the other way to make it happen. Here comes the question‚ how informed‚ sensible and responsible we are as consumers
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Xixi Shen April 20‚ 2011 Essay #4 No Cigarettes‚ No Smoking The harm of smoking is a hot issue which has being discussed in many countries for a long time. There are 1.2 billion of smokers in this world‚ which is one-fifth of the world population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that adult male smokers lost an average of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lost 14.5 years of life because of smoking. Even though people know that cigarette is bad for health‚ they still
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Modern Studies Essay – Lifestyle Throughout the past years‚ our lifestyle has changed dramatically. Some are worse than others. Most of which is smoking‚ obesity and mortality/morbidity. This essay will outlook those factors and show just how much of an impact they have had on us. One major factor of today’s lifestyle affections is obesity. As little common-sense as it may take to figure that out‚ it is a lot more serious than you may think. Well over a quarter of Scots alone are obese (according
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January 27). Workers fume as firms ban smoking at home. The Detroit News on the Web. Retrieved December 11‚ 2005 from http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0501/27/A01-71823.htm University of Phoenix (ED). (2002). Critical Thinking [University of Phoenix Custom Edition e-text]. The McGraw-Hill Companies. Retrieved August 16‚ 2005‚ from University of Phoenix‚ Resource MGT350 http://mycampus.phoenix.edu/secure/resource/resourse.asp Wieland‚ B. (2004‚ October 2). Okemos firm bans all smoking. The Lansing State
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What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke (SHS) is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). SHS is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco: * Sidestream smoke – smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette‚ pipe‚ or cigar * Mainstream smoke – the smoke exhaled by a smoker Even though we think of these as the same‚ they aren’t. Sidestream smoke has higher concentrations of cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) than mainstream smoke. And‚ it has smaller particles
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Sung Wung Eun English 1B Lee 2013-01-22 Have you ever been in the situation when you took a shower and freshened up for a new day‚ but were offended and felt unpleasant by the smell of cigarette? You would not be feeling that soon. The University of California is banning the cigarettes and all tobacco products from its campus over the next two years. Students and staffs would not be able to smoke anywhere on a UC campus. Main purpose of this policy is to reduce exposure of second-hand smoke
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Cigarette Smoking and Its Health Risks. Why do I need to know about the health risks of cigarette smoking? Cigarette smoking is the most preventable cause of illness and death. Cigarettes are filled with nicotine‚ which acts like a poison in your body. What are the health risks of cigarette smoking? You may have breathing problems that make it difficult for you to do daily activities or play sports. You have a higher risk of bone fractures because smoking can cause osteoporosis (brittle bones). If
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Title: Analyse the problems caused by the implementation of anti-smoking legislation in Hong Kong. Identify some solutions to these problems. Paragraph 1 In recent years many countries have enacted anti-smoking legislation. For example‚ on 1 January 2007 Hong Kong extended no smoking areas to cover the inside of restaurants‚ as well as offices and some public outdoor areas (Tobacco control‚ 2007). While these laws have been largely welcomed by both health advocates and the general population‚ they
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| | | | | Cigarettes and the negative impact they impose on our society | In America‚ we have a problem that is harming our nation. Our citizens are allowed to poison their bodies on a daily basis. The problem to be addressed is the sale and distribution of cigarettes. The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal. This problem is one that we as Americans should not have the right to partake in. Our government does not allow
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Market Information Size & Growth The ongoing habit of smoking among the teenagers in our country has become an alarming phenomenon. According to a survey conducted in 2005‚ nearly 25% of Bangladeshi teenagers aged 13-18 years are smokers. The survey also stated that the number of teen smokers increased almost 7% since 2000. Target Market Profile Our main target market is obviously not only those teenagers of Dhaka city who are smokers‚ but also the teenagers who might become smokers.
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