Section 1: “Cigarette tax hike sparks panic buying” By Ashley Hall Updated Thu Apr 29‚ 2010 What is the main issue presented in the media report? Discuss what has actually happened: In the year of 2010‚ the Federal Government raised taxes on cigarettes by an extra 25 per cent‚ resulting in an increase price of $2.16 to every pack of 30 cigarettes. A proclamation stated by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the crackdown on Internet advertising of cigarettes was mentioned. Mr. Rudd also affirmed
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Cigarette Marketing Tobacco companies have done whatever it takes to get their product out and known to consumers. Through their advertisements in magazines and newspapers‚ on billboards and through promotion‚ the cigarette companies are trying hard to sell their products. The purpose of cigarette ads and promotions is to make sure smokers keep smoking‚ get people who quit to start smoking again and increase the number of cigarettes people smoke each day. Most importantly‚ cigarette ads and promotions
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sports‚ the competitors need to practice to become better‚ not default to who has the money to buy the best drugs. Performance enhancing drugs may help during a couple of games‚ but it’s not worth putting so many lives at risk. Forest Tennant JR.‚ who is an NFL drug adviser‚ has estimated that half of all professional athletes have been exposed to drugs in their careers. Recreational drugs are taken by athletes‚ not for performance enhancement‚ but for the purpose of enjoying themselves. As harmless
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Smoking Problem of UK Teenage 1.0 Introduction Scientific experiments have already proved that smoking is harmful to health‚ but smokers around the world are still growing‚ especially teenagers. The number of smokers is growing rapidly‚ which is worrying. According to a survey report issued by the WHO’s Imperial Cancer Research Foundation and American Cancer Research Foundation‚ now there is about 1.1 billion smokers in the world. Every year 3.15 million people are died of smoking‚ that is
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here to talk to you about smoking‚ and how I think it should be illegal. Smoking has already been proven to be the most common killer‚ so why is it legal? American citizens waste Billions of dollars on tobacco each year‚ and it’s funny how other drugs that are way more harmful‚ like crack or marijuana‚ are illegal‚ yet cigarettes aren’t; Even though they are just as harmful. If you think about it‚ cigarettes kill millions of people around the world each year. Smoking has so many effects to the
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22‚ 2012 Quitting Smoking Are you a smoker? Do you know anyone who smokes and struggles with quitting smoking? I am credible to explain the process of quitting the bad habit of smoking because I myself was a smoker for five years and quit “cold turkey.” The first thing you must acknowledge when deciding to quit smoking is to quit for your own good and not for your girlfriend or your parents. The second step would be to rethink the advantages and disadvantages of smoking. At last‚ the final step
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Pertaining to Illegal Immigrant Children in Public Schools “The terms “illegal immigrant” and “illegal alien” are commonly used phrases that refer to the illegality of the action of migration without legal authorization” (wikipedia). Whether or not illegal immigrant children should be educated at the elementary‚ middle school‚ and high school levels in the U.S.‚ is a fiercely debated topic these days. Many debates are taking place all over the U.S. pertaining to whether or not illegal immigrant
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immigrants have made. America‚ as we all know‚ positioned as the most prosperous and humanistic country in the world‚ gives immigration a very crucial role due to its function forming the diverse culture of America. Every year‚ thousands of immigrants move to the United States‚ seeking superior living conditions such as employment‚ welfare and education. However‚ that movement inevitably raises a bunch of social issues‚ of which the most apparent and controversial one is illegal immigration. Based
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Passive smoking is the inhaling of second hand smoke. It is damaging the lungs of thousands of innocent Australians every year. All because some people are addicted and protest that it there right to smoke and endanger fellow workmates in public places. Banns are currently in discussion to finally protect workplace employees from passive smoking. Just think of the stench that embeds your clothing when you exit a nightclub or restaurant. With smoking banns in place‚ venues like these and many others
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performance-enhancing drugs? There are many factors associated with why performance-enhancing drugs shouldn’t be used in sports one of the main association is health risks. Performance-enhancing drugs should not be used in the sport because as they use the enhancing drug they are destroying the sport fair play and roll models in other people’s eyes. Enhancing your body with drugs may lead up to overdosing or illnesses however If everybody took these performance-enhancing drugs everyone would be unbeatable
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