toll from tobacco is equivalent to four fully loaded jumbo jets crashing each day each one without any survivors. In May 1984 General Everest Koop said tobacco is the single‚ chief‚ avoidable cause of death in our society and the most important issue of our time. He also stated that cigarette smoking is as addictive as heroin. Nicotine is 1000 times more potent than alcohol‚ and 10-100 times more potent that barbiturates and 10 times more potent that cocaine or morphine. More so‚ while tobacco may provide
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banned to overcome its negative effect on health. Smokers unfortunately have an extremely high risk of getting some type of cancer. The German researcher William Faulkner mentioned that this happens due to the presenceof a certain substance in tobacco which causes various kinds of cancer: lung cancer‚ mouth cancer‚ and others. These diseases are almost deadlyand nearly impossible to cure. Cancer researches in the UK state more than eighty five percent of patients with lung cancer for instance‚
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Jennifer Mr. Ehrlich U.S Military Pd:7 June 7‚2013 There may be many reasons as to why the United States dropped a bomb in Japan. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese to initiate United States entrance into the war‚ just four years before‚ was still fresh on the minds of many Americans. A feeling of justification and a desire to end the war strengthened the resolve of the United States to quickly and decisively conclude it. President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal
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Youth culture in Japan. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=16654720 Title Annotation: Japan Enters the 21st Century Author: Kawasaki‚ Ken’ichi Date: Jun 22‚ 1994 Words: 7827 Publication: Social Justice ISSN: 1043-1578 1. The History of Youth Culture in Japan In order to understand youth culture in Japan‚ it is necessary to examine its history in comparison with youth in the United States and the United Kingdom. This article analyzes the main generational groupings
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a supply chain management would the handling of information. The more the information shared in between the different actors of the supply chain flow‚ the more flexible and responsive this supply chain would be. In this case we can see how 7eleven Japan applied this whole new system based on information sharing between the shops‚ distributors and suppliers. This new focus gave 7eleven advantages such as saving time in placing orders‚ delivery process. Also advantages on demand analysis as they could
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smoke of tobacco products such as cigarettes‚ cigars‚ and pipes. This addictive drug is the primary component in tobacco that acts on the brain. Tobacco can be found two ways‚ it can be dried brown leaves of various sizes or it can be a grown form of tobacco. When extracted from the leaves‚ nicotine is colorless‚ but quickly turns brown when exposed to air. It then becomes a poisonous‚ pale yellow‚ oily liquid with a pungent odor and acrid taste. The amount of nicotine contained in tobacco leaves
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NEIGHBORS BUT STRANGERS: KOREA‚ CHINA AND JAPAN For more than 200 countries in the world‚ neighboring countries have the most compassionate ties above all. They may have some things viewed differently‚ but at least they share some basic traits and culture. However‚ this is not the case of the countries Korea‚ China and Japan. These three countries are so close yet so far. The prominent endurance of the civilization of the Chinese along with its phenomenal technological and economic progress
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What would a socially responsible tobacco company look like? It could certainly not be defined as such if it did not address the harm its products cause. It would be engaged in research and development seeking to develop less harmful versions of it product that would remain acceptable to its customers. It would have a clear code of conduct about how it seeks to market it’s products and to whom it would aim to tackle corruption and smuggling. It would ensure tobacco farmers worked in good conditions
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Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and inhaling the smoke (consisting of particle and gaseous phases). (A more broad definition may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth‚ and then releasing it‚ as is done with tobacco pipes and cigars). The practice may have begun as early as 5000-3000 BC. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 17th century where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the Western world onwards
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Japan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the Wikipedia Manual of Style concerning Japan-related articles‚ see MOS:JP "Nippon" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Japan (disambiguation) and Nippon (disambiguation). Japan 日本国 Nippon-koku Nihon-koku Flag Imperial Seal Anthem: "Kimigayo" "君が代" MENU 0:00 Government Seal of Japan 五七桐 (Go-Shichi no Kiri ) ? Tokyo Capital 35°41′N 139°46′E None[1] Official languages Recognised regional languages Ethnic groups(2011[2])
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