Darlene Johnson 25 November‚ 2013 Ban on Hiring Smokers Critical Thinking 1. http://www.hrmorning.com/ban-hiring-smokers/ 2. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11smoking.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Construction: the building of something‚ typically a large structure Refocus: adjust the focus of a lens or one’s eye Identify: establish or indicate who or what someone or something is; associate someone close with; regard someone as having strong links with Think Through: to fully consider an
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board member for American Express has brought up the fact that some companies are starting to refuse hiring smokers and that the same should be discussed at the next month’s meeting. He brought this to attention due to the fact that medical costs are rising 10 to 15 percent a year. Employing a smoker‚ on average‚ cost about $4000 more a year because of higher Health-Care cost and lost productivity. Smokers will have 50 percent more absenteeism and because of smoke break will work 1‚817 hour less a year
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Smokers versus Non Smokers In the past when you walked into a bar‚ a restaurant or even any public place a lot of times all you could smell was the lingering pastime of a stale cigarette. But now society has come to realize that even that second-hand smoke can be a silent killer. Cigarettes contain over 4‚800 chemicals‚ 69 of which is known to cause cancer. Most lung cancer and lung diseases are linked back to the terrible addition of becoming a smoker or being around someone who so kindly shared
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Rolando Valdes April 15‚ 2013 EAP 1540 Cause and effect Essay Smoke Do you know how many smokers get sick in U.S.A. every year? More than 2.0 million people are diagnose with different diseases due to the smoking habit. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body‚ including heart‚ blood vessels‚ lungs‚ eyes‚ mouth‚ bones and digestive organs. In this essay we’ll focus in heart and lung diseases. The chemicals in tobacco damage your blood cells. Also‚ they damage the function of heart. This
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against smokers is equivalent to now illegal racial and gender discrimination years ago. This is because‚ smoking has got nothing to do with the society’s perception towards smokers. Smoking is being accepted as a social norm by many individuals. Media has been portraying smokers and smoking as a cool and normal thing to be done. Although few individuals in the society has been fighting against smokers‚ but if we the majority society‚ don’t really have an issue about smokers. Moreover‚ smokers also
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Smokers and the tax The fallacy in the proposed higher tax on cigarettes is the belief that the number of smokers will be reduced if the price of the smoke goes up beyond their reach. This may well be true if there were no cheaper and better-tasting substitutes which are taxed. However‚ there are a lot of reasons for smokers should pay a health tax. First‚ smoking is unhealthy. Therefore‚ people should care about themselves and think about other people around them. Smoking cause a lot of diseases
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A hospital’s decision to only hire non-smokers affects almost everyone. It disturbs potential hires‚ the company‚ customers and family members. By riding smokers from the workplace‚ a company is riding talent which is highly needed in a hospital. Not only does this discriminate a potential employee‚ but it causes the company to suffer. Having a no smoking policy would give the organization a bad reputation. Obviously‚ smokers would not want to apply‚ but nonsmokers may not want to work for the company
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exhaled by a smoker. The smoke that burns off the end of a cigarette or cigar actually contains more harmful substances than the smoke inhaled by the smoker. This means that people who don’t smoke but are regularly around those who smoke are exposed to the health risks of cigarette smoking. How does second-hand smoke affect non-smokers? Even if you don’t smoke but are exposed to second-hand smoke on a regular basis‚ your body will absorb nicotine and other harmful substances just as smokers’ bodies
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Engish 1302- Response Paper #2 “The Smoker” by David Schickler The literary story “The Smoker” is told in third person through the Doughlas Kerchek‚ a teacher of high school English. He teaches English at St Agnes High School which is an all girl private school. In this story it goes into detail about the character‚ Douglas‚ how he has a PH.D in English that he got from Harvard and how he lives this simple life alone. A solitary well –boxer- built man‚ good –looking early 30’s‚ he is a figure
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