colonies‚ tobacco was a huge crop‚ and the economy of several colonies was based almost entirely off of it. The history of tobacco is relatively short—by 1612‚ John Rolfe had perfected methods of growing tobacco that eliminated most of the bitterness of the leaf. After the first boatload of tobacco was sent to Europe‚ the European people quickly developed a high demand for it‚ one which American colonists were more than happy to fulfill. Because of the sudden incredibly high demand for tobacco‚ colonists
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man‚ named Jeffery Wigland‚ who decides to tell the world the truth about seven major tobacco companies knew and concealed about the dangers of their products. After being fired from one of the tobacco companies‚ he later runs into a producer from 60 minutes who wants to set up an interview to expose the company. CBS‚ the network that airs 60 minutes‚ later pulled the tape because of a lawsuit from the tobacco company that would have put the entire network bankrupt. The staff of 60 minutes and CBS
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be banned altogether？ Smoking among adolescents rose in the 1990s in several developed countries. More and more young people are under 18 years old who smoke cigarette have been blinded by the deceit of tobacconists. Tobacco among adolescents remains stubbornly persistent. Tobacco become a global threat. In recent years‚ more and more people have come to realize that smoking is doing irreparable harm to the whole world. It has become fashionable in the world today to condemn smoking. It is common
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places has been around for a while. The first known smoking ban occurred in 1590 and was given by Pope Urban VII during his short reign as pope. Anyone who was caught smoking or chewing tobacco near a church was excommunicated. It was not until the twentieth century that the health problems associated with tobacco use came into the public eye. This is the time when businesses provided smokers with their own separate locations‚ so they could smoke without exposing the rest of the customers to the dangers
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commodities – cigarettes and alcohol are pleasure goods‚ which have bad health effects if consumed excessively‚” she said‚ noting consumers buy sin products because these are cheap. Filipinos spend around 0.8 percent of their total expenditure on tobacco‚ statistician Jose Ramon Albert wrote in his article
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manufacturing and marketing of cigarettes. However‚ over the past thirty years‚ as a result of numerous acquisitions and diversification strategies‚ PM has become a highly respectable participant in many markets. These markets not only include the tobacco industry but also the beer brewing‚ food processing‚ and financial services industries. In fact‚ PM has become the largest cigarette company in the United States‚ the second largest beer brewer in the United States‚ and the second largest food processing
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COMPANY: WEST INDIAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED STUDENT ID: 07935721 SUMMARY West Indian Tobacco Trinidad Company Limited (W.I.T.C.O.) was established on September 23rd 1904 by Mr. John Phillips‚ entrepreneur and founder of the tobacco business in Trinidad and Tobago. WITCO is a 50.13% subsidiary of British American Tobacco plc which is incorporated in the UK. In 1970 WITCO became a public company with 20% of its shares owned by local investors. In 1960 Demerara Tobacco Co. Ltd became a
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know‚ 21% of Canadians that are above the age of 15 are smokers? This is a total of 5.4 million Canadians. Deaths from smoking can cause you to lose an average of 15 years of your life. 30% of cancer deaths are due to tobacco. This is a total of 17 700 deaths annually. Not only can Tobacco affect your lungs but can highly damage many other vital organs of the human body some of them being Your Lungs‚ Larynx‚ Esophagus‚ Pancreas‚ Kidney‚ and Bladder. Smoking is also a leading factor of air pollution‚
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Pieter 1 Addy G. Pieter Matos Professor: Peter Ulrich EN-109-40 Expository writing 11 march 2013 Smoking should be banned in all public places‚ indoors or outdoors‚ in all fifty states. I feel that smoking in public places‚ indoors or outdoors should be banned in all fifty states. Smoking not only is harming the health of smokers‚ but also the health of others around them‚ in my opinion‚ one of reason smoking should be banned in public places is because nonsmokers should not be forced to second
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Three websites that persuade people to stop smoking: 1. Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cessation 2. 97 reasons to quit smoking http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0‚‚20210803‚00.html 3. Why quit smoking? http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/why-quit/ In three websites above‚ the first ones is the most persuasive website. Although the second link states over 90 reasons and statistics data to quit
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