Essay on Tobacco

Ethics and CSR in British American Tobacco Introduction             Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) encourages the view that “company should endeavor to build a profit, abide by the law, and be a good corporate citizen, be ethical”.  Tobacco firm, yet, are not like other group. Tobacco is simply the consumer product that murder one half of its customers when taken as directed. The idea that tobacco firm can be ethical while upholding a disease-producing produce is fundamentally opposing (Carroll 1999). Tobacco…...

Health belief model is a framework for nurses to utilize for education in health promotion. It investigates the individual’s willingness to adapt, the individual’s recognition in expressing the necessity in adjusting, and comprehending the advantages of physical and mental wellness changes. Nurses can play a vital role in influencing an individual in making instantaneous and perhaps lasting behavioral health modification. Smoking is one of the most crucial life threatening issues that society face. Smoking cessation to improve one’s health is…...

“Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking”(Mehta). One of the most common problems today that are killing people, all over the world, is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress, personal issues and high blood pressure. Some people began showing off or some people wanted to enjoy it . One cigarette can result in smoking others, which…...

INTRODUCTION Many people nowadays smoke cigarette even teenagers smoke. Some people have no idea about the chemical of a tobacco and what it can cause to a human body. This paper is intended to give the readers an idea of the factors that trigger cigarette smoking amongst young generation of today, effects of cigarette, like cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. By reading this paper, a person can gain knowledge about the effects of smoking cigarette. So when a…...

A pet peeve is an irritating experience caused by others that you cannot control. It could be an act, noise, or just something that ticks us. Sometimes people do not realize their acts or behaviors are annoying to others. Some of my biggest pet peeves are people who use a cellphone where or when there are not supposed to use it, people who chew loudly, and people who smoke in public places. The cellphone is a big invention at this…...

Appealing to someone’s emotions is how the tobacco companies get the big bucks. Lucky Strike Cigarettes first came about around the 1920s. Its motto was “Reach for a LUCKY instead of a sweet”. Which went on to say in the ad, “To keep a slender figure, No one can deny Lucky Strike. They are toasted so there is no throat irritation and no cough”. This ad was made to appeal to the average American woman in that era. Why were…...

Utilizing the guidelines in Wilson & & Giddens' Ch. 11 and videos, carry out a breathing assessment procedure on a client or a considerable other. Write your findings following the guidelines and publish them here. It is very important for nurses in all practice settings to be able to carry out a standard respiratory assessment. This consists of taking a relevant client history and using the strategies of assessment, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Immediately upon meeting a patient I am…...

It is our great honor and respect for those persons who acknowledge to our study about “The effects of Syntax Bill to selected student smokers of Mindanao University of Science and Technology, SY. 2012-2013”. That we researchers are very thankful to the following: To our English 20 professor Dr. Erly M. Maglangit, for helping we finish our study. And for giving also this very interesting topic with regards to the student smokers here in our School or in this University.…...

A. Background of the Study This experiment aims to develop a product that would serve as an alternative for some expensive commercial glue. There are many people-using cigarette and after using they just toss aside a cigarette while walking not thinking that it can be recycle and used. Commercial glue is relatively expensive because the materials used in manufacturing are tissues from animals. B. Problem: This study aims to test the feasibility of using cigarette filter as a source of…...

Did you know that smoking is one of the most preventable causes for death in society? Each year an estimate total of 430,000 deaths are reported due to smoking. That is more than any other deaths in the world combined. This is why you must quit smoking for good. If you quit smoking, you will live a healthy life. Breaking the habit of smoking is the most important thing on your mind right now because it is part of taking…...

The topic chosen for the environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infant is secondhand smoke. According to the center for disease control and prevention, Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that includes smoke from a burning tobacco product such as a cigarette, cigar, smoke that has been exhaled or breathed out by the person or people smoking. The parent I shared the pamphlet with is a 25year old African American…...

We frequently believe that refering individuals to supporting groups is enough to quit cigarette smoking, nevertheless how about if rather we educate them so that they won't even begin cigarette smoking as walker reference "peace on earth starts in your home", indicating that we require to educate our kids and surrounding about cigarette smoking and its concecuenses. Smoking not just triggers health issues, it can also cause financial issues, and can damage those around you. Smoking cigarettes can have numerous…...

Smoking cigarettes is associaated with an increased overall mortality. It was acknowledged early in the location of indutrilized cigaratte production and mass usage. Cigarette smokers will often says that they are not addicted to cigarrate. They thinl of cigarette smoking routine, which they can control and contai and would have the ability to stop at any time. The definition of smoking is the way, the act of smoking cigarettes tobacco or other subtances. According to history of smokers, tobacco or…...

Whether they choose to light up their first cigarette on their own or are unwitting victims of passive smoking, Filipino youth are increasingly at risk from tobacco exposure. "The younger a child starts to smoke, the greater the chances of becoming a regular smoker," said Dr Maricar Limpin, executive director of the non- government group Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP), during a media forum on tobacco use in the Philippines, held on Feb. 12 in the Philippine…...

The campaign against smoking, which kills close to 90,000 people a year in the Philippines - on a par with the number of deaths in natural disasters or conflicts - is becoming a losing battle. “My friends look so cool smoking,” Arnold Santos of Mandaluyong City said, who took up the habit out of peer pressure. “Now, I smoke 10 cigarettes a day,” the 17-year-old, who has no plans of quitting just yet, said. Despite the passage of the Tobacco…...

I. The history of Philip Morris International begins in 1847, when Philip Morris opened his first tobacco store in London England. When Philip Morris died, his wife Margaret and brother Leopold took over the business. Philip Morris went public in 1881 as Philip Morris & Company. Four years later, Philip Morris & Company became Philip Morris & Co., Ltd. PM & Co., Ltd. left the Morris family’s control in 1894, when it was taken over by William Curtis Thomson and…...

Today I'm going to talk to you about the silent killer. The world's most dangerous, most widely used substance of abuse. Forty-six million Americans are addicted to the invisible drug. It is as addictive as cocaine and heroine, yet its makers continue producing and distributing it nationwide. The invisible drug is hidden within the leaf of a plant. When it's smoked, it releases over two thousand chemical poisons along with one of the world's most addictive drugs. The silent killer…...

Teens today are a great portion of the percentage of American People smoking. Many of them do it because of peer pressure and others because they simply can't quit smoking. Although adults smoke, tobacco companies try to attract more teens, since they are easier to persuade and can be a long time consumer. Meanwhile the Surgeon General has confirmed that cigarette smoking is dangerous to everyone's health. I totally support the Surgeon General; because of everything I know smoking can…...

While participating with D.A.R.E., I learned that drugs and alcohol are not good for you. I also learned that tobacco and alcohol and any other drug can hurt different parts of your body. Marijuana causes breathing problems, short term memory loss, slows coordination and reflexes, and effects ones ability to judge distance, speed and reaction time. Marijuana can become addictive and is illegal in the United States. Smoking tobacco has over 200 unknown poisons in the smoke, and contains nicotine…...

What is Dorothy Parker suggesting to readers regarding the values, dreams, and aspirations in today's materialistic society? The story "Standard of Living" makes some strong statements about the values of todays society. Annabel and Midge are obsessed with money. The girls spend countless hours fantasizing about being millionaires and trying to emulate those that are. Their love of money is not only fueled by the materialistic products they can buy with it, but by the envy they get from others…...

There are lots of negative effects of smoking. Smoking has been proven to be very dangerous for health. As one cigarette contains more than 4000 chemical substances, therefore, it causes for many dangerous diseases such as heart attacks, asthma, bronchitis or lung cancer. According to a recent report in Britain close to 3,500 people are killed each year in road accidents and 120,000 are killed by smoking. Furthermore, smoking costs governments millions of dollars because of the large number of…...

Cigarettes have caused around 5 million deaths, which is 8 people dying each minute. Therefore cigarettes should be banned as they don’t just do physical damage but also moral damage. However banning cigarettes might lead to more criminal offense. Cigarettes have become a serial killer and have brought to people several different illnesses. The ingredients in a cigarette are so bad for you that they can kill a large rat in a matter of minutes. Did you know we inhale…...

In this essay I am writing to persuade you to accept my opinion that smoking is an addictive drug which should be banned. Smoking is the act of inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke through a cigarette or cigar. The drug has hundreds of disadvantages and no advantages for its many users around the world. Some of these disadvantages include the fact that it does irreversible damage to your health, it kills many people who don’t even smoke and it costs…...

About harm of smoking is written everywhere. Every day in the world the huge number of people dies from diseases caused by smoking. Smokers continue to smoke not just because of their addiction to nicotine. They think the act of smoking makes them look cool, powerful and attractive. That is why they continue to smoke despite knowing well the numerous health hazards of smoking. Firstly, women who smoke actually harm themselves and the future posterity. The woman should protect the…...

We may see alcohol and tobacco advertisements everywhere, on television, in newspaper, on street ads card etc. Alcohol ads usually create several feints to tell people that alcohol is good for people and induce people to drink. On the other hand, the malign influence of advertisements shows smoking as something "cool". But we know the truth is not so. Alcohol is harmful for people’s health and sometimes it may bring bad effects to self-impression. And cigarette smoke contains over 4,000…...

Smoking, is not an advisable to be a stress reliever. Even the a cigarrete commercial says "Smoking is dangerous to your health. " Indeed, not only for the person who's smoking but also for the one inhaling the smoke from the cigarette. It also harm the environment. So why use it? For fun or because you are depressed? No. That's why when the sintax bill was passed it came to be a good news for me. But here comes the…...

“Smoking rates among the general population have declined dramatically in the past decades”. (Cancer Council NSW) This can be largely attributed to effective health promotion. Explain how health promotion initiatives based on the Ottawa Charter have contributed to positive health outcomes in the area of tobacco use. (450 – 600 words) The Ottawa Charter is a global health promotion run by the World Health Organisation. It involves five action areas: developing personal skills, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, reorienting…...

The Family Cigarette Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 On February 12, 2012 a federal court ruled that the new graphic caution labels set up to be placed on cigarettes plans in September 2012 break tobacco companies' first Amendment right. These warning labels were required by The Household Cigarette Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 which was signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009. Rep. henry A. Waxman, the author and champion of the Food…...

Marlboro cigarettes has not responded to the importance of Social responsible by developing and implementing socially responsible, sustainable, strategies and practices. Although Marlboro was directed by law makers and authorities to take actions in order to limit their marketing strategies and define measures to reduce sale of cigarettes to teenagers, but so far, the company has not been able to take any concrete step or action regarding these directives. Although the company plans to implement one of the worlds largest…...

For the capstone course we are supposed to do research which consists of research proposal, research diary and final report, which should include finally all the facts, knowledge of research question, final report is the result of the project. I was always interested in cigarette industry, I mean how do cigarette corporations like Philip Morris or British American Tobacco, for instance, promote and sell production even it is so harmful for our health. Therefore, my research question is the Cigarette…...

Imagine your life is trapped in a car seat, restrained under your seat belt with nowhere to turn. You see the flash of the lighter flicker and begin to dread the next ten to twenty minutes of the car ride praying you are almost to your destination. You start to imagine how that person can really live with himself or herself knowing they are taking away from your healthy life. I question, how hard is it to wait until you…...

"It has been a long battle for the sin tax reform procedure proposed as early as 1997. For practically 16 years, the costs was debated on, scrutinized and in some cases reserved ... however we have shown that nothing is impossible for a nation that rows in one instructions," Mr. Aquino stated. Davao Rep. Isidro T. Ungab (3rd district), the Home of Representatives methods and means committee chairman, called Republic Act 10351's approval "a victory against lobby groups." " We…...

To build a fire; a short story written by Jack London, resides in the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Yukon Territory, Alaska. There are only two characters in this story which are a Man and a Husky dog. The man is a know it all as well as new to the Yukon trail; while the husky is wise and understands the environment. An old man from Sulphur Creek warned the man that no person should travel alone when the…...

The visual images that are used in many advertisements are positioned to grab the attention of the ads intended audience. Advertisements are designed to persuade viewers that the argument the ad is presenting is realistic. Rather than simply presenting the product advertised, images are used to draw the attention of the viewers and convince them to buy into the product or message. This particular anti tobacco advertisement released by an anti smoking campaign embeds the use of pathos, ethos, and…...

Introduction Cigarette smoking is now becoming a big issue throughout the world and especially in the Philippines. Because of this, the researchers finds it interesting to make a research paper about it. The researchers wants to know the cause and effect of cigarette smoking amongst her fellow student in Agoo Montessori Learning Center and High School Inc. The researchers think that everyone knows the side effects that the cigarette is giving to its user but the hardest thing to understand…...