Thank You for Smoking

ketchup-doused French fry at a time. The title resonates with the Maroboro Man ads of the 60s and 70s when the company was losing support from the American population and they were making their finally attempts to forcefully coax Americans into believing that smoking is, in fact, good for your health. However even though Freedman’s title sounds extremist and reminiscent to those who were alive for Maroboro’s last major stand, Freedman’s article holds no similarity. Freedman flies in the face of…

People have heard about welfare and government handouts in the newspapers, and social media. Many people have large concerns about who the government chooses to give money to. Many people also feel that multiple background checks should be performed and that all applicants should be drug tested before they receive benefits and during the period of time that they get paid. Since America’s work force is actually flipping the bill for these benefits, Americans have every right to be concerned with…

prove that “sentiment and language are not defunct in the 21st century.” As a teenager of this generation, I can reluctantly say that today’s youngsters get easily swayed into taking wrong decisions ending up being addicted to drugs, alcohol and smoking. By identifying the tone and theme of the poem “Metho Drinker” and the song “The A Team”, we are able to understand the profound message the poet or musician wants to convey…

Introduction I. When I made my Audience Analysis I found out that 70% of us has had a love one diagnose with cancer, and 71% of us lose their love one to cancer. Today I want to tell you the story of my Grandfather. When I was 9 years old my Grandfather was diagnose with Lymphoma of Hodgkin. I firsthand experience and saw how cancer can physically and mentally destroy a person and their love ones. Over the next four years my Grandfather fought cancer, and initially my Grandfather defeated cancer…

Ten: Bedlam in Berlin The silence in the basement was disrupted by air raid sirens which roared out in the distance. Anna gritted her teeth and rehearsed acting brave and Willy sat still, not wanting to move. They could hear the deafening bombs being dropped from planes overhead and carpeting the city. The air in the basement became thick, and they, both began to cough and gasp for air. Miss Margot and Miss Muller rushed into the tiny room and frantically handed them their shoes and shouted, "We…

employees taking too long to return to work – implement a light duty work program to incentivize workers to return to work and replenish their previous salaries. This will lower PYB’s mod. ➢ Employee’s working impaired – put in a force a zero tolerance smoking and drug zone. This will benefit the company’s consideration of implementing a health insurance plan because insurance carriers take into consideration if your company has a tolerance for tobacco/drugs. ➢ Back injuries from manual…

More than $100000 was used in the sanitizing campaign in the media. The articles were entitled “Thank you for suing us. Here is the truth about the seasoned Beef." Taco Bell handled the issue timely and efficiently by frequently updating the customers on their products. This campaign helped in enlightening the customers and clearing doubts that might…

Who doesn’t enjoy a nice party? Weather it’s a gathering of you and your close friends or the biggest house party you can only experience in theaters. Now picture yourself in the “Roaring Twenties”. Imagine luxurious mansions, hollow bottles of alcohol spread all around the side tables. Smoking, flirting, being drunk, letting go, this was the “Roaring Twenties”. The Roaring Twenties began in 1920’s. Three components made up this decade: Alcohol Prohibition, Flappers, and the Jazz Age. Each…

The clock struck midnight. Four of my closest friends piled into the back seat of my car and convinced me to drive them to an all-night party. Reluctantly, I slumped into the driver’s seat and began to drive. All my life, I dreaded a night like this, and tried to avoid it at all costs. After all, I loathed making decisions that made people think differently of me. Knowing the tough choice I would have to make later that night, and trying to ignore the mess of thoughts that tormented me, I turned…

being anticipated. Many people get killed and injured during this incident. Later, Pope Francis deprecates what Charlie Hebdo’s did, although that he is not a Muslim and he commented, “You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit” (qtd. In If you limit freedom of expression, is it still a freedom?). However, in my survey when I asked if it is possible that freedom of speech limits could be changed when the political…