Abstract
This paper is an analysis of an anti-smoking ad, examining the ad's visual impact and the larger meaning behind it.

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"In the anti-smoking ad, an old woman appearing to be in her eighties is lighting a cigarette from the flame on her birthday cake candles which say ... and the caption says "Smoking Causes Premature Ageing". These candles are burning down, hinting that the woman's years of life are ebbing away quickly. Although the cake has the words 'Happy Birthday' written on it, in icing these words are largely obscured by the prominent candles indicating that age is trumping the happy in 'Happy Birthday'."

Tags:anti-smoking ad, advertising, analysis, FDA, cigarette, cancer, aging, health

Abstract
This paper examines the anti-smoking bylaw in Toronto, Ontario. It examines the growth of the issue of public smoking. It focuses on the interest groups, arguments and lobbying used in support of, and opposition to, the public smoking bylaw.

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This paper considers governmental regulations on the rights of smokers and restaurant and bar owners. It further explores the roots of individual and property rights as well as the roots of smoking in western culture. Finally, the paper discusses the changing public awareness of the dangers of smoking and the harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke.

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"This paper shall explore the effects of governmental regulations on the rights of the individual's rights of smokers and restaurant and bar owners. It explores the roots of individual and property rights as well as the roots of smoking in western culture and the changing public awareness of the dangers of smoking and the harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke. Case law that explores the application of smoking bans will be review, as well as studies of the effects of smoking in public health forums, and the economic effects of bans on restaurants and bars. Finally, conclusions and recommendations of how this issue should be pursued in the..."

Tags:smoking, restaurants, bars

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This paper states that, while there is a lot of evidence supporting both sides of the debate, it is obvious that there is not necessarily rock-solid evidence showing that smoking is, in all cases, completely harmful to the health of the smoker. The paper argues that there is, in fact, some very compelling evidence pointing to the possibility of positive applications in the medical field for cigarettes.

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"Smoking has become a national issue almost overnight. From anti-smoking laws to wrongful death lawsuits, America is fighting back against their new cigarette enemy. It was only a few decades ago that the general public did not even begin to consider the health risks of tobacco. Today, every classroom and public service announcement preaches the harmful effects of smoking and recruiting a new generation to live up to the desirable "cool not to smoke" image. We now look back upon the time before cigarette carton warning labels as the modern Dark Ages. However, for a moment consider another perspective, one where Joe Camel is not synonymous with Satan, and "smoker" is not another word for baby-killer. Although it seems impossible in today's educated world, could it be possible that smoking is not the great evil it has been made out to be? There are many smoker's rights activists and scientists alike who are trying to get the word out that smoking might very well be OK."

Tags:cigarette, nicotine

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"In the early 20th century, lung cancer was rare, but the disease rose from obscurity by the 1930s (Meyer, 1992, p. 72). This was because people began smoking cigarettes in large numbers Indeed, during this time, cigarettes and their accoutrements were associated with glamour, sophistication, and mystery. The appeal of smoking was mirrored in popular culture by the use of trendy ashtrays, ashstands, and lighters (Parente, 1992, p. 30-33). In the 1950s, medical research claiming harmful effects from tobacco had not been proven yet, and the tobacco industry turned to hiring public relations firms to further convince the American public of the merits of smoking (Miller, 1992, p.1).
Today, things are different. Smoking, once associated with glamour and sophistication, is now associated with cancer and heart disease. In addition, medical research has shown that.."

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The paper analyzes the book, which looks at the U.S. government's involvement in the tobacco industry. It discusses shifts in policy making with regard to tobacco and the influence and power of the tobacco industry to fight anti-smoking policies. The effect of federalism on product regulation is discussed, as is the release of the report by the Surgeon General, Luther Terry, in 1964; claiming smoking as a health risk. The Federal Trade Commission's role in regulating cigarettes is looked at and the interference of politics in neutral, scientific, and impartial regulation is raised. The paper concludes with recommendations for the future, such as the rationalization of public policy and the monitoring of policy changes.

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"The tobacco issue has been a difficult one in the American political system from the beginning of tobacco as a cash crop. The issue has become even more complex in recent years, with one arm of the government offering subsidies and other support to tobacco growers while another is challenging the health risks involved and still another is seeking legal redress. The government has for some time in effect been on both sides of the issue at the same time. Many of the reasons for this can be found in the book Smoking and Politics: Policy Making and the Federal Bureaucracy by A. Lee Fritschler and James M. Hoefler, most recently in its 5th Edition as the authors update their analysis every few years."

Tags:U.S., government, tobacco, industry, policy, making, shifts, anti-smoking, federalism, regulation, health, risk, recommendations

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This paper discusses how Canada's hospitality industry is expecting the implementation of another round of patchwork anti-smoking laws that will inevitably lead to a lopsided playing field, while further punishing establishments in municipalities such as Toronto that had made significant investments glassed-in ventilated smoking areas, as per earlier rounds of municipal legislation. Along with different approaches to enforcement and arguments over exceptions, the hospitality industry continues to pay the price in this game of political football that fails to recognize international realities.

Tags:smoking, legislation, hospitality

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The paper explains the position of proponents of anti-smoking legislation who believe that nonsmokers have a right not to be exposed involuntarily to second-hand tobacco smoke in public. The paper then considers the view of those who work in the food and drink service industry, because they are exposed to second-hand smoke continually, as well as the perspective of the health issues regarding minor children inhaling second-hand smoke. The paper offers counter-arguments that highlight how ultimately, the issue boils down to how much governmental regulation is appropriate in a free society. The paper contends that in a culture than permits other equally dangerous involuntary exposures, smoking bans violate the principle of freedom and autonomous choice.

Outline:
Introduction
The Argument For and Against Smoking Bans

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"Five years ago, New York City became the first large American city to enact anti-smoking ordinances in restaurants and bars. Since then, anti-smoking legislation has spread to many other American and European cities alike. In 2006, a New York City civil court judge ruled that second-hand smoke between apartments violates the implied warranty of habitability of nonsmokers and several dozen residential buildings in the city have prohibited smoking anywhere inside their buildings, including inside private apartments. (O'Neill & Light 2008)"

Tags:public, exposure, health, second-hand, smoke, children, workers, government, protection

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Anti-smoking campaigns have led to a wave of smoking bans across the country during recent years. Whether one is for or against them, smoking bans are apparently here to stay, at least for a while. The paper shows that one of the national health objectives for the year 2010 is to establish laws, in all 50 states, that prohibit or restrict smoking in public places and work sites.

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"The United States Constitution contains a Bill of Rights, which protects individuals from the power of government, and the Fourteenth Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, guarantees all citizens of the United Sates equal protection, and due process, under the law (Levin pp). With this dedication to freedom, one would assume that Americans would have the ability, the right, to perform a perfectly legal act in a private establishment, however one would be mistaken (Levin pp)."

Tags:prohibition, bill, of, rights, ETS, legislation

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"Statement of the Problem

The proposed research will consist of a descriptive study of the perceptions of public administrators regarding the regulation of cigarette smoking. Not only will public administrators' perceptions be collected, discussed, and interpreted, they will also be examined to determine whether they significantly differ as a function of differences in administrators ages, gender, yearly income, marital status and religion. Further, perceptions will be examined for differences depending upon whether or not the administrator is a smoker.

Problem Background
As noted by Mathre (1994), nicotine (the active ingredient in the tobacco plant) is one of the most toxic and most addictive drugs known to man. Regarding its toxicity, Mathre states that ..."