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- 3921: Marketing Of Tobacco
- ... 3) A. The “Big” Settlement On 27 June 1997, the companies: Philip Morris RJR Nabisco Holdings, B.A.T Industries, Brown & Williamson and Loews Corp. reached an agreement with the attorneys -general of nearly 40 American states. This settlement resulted in the tobacco industry changing its own marketing rules.(5:23) 1.Financial implications of the settlement The above mentioned settlement calls for the tobacco industry to start an annual payment ... their products. However, they have to face constant criticism of their marketing techniques. Critics feel that tobacco marketing is an example of misplaced marketing. The recently signed agreement between leading cigarette companies and nearly forty American states, will lead to radical change in the marketing field. Besides financial penalties, cigarette companies have also agreed to restrict and reshape their promotional strategies. In the future, tobacco firms will have to come up ...
- 3922: Major League Baseball Needs A
- ... and lost only forty-eight games.(Weiner, 1) That is the best record ever in modern baseball. Just to give you an example of how much better the Yankees did than every team in the American League, the Boston Red Sox finished twenty-two games behind the Yankees when the season was over. The reason this is such a big deal is because the Red Sox had the second best record in the American League with ninety-two wins and seventy losses.(Antonen, 2) This just goes to prove how unfair it is to all the other teams. The most unfair thing about this is now the Yankees are ...
- 3923: IT’S UP TO YOU, NEW YORKIT’S U
- ... Statue of Liberty”. More than that Statue Of Liberty is not only the symbol of New York but also it is the symbol of the U.S. This wonderful statue is a gift for the American people from the French. In 1886 Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi who is a French sculptor designed the statue and he devoted his 21 years to make this masterpiece. The model for the statue was Bartholdi’s ... John A. Roebling designed the bridge in 1863 just before the construction started. Each year the Forth of July is celebrated with fireworks on the bridge. Central Park, many of those who have watched any American TV series or movies must have heard about it. Dustin Hoffman’s Marathon Man, Simon and Garfunkel’s historical concert in 1981 are some of the examples of the popularity of this oasis in the ...
- 3924: Intelligence
- ... of a higher IQ are creating an increasingly difficult life for low IQ people because there is no solid evidence to support this allegation. We can't blame the high IQ people for pursuing the American dream and using their abilities or for taking advantage of the increasing number of opportunities that are given to them. Perhaps the increasingly difficult life for low IQ people is being brought about by a ... people are interested in more complex or more profound socialization. Hernstein and Murray recognize this difference in interest while discussing their theory about "the cognitive elite:" "They watch far less commercial television than the average American. Their movie going tends to be highly selective. They seldom read the national tabloids…or listen to the talk radio…" Again, can we impute the bright people for wanting to challenge and enrich their minds ...
- 3925: Infanticide
- ... most sickening form of infanticide devised by man. The D & X procedure they say, is incredibly painful for the infant. Abortionists acknowledge that the procedure is frequently preformed on healthy mothers with healthy babies. The American Medical Association supports a ban on this procedure. (Jahr, July 23, 1998) Today in 17 states, partial-birth abortion is a criminal act. Even in Roe vs. Wade, which struck down the Texas abortion statutes ... a secret birth in a motel room or bathroom stall. (Pinker, New York Times) Increased efforts are needed to identify adolescents who have hidden their pregnancies in order to provide them with prenatal care. The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for counseling adolescents stress that the menstrual or sexual history, or questions about symptoms, are unreliable ways of detecting pregnancy. Unwanted and undisclosed pregnancies may be a marker of battering. In ...
- 3926: Irrationalism
- ... than time itself. And with that I will briefly recite my perceptions of the latter. For the most part, the Age of Reasoning saw its rewards on a recovering Europe. The reverberating affects the French revolution caused throughout the world left Europeans void of accustomed routines and allegiances. The ideals of the Enlightenment led to massive reorganization of leadership enforcing new social values in most every country. Many of the conventionalities ... their dominance was lost while, in general, a nationalist pride was invoked as a replacement. It was also a time of technological prosperity, enhanced by this flourishing nationalism, that the emergence of yet another industrial revolution began, bringing such new technologies as electricity, huge advances in mass media, transportation and a barrage of other inventions fueling this great transformation. Mass education was rampant and the literacy rate rose dramatically. Populations doubled ...
- 3927: IDEAL WOMAN
- ... everywhere. Advertising is a powerful force in our culture due to the exposure. The decided presence of these images in effect shapes the image of women today. It is very unfortunate that the media influences American society to the point that it defines the "ideal woman". The "ideal woman" is defined as someone that is thin, young, and beautiful. Today it seems as if being thin is the only way to go. There is a wealth of businesses that depend upon the American desire to be thin to survive. Exercise and diet companies are a perfect example. In order to create a market for their product they attempt to make women feel imperfect about their own bodies through ...
- 3928: Is Your Body Clear
- ... conscious or not, many people think that if they use this product they too can look like Jennifer. This idea appeals to many people and can make them buy this body wash. Almost all of American society recognizes Hewitt, whether from her movies or from the television show, Party of Five. Neutrogena relies on the opinion that most people like her and would agree that she is a young, attractive, and ... consumers. Clearly stated on the side of the ad are two very important words, ¡§Dermatologist Recommended.¡¨ Most Americans would agree that dermatologists are reliable people. They are in fact doctors who are very respected in American society. These two words make the product and the company very trustworthy. Through dermatologist recommendations, a celebrity endorsement, and a bright, eye-catching ad, Neutrogena has achieved their goal of selling this product. They have ...
- 3929: Influence On Proxemics
- ... distance (5.5 feet to 6 feet) - full voice. (7) and (8) stretching the limits of a distance (up to 100 feet) are hailing and departure distances. *1 The intimate distance (under 12 inches) in American culture is used by lovers, husband and wife, children or other members of the family, and very close friends. Generally, they do not want to their intimate space boundaries violated by those with whom they ... chatting with close friends on the street, but it assumes a well-established acquaintance and a trusting relationship. The social zone (4.5 feet to 8 feet) is said to be the distance at which American business is transacted. It is the distance between the housewife and the appliance repairperson, the salesperson and the customer, and those only casually acquainted at social gatherings. Public distance is often used in public speaking ...
- 3930: Gambling
- ... 1931, and in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which legalized casino gambling in 1978. In the early 1990s such gambling, with certain limitations, was legalized in South Dakota and several other states and on some Native American reservations. In 1991 gambling on Mississippi riverboats was revived in Iowa. The most famous European gambling resort, the casino of Monte Carlo, provides the principality of Monaco with much of its revenue. The lottery, a ... most Canadian provinces. Gross revenue from state and local lotteries in the United States in 1990 exceeded $20 billion. Although many Native Americans regard their reservation lands as a key to the survival of Native American culture, most reservations are still underdeveloped, and their inhabitants among the poorest of the nation's poor. During the 1980s, the Reagan administration encouraged the reservations to adopt a policy of self-help and private ...
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