1. Introduction Cancer is one word that no one wants to hear. It can bring a lot of fear and confusion toward many families who have a member death of cancer. Usually‚ it is more happen in adults‚ but that was few cases‚ cancer has also been diagnosed in children too. Cancer is simply a disease of the cells in which bad cells multiply themselves and grow into tumors and even affect all other body organs. There are many types of cancer‚ but cancer is a huge issue everywhere in the world today.
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Tobacco in government is nothing new. More than 40 years have passed since the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report declaring cigarettes as a health hazard‚ yet more than 20% of American’s still smoke (Lawrence 191‚ “Overview”). In the 1990’s the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attempted and failed to gain authority over the regulation of tobacco and cigarette company executives testified that nicotine is not addictive (Villanti). Nearly fifteen years later‚ in 2009‚ President Obama approved
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The history of tobacco shows nothing but the positives but tobacco is actually harmful and potentially deadly. Tobacco was discovered by the American Indians and believed tobacco to be more than it actually was. It was used in many ways and all of them was thought to be totally positive effects‚ not knowing how harmful it really was. They had no idea that tobacco caused lung disease‚ buerger’s diseases and was also highly addictive. It was not until now that the world started to realize the major
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property or property rights for the use and support of government In order to enable it to discharge its function. Nature of Taxation Power * The power of taxation is both inherent and legislative in character because it has been reserved by the State for it to exercise * It is inherent because the sustenance of government requires contribution from them. * The power of taxation is legislative in character because only the legislature can make tax laws. Purpose of Taxation
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for themselves and people will have nothing much that helps one to fend themselves(2016). It is a big concern among the world population and every nation is trying to find ways to alleviate it and although it is a concern there are some behavioral aspects that worsen it on people who could have not been poor if they did not indulge in them like alcohol and drug abuse‚ tobacco use and laziness and too much dependence of some individuals on the state resources. Tobacco being an issue of world concern
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Cause and effect of global cancer Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. Three-quarter of cancer deaths occur in developingcountries or the third world (WHO‚ 2010). If current knowledge were put into practice‚ at least one third of cancer cases could be prevented‚ another third could be detected early‚ treated and cured; and suffering could be alleviated through palliative care for patients with advanced cancers. (WHO‚ 2009) In low- and middle-income countries‚ cancer overwhelmingly affects
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Singapore‚ and explores the possibility of reducing this usage by levying a fee when large retail outlets issue plastic bags. While some retailers feel that a formal governmental legislation should be passed before proceeding with the charge‚ others feel that retailers should implement these measures even without such mandatory policies. As this measure may potentially be feasible and effective in reducing the usage of plastic bags in Singapore‚ the government should consider implementing such measures
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Services Tax (GST) can facilitate a significant improvement in the overall tax administration and enable revenue authorities to introduce modern procedures based on voluntary compliance. GST is a consumption tax charged on a wide range of domestic & international products‚ goods and services. GST covers all types of goods & services sold to Malaysian & non-Malaysian residents also known as consumers except for common commodities such as rice‚ flour & sugar. It is a broad-based tax imposed
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Should tobacco advertising be restricted? This is a very controversial issue. There is the idea that young children that smoke started smoking because of advertisements‚ but there is also the idea that children start smoking for other reasons. Many big‚ well-known tobacco companies like RJ Reynolds are being sued for their advertisements. On Monday April 20th‚ 1998 the jury heard a testimony from Lynn Beasly‚ the marketing vice president of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. The courts believed
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The Tax Incentives for Energy sustainability Building Introduction Nowadays‚ the built environment has a tremendous impact on the natural environment‚ human health and economy. Since buildings have substantial impacts on the environment‚ it has become necessary to pay more attention to environmental performance in building design (Pearman & Jager‚ 1989). Green buildings also describe as sustainable building‚ are developed to minimize the total environmental impacts which are making effective
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