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EnoughisenoughFirstlyandfundamentally,theactivismofnonsmokershasremindedusoftheneedtobeconsiderateofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.Inaddition,itprovestobeeffective.Becauseintermsofthebehaviorofsmokingitself,onlyifyoupolitelyrequestsomeonenottosmokewillyoumorelikelyreceiveacooperativeresponse,whichismoremarvelousthanscowlingfiercelyandhurlinginsults.Asfarasiamconcerned,mostofusareopentofriendlysuggestionsandcommentsand,moreover,quitewillingtomodifyourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.Thus,enoughisactuallyenoughnow.(p146)America’snewmerchantsofdeathTobeginwith,withadisregardtopublichealthandviolationthespiritofthecurbsonadvertising,theAmericanmerchants’adssegmenttheworldmarketandgaininvolume,luringmorechildrenintonicotineaddictionandleadingtotremendoustroublesinyouthsmokingofothernations.Additionally,ithasbeenillustratedthatfortheAmerica,itsdomestictobaccosaleshavedroppedforeightstraightyearswhilesalesoutsidetheU.S.havemorethantripled,whichisthemostfierceonethatwehaveeverseen.Itisbecauseoftheincreasingrateoftheyouthsmokingthatgivesrisetohigherrateofdeathsataveryyoungage.Hence,meanwhile,despiteoftobaccoindustrydenials,adsreleasedonTVareespeciallyappealingtoadolescents,equatingsmokingwithsex,athleticism,evensuccess.Notonlywillitdoharmtothecultivationforchildren,butitalsocausesnormproblems.Therefore,certainly,underthisurgentsituation,somedevelopingcountrieshavebannedcigarettecommercialsonTVandradioforwhichkidshavenoaccesstotobaccouse.Nonetheless,thisdoesn’tstopthetobaccocompanies.Inordertomaintaintheirlogosbeforethepublic,theyutilize“brand-stretching”--advertisingnon-tobaccoproductsandservicesnamedaftertheirbrands,togetherwiththesportssponsorshipproclaimingthatsmokingandfitnessmix.Subsequently,whatisundeniableisthatintheviewofkids,theU.S.cigarettesareconsideredasignofstyleandsophisticationiftheykeeppacewithothers.Therefore,owingtothesocialnorms,manydevelopingcountriesimposedstrongtraderestrictionsonimportedcigarettes.Nevertheless,itisalmostinvainforthereasonthatthegovernmenthaveempoweredorganizationstoretaliateagainstanynationthoughttohaveimposedunfairtradebarriers,which,apparently,bringsobstaclesanddemeritsformechanismtocopewiththisproblems.Regardlessofthehardshipalongthewaytotackletheproblems,westillhavethecapabilitytostoptheoutrage.Thankstopublicopinion,it’sstillamorepowerfulweaponthanthetobaccolobby.(p149)ConjugalprepInitially,thesocial-scienceteacherCliffAllenleadshisstudentsthroughthetrialsandtribulationsofmarriedlife.Insteadofthetraditionalcourse,whichdwellsonthepsychologicalandsexualadjustmentsyoungmarriedmustface,Allenexposeshisstudentstothenitty-grittyproblemsofhousing,insuranceandchildcare.Afterwards,studentsactoutinnineweeksthatgenerallytakescouplestenyearstoaccomplishforthepurposeoffulfillingthetasks.Forexample,inweekeight,disasterthatstrikesthemarriagesawfullyarestrainedtothebrakingpointbysuchcalamitiesasamother-in-law’smovingin,death,orimprisonment.Eventually,Allen’scourse,whichhasmarriedmanystudentssinceitsinceptionfiveyearsago,iswidelyendorsedbyparentsandstudents.Interestinglyasitgoes,someoftheparticipantshavefoundtheexperiencechasteningtotheirreal-lifemaritalplans,whichisexactlywhattheprofessorlongsfor.GenemappingmayfosterdiscriminationFirstly,withoutadequatesafeguards,thegeneticrevolutioncouldmeanonestepforwardforscienceandtwostepsbackwardforcivilrights.Nothingismoremagnificentthangainequalityonwhatwecallgenes.Despiteofthis,mappingthehumangenomeunlocksaneweraformedicalscienceandanewfrontierforpotentialdiscrimination.Afterthat,thenewgeneticresearchprobablymakesitpossibletoidentifyanindividual’slifetimeriskofcancer,heartattackandotherdiseases.Expertsworrythatthisinformationcouldbeusedtodiscriminateinhiring,promotions,orinsurance.Thus,geneticdiscriminationcouldjointhelistofotherformsofdiscrimination,includingracial,ethnic,ageandsexual.Besides,genetictestswerebeingrunonemployeeswhofiledforworker’scompensationasaresultofcarpaltunnelsyndromewhichisatypeofrepetitivemotioninjurycommontokeyboardoperators.Actuallyandgenerallyspeaking,genetictestinghasenormouspotentialforimprovinghealthcareinAmerica,buttofullyutilizethisnewscience,wemusteliminatepatients’fearandthepotentialforinsurancediscrimination.Onlywhenweintegralthesupervisionsysteminthiswaywillwereachaharmoniousfuture.summaryFirstlyandfundamentally,theactivismofnonsmokershasremindedusoftheneedtobeconsiderateofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.Additionally,itprovestobeeffective.Becauseintermsofthebehaviorofsmokingitself,onlyprovidedthatyoupolitelyasksomeonenottosmokewillyoumorelikelyreceiveacooperativeresponse,whichismoremarvelousthanscowlingfiercelyandhurlinginsults.AsfarasIamconcerned,themajorityofusareopentofriendlysuggestionsandcommentsand,moreover,fairlywillingtomodifyourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.Thus,enoughisactuallyenoughnow.Tobeginwith,withadisregardtopublichealththespiritofthecurbsonadvertising,theAmericanmerchants'adssegmentstheworldmarketandgaininvolume,luringmorechildrenintonicotineaddictionandleadingtotremendoustroublesinyouthsmokingofothernations.Addit