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The media has a profound effect on our lives, but do we really know how much? We think we’re in complete control, but sometimes we’re not as in charge as we assume. Tricks like product placement and advertising are used by the tobacco industry to trap new customers. If their tricks are not caught, they might take control of your life. Product placement has been a part of movies, music and television for a long time. Tobacco companies have taken advantage of this trend, and have even placed cigarette ads in some movies. They place these ads with hopes that people, namely teenagers, will see them and think they’re noteworthy. Smoking, no matter how it’s portrayed by actors, is unhealthy and a horrible habit to tie your life up in. It can disrupt your life, no matter how bad your life seems without smoking. The trick with product placement is that no warnings are necessary. This is the way the tobacco companies try to get away with passing smoking off as...
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