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Published: 09.06.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'ESPN: Killing the Habit', 1.
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ESPN: Killing the Habit
When walking into my livingroom Sunday morning I notice my parents and two younger sisters flipping between reruns of the winter X Games on ESPN 2 and NASCAR on ESPN. Normally, this average American habit of channel surfing wouldn't stop my pursuit for breakfast, yet today I realize both sports are announcing tobacco companies as sponsors. Although the companies were hiding behind blinding anti-tobacco campaign slogans, this appalling presence of cigarette advertisement caught my attention. …

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