The white of the eye. The sclera gives the eye structural strength and protection for the inner elements of the eye. This is the outer clear covering over the center of the eye. The cornea acts like both a window and a lens. Light first enters the eye through the cornea. The shape of the cornea then acts as a lens to begin to bend or ârefractâ light toward a focal point at the back of the eye. The cornea is the primary focusing element of the eye. It is made up of five layers of material.
Actually, the cigarette manufacturers have grown prices, some by as much as a dollar per pack. Americans purchase around 20 billion cigarette packs yearly. The average retail price of a cigarette pack in the U.S. is $5.51. But the real price of a cig pack to society and to the state's economy is $18.05 for each pack. See below the cigarette tax for each state.
Cigarettes are cheap in California. Because current cigarette taxes are so low in California, cigarettes are cheaper here than in the US as a whole. According to The Tax Burden on Tobacco (page 182) in 2010 the average pack of cigarettes in California costs $5.374 compared to$5.554 for the US as a whole. The low price in California reflects the tobacco companies' success in keeping taxes in California; total taxes only comprise 35.0% of the price of a pack of cigarettes compared to 44.2% for the US as a whole. Cheap cigarettes promote smoking.