Equality has a Ring to It The pinnacle of any amateur athlete’s success is measured in the Olympic Stadium. Upon the conclusion of the 2004 Athens Olympics‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board met to review its program and make changes for the upcoming Summer Games. The committee discussed changes for events within the 28 existing sports‚ as well as options to add new disciplines. The board rejected the International Amateur Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) proposal to add
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Smoking should be banned in all public places to protect people from second-hand smoke and stop promoting the visual to minors. The cigarette is a small but deadly habit enjoyed by 45.3 million Americans. Smoking is illegal inside most public restaurants and buildings as well as on school property. But‚ why should cigarette smoking be banned in all public spaces‚ including outside public establishments? The most obvious reason is second-hand smoke and the damage it causes to others who don ’t want
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Advertising to Children: Acceptable As Is or Is There A Need For Regulation? Companies are teaching and telling kids that they have to have this‚ that‚ and more through their persuasive advertisements. They have taught kids the common nagging phrase “I want‚ I want‚ I want‚” they’re making overindulgence an acceptable trait‚ and they are convincing children that they are inferior if they don’t have one of the latest most popular products to hit the market. According to Solomon‚ The central virtue/
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Surveillance technology such as RFID (radio-frequency identification) should not be used to track people (e.g. human implants and RFID tags on people or products). Do you agree? Support your argument with concrete examples. Famous novelist George Orwell once wrote in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four‚ “There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment…In the assumption that every sound you made was overheard‚ and‚ except in darkness‚ every movement scrutinized
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The Drinking Age in The U.S. Should Be Lowered When a person turns eighteen‚ he or she can get married‚ vote‚ pay taxes‚ purchase cigarettes‚ be tried as an adult for crimes‚ legally use their own credit card‚ purchase real estate‚ and even enter the military. When a United States citizen turns eighteen‚ that person is considered a legal adult. According to The United States Constitution‚ “The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied
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it has always been a controversy when it comes to the usage of cellphones in the. Many teachers and parents feel that this constant addiction to technology will be the ultimate bring down of their children intellectually! This is completely true and my overall reasoning for believing that cellphones should not be allowed in the classroom. They are a constant distraction and the usage of phones with internet services during class can bring about cheating and other negative actions! It would be much
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There are many opinions on this topic weather video games shouldn’t be band. There are negative and positive sides to the argument. I’m strongly on the side that they should not be band because there are kids enjoyment and free time activity. There are also some very educational games that can be played for the younger kids. Firstly playing video games benefits your visual skills‚ it helps your eyes become more alert in your everyday life. According to a pair of researchers at the University
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wearing of it fosters discipline. Moreover‚ a fixed dress code helps the students perform academically better. Rather than deciding their wardrobe‚ students would concentrate more in their studies. . School uniforms may also provide a way out for poor children who
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believe we should crack down on saggy pants in public for the following two reasons: They not only make others disgusted but corrupt public morals. Besides‚ they are likely to embarrass others. First and foremost‚ indeed‚ you have a right to wear any clothing you like unless it offends others. Saggy pants are‚ however‚ offensive especially when worn to show your underwear. If such a sloppy fashion went unchecked‚ it would eventually disrupt public morals and give negative impacts on young children. I’m
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for years. As to weather the school should provide daycare centers for pregnant teens or not. Personally I agree for schools to open a daycare centers to these young teens who get pregnant. Many teens dropout of school because they can’t afford or have no means for daycare‚ this leads to them missing so many days of school taking care of their babies. They can’t handle the stress of school and a young baby so they choose to dropout. So do you think the school should just sit back and do nothing? Well
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