Did you know that one- third of Americans are obese‚ and an estimated 300‚000 deaths occur per year are due to obesity? Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC proposed a ban for soda‚ to be over 16 ounces‚ and I think it’s a great idea. But I will admit at first I wasn’t so crazy about this ban mainly because I don’t like the government having too much control. But reading articles and doing research gave me a huge change of heart! I love people being healthy and alive‚ and I’m also someone who cares health
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Essay on Alcohol Alcohol is not only the reason why prohibition took place in the 1920s‚ but it is also the reason why many persons wake up not remembering their pervious night’s events. It has always been evident that alcohol has an effect on brain function‚ which in-turn impairs the behavior of a person. Alcohol can be separated into two separate groups: what is expected to happen‚ and what actually happens. Alcohol is expected to play social lubricant and aphrodisiac. When it comes to being
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Date Abstract The consumption of alcohol in Australia is becoming a problem‚ and because of irresponsible and callous drinking‚ Australia is in need of a more mature drinking culture. The main points in this essay discuss the issues concerning irresponsible drinking amongst teens.They include the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain‚ accidents involving underage drinkers and teens delaying the consumption of alcohol for as long as possible. This essay argues that because underage drinking
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ALCOHOL: SHOULD IT BE ABOLISHED? Malaysia is known as the tenth largest consumer of alcohol in the world and very few studies have been done to find the accurate magnitude of the problems caused by this consumption. Although not many studies have been carried‚ the facts and figures show that it is increasing each year. Malaysians spend about USD$500 million on alcohol yearly and among the drinking population‚ the Malaysian Indians who are 8 per cent of the country’s population are
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Human?" and "Clone Armies- Could it Happen?" It’s only then that people will start to feel nervous and realise the implications of their actions but by then‚ it would probably be too late. So the question that is has been posed to us now is this: should cloning be allowed? The answer to this is a clear no. Many argue that cloning will benefit many people in various ways such as providing genetically related children for people who are infertile and allowing for stem-cell research. However‚ they
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the classroom i.e. at home. In many cases‚ students are required to be complete the task/s assigned by a certain due date. This is where majority of students fail to understand the true significance of homework. I therefore agree that the students should have the right to decide to complete homework but only to a certain extent. At secondary schooling‚ good and well-motivated students are often the ones who complete homework and assignments. This is not to say that other students do not‚ they are
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How Does ADHD Affect School Performance? The school experience can be challenging for students with ADHD. Students usually are identified only after consistently demonstrating a failure to understand or follow rules or to complete required tasks. Other common reasons for referral include frequent classroom disruptions and poor academic performance. Studies found that students with ADHD‚ compared to students without ADHD‚ had persistent academic difficulties that resulted in the following: lower
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is something you should read. To summarize‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is about Charlie‚ a boy who is a wallflower (surprise) and writes letters to you‚ portrayed as an anonymous character‚ talking about his life. It seems innocent‚ but its simple cover is a just a facade hiding a surprising level of offensiveness. But what am I talking about? Let me introduce you to why the novel was banned- because of sex‚ drugs and death. One example of
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School Uniforms Schools should be schools and not fashion shows. Students that attend school are mostly worried about what they are going to wear to school and less worried about their homework‚ which is far more important. I believe that we should have school uniforms for multiple reasons. Most students think that school uniforms are dumb because every one of them would be wearing the same exact thing. Did you ever think that you could stand out in your own special way? Not everybody has to wear
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carry guns. It is understandable that Americans would optate to possess guns such as shotguns and rifles for the popular sport of hunting. However‚ it is ridiculous that our regime would sanction people to carry handguns in public. Handgun possession should be stringently constrained‚ because they are made solely to kill people‚ they have incremented the murder rate‚ and they have even enabled children to facilely injure another child. The first reason for firearms to be outlawed for
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