Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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The Great Gatsby Books are banned or challenged because they have capacity to “corrupt” a reader’s mind or influence. Banning a novel is actually one of the greatest things that can happen or be “awarded” to a book. The Great Gatsby is an example of one of these great books that was banned. The book was banned in 1987 by a Baptist college in Charleston‚ yet it is considered of one the “Great American Novels” and a literary classic. The book was banned for language and some sexual content. By examining
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Recently‚ Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order for a revised travel ban. This travel ban has barred all travelers without current visas from six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the country for 90 days. The ban also blocks refugees from Syria from entering the country for 120 days. Green card holders‚ refugees already granted asylum‚ people who already have visas‚ and people with dual citizenship are granted access. The amount of refugees allowed access to America per year was
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Should Youtube ban Stunt Videos? According to Scholastic.com‚ in 2009 a 15 year-old-boy soaked a basketball in gasoline and decided he was going to shoot a three pointer with it. Well he ended up lighting his clothes on fire and getting second and third-degree burns. He did survive though‚ but he will have the fire scars for the rest of his life. This shows that many kids are willing to risk their lives by doing some dangerous and stupid stunt for the sake of a thirty second video. Therefore‚ Youtube
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“You don’t need no gun control‚ you know what you need? We need some bullet control. Men‚ we need to control the bullets‚ that’s right. I think all bullets should cost five thousand dollars…‚” said comedian Chris Rock according to GoodReads.com. Now when one of the most influential comedian and actor who everyone grew up knowing to love has a concern with gun control. You think to yourself how could someone so happy‚ energetic‚ and funny be worried about the bad things in life. Well our government
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are two benign words‚ but in collaboration‚ they have the potential to burden one forever. To students‚ the theme loss is inevitable instills the acceptance of passing on or away. Young love is a powerful theme in the novel. The novel shall be should be
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Ban Pit Bulls Abstract When the words “Pit Bull” come to the front of your mind‚ what is the first feeling you get? Is it hatred‚ fear‚ anger and vicious or is it kindness‚ loyalty‚ fun and gentle; whether it be for the good or for the evil‚ we all can agree that when the word “Pit Bull” comes up there is a feeling we all get inside. The feeling I get inside is disgust‚ this stems from an attack on my daughter that sent our world into a tailspin. This vicious attack could have
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Abortion is a legal medical method to stop the premature delivery that is adopted in most countries of the world. It was legalized many years ago but nowadays we live in the civilized society where the human life is the most precious treasure and the question about the appropriateness of abortions is of current importance. Nowadays there are two opposing camps who present their arguments. People who support abortion insist that prohibition of it will deprive people of their rights to have free choice
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that gaming is just a hobby‚ competitive players play with just as much intensity as any other sport. a lot of pro gamers make more than enough to live on their own. Gaming is a very interesting subject when it is discussed as a sport. I think gaming should be a sport‚ because they get paid like any other sport There are many professional gaming leagues around the world but one of the most surprising leagues is in college‚ yup thats right its a college sport. Some of the schools that compete in this
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1. Give a school-based example of two of the following: positive reinforcement‚ negative reinforcement‚ punishment‚ or extinction. A positive reinforcement would be if a student was doing the correct behavior‚ the teacher would praise the student for using the correct behavior. Example: Jimmy raised his hand to answer the questions the teacher directed to the class. The teacher smiled at Jimmy‚ and told him he was doing a great job answering the questions by raising his hand. Jimmy is proud of himself
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