Blanket ban on plastic carry bags unlikely January 22‚ 2011 9:58:21 PM M Madhusudan | New Delhi Despite a popular demand for it‚ and Delhi‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh having already set a precedent‚ India will not have a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. The Environment Ministry has instead proposed putting in place a stricter regulatory regime for plastic manufacturers. If the manufacture of ‘biodegradable’ plastic carry bags is planned to be made mandatory‚
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Tuesday‚ July 5‚ 2011. This is the biggest disputed verdict since the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995 and everyone has been watching as this trail unfolded a significant amount of evidence against Anthony. Finding Casey Anthony not guilty of murder is a misrepresentation of our judicial system because the evidence against her is overwhelming and Anthony continually told lies to the law enforcement authorities. First of all‚ where is the justice? How can a child be missing for thirty-one days and the
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Smoking in the Media Tobacco has plagued the world since the Native Americans introduced it to the European settlers. The dangerous effects of smoking have been devastating the bodies of in takers ever since tobacco was invented. The number of tobacco smokers has changed since the 1400’s. Now in modern times‚ the introduction of Radio‚ Television‚ and other forms of media‚ has affected smoking habits. It has been proven that consumers make choices based on sights and sounds‚ so now smoking companies
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society considers normal can easily support the logistics of this idea‚ there are some considerable events where not doing what seems right has caused highly negative consequences. In 2002‚ a man named Ariel Castro did something that completely goes against what any sane society would consider normal. He took 3 young girls‚ kept them hostage for 11 years‚ and did many sickening things to them that they will never be able to forget. In the end he was admittedly found guilty on 937 counts and wound up
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Should Australia ban the burqa? As we all know‚ Burqa is a loose‚ usually black or light blue robe that is worn by Muslim women‚ especially in Afghanistan‚ and that covers the body from head to toe. The burqa is not force by the Islamic holy bible‚ Koran. It only say that‚ women and men have to wear modestly in the public. Women‚ especially‚ cannot show their body to a man‚ other than their husband. This is written in the Koran. In Qur’an Sura Nur Chapter: The Light. Verse 31‚ "And say to the faithful
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Bullying in schools is believed to be a normal part of school life‚ however‚ when people begin to have this mentality‚ they forget that bullying is physically and psychologically harmful to both the bully and the victim. Therefore‚ bullying must be eradicated from schools by raising awareness and increasing supervision. Bullying is difficult to define with a concrete definition because the act of bullying can be perceived differently by whoever is experiencing the event. An act of horseplay can be
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that I had to go. It was United Nations. There was a person that I desperately wanted to see‚ Ban Ki-Moon‚ the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ban is a very strong and ethical leader and helped me to set my dream to help others. Ban Ki-Moon is the second Asian‚ also the first Korean who became the Secretary-General of the United Nations. My father sent me the book that Ban wrote when I was having the hardest time in America. Last year was my hardest year In the States
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Many movies help inspire the young mind of adolescence. The movie Zombieland starring Woody Harrelson (Tallahassee) and Jesse Eisenberg (Columbus) is about the most unlikely crew surviving in Zombie USA. At one point in the movie Tallahassee goes up against a zombie horde and kills them all. My younger self exclaimed “Wow‚ this guy is awesome.” I myself saw many movies of the likes. All inspired my imagination to take hold and depict me as a strong warrior. A humorous warrior at that. Popular media taught
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Parents No one teaches a person how to raise their child. To some it comes naturally and to others it does not. Some people take to books and some people take to the way they were raised. The way parents choose to raise their children‚ is solely up to them. Everyone wants the best for their children and will do whatever it takes to ensure that happens. Whether that means raising them in a strict‚ controlled environment‚ or a lenient friendlier approach. Markham states “Research shows most
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Abstract Cigarette smoking is the greatest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. Secondhand smoke causes numerous lung cancer deaths annually. Measures have been taken in both workplaces and public places to limit exposure to secondhand smoke. The economic cost of smokers to society is phenomenal. It includes monetary costs‚ lost workdays and shortened work lives. Many states are establishing and maintaining comprehensive tobacco-control programs to reduce
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