As a student‚ I realized that a lot of books are banned whether it’s in schools‚ libraries‚ bookstores and many more places. ‘’More than 11‚300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association.’’ (‘’Banned Books Week’’Para.2). Books play a role in our society just like how movies do. But‚ I personally enjoy reading a book rather than just watching a movie because reading helps a reader to visualize and expand their imagination about the characters‚ the places‚ it
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Cigarette smoking has been prone to Filipinos due to the influences of the foreign culture. Alcoholic drinks are believed to ease the problems of the Filipino men and even women. As time goes by‚ younger and younger ages of Filipinos are engaging themselves to it. Filipinos are known for close family ties and our peer groups or “barkada”. “Among the high school students‚ majority of them are engaged to alcohol drinks at young age. Early in
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Heroin‚ also known at big H‚ dope‚ smack‚ black tar and many other terms is one of the most dangerous drugs in America and is killing thousands of people all around America. It is made from the opium poppy and is farmed in the Middle East and Mexico. It is then refined to many forms of heroin like black tar‚ white heroin which is the iconic white powder and brown heroin which is usually a murky liquid. I could go on and on about how each type is different but they are all deadly and highly addictive
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Over many years the abuse of Heroin has been known‚ but now the epidemic is out of control and many are dying daily. Heroin is a substance that is synthesized from morphine‚ and extracted from the poppy seed plant. The opium poppy has been refined for more than five thousand years for a variety of medicinal uses. When heroin was first created it was used as a cough syrup and pain killer. At first people believe it would help with morphine and opium addiction but then doctors realized people were
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Heroin is a highly addictive analgesic drug. Heroin‚ which is a popular choice of drug in America‚ is not a new drug that magically popped up in the late 1960’s. In the mid 1800’s opium was a popular drug. Opium was brought to the country by Chinese immigrants who came here to work on railroads. In the old west alcoholism as a big problem and opium was promoted as a cure for alcoholism. Before it was illegal opium was developed as a pain killer in 1810. “It was considered a wonder drug because it
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politicians and educators discuss‚ is that the majority of the students use them to chat with their friends over Facebook‚ Twitter and Tumblr and cellphones are very distracting not only for the students but also for teachers. Therefore cellphones should be banned during class time. Supporters of the use of cellphones in class say that the phones can be used as an educational learning tool in some lessons‚ but only when the teacher specifically asks for the use of it. Almost all modern smart phones
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Heroin Epidemic Two adults unconscious; four children screaming because their parents will not wake up. Police called Child Protective Services (CPS) to take them out of their home‚ and away from the drugs. The two adults are transported to the hospital due to a heroin overdose. They are forced to sign off custody of the children and put them into foster care(my story). Often‚ many heroin users say they want to quit‚ but the withdrawals are so severe they cannot stand the pain so they continue
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Many people are addicted to the nicotine of the cigarettes. These people like to smoke whenever or wherever they feel the urge for a cigarette. However‚ the smoke from cigarettes disturbs non smokers. Because of that ‚ many nonsmokers would like smoking to be banned from public places. Antismokers provide several reasons for the importance for such a ban. Smoking has been shown to be harmful to health. The main effect is that it causes lung cancer. Research now shows that even people who
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harmful drug that is made from the plant called cannabis‚ and it’s the illegal in most areas around the world. It’s usually smoked as a cigarette or in a pipe. Many people believe that marijuana should be banned because it has bad effects on brain and body. However‚ others think that everybody deserves the freedom to use marijuana. Whether or not marijuana should be banned is one of the most controversial topics. First of all‚ many people argue that marijuana can be use as a type of medicine to treat
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TASK 1 Topic: Alcohol consumption should be banned. Argue for or against the statement. Argument For Topic sentence: Alcohol consumption should be banned Supporting ideas: 1. Effects of alcohol abuse in your body 2. How does alcohol affect family life’s 3. The effects of drinking and driving Task 2 Rough draft In my personal opinion I am in favour of alcohol being banned. I am a victim of alcoholic parents ‚ so I can relate to the difficulties that I was faced with
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