“More than half of adult New Yorkers are obese or overweight‚ according to the city’s health department‚ which said it believed 5‚000 New Yorkers died every year as a result of health problems related to obesity” (Grynbaum). This mind-boggling statistic is what lead the mayor propose a soda ban that would limit the size of soda that could be sold. This ban‚ in an effort to fight obesity‚ would discourage people from buying larger sodas by banning the sale of sodas of more than 16 oz. Although this
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I would like to start this essay by stating that I am against the motion‚ and that I see no reason what so ever why fox hunting should be banned in this country. <br> <br>Fox hunting is a very controversial subject‚ and for many years people have campaigned against it. Fox hunting is classed as a blood sport‚ which involves hounds chasing a fox‚ in order to kill it. There are also people following the fox on horses. Many of these people carry guns‚ in case the fox manages to escape with injuries
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A smoker with a pack of cigarettes is like a teenage girl with a cell phone. They both never leave anywhere without it. Smoking related diseases cause approximately 440‚ 000 American deaths each year. Each day‚ three thousand children smoke their first cigarette. It is killing people and polluting the earth which doesn’t serve a positive purpose in any way. It is something that millions around the world have taken up and are unable to stop. Smoking is such a bad habit and does not benefit
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Stewart English III September 12‚ 2014 Smoking Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. According to Donald Linberg of MedlinePlus‚ smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body. This includes the bladder‚ stomach‚ liver‚ kidney‚ etc. Smoking also causes cardiovascular disease‚ respiratory disease and many other health issues. Cigarette smoke has over 7‚000 chemicals‚ and 69 of them cause cancer. Smoking is a huge problem and needs more awareness
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Ranked among the most controversially ban books‚ “Ender’s Game” by Oscar Scott Card‚ follows the story of young genius‚ Ender‚ through his childhood as he faces harsh physical and mental treatment in order to later on save the entire human race. Published back in 1985‚ Ender’s Game has been challenged and ban several times around the world; most of which have been in the 21st century. Its main reasons for ban have been for profanity‚ the use of racial slurs‚ excessive violence and an anti-adult theme
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Heroin According to The National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ heroin is an illegal‚ highly addictive drug. It is both the most abused and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is processed from morphine‚ a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the black sticky substance known on the streets as “black tar heroin”. Although purer heroin is becoming more common‚ most street
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Smoking in public places should be prohibited. Banning smoking in public places isn’t just a question of taking away one group’s freedom for the benefit of another; it is something that is in the interest of people as a whole. It comes down to a decision between the healths of a whole nation versus the freedom of a minority. By allowing smoking in public places it is the freedom of non-smokers that is being restricted. We choose not to smoke but by going out into a public space such as a bar
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estimated forty-one million adults‚ aged eighteen and older‚ in the United States smoke cigarettes‚ and on top of that number there are over eight million Americans that use smokeless tobacco. That means there are over forty-nine million American citizens putting themselves and the people around them in danger of disease and permanent damage to their body. Tobacco in any form is very harmful. The use of tobacco should be illegal in all fifty states because it harms people in so many different ways and
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On Friday January 27‚ trump signed a travel ban executive order affecting‚ Syria‚Iraq‚ Iran‚ Yemen‚ Libya‚ Somalia‚ and Sudan. This ban suspends all immigrationcountries from entering the U.S for 90 days and not allowing refugees for 120 days.Many Muslim-majority nations have remained quiet. However some have their wordon it and this is what they have to say.Iran states that trumps executive order is insulting. Making the choice of maybebanning Americans to enter the country. In addition‚ Iraq states
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What if you were sentenced to death for a crime you didn’t commit? Cameron Willingham was put to death for a crime he didn’t even commit. It’s not okay to sentence someone to death for something they didn’t do. Life in prison is a much better option because you can’t escape from what you did. If you are innocent you will be able to get let out of prison‚ you just have to sit and think about the crime you committed‚ and if you have a case like Willingham where you were innocent they would be able
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