Cigarettes Should be Banned Smoking cigarettes has been a worldwide habit for a long time. According to the World Health Organization report‚ about 2 billion people smoke all over the world‚ 48% men and 12% women and even a number of child smokers. Everyone knows the harm of cigarettes and many countries have published smoking bans. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was the first one to forbid tobacco sales (BBC News). I strongly approve of the cigarette ban because cigarette is bad for people’s
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McDonalds is a worldwide chain that tortures its animals‚ cuts the lifespan of its customers and taking over the world. This is why I believe it should be banned. First‚ let’s start with some statistics: * Last year‚ the company raked in a huge 28 billion US dollars; there are over 33‚000 stores worldwide. Americans consume approximately 1 billion pounds of beef at McDonalds a year- that’s the equivalent of 4 million average weight two year old children. * McDonalds doesn’t follow FDA standards
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Steroids Should Be Banned It is amazing what athletes will do to achieve higher levels of performance and to sometimes get the extra edge on the competition. Most of the time people do not realize the long-term effects that result from the decisions they make early in life. This resembles the use of steroids in a person’s life. Steroids became an option to athletes in the Olympics and other major sporting events during the 1950’s. But this use of steroids among athletes only became widely
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Religion and Society Article Assignment. Articles used – 3A and 3B. The Burqa. Sylvie Maclean. A Burqa is an article of clothing that is generally considered as a religious statement. The Burqa consists of full robes and a mesh veil over the eyes. There are other options of robes that can be worn including the Hijab and the Niqab‚ where the eyes remain uncovered. According to come interpretations of the Islamic sacred text - the Koran (Qur’an) – women must wear a full veil in order to be modest
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The Immigration Ban On their prolonged and suffering journey the immigrants catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty‚ and contemplate the beauty of freedom‚ and what America has in store for their future. They remember all the gruesome and frustrating work they put in‚ in order to make their dreams of freedom a reality. As the plane softly glides onto American ground‚ the immigrants could already feel the American spirit fill their hearts. As they got off the plane‚ chaos occurred. The immigrants
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playing sports is a tradition for families all across the world today. Sports are taken very seriously by athletes and fans and it forces players to feel the need to enhance their performance artificially. Although performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are banned in professional sports today‚ many players feel it’s a necessity to compete vigorously with fellow players. PEDs can cause negative physical and psychological effects to the body. Athletes have used various substances in order to gain a competitive
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October 8th‚ 2015 Banned Books: Looking For Alaska Why do you think books are banned and challenged? Well‚ books are banned and challenged for many reasons. Reasons like they may contain sexual content‚ explicit language‚ racism‚ and a wide variety of other reasons. Did you know that parents initiate 9 out of 10 challenges on books? Books usually are challenged with the best intentions—to protect others‚ frequently children‚ from difficult ideas and information ("About Banned & Challenged"). Once
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The book I have chosen to do my research paper over banned books week is Paper Towns. I used three articles for my research paper. The three articles are named: Tampa Bay Times‚ LA Times‚ and Banned Library. Tampa Bay Times told me why Paper Towns was banned. LA Times told me what age level Paper Towns was banned for. Banned Library told me what year Paper Towns was banned in. According to Tampa Bay Times‚ Paper Towns was banned because Pasco County‚ Florida Middle School had a parent that had
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Banned books. What does this phrase mean to you? Is it something you agree or disagree with? If you go online and look up the definition of banned book‚ the most common definition is: A book that has been removed from the shelves of a library‚ bookstore‚ or classroom because of its controversial content such as political‚ religious‚ sexual‚ or social grounds. My personal definition of a banned book is a barrier to another’s education and imagination because of the books contrasting content. So what’s
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Nobles Comp I December 15‚ 2011 Why Pit Bulls Should Not Be Banned Many people worldwide are afraid of Pit Bulls. They are no different from any other dog in the world. They are affectionate companions‚ generally healthy and easy to care for‚ people oriented‚ loyal to their owners‚ eager to please‚ and have a high tolerance to pain. These are some of the qualities that make them good pets. I believe that they should not be banned because 99% of issues that arise with Pit Bulls have to do with
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