Banning Handgun Sales: Public Attitude toward “the right to bear arms” On April 16th‚ a young Virginia Tech student‚ named Seung Hui Cho‚ committed a massacre on campus. As a result‚ 32students were murdered and 25 were injured (Wikipedia). In Southern California‚ Gian Luigi Ferri bought a TEC-9‚ he shot and killed eight men and women while wounding five victims before fatally shooting himself in a stairwell. These gun-related crimes illustrate why the second amendment is such a highly debated
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Banning Cigarettes Many people smoke cigarettes as an everyday routine. People who don’t smoke‚ have been exposed to second hand smoke and regularly see other people smoke. In malls‚ colleges‚ restaurants‚ and amusement parks are designated areas for smoking. At most jobs it’s alright for workers to take a smoke break‚ but they’re not allowed to make a phone call. Smoking cigarettes have been accustomed to our lives‚ even though cigarettes are dangerous for health and to the people around us
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From the beginning of time‚ stories have been read and shared from generation to generation‚ cherished by millions of people across the world. However‚ some of these books have been removed from the public eye through a process called book banning. Books‚ along with music‚ magazines‚ and movies are banned from libraries for including sexually explicit content‚ graphic language‚ violence‚ discussions regarding race‚ homosexual references‚ and witchcraft. Some people may think that the banning of certain
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THE THIRD RUNWAY I N HONG KONG AIRPO RT Chan Sze Nam 5E26 Video clip 史上最貴 造價千四億 三跑上馬 舉債徵費籌資金 團體憂淪大白象 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/201 50318/19080655 Summary On 17th March ‚ the Executive Council passed th e plan of Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) to build the third runway. The whole infrastructure takes 8 years and 1415 billions which is the most expensive infrastructur e since Hong Kong is opened for trade. The third runway is assumed to be opened in 2023 Why the third
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Banning weed is bad medicine Blowback July 27‚ 2012|By Paul Armentano Those searching for answers to the question "Is medical marijuana good medicine?" will find few in Dr. David Sack’s Times Op-Ed article. On the one hand‚ Sack concedes‚ "Marijuana can effectively treat neuropathic pain‚ and it has been shown to improve appetite and reduce nausea‚" an acknowledgment substantiating the plant’s therapeutic utility. However‚ he later warns that cannabis’ ability to provide relief for certain
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The burqa and niqab are often viewed as symbols of extremism. In the wake of the rise of Islamic State‚ it is unsurprising‚ therefore‚ that in recent days a number of Australian politicians have called for their banning. Reverend Fred Nile has already introduced the Summary Offences Amendment (Full-face Coverings Prohibition) Bill 2014 (NSW) into the New South Wales parliament which‚ if passed‚ will ban the wearing of various face coverings in public. The Bill does not refer to Muslims‚ Islam‚ the
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PROPOSAL TO BUILD A SECOND RUNWAY AT GATWICK This essay will argue the best solution to the problem of London ’s airport capacity is the proposal to construct a second runway at London Gatwick Airport. According to Johnson‚ air travel demand in the UK is set to expand to 460 million passengers by 2050‚ but London has no strategy to keep up with the problem (Curtis‚ 2012). For this reason‚ London urgently requires greater airport capacity to support the needs of passengers. There are four wildly
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There have been many protests about banning glyphosate‚ which is a weedkiller from the Monsanto company. These protest started in Arkansas and has reached to numerous European nations. This protest was spurred by claims that glyphosate causes cancer. This is a feature article. This article contains news elements such as consequence‚ prominence‚ and human interest. Monsanto is a popular agrochemical company and is a leading producer of genetically engineered seeds and glyphosate. One of their engineered
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Some people are in favor of banning books and some people are against it. Although some feel it is appropriate to ban books containing inappropriate material for certain age groups books should not be able to be banned because reading increases awareness and literacy‚ it is against freedom of speech‚ and reading is a more educational source of entertainment than television. Some books are banned because they have been deemed age inappropriate. Certain people feel banning these types books protects
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challenges. The leading causes for contesting a book are sexually explicit content‚ offensive language and inappropriate subjects for minors [source: American Library Association]. Only a minority of the requests actually make it through to banning the book from its respective library. The Catcher in the Rye. The Scarlet Letter. Huckleberry Finn. Harry Potter. The Diary of Anne Frank. Animal Farm. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Da Vinci Code. The Grapes of Wrath. These literary classics have been vital
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