A worldwide ban of CFC could mean that millions of people could not afford refrigerators‚ and millions might die from food poisoning. Is that justified by saving the stratospheric ozone? It is justified because there are feasible alternative refrigeration systems that don’t emit chemical compounds that are harmful to the ozone layer. Less known refrigerants such as ammonia (NH3)‚ Carbon dioxide (CO2) and propane (C3H8) have no impact at all on global warming as well as on the ozone layer. Not only
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In the article “How to Stay Motivated – Part 1” Dr. Zonnya explains that in order to be motivated‚ that a person must first know what motivation is. She explains that many people perceive motivation to be something they do or do not feel like doing. Upon reading this article that is how I perceived motivation myself but‚ in fact this is the wrong idea that several people have about motivation. Dr Zonnya defines motivation as‚ “making a choice to take action whether you feel like it or not.” Motivation
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Proposed Ban on “Assault Weapons” For my recent controversial legal topic I have selected the failed proposed ban on “assault weapons” that appeared before congress this past spring. This proposed legislation was one that worried me greatly because being a responsible gun owner myself I was worried that by putting another ban upon the ownership of “assault weapons” or semi-automatic rifles such as AR-15’s or Ak-47’s would restrict my current rights as well as not even addressing the real issue
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The Smoking Ban in Jamaica Smoking is defined by the Bing dictionary as the activity of breathing smoke from cigarettes‚ pipes‚ etc. into your mouth and lungs. Passive smoking (also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)‚ involuntary smoking or second hand smoke) occurs when the exhaled and ambient smoke from one person’s cigarette is inhaled by other people. This activity in Jamaica can be traced back to the times of its earliest inhabitants‚ the Tainos (or the Arawak people). Back then
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What has the world come to? Parents all over the world treat their children as their number one priority‚ and they are often obsessed with the child’s protection‚ be it from an illness‚ danger and even certain people. Despite all this protection‚ we allow our children to be allured into the ’wonderful’ world of advertising. From such an early age we are told by our parents ’don’t talk to strangers’. How is it that after 30 seconds of TV‚ associating products with our favourite characters or even
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Rifle Bans‚” starts off by listing out his reasons on why the assault rifle ban should not pass. The author’s main focus of the article was to dispel the illogical reasoning the government has been stating about assault rifles and large capacity magazines. Any citizen who supports the use of assault rifles can concur with the arguments that author has stated. The author takes multiple approaches to counter argue the reasoning behind the assault weapon ban. One of the reasons for the ban was that
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Years ago smokers could smoke almost anywhere with the exception of hospitals‚ confined areas and locations that stored flammables. Over time smokers began to be segregated into designated smoking areas‚ followed by bans of smoking inside public places‚ then designated areas out doors. Today many public and private locations have banned smoking on their grounds altogether‚ and many other places are considering or trying to enforce a no smoking policy as well. Ironically many smokers have been
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mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone‚ cell phone‚ and a hand phone) is a phone that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator‚ allowing access to the public telephone network. By contrast‚ a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single‚ private base station. In addition to telephony‚ modern mobile phones also support a wide variety
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Should Your Child Have a Cell Phone? From My Secure Cyberspace Kids love mobile phones‚ but they need to learn how to use them responsibly. In recent years‚ mobile phones have become extremely popular with young people. More than half of American teenagers now own a cell phone‚ and this number is growing quickly. Also‚ the age at which kids are getting cell phones is dropping‚ and many elementary school-aged children now carry cell phones. This trend is even more marked in countries outside the
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Why Production of Plastic Bags Should Banned In the 21st century‚ people have become their own killers. From countryside to the cities‚ the use of plastic materials has greatly increased. In the grocery stores‚ tons of products are packaged using plastic materials. About 30 years ago‚ in countries like Uganda‚ there were no plastic bags used for packaging and carrying items. Items in the shops were packed in biodegradable paper bags. In the markets‚ people used local materials like banana leaves
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