use cell phone technology at work‚ in public‚ or for personal reasons it all contributes to how connected we feel to other people and to our daily obligations.” (Hanson) Take a walk down any major city in the world Rio de Janeiro‚ Moscow‚ Mumbai‚ Shanghai‚ or New York City and you will most likely find someone attached to their cell phone or blackberry. The number of cell phone subscribers world wide reached 4.6 billion at the end of 2009 and estimates show a growth rate of one billion cell phone
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Alcohol consumption should be banned A dizzying array of research suggests alcohol can have both good and bad effects‚ but making sense of such studies all comes down to preaching about the evil effects of alcohol and the substantial impact on our health. Alcohol is more than just an ordinary beverage. Alcohol’s consequences weigh more than any of its positives. This debate points out few of the reasons as to why alcohol should be banned. Firstly‚ alcohol should be illegal because it is just
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“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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When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ people are irritated‚ but at least lives are not endangered. When on the road‚ however‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted by dialing and chatting that they resemble drunk drivers‚ weaving between lanes‚ for example‚ or nearly running down pedestrians in crosswalks. A number of bills to regulate use of cell phones on the road have been
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Americans place and receive most‚ if not all‚ of their calls on a wireless phone. The increase in cell phone usage has expanded into our children’s schools. Many children in today’s society carry a cell phone on their person to school. This increase of usage and change of demographic has created a debate in many schools. Read more: Pros & Cons of Cell Phones in Schools | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5393195_pros-cons-cell-phones-schools.html#ixzz29NbPSPub School Emergencies The increase of school
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where it is today‚ and we should be grateful for their contribution. But‚ with technology becoming ever more advanced and the animal rights movement strengthening every day‚ the time has come to put a phase of humanity behind us. According to the United States Department of
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How many of you are under 21 years old? As you look around the classroom‚ I believe almost all of you here are under this age or maybe just slightly above 21? Now think by yourselves‚ even though you are under age of 21‚ does that mean that no one in this class has ever tried alcohol before? We are students in university and had at least gone to a party with alcohol. In the United States‚ underage drinkers consume 3.6 billion drinks each year. Underage drinkers make lots of money for the alcohol
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releases stress but the negative aspects of smoking outweigh the positive. Smoking is a health hazard for smokers and non-smokers. Smokers should have the right to choose what to do with their own health but they should respect non-smokers. Many people believe that there are good and bad outcomes from smoking. I believe that smoking is bad and that it should be banned. Many people think that smoking is a sign of coolness but in fact it damages the body. Cigarettes contain nicotine which is an addictive
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HUMAN CLONING SHOULD BE BANNED. At the present time the science has achieved such high level of the development that it became possible to clone not only the cells but the whole organisms. Up to now such experiments were made on the representatives of the animal kingdom. In the late 90s the whole humanity could make sure of such experiment. The news that splashed over the newspaper front pages around the world in 1997 was about sheep Dolly. Dolly was the first mammal to have been successfully
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Cell Phones Used Inappropriately Julia Savage COM/112 August 30‚ 2011 Dave Kubel Cell Phones Used Inappropriately Cell phones are used inappropriately more each and everyday. Even though cell phones are used for emergencies‚ those being used inappropriately are causing fatality rates to rise in car crashes. Many people are not realizing when it is appropriate to use a cell phone while driving or any other time. People are not considerate with the concerns of
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