Did you know that one- third of Americans are obese‚ and an estimated 300‚000 deaths occur per year are due to obesity? Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC proposed a ban for soda‚ to be over 16 ounces‚ and I think it’s a great idea. But I will admit at first I wasn’t so crazy about this ban mainly because I don’t like the government having too much control. But reading articles and doing research gave me a huge change of heart! I love people being healthy and alive‚ and I’m also someone who cares health
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Essay—Cell phones and driving Suzy Campbell Title Balancing my coffee on my left leg‚ eating a donut with my right hand‚ using my cell phone with my left hand‚ driving with my right knee and having a conversation with a friend at the same time are surprisingly enough all legal‚ as long as they don’t interfere with my driving. While all these distractions can potentially interfere with my driving‚ the one most people often notice is the use of cell phones. Although using cell phones while
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the classroom i.e. at home. In many cases‚ students are required to be complete the task/s assigned by a certain due date. This is where majority of students fail to understand the true significance of homework. I therefore agree that the students should have the right to decide to complete homework but only to a certain extent. At secondary schooling‚ good and well-motivated students are often the ones who complete homework and assignments. This is not to say that other students do not‚ they are
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How Does ADHD Affect School Performance? The school experience can be challenging for students with ADHD. Students usually are identified only after consistently demonstrating a failure to understand or follow rules or to complete required tasks. Other common reasons for referral include frequent classroom disruptions and poor academic performance. Studies found that students with ADHD‚ compared to students without ADHD‚ had persistent academic difficulties that resulted in the following: lower
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My favorite sound What sound does bright your day and does inspire you? Everyone has a particular sensation about the music that he/she listen to. Music is a part of my life and I love being listening to my preferred sound. The gospel is my favorite sound because it helps me to remember my God‚ it is my source of inspiration and it is my best way to relax. Gospel is my favorite sound because it makes me feel lovely. By listening to religious songs‚ I feel closer to the Spirit of God and I can
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describes that cloning should be legalized because it allows couples another alternative to conception so if parent(s) want to have children that have the same genetically related child whose DNA was similar to those of the parent. Moreover‚ it allows the curing and prevention of diseases‚ and it allows one to clone organs and cells to improve treatment of life threatening-illnesses. However‚ even though Simon Smith reveals some reasons why human cloning should not be banned‚ I do not agree with the
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Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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the beep or short ring that signals a text message has arrived? Maybe you ’ve rationalize like I have that you ’ll wait to get to the stop light to pull the cell phone of the purse or pocket. But the eye then goes of the road. " I ’ll just text a brief response while I ’m stopped at the light‚" I tell myself. Being of the not-born-with-cell-phone-in-hand generation‚ or older than 30‚ I ’m slow in typing the message on that itsy-bitsy screen. It ’s an even greater challenge if I don ’t have my reading
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of interview was not done in the presence of both the client and I‚ but was conducted on the phone. This phone conversation was and still is a serious issue that needed to be talked about with the client. The client’s need to activate her medical insurance is important‚ and I needed her decision on when to visit the welfare office in a timely manner to take care of her current situation. I handled the phone conversation the best way I can‚ by trying to persuade the client to visit the welfare office
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Reasons Why Animal Testing Should be Banned The activity of animal testing is of cruelty and sometimes unscientific. Money spent on animal experimentation is wasted in many cases; due to inability in obtaining accurate results‚ and all this at the cost of the animals’ well-being. Here are a few arguments against animal testing that support the thought of banning this activity. Cruel Practices Animals are a soft target for human beings; it is however‚ not fair to take undue advantage of their
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