Should the burqa be banned? Founding father‚ Patrick Henry exclaimed‚ “…give me liberty or give me death” in a speech to fellow Virginia colonials in 1775. His words are just as pertinent now as they ever were. Countless news stories over the past year about France and other European countries outlawing burqas in public have left me conflicted. The burqa is a long‚ head to toe garment worn by many Muslim women in public. These bans also include the niqab‚ which covers the face‚ and is part
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Cigarettes should be banned According to The New York Times‚ Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. ()Around 400‚000 people die each year from smoking and that does not include the 50‚000 who die from exposure to secondhand smoke or the 8.6 million whose illnesses are caused by smoking. Smoking is harmful to the environment‚ the user and everyone around them and should be banned. Do people not care about the warning labels on cigarette boxes that read; Smoking
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Guns Should Not Be Banned in the US Just a few weeks ago a man with the name Adam Lanza decided to take the guns of his mother and take the life of 20 children and 8 adults‚ including his mother ’s and his own. This atrocity hasn ’t been the first one. In the weeks since the massacre‚ gun control supporters have called for a new federal ban on assault weapons and for reductions in the number of concealed-carry permits issued to private citizens. However‚ to blame assault weapons for this tragedy
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Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on a field at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes it in turn to bat‚ attempting to score runs‚ while the other team fields. Each turn is known as an innings. The bowler delivers the ball to the batsman who attempts to hit the ball with his bat far enough for him to run to the other end of the pitch and score a run. Each batsman continues batting until he is out. The batting team continues batting
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All violent and horrifying programming shouldn’t be banned from network TV. When experiencing a horror movie‚ it is designed to scare them‚ to drive their fear of the dark‚ and to make anyone take a second glance when they’re walking home alone at night. When they observe the scenes from a violent movie‚ alike the 80s classic Bloodsport‚ a slightly higher gruesome and violent Karate Kid‚ both boys were required to learn how to properly fight‚ whether it be Karate or Kickboxing‚ and to beat their
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Should Singlish be banned? Singlish has become the word of the tongue in Singapore. Walk along any street in Singapore‚ it is inevitable that you will hear someone speaking Singlish. Singlish‚ being one local feature of Singapore‚ is a language compromising of English-based language mixed with Chinese dialects as well was a few Malay. It has unmistakably brought some negative impacts on the process of speaking Standard English in Singapore‚ however‚ I do not think banning it is necessary now.
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About twelve years ago‚ my aunt and uncle owned two dogs of the pit bull breed. These dogs might as well have been their kids; they even signed our Christmas cards every year. In one day‚ everything they knew had disappeared. A team of police officers were supposed to raid the house next door for possession of drugs‚ but instead‚ raided my aunt and uncle’s house. Their two dogs were lying on the couch when the cops broke in the door. Because of the dog’s breed‚ the cops automatically opened fire
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Should Zoos Be Banned? Zoos should not be banned. Because… 1. Zoos have many educational benefits. - You are able to see the animals that are from foreign countries that you might not be able to travel to and even if you do get a chance to travel to those countries it is not assured to see the animals that are in the zoo. Examples of these animals are: Pandas‚ Penguins‚ Polar bears‚ etc. - In a zoo‚ you can observe how animals behave in their habitat. Although you can learn their behaviour
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Should Genetically -Modified Foods Be Banned? In the past decade genetically modified foods have been have made a world of stir about whether these foods are beneficial to our society or if they are actually hurtful.There is plenty information that is available to help support both sides of the issue but for every positive thing there is also a negative consequence.With genetically-modified foods being a trendy topic and being like all great debates it has its prons and cons‚ so it all comes down
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Argument For School Uniform School uniform is an integral part of school life. School uniform should not be banned‚ because of finances. Our financial circumstances can have great affect‚ and more often than not‚ those with less money and therefore less desirable clothes are frequently subjected to various forms of prejudice and discrimination‚ exclusion and even ostracism‚ especially in schools. Wearing less expensive less fashionable clothes‚ different clothing from everyone else creates division
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