America is seeing an increase in crime and school shootings. Now there has been talk of gun control and banning the sale of “assault weapons” and high capacity magazines. Recently there was a school shooting on an Oregon college campus making this the 45th school shooting in Oregon this year. President Barack Obama addressed the issue and described how gun control is one of the most frustrating issues he has faced during his time in office. Is gun control really the answer or will the ban of high
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Terriers‚ and pit bull mixes‚ argue that‚ “When breeds are singled out as dangerous or vicious‚ responsibility is removed from the dog owner which is where it belongs” (7). Though both sides make a good point‚ specific breeds of dogs should not be banned because it cost too much‚ it would be punishing good dogs‚ and it would be discrimination against dogs. Breed Specific Legislation or "BSL" is a statute or regulation that is directed toward one or more specific breeds of dogs. BSL started in the
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texts‚ and most often claim that the works they challenge contain certain scenes that are “sexually explicit‚” or include dialogue that uses “offensive language‚” and in some cases also argue that the texts are “unsuited for any age group” ("About Banned & Challenged Books"). Many parents have these exact issues with Hopkins’ novel‚ proving that this controversy is not unique to Crank‚ but spans the entire spectrum of YA literature. Parents want to protect their kids from sexually explicit content
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Sheila Sim Mrs. Virginia Link-Pease English 122 02 October 2010 Steroid Use in Sports Should Be Banned Day by day professional athletes are being praised for their ability and accomplishments in their respective sports. The professional athletes that are succeeding the most are generally using performance enhancing drugs‚ other known as anabolic steroids (Mayo Clinic). Anabolic steroids are drugs which imitate the effect of the male sex hormone‚ Testosterone. The cells producing protein increase
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The two nations leading worldwide exploration are Spain and Portugal. There were many reasons that made Spain and Portugal the forerunners of worldwide exploration. Spain and Portugal‚ both located off the Iberian Peninsula‚ had a geographical advantage over other nations. This Peninsula allowed easy access into the Atlantic‚ which made it much easier to launch expeditions to the Americas. Spain and Portugal both sought out economic growth which led them to seek out new trade routes‚ leading to resources
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Nowadays animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Some people argue that these experiments should be banned because it is morally wrong to cause animals to suffer‚ while others are in favour of them because of their benefits to humanity. It is true that medicines and other products are routinely tested on animals before they are cleared for human use. While there really
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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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The creation of deadly cults is a threat to our country and should be banned in Canada. All religious beliefs and ideations should be respected and valued until it comes time where it starts to hurt other human beings. I believe people of all cultures and religions should be allowed into Canada‚ but once they are citizens they must follow strict laws that are set in order to control and limit the freedom of such cults. I believe no religion should be tax exempt. The Church of Scientology lost
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CELL PHONE SHOULD BE BANNED Cell phone is the most effective device around the world.Not only the people who work somewhere but also adolescents use it.Using a cell phone causes some problems among youth.My opinion is that cell phones should be banned at high schools. To begin with‚as the whole researchers have mentioned‚cell phones are bad for health‚especially the young ones.The most bad effect of using cell phone is that cell phones affect on human brain‚such as headache.However
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Alcohol advertisements should be banned. Alcohol is the ingredient found in beer‚ wine and spirits which causes drunkenness. Abuse of alcohol‚ or consumption of more alcohol than the body can handle‚ can lead to liver damage and other debilitating conditions. Alcohol abuse can also lead to alcoholism‚ or alcohol addiction‚ in which a person becomes physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol to the point that he or she cannot function without it. Alcohol advertisements can be seen virtually
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