Recently another topic caused further divisions in the Lebanese society: the law prohibiting smoking in public places. In a country plagued with security‚ social‚ economical and political problems‚ the Lebanese government decided to tackle the public smoking issue and laid down the law number 174‚ starting the summer of 2012. The law states that smoking is prohibited in all closed public places such the hospitals‚ universities and schools‚ government and business facilities‚ and hospitality enterprises
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As this quote says‚ I think that our freedom has boundaries and we must know where our freedom ends. It has been proven that smoking in public places can be very harmful not only to the smokers‚ but also to the nonsmokers. Here is where we find the issue‚ when it comes to smoking in public areas‚ and one’s freedom. What I mean is that if I smoke in a public place I make the people around passive smokers. By doing this I force them to do something that they do not want. We all have the liberty to do
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In nowadays there are a lot of smokers globally that are smoking in public places. It has been many years now since public health organizations announced that that cigarette smoking is a direct cause of cancer. There are many health organizations which force the governments to prohibit smoking in all public places. I agree that smoking that smoking should be banned in all public places because it causes many problems. First of all it pollutes the environment‚ secondly it harms not only the smokers
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Globalization: Homework 5 November 20‚ 2015 Sydnee Lyman Sweatshop Debate Sweatshops are a very controversial discussion everywhere around the world. Whether the sweatshop is domestic or international‚ it is a major issue as to if it is an ethical way for production or not. By definition‚ the word sweatshop means‚ “a shop employing workers at low wages‚ for long hours‚ and under poor conditions” (Dictionary). The definition is portraying the term sweatshop as bad and inhumane. Some believe sweatshops
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obligation to God. It would certainly be impiety to say the prayers with your breath still smelling of alcohol. I am all in favour of removing the item from the shelves completely so that people don’t have a chance to start drinking in the first place and also do not have the opportunity to continue drinking. For the Muslims‚ I believe the Quran sums it up best when it states that in both drinking and gambling there is some profit for man and also
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in public places can cause negative health effects on people. Exposure to second hand smoke could risk exposure to cancer or even heart disease . Exposure to second hand smoke for a short period of time may cause breathing difficulties‚ headaches and even nausea. Due to the possibilities of these health risk smoking should be banned in public places. Research has shown that smoking cigarettes and contact to second hand smoke can cause serious health issues. When you’re in public places people
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government. The sales of cigarettes are bound to suffer with such a ban and the government will lose revenue from excise duties. The tobacco industry will face a decline. Millions of people working in these industries will be without employment. But if a government cares for the health of its citizens‚ it should rise above the economic consideration and find a way out for this. So‚ the government should ban smoking at least in public places. In India‚ the government has already implemented this policy
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The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people
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Mobile phone become an important thing on our daily life. Mobile phones play an important role in our daily life. Almost everyone own a mobile phone nowadays they think mobile phones is an essential tool. There must be reasons why we have become to dependent on mobile phones. Firstly‚ they are portable. Therefore‚ it is convenient for us to carry mobile phones and keep in contact with others at any time. We often use them. For example‚ when we are outdoors and no telephones‚ we can use our mobile
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Smoking Ban Introduction Nearly 20% of adults in the United States smoke‚ according to a 2008 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 77% of them smoke every day. Smoking had steadily declined among adults in recent years; though the trend has stalled between 2004 and 2006‚ according to the latest CDC report there was a 1% drop in smoking prevalence among U.S. adults in 2007. (Simon‚ 2009) The addictive effects of tobacco have been well documented. Tobacco
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