The production and sale of cigarettes should be illegal in Australia. Smoking is the largest avoidable cause of cancer and is responsible for more cancer deaths than any other factors. Smoking puts a heavy toll on public and private treasuries‚ as it is a financial burden principally from the costs of treating illnesses that arise from smoking. Cigarettes kill up to 6 million people every year‚ a number that is rapidly growing rather than shrinking. According to (WHO 2015)‚ 100 million deaths
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junk food advertising Should be banned in Australia | junk food advertising Should be banned in Australia | [Type the document subtitle] | | GOOD | 5/14/2010 | | Contents Executive Summary 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Discussion 5 2.1 Definition of junk food 5 2.2 Reasons junk food has become popular. 5 2.3 Target audience junk food. 6 children 2.3.1 6 2.3.2 Teens 6 2.4 Junk food causes health effects in Australia. 7 obesitO 2.4.1 7 2.4.1 Heart diseases 7 2.5 Junk
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Euthanasia Sentence Outline I. The act of voluntary euthanasia of the healthy as well as the sick is illegal and morally frowned upon in our culture here in the United States. A. Euthanasia is the calculated “good” ending of a life whereas suicide is ending one’s own life but it is usually done out of despair. B. Suicide and euthanasia are considered morally wrong and are illegal. C. I will argue that voluntary euthanasia is a right of all citizens no matter the degree of that person’s health
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Should same sex marriages be legalized in Australia? One of the most controversial topics of this generation is if same-sex marriage should be accepted and legalized as a law. There are many implications‚ but I genuinely do believe same sex-marriage should be legalized in Australia. For all it is‚ other countries have legalized it as well; it doesn’t even affect the lives of everyone else and most importantly of all-love is love. Firstly‚ several countries around the world have legalized gay
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia These days there are a number of social issues in the community‚ such as drug abuse‚ teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is rampant in today’s society‚ Australian Drug Foundation states that‚ “Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive‚ or mood-changing‚ recreational drug in Australia.”(Healey‚ 2002‚ p. 11). Underage drinking and binge drinking are some of the problems
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capital punishment. The death penalty should be abolished as every individual has a right to his or her life. Most of the Countries including Australia have abolished capital punishment as it is termed as cruel and brutal. Australia is the leading country who has strongly opposed the capital punishment as In Australia the rates of crimes are low‚ the judicial system of criminal is transparent and no one is given death penalty or execution from 1967.Australia has persistently requested other countries
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Euthanasia I believe that Euthanasia is a civilized method to kill a patient from an incurable and painful disease or an irreversible coma. In today’s society‚ an argument has been made the Euthanasia is a bad method of taking a person’s life because it’s alleged to be merciless and a heartless approach when taking a living humans life. Arguments that agree with Euthanasia consist of it is a way to relieve extreme pain‚ reliefs the pain of having a low quality of life‚ and helps free up medical
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Bonnie 1 Bonnie Mrs. Piro Humanities October 10‚ 2011 Euthanasia... Crime‚ or Not? Imagine living in a community that claimed to be perfect‚ where people were regularly euthanized‚ but had done nothing wrong? In The Giver ‚ by Lois Lowry‚ a boy named Jonas lives in a Utopian society where there are no choices or feelings. Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory‚ which means that he is the only person in the community who knows what pain‚ fear‚ hunger‚ happiness‚ and love is. The
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By Ava Diepeveen Should Australia Re-introduce the Death Penalty? Capital punishment‚ also known as the death penalty‚ is the practise of executing someone as punishment for a serious crime after a legal trial(s). Humans are not perfect‚ humans are not always right‚ imperfect humans cannot give out perfect justice. As much as we may abhor another human beings action‚ is executing someone for killing someone else really the right thing to do? Two wrongs don’t make a right. When a country abolishes
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Euthanasia: A question of Choice Freedom is defined as the power to exercise one’s own rights‚ power and desires. In many areas of our life we do experience freedom of choice but when it comes to making our last final choice at how we end of our live‚ it seems that our rights have been stripped away from us. Euthanasia comes from the Greek language meaning “good death” (Wikipedia‚ 2013.). It was once viewed as a peaceful or prepared way of passing. There are some people who are opposed to euthanasia
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