Parker1 Avery Parker Smoking Bans Essay English 1301 Wooldridge 06 August 2012 Banned Against Smoking Smoking has always been a bad habit for most people‚ some more than others. Regardless of awareness that smoking damages their health‚ smokers could not easily give up on smoking due to physical and mental addiction‚ stress‚ and peer pressure. Dozens of localities and a number of states have enacted sweeping smoking bans. To many people tobacco smoke is considered as air pollution. Smoking
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One’s Decision on Wearing a Hijab In the modern day society‚ hijabs have been a point of argument between millions of people. Wearing a hijab comes from the Islamic holy book named‚ “Quran.” It states that it is part of respect to their self‚ the women and religion to wear a hijab‚ which is also known in Arabic as the “Niqab.” The veil is known to be a fine line between men and women‚ and a way to control men’s sexual desire. Therefore the women were obligated to cover up with a veil for years
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this tragedy‚ there has been much controversy in this nation involving various topics. I will be writing about one of these topics today‚ that one topic‚ being gun control. I believe that‚ for the safety and security of the American people‚ guns should be banned. Firstly‚ less guns means a safer America. According to wisqars.cdc.gov‚ there were 464‚033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013. Based on this‚ you can tell that owning guns has and will continue to cause harm to our nation. Secondly‚ in
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immoral subjects could make a good book? The Catcher in the Rye is a prime example. The book has been on the banned reading list since the days following its publishing. The book was said to be “immoral and inappropriate that in 1960‚ a teacher in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh-grade English class.” (“Banned Book: The Catcher”) The Catcher in the Rye should be read in schools because it gives a crystal clear image on how the world contains sex‚ violence‚ and motifs
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Should whaling activities be banned completely? Whales are the largest animals on earth. It has existed for over millions of years. They are also the largest mammals on the planet. Although they all look alike‚ there are many species of whales. Each time‚ they will only produce one offspring. According to Whale World‚ female whales only produce a baby whale each year‚ for they need to take care of the baby for the whole year (Whale World‚ n.d). They are gentle animals with graceful movements and
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English 1301 France Should Rethink the Ban on Burqa Ever since Islam has begun‚ in the 7th century‚ women have been accustomed to wear the burqa. The burqa is a piece of clothing that covers the entire body‚ only leaving the eyes open. The burqa can be broken down to three pieces; the first piece covers the body from neck all the way down to the ankles‚ the second piece‚ also called the niqab‚ covers the face only leaving the eyes open‚ and the third piece‚ also called the hijab‚ covers the hair.
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threat to their lives. Other people use guns as a toy which can result in accidental death;or time spent behind bars for using the gun to commit a heinous crime. There is currently a ton of controversy surrounding whether guns should or should not be banned. Guns should not be banned worldwide because they are used for self defense‚ part of the second amendment‚ punish honest citizens. Lastly‚ guns don’t kill people it’s the people who use them. Self defense is defined as the defense of one’s person
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other leagues like NFL‚ Canadian football league or Arena football league. In “Why College Football Should Be Banned” by Buzz Bissinger‚ Bissinger states a lot about the cost of college football; colleges spend too much on their football programs. I disagree with that article; I lead more to the “10 Reasons Why High School Sports Benefits Students” by Grace Chean. Therefore I disagree that we should ban high school football and college football. First banning high school football and college football
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courage‚ and the destruction of innocence. Because of the use of rape as a plot device‚ a large amount of profanity‚ and the racial inequality‚ many believed that the book should be banned and not taught in the classroom as it would be harmful and would not be suitable for children. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should not be banned because it contains great value by promoting equality and showing that what society thinks is not always best. To Kill A Mockingbird promotes racial equality in many
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The Adventures of Huck Finn essay Should Huck Finn be taught in schools? This question has been widely debated over the past years and it still is till this day. Many say that the book should be banned from schools because of the racial comments in the book; people claim that it could offend the youth‚ but all the book does is enlighten the youth about the American history of slavery. The book does use the racial term “Nigger"‚ and today that word is very hurtful and offensive
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