stroke and chronic obstructive lung disease. These account for close to two-thirds of all deaths in Singapore in the year 2000 (Health Promotion Board (“HPB”)‚ n.d.). Tobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide. Singapore government had already realized the negative effects of smoking‚ and therefore as early as the 1970s‚ it implemented regulations for smoking vide restricting smoking in public places and advertising of tobacco. In 1986‚ the launch of the National Smoking Control
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Cosmetic Surgery should not be banned. Normally‚ all human beings have some sense of insecurity is their appearance. We think that cosmetic surgery is necessary to boost up self-confidence‚ especially for women. If the women suffers from an abnormal feature on the human body‚ she would get many people make fun of her. Definitely‚ she gets hurt feeling and upset. For example‚ my mother’s friend was self-conscious about the size of her breast for twenty four years of her life. She would not go
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Nathan Clodfelter Mrs. Gallos English 3 Honors 29 March 2018 Should Bump Stocks be Banned? A bump stock is a device that is attached to a semi-automatic weapon and enables this weapon to mimic the fire of a machine gun. It does this by allowing the shooter to hold the butt of the gun in their shoulder and push the gun towards them‚ this makes the gun fire and the recoil “bumps” the gun back into a firing position.(New York Times) The use of bump stocks allows many school shooters and mass shooters
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Some people think government should ban dangerous sports‚ others; however‚ believe that people should have the freedom to do whatever sports they choose. Discuss. Today‚ an increasing amount of people take part in dangerous sports and some of them have lost their lives in these sports. It is maintained that Government should forbid people playing them‚ while others think people have a right to involve in sports of their choice. In fact‚ the issue needs some justifications. On the one hand‚
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Elijah Mann White 2nd 31 October 2016 Why Handguns Should be Banned Handguns are very easy to buy and conceal. Criminals can get these weapons and conceal them just like everyone else. That makes them very dangerous. That’s why they should be banned. Handguns are small‚ lethal‚ and easy to obtain.“...semi-automatic handguns with magazines that slide into their grips-- are the most manufactured category of American firearm. According to the ATF‚ 4‚441‚726 were produced in 2013” (Ryder). That number
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plastic bags and whether they should be banned. As you may know‚ plastic bags are one of the main sources of rubbish that end up polluting our rivers and oceans. In fact‚ the problem has become so immense that a huge island of rubbish containing plastic bags and other items has formed in the middle of the Northern Pacific Ocean. The area polluted by this rubbish is so vast that it covers an area greater than the size of Australia. So should plastic bags be banned? Plastic bags are a non-biodegradable
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citizens‚ it has frustrated millions from the government supporting fracking in The United States. Millions of people’s homes have suffered damage from earthquakes‚
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opponents.” (Lawrence Taylor.) Steroids are a family of hormones related to testosterone that have a number of beneficial medical indications. They are also used for the purpose of building up muscles and cellular tissue. The use of steroids should be banned in the United States because over time‚ athletes began abusing the prescribed dosages and ignoring the health risks of prolonged steroid use‚ it establishes unrealistic achievement levels‚ and it is a violation of good sportsmanship.
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executions took place worldwide in 2014. That number is astounding‚ especially when considering that it represents individual human life. With the amount of executions taking place‚ the death penalty has been ever more of a pressing matter. Overall‚ the death penalty should be banned because of immorality‚ possible exoneration and inequality. The death penalty should be banned because of its immorality.
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Study Guide Strictly Ballroom fiieducation SYNOPSIS At the Waratah Championships ballroom dancer Scott Hastings goes against Federation rules and impulsively dances his own steps‚ causing partner Liz Holt to dump him. Then Fran‚ ugly duckling of the beginners’ class‚ offers to be Scott’s new partner. Initially sceptical‚ he is persuaded by her ideas‚ and together they plan to dance their own steps at the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix Championships. But Scott’s rebelliousness does not go
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