Opinionated Paper #1 Should Louisiana Government be allowed to ban smoking in public places? If smoking is allowed in public places then the freedom of the non smoker is taken away. If we don’t allow smoking in public places then the smoker’s freedom is then restricted. Therefore banning smoking is a decision between the health of a whole nation versus the freedom of a minority. Which is more important? The millions of people that die from second hand smoke or the smoker who always has that
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years‚ so the main policy objective of the Smoke-free Air Act is the protection and security of all individuals in New York City. The 2002 legislation was passed to ensure that all workers have a safe‚ smoke free workplace environment‚ and that all nonsmokers can breathe smoke-free air in public places. The law is an important part of New York City’s effort to eliminate tobacco use as it is one of the most significant public health threats.The Act is excepted to reduce the incidence of smoking-related
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February 16‚ 2016 Speech Fundamentals Com 103-301 Professor: Jones “The Health Complications of Tobacco Use” Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the health risks of smoking tobacco products. Central Idea: There are numerous health hazards to smoking tobacco‚ some that many people may not be aware of. Organizational Pattern: Casual Order Introduction I. Did you know that smoking tobacco is the number one cause of lung cancer? A. You might say that is obvious‚ but what
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Prevention of Smoking in Adolescents A man named Bryan‚ who lived in St. Petersburg‚ Florida‚ started smoking when he was 13 years old. Throughout his high school years‚ he smoked about twenty cigarettes a day with no problem. At age 33‚ he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died six weeks later. He left behind a wife and a three year old son (Landry). Each day‚ nearly six thousand children under the age of eighteen start smoking; of these six thousand‚ two thousand will become regular smokers
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smokers The topic of smoking is a controversy issue among different society. There are so many people that are smokers in today’s society. The smokers believe there is no harm in smoking‚ to themselves and to others around them. Then there are nonsmokers that believe smoking can cause health issues and also can cause harm to people that is exposed to second hand smoking and also can cause damage to the environment. With this being said‚ there are many pros and cons of smoking. In early years‚
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Jordan Todd English Composition 1 Self Argument Essay Should tobacco products be banned? I believe they should because they kill about 400‚000 prematurely every year. Tobacco products kill more people than illegal drugs do such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ and methamphetamine. People get arrested for having marijuana in their possession and they don’t have to be smoking it but studies show that cigarettes are more harmful to a person’s health. I say they should make tobacco illegal as well because
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Week 3 Natty Mckiness Employee Legal Issue This week we are discussing employee legal issues. A current issue involves whether employers can refuse to hire smokers in order to save on insurance costs. Several companies have issued such restrictions and have been successful on lawsuits by employees who are smokers. Atlantic Beach‚ FL (near Jacksonville) recently instituted a ban on hiring smokers. The city has implemented a policy that says it won’t hire anyone who uses tobacco products or tests
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Smoking in public places should be prohibited. Banning smoking in public places isn’t just a question of taking away one group’s freedom for the benefit of another; it is something that is in the interest of people as a whole. It comes down to a decision between the healths of a whole nation versus the freedom of a minority. By allowing smoking in public places it is the freedom of non-smokers that is being restricted. We choose not to smoke but by going out into a public space such as a bar
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Statistics * More than 8 percent of high school student in the United States use some form of smokeless tobacco. Students who use smokeless tobacco products are more likely to begin smoking than students who have not previously used a tobacco product‚ according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco use that begins at an early age is more likely to cause cancer and other tobacco-related diseases such as asthma and chronic bronchitis‚ according to the Surgeon General’s report
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previous century it was 141 mg per day‚ whereas according to recent survey daily caffeine intake by women from the Warsaw region was 251 mg and 51% of examined women consumed an excessive quantity of caffeine. Smokers consume more caffeine than nonsmokers‚ similarly to people with
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