A worldwide ban of CFC could mean that millions of people could not afford refrigerators‚ and millions might die from food poisoning. Is that justified by saving the stratospheric ozone? It is justified because there are feasible alternative refrigeration systems that don’t emit chemical compounds that are harmful to the ozone layer. Less known refrigerants such as ammonia (NH3)‚ Carbon dioxide (CO2) and propane (C3H8) have no impact at all on global warming as well as on the ozone layer. Not only
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Cigarettes are highly addictive‚ so why are they legal? What leads the user to continue smoking‚ even when they know that it is harmful for their health? The physiology reason: The inhaled substances trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings within our body. This activity increases heart rate‚ memory‚ alertness‚ and produces a measurably faster reaction time after individuals have smoked. Dopamine and other endorphins are released‚ which are associated with the sensations of pleasure and reward
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the risks of smoking? Smoking has two kinds of effects‚ long term and short-term effects. The short term effects happen after a few years of smoking and usually are coughing‚ wheezing‚ dizziness‚ nausea‚ shortness of breath‚ phlegm production‚ bad breath‚ decreased physical fitness and reduced lung function. Although those may not seem bad or even noticeable at the time they are nothing compared to the long-term effects. The long-term effects‚ which happen after years and years of smoking‚ include Emphysema
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Jessica Zender American Government Smoking in Public Places Smoking has been around in our history for longer than we can imagine. It used to be a status symbol and a power stick. A cigarette in ones hand was a gesture of intimidation to others. Movies have always shown the protagonist smoking away while they deal with something important. Even in real life‚ ask a smoker‚ they would say that smoking helps them clear the clutter in their mind and calms them down. However‚ a non-smoker would easily
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Michael Rymar 1/17/14 Cigarettes‚ cigars‚ and pipe tobacco are made from dried tobacco leaves‚ as well as ingredients added for flavor and to make smoking more pleasant. The smoke from these products is a complex mixture of chemicals produced by the burning of tobacco and its additives. The smoke is made up of more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including over 60 known to cause cancer. Some of these substances cause heart and lung diseases too‚ and all of them can be deadly. Tobacco smoke also contains
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Proposed Ban on “Assault Weapons” For my recent controversial legal topic I have selected the failed proposed ban on “assault weapons” that appeared before congress this past spring. This proposed legislation was one that worried me greatly because being a responsible gun owner myself I was worried that by putting another ban upon the ownership of “assault weapons” or semi-automatic rifles such as AR-15’s or Ak-47’s would restrict my current rights as well as not even addressing the real issue
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Rifle Bans‚” starts off by listing out his reasons on why the assault rifle ban should not pass. The author’s main focus of the article was to dispel the illogical reasoning the government has been stating about assault rifles and large capacity magazines. Any citizen who supports the use of assault rifles can concur with the arguments that author has stated. The author takes multiple approaches to counter argue the reasoning behind the assault weapon ban. One of the reasons for the ban was that
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Effects of Smoking According to the Clinical Respiratory Journal an average of five million people will die globally every year from effects of tobacco smoke. The number of people that dies is shocking. Smoking has many terrible effects on the human body from effecting the lungs‚ heart‚ and even causes cancer if you did not know that already. Why do people smoke? Some people might ask. Well there is nicotine in tobacco which causes your muscles to relax and thus causing that relaxing non stressful
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say if smoking is not allowed in public places and office buildings then it is a good rule. There are many reasons behind this. They are as follows: In my view‚ smoking is not good for health. If a person who has the habit of smoking then he or she can have breathing‚ lungs and heart problems. The smoke of cigarette is also very harmful for health. If people smoke in public places then it is not only injurious for the smoker but also for others who do not smoke. For a healthy life‚ smoking is not
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Is the American Dream Still a Possibility? The American Dream can be defined as- “a happy way of living that is thought of by many Americans as something that can be achieved by anyone in the U.S. especially by working hard and becoming successful.” (Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary) As we watch our country’s struggle throughout financial crises‚ we‚ as citizens‚ are torn in the belief that the American Dream is still possible. Although the outlook for our country includes events ranging
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