“More than half of adult New Yorkers are obese or overweight‚ according to the city’s health department‚ which said it believed 5‚000 New Yorkers died every year as a result of health problems related to obesity” (Grynbaum). This mind-boggling statistic is what lead the mayor propose a soda ban that would limit the size of soda that could be sold. This ban‚ in an effort to fight obesity‚ would discourage people from buying larger sodas by banning the sale of sodas of more than 16 oz. Although this
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releases stress but the negative aspects of smoking outweigh the positive. Smoking is a health hazard for smokers and non-smokers. Smokers should have the right to choose what to do with their own health but they should respect non-smokers. Many people believe that there are good and bad outcomes from smoking. I believe that smoking is bad and that it should be banned. Many people think that smoking is a sign of coolness but in fact it damages the body. Cigarettes contain nicotine which is an addictive
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desire to be held accountable and a willingness to have their performance measured" says Steve Reinemund‚ former chairman of PepsiCola. High schools should not cut back on their sports programs since they offer individuality and discipline towards future careers. During my years of high school so far‚ I have thrived off being a student-athlete. Sports have offered me a path towards good career choices and academic development. Along with individual maturity‚ coaches are a main factor in student-athlete
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Should Animal Hunting Be Banned? I personally think animal hunting should be banned because hunters are one of the main reasons why animals suffer‚ are extinct‚ and are endangered. Because of hunting animals are becoming extinct‚ and with arsenal of rifles‚ shotguns‚ muzzle loaders‚ handguns‚ bows and arrows‚ hunters kill more than 200 million animals yearly. It Is Cruel; Animals deserve just us much respect as we do. There are primates that are the closest living animal to us and we hunt them.
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“We are free country‚ we are a free society and it’s not the business of government to tell people what they should and shouldn’t wear‚” Said Mr Tony Abbott‚ before adding he was unaware of any record of anyone attempting to enter parliament wearing the burqa. Tony Abbott states that “We are a free country.” If this is true then why is the government supporting penalties on women who wear the burqa? This is simply stripping them at their rights!! Muslim Women’s Association executive officer Maha
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"Should smoking be banned everywhere?" We decided to research this topic because the number of smokers is rising every year and everywhere around the world. Also smoking can effect to your health and people around you. We have four main points that we will talk about. They are‚ firstly‚ the deadly contents of cigarette‚ and the harmful effects that smoker experience‚ following these the damage done to non-smoker and finally is the burden of smoking on healthcare. I will speak about the first two
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Amy Smith Professor Erickson WR 122 10/31/2012 Animal Testing Should Not Be Banned From when you are a baby to when you are an adult animal testing is used in your everyday products. From the Pampers you put on as a baby and the Johnson and Johnson you are washed with. To when you are older‚ the Febreeze‚ Sunsilk‚ and Gillette you use (Companies That do Test on Animals). Animal testing surrounds you in every act of life. “The guess is around 100 million animals are used worldwide in animal
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Children’s Imagination Banned? Do books deserve to be banned because of a person’s imagination? I don’t think so‚ but there are many people who believe that a book could influence a person. The book‚ A Bridge To Terabithia has been challenged since 2002. Some people think the book contains Satanism and offensive language. It seems odd that this book is being challenged‚ since it is considered a children’s book. Since this book is meant for the age group of children that are nine and older‚ a person
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after a stressful day of school and activities and do pointless homework. Teachers should be teaching these things in class‚ not making the students learn it themselves. It’s preventing children from leading balanced lifestyles‚ with a healthy amount of sleep and activities to keep them fit and active. How is a student supposed to do 3 to 4 hours of homework‚ study for a plethora of tests and quizzes‚ play sports‚ get involved in the community‚ eat food with nutritional value‚ and get an adequate
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met to review its program and make changes for the upcoming Summer Games. The committee discussed changes for events within the 28 existing sports‚ as well as options to add new disciplines. The board rejected the International Amateur Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) proposal to add a women’s boxing program to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. IOC sports director‚ Kelly Fairweather said the decision was taken on a "purely technical basis." The IOC did not feel it has reached the stage where it
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