Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is far-reaching the nation. According to the National Cancer Institute. Each Year an estimate of 443‚000 people die from smoking‚ but the damaging effects of smoking do not stop with the smoker. An estimated 88 million nonsmoking Americans‚ including 54% of children under the age of 12‚ are open to secondhand smoke and about 46‚000 non-smoking Americans die from second hand smoke exposure a year. Over the past few years two of my uncles have
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whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one’s own self what to believe in. Another advantage‚ in my opinion‚ is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws should not restrict gun rights because first‚ it would infringe the second amendment‚ second‚ guns are a part of our culture‚ and finally‚ if guns were outlawed‚ citizens of the U.S. would become vulnerable. The most prevalent argument for gun rights
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related to films and other forms of video‚ reports that 1‚926‚217 IMDb users have given The Dark Knight a weighted average vote of 9.0 / 10 (User Ratings). Out of the hundreds of thousands of movies on IMDb‚ only four have a rating of 9.0 and above. The high approval ratings imply the films stellar production and acclaim as a whole. When over a million users approve highly of a product‚ the product was a success. Therefore‚ when a coalition of critics uniformly agree that a film is destined for greatness
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Vacoas State Secondary School (girls) Internal Examinations – July 2009 Form 5 Sociology – Paper 1 Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Answer Question 1 and one question each from Sections B and C respectively. Section A: Research Methods Interviewing is a common technique used by sociologists to gather data. Interviews may be structured‚ semi structured‚ or unstructured. They usually take place on a one –to –one basis between the researcher and the respondent‚ but group interviews are an alternative
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Installments First Generation This was when Need for Speed started out as a franchise that revolved around driving exotics in scenic locations. The Need for Speed (1994) Main article: The Need for Speed The original Need for Speed was released for 3DO in 1994 with versions released for the PC (DOS) (1995)‚ PlayStation and Saturn (1996) following shortly afterwards. The Need for Speed and its Special Edition were the only games in the series to support DOS. Subsequent releases for the PC run
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have guns banned or have them only for self-defense. It is a big problem for people‚ because they are just out on the street or in a store and the next thing they would get shot and killed. I think that if guns were to be banned‚ they should just ban pistol and semi-automatic rifles‚ because many people like to go hunting and it would take the enjoyment of hunting away from those people. The United States need to look at the big picture and think about what would happen if all guns were banned. There
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Guns Should Not Be Banned In The U.S. Firearms are weapons of destruction‚ annihilation‚ and carnage. However‚ a lot of people disagree and have very legitimate reasons why firearms should not be banned. There are several controversies that suggest banning the use or possession of firearms. Guns should not be banned. In contrast‚ guns can be weapons of destruction or a form of self-protection; depending on the user and the training of that particular person. Being trained by a firearms instructor
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school should provide daycare centers for pregnant teens or not. Personally I agree for schools to open a daycare centers to these young teens who get pregnant. Many teens dropout of school because they can’t afford or have no means for daycare‚ this leads to them missing so many days of school taking care of their babies. They can’t handle the stress of school and a young baby so they choose to dropout. So do you think the school should just sit back and do nothing? Well I don’t think so. High schools
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Violent Video games are not the problem and you know it. Should violent video games be banned? Many say that say they shouldn’t‚ these people include Christopher J. Ferguson‚ PhD‚ of Texas A&M International University‚ Patrick Markey‚ PhD and Kierkegaard. They are professionals who know what they are talking about. Therefore their opinion is quite relevant to the issue. There actual opinion is that‚ if anything‚ violent video games reduce violence in the real world because they let out their
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Many people haven’t thought of all the great things school uniforms have to offer. Many students do not favour the idea of school uniforms‚ but I strongly disagree. I think uniforms are essential for every school needs them. I think this because school uniforms help student academically perform better‚ prevents bullying and school uniforms make school a safer place School uniform would help students to academically perform better‚ as it removes distraction. Many educators and sociology experts believe
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