Should violent media be banned? Many teenagers are now being introduced into playing or watching violent media at very young ages and society are wondering if they should be concerned about it; they are wondering whether it can cause aggressive behaviour within the children/teenagers. Violent video games and violent action films normally have age restriction son them so that children under the age of 15 or in some cases 18 cannot buy them. You see many teenagers with these games and movies
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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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DRUGS ‚ SPORTS ‚ AND ETHICS Testosterone‚ Anabolic Steroids‚ and Human growth hormone are the new trend in the sports filed‚ athletes are doping. What are the enhancement drugs ‚ Why its becoming popular and why it should be banned? Testosterone is produced by both women and men but men produced 10 times more than women. It is male sex hormone‚ its effect in increasing muscle mass. Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of Testosterone which can be rubbed‚ injected‚ or swallowed. The drug was
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Reasons Why Animal Testing Should be Banned The activity of animal testing is of cruelty and sometimes unscientific. Money spent on animal experimentation is wasted in many cases; due to inability in obtaining accurate results‚ and all this at the cost of the animals’ well-being. Here are a few arguments against animal testing that support the thought of banning this activity. Cruel Practices Animals are a soft target for human beings; it is however‚ not fair to take undue advantage of their
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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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even the Harry Potter Series have been banned or challenged in towns across America. This may come as a surprise since these books are favorites amongst many as the texts range from educational to simply an enjoyable read. Censorship of books goes back to 360 B.C.‚ but has become more of a problem in recent years. Over 11‚300 books have been challenged for their content since 1982 and many people can’t seem to find reason behind it (About). Banning books should be prohibited because banning books creates
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cigarettes are extremely addictive and poisonous. Smoking kills people everyday and costs billions of dollars in health care. People who smoke not only hurt themselves but also people around them. There are many strong reasons why cigarettes should be banned in America. First of all‚ smoking is the leading cause of death in the United States. Over 425‚000 Americans die each year from the effects of smoking. In addition‚ another 50‚000 people die from secondhand smoke. It is estimated that a
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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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injuries. Between these point of views people debate whether we should allow these potentially‚ dangerous competitions to carry on or‚ stop them. According to articles “Competitive Eating: How Safe is It?” by Richard Sine‚ “Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Title Contest Earns SICK Award” by the Physicians Committee‚ and “Should Competitive Eating be Banned?” by the Kelly Yang Project‚ they suggest that these risky competitions should be banned.
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Smoking brings with it much harm‚ regardless whether it is with respect to health‚ finance‚ environmental or social issues. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) estimates that tobacco kills one person every 10 seconds (WHO‚ 2005). Smoking causes cancer‚ and is a major risk for illnesses such as coronary heart disease‚ 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
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