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    Sex education should be increased in schools in attempt to curb problems‚ such as teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Education is the solution to learning new things. Being secluded of any type of education may promote ignorance to that which could be learned. An increase in sex education could promote a healthier sex life for children and teenagers to think about for their future. Sex education is usually taught in schools in 7th grade‚ and only for a week or two during

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    Task 1 Alcohol Consumption Should be Banned Topic sentence: Alcohol consumption is extremely dangerous and negatively affects the body in many ways. Topic sentence: alcohol consumption in moderation is healthy for the human body 1. Detrimental to physical and mental health 1. When moderated‚ can help prevent heart disease 2. Severely hinders adolescent brain development 2. Alcohol breaks down plaque build up in arteries 3. Problems attaining the goals of young adulthood—marriage‚ education

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    Estate Taxes

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    Business and Transfer Taxes Notes Estate Tax Basic Terms in Taxation Taxation – power of the Government to impose burden upon the people to earn Revenue. Right – The basics of human existence.Those things that are Necessary to live. You cannot live without these. Eg. Right to breathe‚ right to live‚ right to vote‚ Freedom of speech. Etc. 3 Inherent Powers of the State ( definition: Acaylar‚ PJ) 1. Police Power – power to monitor people for the general welfare. 2. Eminent Domain – power

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    Tobacco

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    Tobacco -a preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant‚ which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing. Shorts of smoking cigarettes: Irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines Increased risk of painful ulcers along the digestive tract Reduced ability to smell and taste Premature wrinkling of the skin Higher risk of blindness Gum disease (periodontitis) Long effects of smoking cigarettes : 1. Smelling like smoke There’s no mistaking

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    Why Alcohol Should be Banned Worldwide A. To Inform B. To Inform people that alcohol is dangerous and should be banned. C. Drinking can cause many problems in your life including death. I. Drinking is considered the number one drug used in America and the number one killer among young people and adults. A. Short and long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind B. Car crashes and alcohol poisoning C. Effects on your family and relationships

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    2013 Why Tobacco Is Bad 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 (carcinogens). Some of these substances cause heart and lung diseases too‚ and all of them can be deadly. Tobacco smoke also

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    Legalization of Medical Marijuana Marijuana is not like other helpful drugs that have amazing medical benefits. It is not made available to thousands of patients that could gain quality of live from it. Many Americans are forced to use second rate drugs to help them deal with conditions such as nausea‚ glaucoma‚ chronic pain‚ and multiple sclerosis. Why does the “world’s best health care system” use drugs that are not as effective as marijuana‚ but have more side effects? The United States

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    Alcohol advertisements should be banned. Alcohol is the ingredient found in beer‚ wine and spirits which causes drunkenness. Abuse of alcohol‚ or consumption of more alcohol than the body can handle‚ can lead to liver damage and other debilitating conditions. Alcohol abuse can also lead to alcoholism‚ or alcohol addiction‚ in which a person becomes physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol to the point that he or she cannot function without it. Alcohol advertisements can be seen virtually

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    Alcohol consumption should be banned A dizzying array of research suggests alcohol can have both good and bad effects‚ but making sense of such studies all comes down to preaching about the evil effects of alcohol and the substantial impact on our health. Alcohol is more than just an ordinary beverage. Alcohol’s consequences weigh more than any of its positives. This debate points out few of the reasons as to why alcohol should be banned. Firstly‚ alcohol should be illegal because it is just

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    Taxes in Pakistan

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    charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law Types of Tax: If tax is levied directly on personal or corporate income‚ then it is a direct tax. If tax is levied on the price of a good or service‚ then it is called an indirect tax. Who collects tax? There is a major organization working to safeguard the collection of taxes in Pakistan 1. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) By the enactment of FBR Act 2007 in July 2007

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