For many years‚ the will to win has driven many athletes to take unscrupulous measures towards earning that gold medal. It’s not unheard of for people to resort to the use of steroids as a gap closer between them and their goal. It’s this case that should allow former dopers to have another shot at taking home a trophy after undergoing penalties. Making a mistake is an experience‚ and having been offered redemption towards these mistakes offers time to learn over not being able to at all. The pressure
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Religion and Society Article Assignment. Articles used – 3A and 3B. The Burqa. Sylvie Maclean. A Burqa is an article of clothing that is generally considered as a religious statement. The Burqa consists of full robes and a mesh veil over the eyes. There are other options of robes that can be worn including the Hijab and the Niqab‚ where the eyes remain uncovered. According to come interpretations of the Islamic sacred text - the Koran (Qur’an) – women must wear a full veil in order to be modest
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Dodge Ball Recently‚ many principals banned dodge ball at the schools in Elkton‚ Maryland‚ because they say it’s “inappropriate” and goes against teachings of things like don’t throw objects at other kids. So‚ they cut it out of the curriculum because most of the principals voted to get rid of it. How can you get rid of dodge ball? It’s a classic game! It goes back to the stone age! They even got rid of other games like jailbreak‚ which is probably one of my favorite gym games. At this rate‚ they
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McDonalds is a worldwide chain that tortures its animals‚ cuts the lifespan of its customers and taking over the world. This is why I believe it should be banned. First‚ let’s start with some statistics: * Last year‚ the company raked in a huge 28 billion US dollars; there are over 33‚000 stores worldwide. Americans consume approximately 1 billion pounds of beef at McDonalds a year- that’s the equivalent of 4 million average weight two year old children. * McDonalds doesn’t follow FDA standards
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playing sports is a tradition for families all across the world today. Sports are taken very seriously by athletes and fans and it forces players to feel the need to enhance their performance artificially. Although performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are banned in professional sports today‚ many players feel it’s a necessity to compete vigorously with fellow players. PEDs can cause negative physical and psychological effects to the body. Athletes have used various substances in order to gain a competitive
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Title: Handgun ownership Name: Tseung Chi Hung‚ Nathan (10550214) Class: Eapp1 23 On 2nd April 2012‚ A shooting incident that killed seven people and injured many people happened in a university in Oakland‚ California. There is another shooting incident in 9 days later in Los Angeles. People starts to question why it will happen and how to prevent it. Some people think that citizen should not own handgun while others deem that it is an important right of the citizens. Therefore‚ I would like
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Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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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 proposed soda ban may seem like a great plan to stop obesity and promote health‚ the soda ban will not be beneficial in the long run to lower Americans’ risk of Obesity or even promote health‚ and there are
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on whether schools should provide for single sex instruction. People argued with different facts/opinions to see what was right and what was wrong. Yet‚ they still have no answer for this topic. Some schools provide for single sex education‚ but why don’t all schools provide it too? There are many different answers for that question that still remains. All these facts depend on different peoples’ opinions. That’s why there are positive and negative aspects on why schools should provide for single
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Sports Are a Bad Cause on Young Athletes Do you think that our school district should continue to fund sports? Many teenagers play sports and based on research; many kids get hurt‚ go under a massive amount of pressure‚ and even sometimes slack on grades. These problems support that sports a horrible cause for young athletes. It’s currently a large concern in middle schools as well as high schools. In fact‚ many people are debating on what is the correct thing to do in this situation; however
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