Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18? The drinking age in America is currently at 21. Some people have argued against that saying that it makes no sense to keep the drinking age at 21 since in most countries around the world it is at 18 or lower. Others argue that if the voting age and the army allows young men and women to fight why shouldn’t they be allowed t drink alcohol. Alcohol is a powerful drug that effects the mind of anyone consuming it. That is why it is best for society if the drinking
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The Story of the Aged Mother A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHO Long‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowed mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble were peaceful and happy. Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given
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who smoke have increase over the years. Although they are equipped with the knowledge of how unhealthy smoking can be‚ people still choose to smoke. It is a personal choice and a highly addictive habit. Smokers choose to subject themselves to the health risks of smoking. It is not for the government or any third party to dictate whether or not a person should be allowed to smoke. However‚ smoking does not only affect the smoker negatively. It also affects all the people around those who smoke because
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I am sure that you know that smoking harms your body. Then why do you continue to smoke? Maybe because you haven’t really became conscious about all the effects that smoking has. There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn’t smoke. Some of them are that smoking affects your health‚ you spend a lot of money on cigarettes‚ and when you smoke you are not respecting people around you. The first reason why you shouldn’t smoke is that smoking affects your health. If you smoke‚ you physical condition will
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As the president of the English Society I am going to give a speech on ’How to Help the Aged’. First and foremost‚ we should be kind to elderly. At home‚ we can help them by reading them a newspaper‚ they might not see the words because sometimes‚ their eyesight not clear anymore because of the age. Besides‚ we also can serve them food during the meal. Next‚ when we are using the public transport‚ we should sacrifice and offer seat to the elderly. Nowadays‚ a lot of the people may feel reluctant
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government should ban smoking! Today we know more about cigarettes and use of these than in the past. We know that smoking seriously harms you and others around you‚ as said on cigarette packets. But why continue the production of cigarettes and why do not the government forbid smoking if that habit is such a dangerous risk for the health? In the late fourteen century‚ Europeans sailed over from Spain and Portugal and started the building of their colonies in South America. The people from Europe came
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Passive smoking is the inhaling of second hand smoke. It is damaging the lungs of thousands of innocent Australians every year. All because some people are addicted and protest that it there right to smoke and endanger fellow workmates in public places. Banns are currently in discussion to finally protect workplace employees from passive smoking. Just think of the stench that embeds your clothing when you exit a nightclub or restaurant. With smoking banns in place‚ venues like these and many others
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia These days there are a number of social issues in the community‚ such as drug abuse‚ teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is rampant in today’s society‚ Australian Drug Foundation states that‚ “Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive‚ or mood-changing‚ recreational drug in Australia.”(Healey‚ 2002‚ p. 11). Underage drinking and binge drinking are some of the problems
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Smoking What can smoking do to people? Generally smoking has been giving a result of killing 6 million people each year (“Smoking Death Worldwide “ n.d.). And about 6‚000 dollars a year are wasted for a person to smoke one pack a day for a year (“Answers” n.d.)‚ that is why people called smoking the slowly death. In fact‚ many people starting to smoke when they were teenager during parties‚ social situations‚ and some stress in their life. Teenager sometimes they do not know what they are doing
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different views about smoking in public places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when they want. On the other hand non-smokers feel smokers violate their rights and endanger there life. However‚ our school has decided to institute an “Anti-Smoking” rule. By instituting a rule of no smoking on school grounds we can protect today’s youth against the harms of smoking. This rule would bring many benefits. At the end of the last school year we ruled that smoking on school grounds would
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