College for their stand against this debilitating crisis that is sweeping through. From an early age‚ many people have taking up the addiction of smoking. As one who does not I hope that Central Texas College continues to take its stand against second hand smoke. For me‚ having clean air‚ not smelling of cigarette smoke‚ and the disgusting littering that plagues our grassy areas is some of the many reasons that smoking should not be allowed at Central Texas College. Who does not want cleaner air? Being
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Should the legal driving age be raised to eighteen years of age? Well‚ take into consideration that some sixteen year olds have jobs and other things to attend to such as extracurricular activities. Raising the driving age to eighteen would cause a big problem in getting them to school‚ work or any places they might need a license to get to. Think of all of the parents who have to work early‚ preventing them from taking their sixteen year old to school or work. Then tell me. Would you still make
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America faces the issue of whether the minimum wage should be raised; three-fourths of Americans support an increase‚ while the other third does not support it or has no opinion. In 2007‚ Congress modified the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. This set in motion a sequence of raises in the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 to $6.55 and a final raise in 2009 to $7.25 an hour (“History of Changes to the Minimum Wage Law”). At the time‚ numerous workers
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accidents. I believe this because if you wait till you’re 18 it would still be new and so it would be just as dangerous as a 16 year old driving. If you get a GDL you still get the freedom and privileges‚ but they also gain more experience. I also believe this because raising the driving age just gives us more complications. Therefore I believe the GDL’s are safer‚ way better‚ and‚ more effective. My first reason id because waiting till you’re 18 doesn’t mean you have more experience it still the same
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Should the legal use age of tobacco be raised? The use of tobacco has become a custom in the American lifestyle. The number of people that use and/or are addicted to nicotine is at an all time high and the number of teenagers that use it is growing even greater. So knowing these facts the question has started to arise‚ should the legal use age of tobacco be raised? Throughout this paper we will discuss what the pros and cons would be if the legal use age were to be raised. The pros of this happening
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Issues Affecting the Aged Charity Booth BSHS/342 February 18‚ 2013 Barbara Kennedy Issues Affecting the Aged There are several issues‚ trends‚ and problems that are affecting the aged population in today’s society. Not only are they dealing with the biological‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and mental issues that go along with aging‚ they are also dealing with economy and societal acceptance of the aged. There are many misconceptions of the elderly and this causes a stigma between the younger and
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you are telling me that I can legally kill someone at the age of eighteen‚ while I sign up with the military and go to war but I can’t have a sip of alcohol. Due to this none senseless situation‚ age should be equaled. In other words‚ if voting and military sign up is eighteen‚ then drinking should also be eighteen. Besides at the age of eighteen you are legally an adult. Why can’t we drink then?
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Kinney Dec 6‚ 2012 Smokers have the right to smoke At the NOVA Alexandria campus there has been a debate whether NOVA should ban smoking in all areas in campus. This debate is very critical because there are a lot of smokers in Alexandria campus. They may restrict smoking in certain areas but they can’t prevent students to smoke in the hall campus. If NOVA will ban smoking in all areas‚ that will create hate behavior between smokers and non-smoker students. Smokers argue that they have the right
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Speech: smoking should be banned. Good afternoon Ms Gorman and fellow class mates I am standing before you today to argue and present why smoking should be banned. Cigarettes the poison of humanity‚ killing thousands every year‚ children smoking at the age of 12 ‚ the bad health of smokers and people around them and hundreds of dollars being wasted on them‚ will it ever stop? These are the aspects which I believe are of most interest on this topic of smoking should be banned and are what im going
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Should the minimum drinking age in the United states remain 21? Drinking has always been a problem worldwide specially in the United States. The drinking age limit was established for people all around the United Sates to avoid any more accidents. It’s all around the news that under age people have gotten in incidents due to being drunk or sober and they are not even 21 years old. In my opinion the age limit of 21 should remain the same considering all people by that age are responsible enough
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