Cassandra Orheim Bioethical Focus Paper Bans on Smoking Since 1964‚ 2.5 million nonsmokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that include more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that cause cancer. In children‚ secondhand smoke causes ear infections‚ asthma attacks‚ respiratory infections‚ and respiratory symptoms. In adults who have never smoked‚ secondhand smoke can
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consumed. The effects on this branch of the industry will be discussed in these following paragraphs. The rationale for smoking bans posits that smoking is optional‚ whereas breathing is not. Therefore‚ smoking bans exist to protect breathing people from the effect of the second hand smoke‚ which includes an increased risk of heart disease and cancer. The smoking bans movement started centuries ago‚ in 1575 by Spanish and Mexicans colonies in Caribbean (Richards‚ 2008). It was the first regulation
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References: Melville‚ Elizabeth. "Cell Phones: Nuisance or Necessity." Teaching Today‚ 2006. Chen‚ Grace. "Should Public Schools Ban Cell Phones?" Public School Review‚ 2008.
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The question of whether cell phones should be allowed in schools has been hotly debated over the years. The reality is‚ bans on cell phones are hard for schools to enforce. A 2010 Pew Internet & American Life Project study found that 65 percent of cell-owning teens at schools that completely ban phones bring their phones to school every day anyway. Most schools now allow students to have cell phones but try to require them to be turned off during class because they can be disruptive and distracting
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controversial issues in today’s society. The smoking bans around the United States are one of the issues. Many people are for the smoking bans‚ because they help reduce the amount of second hand smoke. Second hand smoke along with direct smoke can cause cancer in the lungs of adults and children. Others believe it’s against the rights of a person. The government telling people what to do is going against the Constitution. The smoking ban harms the rights of American people in public places.
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there are arguments on both sides‚ I strongly agree that a ban is the most appropriate course of action. Opponents of such a ban argue against it for several reasons. Firstly‚ they say that passive smokers make the choice to breathe in other people’s smoke by going to places where it is allowed. If they would prefer not to smoke passively‚ then they do not need to visit places where smoking is permitted. In addition‚ they believe a ban would possibly drive many bars and pubs out of business as smokers
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GUN BAN IN THE PHILIPPINES “Never Forget‚ even for an instant‚ that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is‚ so he can do something to you that you wouldn ’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars‚ muggers‚ and rapists‚ and even more so for policemen‚ bureaucrats‚ and politicians.” — Alexander Hope. Gun ban has always been an issue here in our country and certain groups have been arguing about what
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Ruiting Qian WR 122 Draft one 01/21/12 Gun Ban in America In 2012‚ the most serious topics that people always talking about is Gun ban. Most of people voted for ban guns after the Connecticut’s shooting incident. There are lots of children died in the elementary school‚ and Americans realized the bad effects about selling guns legally in many states. There are at least four shooting incidents each year. People may think it is the time to ban America’s guns now‚ but in fact it is not the gun’s
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Instead of a total gun ban‚ groups on both sides of the gun debate on Thursday urged senators to pass a bill that would enforce stricter gun controls to prevent crimes related to loose firearms. Sen. Gringo Honasan‚ chairman of the committee on public order‚ said a “comprehensive” bill that spells out graver penalties for possession of unregistered firearms could still be approved in the nine remaining session days between January and February if President Aquino certifies the bill as urgent. Honasan
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Cellphone Use While Driving There are controversial opinions for using a cellphone while driving. The main reason for the debates is because of the number of auto accidents have increased. Statistics are showing it is because of the distraction of cellphone use. There have been many deaths from auto accidents‚ when it has been determined that the driver was using a cellphone. There are different ways to use a cellphone. There are talking on the phone‚ texting‚ gaming‚ emailing‚ online use
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