releases stress but the negative aspects of smoking outweigh the positive. Smoking is a health hazard for smokers and non-smokers. Smokers should have the right to choose what to do with their own health but they should respect non-smokers. Many people believe that there are good and bad outcomes from smoking. I believe that smoking is bad and that it should be banned. Many people think that smoking is a sign of coolness but in fact it damages the body. Cigarettes contain nicotine which is an addictive
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English curriculum‚ English students are exposed to inappropriate descriptions of sexual activities and intense brutality. These graphic narratives are encouraging improper conduct amongst both teenagers and elders. The novel 1984 by George Orwell should be banned from all schools because it is infecting the mind of the youth with verbose descriptions of sexual intercourse and gruesome illustrations of violence. The inclusion of sexual scenes and activities reinforces behavior that is taboo in society
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after a stressful day of school and activities and do pointless homework. Teachers should be teaching these things in class‚ not making the students learn it themselves. It’s preventing children from leading balanced lifestyles‚ with a healthy amount of sleep and activities to keep them fit and active. How is a student supposed to do 3 to 4 hours of homework‚ study for a plethora of tests and quizzes‚ play sports‚ get involved in the community‚ eat food with nutritional value‚ and get an adequate
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creation of deadly cults is a threat to our country and should be banned in Canada. All religious beliefs and ideations should be respected and valued until it comes time where it starts to hurt other human beings. I believe people of all cultures and religions should be allowed into Canada‚ but once they are citizens they must follow strict laws that are set in order to control and limit the freedom of such cults. I believe no religion should be tax exempt. The Church of Scientology lost its right
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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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Children’s Imagination Banned? Do books deserve to be banned because of a person’s imagination? I don’t think so‚ but there are many people who believe that a book could influence a person. The book‚ A Bridge To Terabithia has been challenged since 2002. Some people think the book contains Satanism and offensive language. It seems odd that this book is being challenged‚ since it is considered a children’s book. Since this book is meant for the age group of children that are nine and older‚ a person
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met to review its program and make changes for the upcoming Summer Games. The committee discussed changes for events within the 28 existing sports‚ as well as options to add new disciplines. The board rejected the International Amateur Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) proposal to add a women’s boxing program to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. IOC sports director‚ Kelly Fairweather said the decision was taken on a "purely technical basis." The IOC did not feel it has reached the stage where it
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abhorrence. This anger has been brought to them through the protest that they have acted with‚ not standing or kneeling during the national anthem‚ in the past few years. Football players should be protected by the first amendment of the constitution‚ which is for free speech and protest. Football players should not be punished for their action about the issue in which they protest in the United States because it brings awareness to social issues‚ players that have high profile social status; consequently
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Imagine finding a book from one’s childhood‚ or a classic one read while in school that brings memories and nostalgia for the past‚ but this book is now banned in schools and libraries. Knowing of a book one loved as a child and knowing others could not learn to love the same book can make people upset. Censorship is affecting the world today as classics or books that could be important in one’s life are gone from the lives of others. These books or sources of information could be important to society
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upset and aggressive towards people who want to ban guns. Some have actually announced a pay-back if guns are banned. For: 1. There would be less murdering. Most murders in the USA are done by shootings and statistics indicate that the number of people killed in mass shootings was lower during the ban‚ 1994-2004). Banning military-style assault weapons are the least the government should ban‚ because these weapons are not made for hunting or self-defense‚ but for mass shootings. 2. It
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