consequences were far greater. From 1961 to 1971‚ a chemical was sprayed over the entire country of Vietnam‚ leaving 200‚000 people affected by the harmful toxin (Dioxin‚ 2015). The chemical used is called Agent Orange. Its use was discontinued after it was banned in 1971 by the United States (n.a‚ 2016). However‚ the ban came too late and provided no relief for the Vietnamese that are still dealing with the consequences of exposure to Agent Orange. Agent Orange was originally sprayed to kill all the trees
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Mr.Cahill ENG 101 STLCC 11 October 2012 Fast food should not be sold in schools Fast food is a breakfast‚ lunch or dinner choice for many people on a daily basis. It is used as an option to save time‚ or to satisfy taste and portions. But‚ what about the health consequences? People know that fast food is not synonymous with healthy living‚ but many forget this thought process when they are at the counter. Unfortunately‚ eating fast food on a daily basis does have an adverse effect on children’s
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High School Sports Should Not Be Banned Do you think that high school should ban sports? Well do you? I didn’t think so either. Some people say that we should ban sports from our school. I wouldn’t want to ban sports from high school at all. I wouldn’t because if we did then some students wouldn’t be able to find something that would make them want to come to school or get good grades. I’d say that sports make kids want to come to school and excel at it. I believe that kids that participate in
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healthy food and junk food In today’s generation‚ healthy and unhealthy food plays a big role in youths and adults. Many people don’t really understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods‚ many don’t actually know what the result of eating too many unhealthy foods can do to the body. There are big differences between eating healthy food‚ unhealthy food and what the result of excessively eating them can do to the body. In the ongoing battle of ‘healthy vs. unhealthy foods’‚ unhealthy
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issue of child soldier and whether or not they should be prosecuted. In countries in the Middle East and Africa‚ such as Sierra Leone‚ governments and rebel groups are recruiting and using children in battles. Due to this‚ these children are exposed to shooting guns such as 10 pound AK-47s. They take part of mass killings and many other crimes such as rape. The problem is that
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Kaitlyn Sebastian Cell Phone Usage in School In a Wireless survey‚ it has been said that 91% of Americans use a cell phone. These devices have majorly advanced within the years and can be used for many things. Although cell phones have many great and convenient features‚ their usage in school should be banned because teens ignore the enforced rules‚ it can be used to cheat‚ and most have a camera feature that can be used to take inappropriate pictures of others. Teens these days are
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Everybody knows that junk food and fatty snacks are unhealthy. Health research has proven that junk food and fatty snacks are harmful to human body. They have negative effects to our health such as obesity‚ heart attack and low bone strength among other effects. Recently‚ food processors and restaurants are needed to list nutritional advice in more realistic and conspicuous means but some propose the government to impose a tax on junk food and fatty snacks. The concept was first proposed in early
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Since the early 1900’s many schools have banned the use of cellular phones. These schools believed that the ban should be made for the security of the students. Most of the schools felt that cellular phones are a danger because they are used for drug dealing‚ bomb threats‚ and cause disturbance. Apparently when considering all aspects of the situation they left out the minor detail of emergencies. When the cell phone ban was made people were not fully aware that a cell phone could be the determining
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I believe that the government should not be able to tell parents what they can or can’t give their children for lunch. While there are 1 in 10 children with a food allergy (Peanut Allergy and school Policy video)‚ we still have to explain to the students how the cope with having an allergy. I believe it should be up to the school to come up with a plan that works for the child’s best interest. As educators‚ we can’t micromanage what a child can and can’t bring in from home to eat for lunch. But what
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1101 Mrs. Myers Cell Phone should be banned in high school When I was in high school‚ I saw many students in school using cell phones. The students were supposed to come to school to learn‚ but instead they were texting. I was one of those students. I did not pay attention in class and my grades began to drop. Finally my parents took my cell phone away‚ and my grades started to go up; from personal experience‚ I know cell phones should be banned in high school. Cell phones distraction in class
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