playing sports is a tradition for families all across the world today. Sports are taken very seriously by athletes and fans and it forces players to feel the need to enhance their performance artificially. Although performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are banned in professional sports today‚ many players feel it’s a necessity to compete vigorously with fellow players. PEDs can cause negative physical and psychological effects to the body. Athletes have used various substances in order to gain a competitive
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Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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who attend public as well as private schools in the U.S spend up to 175 to 185 days a year in school. Some people think that the school day should be longer. People say that kids should stay in school longer as time goes on that kids lose knowledge over the summer. People want the school days to be longer. So they say that the school days should longer so students learn more in that day. “Studies on education of school budget shortfalls are challenging school districts to rethink the standard five
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of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General). This should make us aware about the risks that smoking in public places has towards the nonsmokers. Smokers should understand the smoking hazards are not only for them‚ but for the nonsmokers as well. Being able to smoke should be banned in public areas because secondhand smoke hurts babies and children; it contributes to the development of heart disease‚ and lung cancer
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Instructor Essay Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Violence is out of control‚ and guns are a major cause. This is a belief many Americans now share. This belief is fueling a nationwide movement that could result in a total prohibition on private-gun ownership in the near future. Just imagine if every handgun owner was made to dispose of their gun‚ how much more peaceful the U.S. or rather the world would be? Ownership of private guns is being banned one step at a time. The recently enacted Brady
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Should Singlish be banned? Singlish has become the word of the tongue in Singapore. Walk along any street in Singapore‚ it is inevitable that you will hear someone speaking Singlish. Singlish‚ being one local feature of Singapore‚ is a language compromising of English-based language mixed with Chinese dialects as well was a few Malay. It has unmistakably brought some negative impacts on the process of speaking Standard English in Singapore‚ however‚ I do not think banning it is necessary now.
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The author‚ Mara Betsch has presented an issue about junk food where nowadays people commonly consume junk food such as ‘Mister Potato’ in their daily life. Most people would preferred junk food compared to fruits while watching television. So‚ in her writing she had list five reasons why she thinks that junk food is addictive. After reading this article‚ I found that this article is not well written based on several reasons such as fallacies. One of the fallacies that can be detected in this article
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About twelve years ago‚ my aunt and uncle owned two dogs of the pit bull breed. These dogs might as well have been their kids; they even signed our Christmas cards every year. In one day‚ everything they knew had disappeared. A team of police officers were supposed to raid the house next door for possession of drugs‚ but instead‚ raided my aunt and uncle’s house. Their two dogs were lying on the couch when the cops broke in the door. Because of the dog’s breed‚ the cops automatically opened fire
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Dear council‚ Cell Phones should not be banned in privately owned businesses. Cell Phones have been a main source of communication. Cell Phones are allowed to be used anywhere. Retail stores‚ Theatres‚ and restaurants can not force someone to not use their Cell Phone. Cell phones should not be banned because of emergencies‚ cell phones have played a major role in society‚ and businesses will lose profit. First of all‚ Cell Phones should not be banned because of an emergency. If a retail store
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catches far exceeded the sustainable limit for whale stocks. In the late 1930s more than 50‚000 whales were killed annually[2] and by the middle of the century whale stocks were not being replenished. In 1986 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling so that stocks might recover. Some people may say that Japan is only killing whales because of so called scientific research or their culture. However‚ one does not need to kill over 900 whales for scientific research. As for
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