Smoking brings with it much harm‚ regardless whether it is with respect to health‚ finance‚ environmental or social issues. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) estimates that tobacco kills one person every 10 seconds (WHO‚ 2005). Smoking causes cancer‚ and is a major risk for illnesses such as coronary heart disease‚ stroke and chronic obstructive lung disease. These account for close to two-thirds of all deaths in Singapore in the year 2000 (Health Promotion Board (“HPB”)‚ n.d.). Tobacco is the
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Why Should the Legal Age for Tattooing be Lowered? Would you prefer your child/grandchild have a safe tattoo or a potentially life threatening disease? A tattoo may be a scary thing for the parent of a teenager‚ but in the heart of a parent who loves their child the possible dangers of a tattoo achieved through the ambition of a teenager should far outweigh a little bit of ink-stained skin. Legal tattoo parlors are required to be licensed‚ provide a safe and sanitary environment‚ follow proper
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Should Abortion be Legal? Penny Wright Philosophy 103 Robert Gala March 4‚ 2013 Outline I. Abortion II. Legal Aspects (Origination of Law) A. Supreme Court (Roe vs. Wade) B. Parental or Judicial consent for minors III. Medical Aspects (Pro Choice) A. Spontaneous B. Induced IV. Ethical Aspect (Immorality) A. Killing of human being B. Right for life V. Conclusion and Summary
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Angie Funes Prof. Cathy Cripps English 97 May 6‚ 2013 Smoking cigarettes should be illegal For a long time people have different concepts and point of view about smoking. Nowadays a lot of people think that smoking is good and helps them‚ but others think that should be banned. “The Believing we do something when we do nothing is the first illusion of tobacco.” (Ralph Waldo). The question is what is in a cigarette? A cigarette is made of a classic white paper‚ and when it burns it releases
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Running Head: ABORTION 1 Should Abortion Be Legal Cristina Gonzalez PHI 103 Informal Logic Anthony Biduck June 27‚ 2011 Should Abortion Be Legal? 2 Abortion is a tough decision‚ especially if you are a teenager or younger. There have been a lot of rapes where women or even children (girls) get pregnant. But also‚ there are a lot of teenagers or young ladies who wants to have fun and are not being responsible when they are having sex and because of this the consequences is getting pregnant. So
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Should Marijuana Be Legal When searching for answers as to why marijuana should be legal‚ I found recent studies that have shown what the cannabis plant can do for our health. Marijuana‚ a plant that has been around for many years now and scientist are finally able to show proof that marijuana can cure people of various ailments. Research from the NORML.org website gives us plenty of reasons as to why Marijuana should be legal. One of those reasons is that it is safer to use than what people are
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Prostitution: Should it be legal? Today in our society there is several controversial discussions that seem to be legalized or accepted by people. These discussions take into account‚ personal choices and the importance of morality in society. One of these discussions is prostitution. Prostitution in a broad aspect‚ is comparatively undiscriminating sexual exchange to gain material advantages. It is defined in " an act or practice of engaging in sexual acts for money" ( Macmillan 805)‚or “the practice
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Fantasy Football Should be Legal Everywhere Football season is coming to an end‚ and now new commercials for the Super Bowl are going to come out. Commercials during football games have been a big thing this year with companies involved in daily fantasy sports including Fanduel‚ and Draft Kings. There has been some major court cases based on daily fantasy sports with these companies. Some people say that fantasy sports should be illegal‚ and others say it should stay legal. Since then it has been
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I believe smoking should be banned inside and outside of workplaces‚ due to the Worksafe health and safety procedures and wellbeing for fellow employees‚ customers and the general public. Work safe health and safety requirements require smokers to smoke at least 5 meters from any business or undercover areas including schools‚ kindergartens/daycare’s etc. I believe this is important to promote to the outer community for safety of others who do not smoke‚ who could have breathing problems such as
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Marijuana should not be legal for recreational use Marijuana should not be legal in Australia for non medicinal purposes 1.It is especially harmful to children and adolescents. 2.Marijuana has detrimental short and long term effects. 3.the effects on newborn babies Firstly Marijuana should not be legal in Australia for recreational use because it is especially harmful to children and adolescents. We as kids have been brought into this world with undeveloped brains by taking marijuana at younger
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