Do you remember the huge nuclear accident that happened in Japan 6 years ago in 2011? This disaster is said to be the world’s second worst after the 1986 Chernobyl tragedy‚ brought about the closure of all of Japan’s 44 working reactors‚ responsible for producing nearly a third of the national energy output (Documentary Director to RT). This incident killed over 1300 people in Japan‚ and some people are still suffering from diseases‚ such as radiation-caused cancer. Also‚ Naoto Kan‚ a former Japanese
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ZHANG 1 HAO ZHANG Documented Essay -Draft #3 Professor Warmbold English 120‚ Section 06 4 May 2013 Should Junk Food Be Banned in schools? My aunt‚ who has been in New York City for more than 20 years‚ told me that in the past‚ she always made her two sons’ lunches to take to school during school years which was more nutritive and less expensive. Her sons at that time were energetic and played outside a lot. But soon after‚ they did not bring their own lunches anymore. They
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issues such as cancer‚ and ethically‚ it is more important to care about quality more than quantity. Foods higher in nutritional value are more important than just meeting a certain quota for food production. The usage of GMO´s in America should be completely banned by having the government outlaw it in all areas. Following this change‚ the overall amount of GMO´s in
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Children Pageants Should Be Banned “This can lead to eating disorders and poor self-esteem” (Overington‚ 13). Children in beauty pageants get judged on their outward appearance and get received or rejected. Children shouldn’t be allowed to compete in beauty pageants. Not only are pageants expensive‚ they make the children grow up too fast and the participants have poor self-esteem at the end of the day. Children beauty pageants are expensive. Participation in a single competition can top $3‚000 (Laura
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smoking around you in public places? According to the pro-smoking group Air Initiative 7 in 10 of you do. Do you think it is fair to discriminate against smokers‚ forcing them to stand outside and smoke? On the other hand is it fair that non-smokers should have to inhale second hand smoke which can dame their health? (Do you support this ban or do you oppose it?) Personally I oppose it as I believe that non-smokers shouldn’t be subjected to a smoky environment on a night out. I am a non-smoker which
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A young basketball player sees one of his star professional role models all buff and big. When asked how he got in such shape the professional athlete only had one word to say “STEROIDS”. Should steroids be banned from sports? My answer to this question without doubt is yes. Why? I have three good reasons why. 1) Athletes are encouraging teenagers to use them; 2) it is unfair to the players of the past who have records and statistics to be overshadowed by players who have cheated their way by
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they live in. Although this seems to be the case‚ more than 11‚300 books have been challenged for controversial material since 1982; 311 books were challenged recently in 2014 (American Library Association). The fact that books are constantly being banned illustrates how in many schools‚ knowledge is being withheld from students. Although some students may be sensitive to controversial material‚ banning books from their school libraries is damaging because it takes away their rights‚ limits their academic
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placement tests can potentially be a standardized test. These tests have grown in popularity in recent decades‚ and thus are becoming a greater debate. Standardized tests‚ common tests administered within a school district‚ state‚ or country‚ should be banned in the United States. Standardized tests consist of either a single examination or multiple examinations grouped together to be taken at a single time. These tests are used to measure how well a school district or region is performing. There
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curious person. Something that many people seem to notice generally about modern music is that much of it is either explicit‚ vulgar‚ or touchy topics. Parents and kids alike are concerned with their friends and family. Vulgar and explicit music should be banned because it promotes substance‚ physical‚ and sexual abuse‚ can cause a person to develop depression or suicidal thoughts‚ and influences children to repeat and hold on to vulgar and explicit actions. Firstly‚ vulgar lyrics in songs can promote
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Cell Phones Should Be Banned in the School Ninety-two percent of students use cell phones in the classroom and only ten percent admit about it. It is a sensational number that these many students use cell phone during class to text‚ browse internet‚ exchange emails‚ send pictures or check social networking sites (Tindell & Bohlander‚ 2012). The use of mobile cause copious concerns including disruption in the classrooms‚ providing opportunity to cheat and is an instrument for crimes. The very common
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