Why whale hunting should be banned. Whale hunting or whaling is hunting whales for commercial use‚ to get oil‚ food‚ or be used for scientific studies. Whaling has been going on for thousands of years‚ originally whales where killed for food but more recently they have been hunted for more industrial purposes like the liver for oil or using whale teeth for buttons and jewellery. Whale oil is even can even be used for alcohol‚ soap and even lipstick. After World War 2‚ Japan had a shortage of food
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Katelyn Anderson Dr. Taylor ENG 015 15 January 2013 Banning Public Smoking Smoking cigarettes should be banned in public areas because it endangers innocent bystanders‚ such as pregnant women‚ people with asthma‚ and adolescents‚ as well as smokers themselves. By prohibiting smoking in public places‚ we would concurrently be protecting innocent people from secondhand smoke‚ as well as any potential symptoms or diseases it could cause. As a result‚ we would see a significant decrease in the amount
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Should all polluting activities be banned? Could pollution ever be justified? Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat‚ or light. The major polluting activities in our world are power stations‚ industries‚ cars‚ CFC gases in aerosols‚ refrigirators and manufacture of polystyrene
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The health effects of smoking in the workplace are well-known and recent studies have proven not only first hand smoking to be dangerous‚ but passive or second hand smoke to be just as‚ if not more dangerous. This is why I believe smoking should be banned both inside and outside of the workplace. Firstly‚ it has been proven in recent medical studies that first and second hand smoke from tobacco contains over 1000 dangerous chemicals such as tar and formaldehyde‚ that when released into the air and
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16 April 2012 Essay III How Plastic Pollution is Out of Control Many individuals underestimate the amount of plastic we use each day. According to the article “Plastic Bags Wars”‚ “the world consumes 1 million plastic shopping bags every minute”. Plastic bags‚ along with many other types of plastics‚ have become a leading source of pollution worldwide (Doucette). Captain Charles Moore‚ founder of the Algalita foundation states that we use two million plastic bottles in the United States every
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Smoking Should Be Banned In Public Places Smoking is currently under siege as never before with a spate of high profile health injuries cases. Cigarette smoke‚ a dangerous chemical‚ consists of both active smoke and passive smoke‚ through which people may inhale. Non-smokers meet smokers in many public places like restaurants‚ railway stations‚ buses‚ offices‚ etc. Both active smokers and passive smokers are equally affected. Based on two realistic factors including the health affection and
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Good Morning Mr. Chairman‚ Ladies and Gentlemen. As the second speaker from the affirmative team‚ I will also be arguing about why arranged marriage should be banned. The points I will be discussing today all revolve around the concept of arranged marriage violating human rights. However‚ allow me to firstly rebut the points stated by the first speaker of the opposing team. The first speaker stated that arranged marriage are more successful‚ and divorce wise this statement is true. For example the
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One day you could be in the wrong place at the wrong time‚ and a shooting breaks out‚ you will pray there is someone else there with a concealed firearm to help control the situation while waiting for police to arrive. They can’t do that if guns are banned. “We need to understand that we cannot stop crimes and murders. And banning guns would be a step‚ or two‚ backwards instead of moving forward in the right direction (The Times News).” The research conducted to produce this paper was drawn from a multitude
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How many innocent animals have to be killed or hurt from experimenting before animal testing is banned? Studies have shown that at least 100 million rats and mice are being killed in laboratories every year (“Mice and Rats in Laboratories”). Every animal that is hurt is equal to one of three people in the U.S. These mice are used in a wide range of experiments from toxicology to depression (“Mice and Laboratories”). Cancer research‚ drug research‚ and psychological experiments are just a few of the
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Mark Twain’s fictional bildungsroman‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ which—due to its racist and inappropriate use of language—has struck much debate on whether it should be taught in high school curricula. Some chastise the novel for the improper behavior that sets a bad example for the readers‚ believing it deserves to be banned. In contrast‚ others argue that the literary work’s original and realistic point of view that accurately depicts American life in the South educates us on the history
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