In Molly Ivins says to simply “Ban the damn things. Ban them all.” Her solution is to “Get a dog.” In this essay I will debate for and against gun control What do we really need guns for? Protection? In a world with guns many people feel that because they can’t beat them they might as well join them. If you were confronted by someone in a dark alley with a gun‚ wouldn’t you like to have one as well to make it an even fight? You need guns to protect yourself‚ but if we all didn’t have guns we would
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In Molly Ivins essay “Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Rid of Guns‚” she explains how it is better if guns are banned. Guns aren’t being used by people who are being supervised and we aren’t required some discipline to use guns. She also brings up that all guns do is kill. However many people do not agree with Ivins‚ there is a web page dedicated to just saying bad things about her and her essay. Many of those comments do not try to argue against her points with good facts. One of the comments
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To Ban or Not To Ban Every human is born adventurous and curious. In this process of discovery‚ everyone experiences ups and downs‚ happiness and sadness. Different emotions can be felt by one’s heart. It is in this state where people often find avenues to release deep-seated emotions‚ frustrations‚ confidential matters or confessions. The question is‚ would you post something bothering you on social media such as Facebook or Twitter; or would you rather find solace by reading other people’s blogs
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Bailey 1 Tristan Bailey Prof. Cogman Comp. 1 30 January 2015 Summary In the argumentative essay “Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get rid of Guns‚” Molly Ivins suggests that other forms of selfdefense‚ such as knives‚ are more practical than the use of guns. Although she doesn’t support the use of guns in a community setting‚ she does support the second amendment and argues that 14 year old boys and “wacky” religious groups are not part of a well regulated militia. She also argues that
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English 102 29 March 2012 “Texting While Driving: To Ban or Not to Ban?” Adults and teenagers are making a choice everyday to take their eyes off the road‚ their minds off of driving‚ and their hands off the wheel when they text and drive. The dangers of texting while driving are known nationwide‚ but the numerous deaths and accidents don’t seem to be stopping anyone from texting while behind the wheel. Several major corporations have launched campaigns to educate the public about
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Hadee Haque Professor Isip English 1301 France Should Rethink the Ban on Burqa Ever since Islam has begun‚ in the 7th century‚ women have been accustomed to wear the burqa. The burqa is a piece of clothing that covers the entire body‚ only leaving the eyes open. The burqa can be broken down to three pieces; the first piece covers the body from neck all the way down to the ankles‚ the second piece‚ also called the niqab‚ covers the face only leaving the eyes open‚ and the third piece‚ also called
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Parker1 Avery Parker Smoking Bans Essay English 1301 Wooldridge 06 August 2012 Banned Against Smoking Smoking has always been a bad habit for most people‚ some more than others. Regardless of awareness that smoking damages their health‚ smokers could not easily give up on smoking due to physical and mental addiction‚ stress‚ and peer pressure. Dozens of localities and a number of states have enacted sweeping smoking bans. To many people tobacco smoke is considered as air pollution. Smoking
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Although there are many benefits to a smoking ban on a college campus‚ many smokers would not agree to the benefits. They would much rather argue that a smoking ban would be against their rights. A smoker would voice the opinion that it is unfair he or she cannot indulge in an activity he or she sees as relaxing. In others words‚ participating in the act of smoking is self- choice. “Many have argued that the taxes spent on cigarette purchases have been used to fund the very places where they are
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Cassandra Orheim Bioethical Focus Paper Bans on Smoking Since 1964‚ 2.5 million nonsmokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that include more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that cause cancer. In children‚ secondhand smoke causes ear infections‚ asthma attacks‚ respiratory infections‚ and respiratory symptoms. In adults who have never smoked‚ secondhand smoke can
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consumed. The effects on this branch of the industry will be discussed in these following paragraphs. The rationale for smoking bans posits that smoking is optional‚ whereas breathing is not. Therefore‚ smoking bans exist to protect breathing people from the effect of the second hand smoke‚ which includes an increased risk of heart disease and cancer. The smoking bans movement started centuries ago‚ in 1575 by Spanish and Mexicans colonies in Caribbean (Richards‚ 2008). It was the first regulation
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