firearm related deaths in America soared to over 30‚000‚ but in Australia in the same year‚ we have only had 236 deaths resulted from firearms. This is a huge difference and the major reason why is because of the introduction of the gun laws which banned certain guns in Australia in 1996 where the deaths every year where cut in half in the years that followed. Putting forth a gun law will not make any criminals follow the rules. For example‚ the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting occurred because
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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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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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America‚ it has also won the hearts of countless fans‚ who claim that the merits outweigh the controversial issues. Sailinger’s most popular novel has been ridiculed for its use of vulgar language‚ sexual references‚ alcohol abuse‚ and violence. Although the novel contains mature subject matter‚ The Catcher in the Rye should be included in all high school curriculums because it is a classic coming of age story that students can learn from and connect to their own lives. Specifically‚ the majority of high
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Essay on Energy Drinks should be Banned A few months ago‚ the analytical and research agency Packaged Facts (PF) noted a sharp increase in the demand for energy drinks. According to the PF experts‚ the revenue from the sales of this category of products will exceed $21.5 billion by 2017. For comparison‚ the legendary Coca-Cola Corporation‚ providing water dispensers all over the world‚ earns about $47 billion annually. However‚ this week‚ the popular energy drinks industry attracted attention
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Due to the unpleasant effects on children‚ online games should be banned by the government. Firstly‚ online games totally distract children from studying. Instead of listening carefully to what teachers say in class‚ young gamers often think or chat with their friends about how they can improve their ability in the games or where are they going to hang out in their cyber world and so on. Moreover‚ after school‚ they just go straight to the computers‚ ignoring their homework and lessons to review
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ALCOHOL SHOULD BE BANNED Alcohol in the form of alcoholic beverages has been consumed by humans since pre-historic times‚ for a variety of hygienic‚ dietary‚ medicinal‚ religious‚ and recreational reasons. While infrequent consumption of alcohol in small quantities may be harmless or even beneficial‚ larger doses result in a state known as drunkenness or intoxication and‚ depending on the dose and regularity of use‚ can cause acute respiratory failure or death and with chronic use can cause severe
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“Animal Testing Should be banned" Imagine having a hole drilled in your head without any anesthesia. Imagine being kept in eternal darkness your whole life because one or both eyes were sewn shut or even removed for no good reason. How about being clamped down to a table with shock-producing electrodes attached to your genitals. Laboratory animals are put through these horrors every day. There are many views on this topic that I would like cover in this paper. Many new experiments and laboratory
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