Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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Did you know that one- third of Americans are obese‚ and an estimated 300‚000 deaths occur per year are due to obesity? Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC proposed a ban for soda‚ to be over 16 ounces‚ and I think it’s a great idea. But I will admit at first I wasn’t so crazy about this ban mainly because I don’t like the government having too much control. But reading articles and doing research gave me a huge change of heart! I love people being healthy and alive‚ and I’m also someone who cares health
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the form of “if-then” statements that help people plan for situations that are likely to foil their resolve. For example‚ someone who is watching their alcohol intake might say before a party‚ “If anyone offers me a drink‚ then I’ll ask for club soda with lime.” Research among adolescents and adults has found that implementation intentions improve self-control‚ even among people whose willpower has been depleted by laboratory tasks. Having a plan in place ahead of time may allow you to make
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problems related to obesity” (Grynbaum). This mind-boggling statistic is what lead the mayor propose a soda ban that would limit the size of soda that could be sold. This ban‚ in an effort to fight obesity‚ would discourage people from buying larger sodas by banning the sale of sodas of more than 16 oz. Although this proposed soda ban may seem like a great plan to stop obesity and promote health‚ the soda ban will not be beneficial in the long run to lower Americans’ risk of Obesity or even promote health
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Questionnaire This Survey is done to determine household preferences in regards to their retail shopping for soft drinks. This questionnaire will take you around 7 minutes 1. Do you consume soft drinks? Yes No If yes‚ continue with question 2 and skip question 11 If no‚ jump to question 11 2. How often do you consume soft drinks? a) Daily b) Weekly c) Monthly d) Occasionally 3. How many persons are involved in the consumption of soft drinks with you? a) 1 person b) 2 persons
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of weight gain. This article was Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the sale of sugary sodas above sixteen ounces. This proposal would only affect restaurants‚ theaters‚ and sports venues. Grocery stores or vending machines will not be affected with the soda ban in any way. Yet‚ in my opinion‚ sodas are not the only problem that increases obesity. As an example of a similar proposal‚ studies have shown that the ban of sodas in schools did not decrease weight gain. Sometimes we have to look
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there are arguments on both sides‚ I strongly agree that a ban is the most appropriate course of action. Opponents of such a ban argue against it for several reasons. Firstly‚ they say that passive smokers make the choice to breathe in other people’s smoke by going to places where it is allowed. If they would prefer not to smoke passively‚ then they do not need to visit places where smoking is permitted. In addition‚ they believe a ban would possibly drive many bars and pubs out of business as smokers
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GUN BAN IN THE PHILIPPINES “Never Forget‚ even for an instant‚ that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is‚ so he can do something to you that you wouldn ’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars‚ muggers‚ and rapists‚ and even more so for policemen‚ bureaucrats‚ and politicians.” — Alexander Hope. Gun ban has always been an issue here in our country and certain groups have been arguing about what
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Ruiting Qian WR 122 Draft one 01/21/12 Gun Ban in America In 2012‚ the most serious topics that people always talking about is Gun ban. Most of people voted for ban guns after the Connecticut’s shooting incident. There are lots of children died in the elementary school‚ and Americans realized the bad effects about selling guns legally in many states. There are at least four shooting incidents each year. People may think it is the time to ban America’s guns now‚ but in fact it is not the gun’s
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Instead of a total gun ban‚ groups on both sides of the gun debate on Thursday urged senators to pass a bill that would enforce stricter gun controls to prevent crimes related to loose firearms. Sen. Gringo Honasan‚ chairman of the committee on public order‚ said a “comprehensive” bill that spells out graver penalties for possession of unregistered firearms could still be approved in the nine remaining session days between January and February if President Aquino certifies the bill as urgent. Honasan
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