SMOKING ON CAMPUS Today‚ as in every other day of the year‚ more than 3‚000 adolescents in the United States will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults (NCI 1994). A number of students on campus are habitual smokers because smoking is addictive; furthermore‚ unless repressed‚ it leads to many health complications. The report by the National Cancer Institute on smoking declares that cigarette smoking in the United States clearly outweighs any other factor
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Mr. Kurtz July 3‚ 2013 Freedom of Speech on a College Campus What would you do if a swastika was hung outside your dorm room or building by another student? How would you react to any offensive object or behavior that was considered free speech of another person? Many people do not know what they would do or how they would react and handle the situation if they found themselves in it. In the essay‚ “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus‚” author Derek Bok gives insight on the same situation
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Should smoking be banned in public areas? In recent decades‚ if smoking should be banned in public occasion has sparked a great deal of controversies. The term ‘public areas’ refers to the facilities or occasions which involving people in general and normally are provided by government. This essay will argue that smoking should be banned in public for the following reasons: the smoke produced by the combustions of tobacco will lead to the passive smoking‚ the bad impression and effects to adolescents
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and waits in line for a free tee-shirt? An engaged Campbell student is a person who becomes involved with something on campus. One who makes friends and goes to the various activities provided for them. I decided to participate in athletics and one of my major’s programs. I decided to become a Campbell cheerleader because it got me involved in the bigger sporting events on campus. I was a competition cheerleader in high school and you are required to be under the age of eighteen to be in competitions
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As a student‚ I realized that a lot of books are banned whether it’s in schools‚ libraries‚ bookstores and many more places. ‘’More than 11‚300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association.’’ (‘’Banned Books Week’’Para.2). Books play a role in our society just like how movies do. But‚ I personally enjoy reading a book rather than just watching a movie because reading helps a reader to visualize and expand their imagination about the characters‚ the places‚ it
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Marijuana can be found on every college campus in the United States and is the drug of choice coming in right behind alcohol. Harvard School of public health conducted a survey over the last eleven years and found that marijuana use in college has gone from 26.4 % in 1989-1991 to 33.6% in 2000 (http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/prev-updates/marijuana.html). According to a similar study‚ the majority of students on college campuses that use marijuana will also participate in other high risk activities
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they are. This happens to so many children and teens‚ because of the sport football. Kids get hit in the head‚ and they are never the same again. Football should be banned‚ because concussions are a horrible injury that can be life threatening‚ and injuries to the head have long term effects. The first reason why football should be banned is‚ injuries to the head can have long term effects. “If someone gets hit too hard in the head‚ they can get permanent brain damage.”(Jennifer Shotz‚ scholastic scope)
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fracking be banned yes because fracking is dangerous and toxic to the wildlife from the national forests‚ national parks‚ and public towns? The national forests and national parks are going to be destroyed by fracking wellpads‚ waste pit‚ compressors‚ pipelines‚ noisy machinery‚ and thousands of truck trips to every location in America from fracking. Now fracking will be far away from the national parks and national forests‚ for example‚ some workers will have some types of health problems from the water
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The Confederacy was established in 1860‚ after South Carolina first seceded from the union‚ followed by Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. This was one of the reasons that started the Civil War in America. The Confederacy had the same laws as the Union‚ however‚ the Union was much more industrialized‚ while the Confederacy still relied on farms and slave labor (Confederacy). This led to the common thought that the Confederacy is racist‚ which caused hatred for the Confederate
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the idea of an electoral college. “The only comparable election process has to do with the way the pope is elected. The church wanted more input and wanted less input from the people and the state. So in 1059‚ the church changed the way the process goes. The new process has the Cardinals cast a vote. They have exclusive authority with the papal selection. These electors are called The College of Cardinals”. (College of Cardinals) An electoral college is not an actual campus. In fact‚ it is made
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