political fiction, once stated "Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics." As stated by Knebel, smoking continues to be one of the most controversial studied topics in society. Some people believe smoking should be banned in all public places, and others believe there should be no restrictions on public smoking. Therefore, many believe smoking bans contribute to the well-being of society, while others claim smoking bans should not be enforced because smoking lacks a strong negative effect on the general public. Although many believe the issue of smoking to be a controversial issue currently, in reality, the issue has been present since the settlement of America. For instance, tobacco was…
It could be said that majority of people are in favour of the ban since smokers are not only harming themselves and it might hinder some people to go out as they might be considerably sensitive towards tobacco’s smell and its chemicals. Consequently, people would go to a restaurant or coffee shops with their children without being in a smoke filled room. Furthermore, it is revealed that by the introduction of smoking free public places, the childhood asthma prevalence declined and raised the…
it may lead to many different types of health risks in the future. Health risks include may varying types of cancer and death. In the article “More campuses have smoking bans,” the author, Olivia Dimmer, discusses smoking bans that are being brought to more colleges in the U.S. Dimmer discussed how thousands of colleges have banned smoking and many of them are also completely tobacco-free. She has proven evidence that the smoking ban has actually helped decrease the tobacco use on campuses. The…
smoking, such as, should smoking bans be placed or not? In the late 1800s, smoking companies had cigarettes cheaper, which boosted sales for the company. Also, in 1965 all cigarette packages must include, "Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health" which sparked some questions to the public. The real question is, should smoking bans be controlled and managed by whoever and however. A simple answer is no, smoking is a right to anyone above the age of 18 in America and no one should have…
Ban on smoking Smoking is something that is somewhat accepted in our current society. Almost all shops sell multiple kinds of tobacco, and smokers are in no way a rare sight. It is so embedded in our society that it is influencing our language. For example can someone be smoking hot. This slang term may soon disappear if a smoking ban starts being embedded into countries laws. We have already seem movement towards such bans, with it becoming illegal to smoke inside in most public places. More…
place within America, people are starting to try and place a ban on this widely accepted use. However, a ban would be dangerous just as Thomas A. Lambert states in his article of ‘The Case Against Smoking Bans’. Lambert states the reasoning behind how every case made for banning Smoking has flaws…
line crossed when deliberating how much power the government should be allowed to have in our personal lives? In respect to smoking cigarettes, that question is sure to arise in readers of a 2011 article by Nick Triggle titled “Ban smoking in cars, says British Medical Association” (BMA). Triggle is a highly acclaimed journalist and health correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation, having extensively reported on the National Health Service (NHS), social care and health issues within…
If I were Marcia I would vote for the law to be implemented since it wouldn't do any harm to people and smokers will be able to use an area set aside for tobacco users. In my opinion, I think a state should be allowed to regulate where smokers smoke because the state believes that the public is at risk for health problems due to second-hand smoking (Clune). The Public health officials have argued that the bans are implemented to "eliminate dangers" from secondhand, or “sidestream smoke,” which…
divided the nation. The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 banned large capacity magazines and assault weapons. Then in 2004 the ban was lifted and never renewed. Now Americans are wondering if it should be renewed after many mass shootings like in Newtown, Connecticut. According to the FBI, more people in America are murdered every year by weapons such as knives, personal weapons and blunt objects than assault rifles. Also, gun supporters argue that it would infringe on the Second Amendment. Then,…
rules, and have memorised them fluently, meaning there will be no mistakes in what I do as a moderator, and will hopefully be a flawless one. I am from England, so it would be great for the server with someone from a different timezone, to keep all those kiddies who think that when staff are not on they can be abusive and rude. I will be there to moderate the chat when other staff members are asleep so these people will not get the chance to ruin the server for others. If I was to get accepted,…