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The Smoking Gun: The Ban of Smoking in Public In a country as great and free as the United States of America, rights are an important piece of the country’s foundation. When it comes to smoking in public, one must ponder, who is more deserving of the right? Is it the citizen who is for smoking in public or is for the citizen who is against it? While many people are convinced that it should be the right of a legal age smoker to smoke wherever they wish, smoking in public should be banned due…

Is the well-being of the public worth giving up a little freedom? There have been different opinions on Mayor Bloomberg’s soda ban in New York City. Some say it takes away freedoms, while others believe it benefits the public’s health. The soda ban is a good idea because soda is unhealthy and people need guidance to make decisions. To start off, the soda ban is appropriate because it helps people make better decisions. Sarah Conly states in the opinion piece “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”…

In the statics and studies done in countries with gun bans and countries without gun bans shows the impact that the bans have. Studies show, “it is true that countries like Great Britain and Japan have very strict laws on gun ownership (including the police). In those countries, there are significantly fewer deaths by gunshot than in the…

retail stores, restaurants, bars, private clubs and gaming facilities.(Smoke-free Illinois)” This act became effective on January 1, 2008. Smoking is dangerous, to those working in the places, those trying to enjoy it, and the smokers themselves. A ban on public smoking will provide and incentive for some to quit when they can not do it freely if they would like to. Smokers will smoke less in their homes as…

arguments in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India The arguments in favor of the ban are fairly straightforward. First and foremost, there is the consideration of the proven and fatal effects of tobacco use. Those in favor clearly rely heavily on this issue. How can it be wrong to limit and decrease tobacco use, even if it is forcibly, so long as it saves lives? Looking at the entirety of the financial numbers, from the perspective of those in favor of the ban, there is no real or…

made the decision to further implement a smoking ban in public housing to greater protect the health of residents from the dangers of tobacco smoke. The decision to establish a nationwide smoking ban will greatly affect the residents of these homes but also our country. While some residents may feel that their personal freedoms are being taken away due to the ban, the health risks of smoking greatly outweigh this personal concern. Without this smoking ban, smokers in public housing don’t just…

on the Burqa ban. In article A written by Jean-Francois Coupe, he pushes for the implementation of the ban, however in Article B written by Nabila Ramdani, she strongly opposes the ban. If someone were to formulate an opinion on the burqa ban based of these articles they would be forming it on misinformation . Neither of these articles properly represent the perceived pros and cons of the ban due to their faulty evidence and reasoning. In her article, “Don’t Follow France’s Burqa Ban. It Has…

The smoking ban First article “Benefits of smoke ban will be felt at once” is from The Observer and written by Robin McKie. The writer is obviously in favor of the smoking ban, he claims that it is necessary to act against smoking in public legally. McKie supports his opinion about the prohibition on smoking in public with investigations from Scotland, Ireland and America. These studies show that people’s health has improved substantially in different places and countries over a short stretch of…

It is not the government’s job to tell us what we are allowed to put in our bodies. A lot of controversy has come up with the Soda Ban Bill. The bill wants to limit the amount of soft drinks sold over 16 ounces. Ultimately, it is an individual’s choice on what they put in their body, and it is arbitrary for the government to try and regulate how much soda people consume. The government is trying to treat us like children who cannot make their own drink choices and it is unwarranted. It is…

Yes to soda ban Do people really care about their health? Or do they care about the satisfaction they receive from drinking a big substance of sugary drinks? Obesity has been a problem for many years, but in the recent years it has become a bigger problem than it ever has been. The first suggestion of lowering obesity rate is the banning of large soda cups. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, introduced the banning of soda cups larger than 16oz. In recent discussion of banning sodas cups…