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    The car keys are in the shape of a gun implying that they are just as deadly as one. At the bottom it gives you a statistic that one life is taken every twenty-five seconds not directly saying whether it is for a car or a gun, but you can assume it is for both. The reason that it would be directed at both is because the keys are shaped into a gun and at the bottom it says “drive safe” to imply the gun kills just as much as the car. The straw that is about to go into the Coke is spread apart with

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    Gun related violence has long since been apart of American history dating all the way back to colonization, western cowboys of the 19th century all the up to today’s modern era. The revolver has long since been a staple of American portrayals in pop culture. On June 21, 1968 TIME magazine debuted its weekly issue with the cover dawning a cartoon hand and smoking revolver accompanied by brightly contrasting colors. The image comes weeks after Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated in the lobby of

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    is frequently portrayed in the media as something only a fool would use. You might say the e-cigarette has an image problem. Even cigarette companies managed the media better than this. Cigarette companies joined forces with Hollywood to make cool smoking characters. Who can forget James Bond (Sean Connery) with a cigarette dangling casually out the corner of his mouth, undisturbed by all manner of physical violence, as was his hair! Enter the hookah pen, a re-imagined e-cigarette. This is very brightly

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    “plumbers” were all former employees for the CIA, which later led the FBI to believe that the break-ins where operated by the CIA. When the scandal broke, the uncovered White House tapes also led to his resignation. 2) He was heard saying on the Smoking Gun tape, “Yeah, when I saw that news summary

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    elsewhere. It reviews the potential causes of CCD, including pathogens, pesticides, and other environmental factors that could contribute to bee deaths. Although many have linked the widespread use of pesticides to the phenomenon, there is no 'smoking gun' that is clearly implicated in causing CCD. The phenomenon can likely be attributed to a wide variety of factors, rather than a singular cause. Introduction In 2006, beekeepers in the United States began reporting unexpectedly high losses

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    Her smoking was really the first initiating incident because after he witnesses this incident, he isolates himself away in the woods. He feels as if his sister’s innocence is being intruded by something or someone, he just isn’t sure. However, he reaches confirmation

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    cause of death in the United States. Studies record that 480,000 deaths from smoking cigarettes including second hand smoke. Men has 278,544 deaths annually including second hand smoke, and women have 201,773 deaths accoriding to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention.) Although some smokers still live, they suffer from cancers, and circulatory and respiratory system disease, and many more harmful effects of smoking cigarettres and other tobacco related products.According to Dr. Robert N

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    Easy Tricks to Make Beating Your Addiction a Snap According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 20 percent of American adults smoke, which translates to over 40 million people. The CDC also states that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Therefore, smokers should follow these easy tricks to help them beat their cigarette addiction. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/ Identify Your Trigger Almost all addictions involve

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    lungs. Smoking is the cause of one in five deaths each year in the United States alone. Since cigarettes can be considered a mass murder, they should be banned. They are dangerous to smokers and everybody around them, and that makes them vulnerable to secondhand smoke. Smokers are more prone to have high cholesterol due to damaged blood vessel walls and abnormal heart rhythms. They also lead to plaque buildup in the arteries. Cigarettes are not called cancer sticks for no reason. Smoking makes you

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    Probable Cause Debate

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    percent less likely to start smoking cigarettes, and 20 percent less likely to start using marijuana.” Probable cause creates an environment where students are not subject to random searches. Searching suggests an antagonistic relationship full of mistrust. An institute with such a negative connotation is not where drug use will decrease. According to Celia Vimont 2013, “students who attend schools where they feel respected, who have already started smoking, escalate their smoking at a slower rate than

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