The Smoking Gun

system because he hangs out with people who smoke,fight,and drink. Why is Ponyboy smoking at a young age and hanging around people who do?“You shouldn't be smoking...Why, uh, Jerry stammered,uh you’re too young” (Hinton pg.97). Darry does nothing about Ponyboy smoking he could potentially get lung cancer and die. There is a lot of people lives that get affected by smoking and little kids could be inhaling the smoking which affects their breathing. Ponyboy joins in a various amounts of fights he could

The government should ban smoking due to the burden on the public healthcare system stemming from the various diseases caused by tobacco. The diseases caused by smoking tobacco are among the most prominent causes of preventable deaths in the world, including cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, liver cancer, respiratory diseases, and other dangerous conditions. Smoking results in a broad range of diseases, including respiratory problems, lung cancer, mouth cancer, liver cancer, and several other

in 2015 that about 43% of American families had guns in their homes and/or on their properties (Washington Post, 2016). But should individuals be able to carry guns everywhere? The “Gun Free School Zones Act” of 1990 ensures that the areas in and around school buildings and facilities are gun free (article 1). The repeal of this act would create a variety of issues for the society such as an increase in gun related violence and child safety. Having gun-free zones around schools is important for the

I feel gun control should be enforced more than it already is. There has already been 142 school shootings since the “Sandy Hook” elementary shooting. “There has been over 137 fatal school shootings since 1980 alone before Sandy Hook Elementary, killing over 297 people” (Bloomberg, adapted by Newsela, “Issue Overview: Guns in America”). Guns have been connected to many types of terrorism, and killing the future of America, children who can grow up to become many things. It is in a way crippling

This assignment required me to differentiate between civil and criminal cases, and explain my rationale for labeling these cases as either civil or criminal. Therefore, it is important to begin with an explanation of both a civil case and a criminal case. The lines between the two can be blurry at times, but they do have definite differences when examined. Criminal cases are initiated by the state or Federal government after a defendant violates a criminal statute, and are used to discourage socially

Health over Habit: The Smoking Epidemic Public smoking has been an issue for people who do not take part in the smoking epidemic for as long as smoking has been around. What people need to understand is that individuals who do not engage in the activity of ruining their lungs are being forced into the act of involuntary smoking rather they like it or not, and that is unacceptable. I whole heartedly feel the government should intervene and ban public smoking, with no exceptions. Now when we talk

The Smoking Gun Although the harmful effects of smoking are thought to be well-known, there are a surprising number of people who are unaware of these risks. People enter public parks and walk down the street smoking without thinking about everyone they are affecting. Although the number of smokers in the United States is much lower than it used to be, it is still much higher than it should be. The majority of people begin smoking because they are influenced by people around them, which leads to

When creating new policy on gun control, it is important to think about what rights individuals are entitled to. Garner suggests (2016) “Some political theorists would also want to say that our freedom can be limited by a lack of rationality or morality. Only rational or moral behavior, then, can be truly free” (p. 95, ch.4 Freedom and Justice). For example, a person whom is mentally disable and/or seen a dangerous to other would not promote moral or rational behavior: therefore, their freedoms could

four parties of Canada are pro-gun control (NDP, Green party and the Liberal party) except for the conservative party. They believe everyone should have a gun for safety and that the second amendment allows you to have one. I do not agree with the conservative party at all. I think there should be no guns at all, if there are no guns there are no mass shootings. Although there are many people who need guns for safety like police officers, they should be allowed guns for protection but be checked

the book and the movie is the entire court case. In the book, the court case is against a big tobacco company. The plaintiff is distraught over the fact that her husband died of lung cancer due to him smoking cigarettes for the past 40 years. The case is over whether the tobacco company knew that smoking tobacco causes disease and cancerous effects, and didn’t put any warning labels or cautions on the products intentionally. When we switch over to the movie, we are completely confused as to why the