Some countries today have passed laws against smoking tobacco in public buildings such as offices and restaurants. Other countries have no intention of doing this. Consider the possible arguments on both sides of this debate, and reach your own conclusion on which side you favour.

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Abuse of tobacco products is an
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activity and is gaining more prevalence in
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society every passing decade. Few countries have taken
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against smoking in public areas like
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and eateries and
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nations think
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essay and conclude it with my opinion. On one hand, The proponents of the law state that not only smoking has severe ill
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on the person’s own
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compromises the
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of the people nearby,
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the child population.
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means passive smoking might cause major
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youngsters and make them addicted to
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substances thereby making them vulnerable to severe
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issues in the future.
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, the opponents of
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rule cite that every human has
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to act as they like and By
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they imply that
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rules are regressing their
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smokers are addicted and may have a sudden urge to smoke. It could be
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task to find a place to smoke when in a meeting or a public gathering.
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perhaps could lead to
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amount of public interaction and may make them isolated from
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that everyone has a right to
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and freedom to act as they like, but
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can not exclude the fact that people need to be morally more responsible and not cause harm to others , especially in terms of
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