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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
work places
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workplaces
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 and eateries and
others
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 nations think
otherwise
. We will be discussing both sides in
this
 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
health
 , but
also
 compromises the
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 of the people nearby,
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 the child population.
This
 means passive smoking might cause major
health
 hazards.
Moreover
, they
also
 point out that it can influence
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youngsters and make them addicted to
such
 substances thereby making them vulnerable to severe
health
 issues in the future.
On the other hand
, the opponents of
this
 rule cite that every human has
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 to act as they like and By
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 they imply that
such
 rules are regressing their
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.
Additionally
, they highlight that
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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.
This
 perhaps could lead to
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 amount of public interaction and may make them isolated from
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 of the pupils.
Overall
, it seems logical
to conclude
 that everyone has a right to
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 and freedom to act as they like, but
this
 can not exclude the fact that people need to be morally more responsible and not cause harm to others , especially in terms of
health
.
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    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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