Discusses the dangers of smoking and the possibility of banning smoking in public places. Analyzes the dangers of second hand smoke to non smokers.

Essay about the "Troubles" in Ireland. The Troubles are the wars that are going on between the Catholics and Protestants.

Non-comformity to society can have both negative and positive consequences. It can lead to personal disaster or to positive social change. The act of non-conformity is examined in two films, "Rebel Without a Cause" and "Remember the Titans," as well as in the civil disobedience of Rosa Parks.

Points out that body modification is a method of self-expression, not rebellion, as thought by many. Examines the origins of the practice. Keywords: piercing, tattoos, art

The author argues that violence in the media causes teen-agers to be violence. The effects of news reports, video games, music, and movies are cited.

Dow Corning committed a serious criminal and ethical crime in their manufacture and sale of silicone breast implants. For more than thirty years they kept potentially damaging scientific studies from the public, altered the design of their product to make it more marketable but also more unsafe, and attempted various evasive tactics when the public started to discover that silicone breast implants were unsafe.

The purpose of bumper stickers...