Unfortunately the skin is susceptible to animal and insect bites, which is where the skin becomes weekend and then its inability to protect us and because of this, the potential risk of infection increases. The skin has some mechanical characteristics that make it impermeable like necrobiosis, which is the shedding of dead skin. The skin has oils and some normal flora that inhibits the growth or spread of microorganism. Although our skin hosts many living microorganisms that defend against and fight foreign microorganisms that want to invade our bodies. The eyes and the hair in noses are other examples of the mechanical defenses for our bodies and work extremely hard.
He dismisses this argument by listing other activities that could be harmful to an individual such as smoking tobacco, riding motorcycles, and having unprotected sex. This comparison makes the idea of prohibiting these activities because they are harmful to the individual participating in them seem rather ridiculous. Basically, illegal drugs CAN be harmful to a user; at the same time, smoking tobacco IS harmful to a user, yet smoking cigarettes is perfectly legal. I think Huemer’s argument effectively defeats the prohibitionists’ standpoint that drugs should be outlawed because they are harmful to the user. Second, the author addresses the prohibitionist argument that illegal drugs cause harm to people around the user as well.
The NHS will also suffer from the negative externalities created as smokers who were reliant on therapeutic gum will now be suffering the effects of smoking again. Another intervention can be information provision which can be provided through the medium of social media, television advertising and radio. This will correct the information failure, and can be used in conjunction with tax to increase the effectiveness. However it does not provide an instant effect do it does not solve the short term problem. There is also a large amount of information needed for it to be effective.
Two environmental problems caused by extensive plastic bag use are the chemicals that make the plastic bag and the way we dispose of them. Plastic bags are very dangerous to the environment. The plastic bag is made of toxic chemicals like xylene, ethylene oxide and benzene. Plastic bags are non-biodegradable which means these toxic harmful chemicals are putting people and the environment at risk. Because people don't dispose of the plastic bags properly they get into water ways which eventually affect the see life as well as all other animals and living organisms including plants.
Moral scavengers are less likely to have people complain about them, which could endanger their way of life. While they are digging through dumpsters for useable items, they come across quite a bit of sensitive information such as bank statements and prescription bottles (Eighner 362). A moral person will simply leave those sensitive items where they are, but an immoral person might take that those items and somehow use them against the owner for monetary gain. Ultimately, if dumpster divers used that information they could be fined or go to jail, which would put them in a much worse situation than they were already in. Another example of how a dumpster diver must be moral is by resisting the temptation to create a better selection of food by calling in false orders to fast food restaurants.
It was a threat to Bolthouse Farm despite the fact that the company produces quality beverages. The entrance of new fruits may lead to a distribution of customer demands and a corresponding decline in the sales of Bolthouse Farms products. Another threat facing Bolthouse Farms is the frequent disease outbreaks that affect fruits and vegetables. The threat may lead to significant losses as lots of money is spent on pesticides and insecticides. The conditions can even result in complete destruction of the plants therefore incurring significant losses.
Drinking water from the tap tastes different, and its not a very safe thing to do I believe. The chemicals that are used to filter the tap water, such as, chlorine, lead and giardia, are toxic and it’s very dangerous for humans. The process of filtering the water strips out all the natural minerals that are found in the water, and our body needs it. While the bottled water is all natural resources, which means the natural minerals are still there. Also it feels like drinking water that its fresh and tasty.
For the litter that I acknowledged (sandwich box), there may have been something hazardous present within it, for instance: a small piece of glass. This would evidently be exceedingly dangerous as an individual may not be aware that it is present in there. This could then lead onto them not only cutting themselves, but possibly even causing serious damage/injury to them as even a small piece of glass is very sharp. The way in which this hazard could be decreased in order to minimise the risks is by picking it up and throwing it into the
Deviance in Social Norms How people react to deviations of their daily routines and social norms can be both interesting, and in my opinion, quite comical. Deviance, by definition, “refers to behavior that violates social norms or to persons that engage in such behavior”. (Orcutt 2004, p1) Studying the social norms or standards about deviant behaviors has shown me how un-tolerated it can be. Breaking American social norms, such as shopping out of other people’s carts instead of off of the designated shelves for merchandise, can create anger and havoc in otherwise peaceful people. Each of the reactions to my deviant behavior of shopping out of another’s cart was met with anguish.
Meth addiction harms the body in a horrific way, the drug is made up of chemicals that can kill a person also leading to the addiction, and in order to get over the drug it’s a continuous battle the person must want it for themself, and have the strength over their own mind they can’t be weak or they will fail and relapse. In the beginning use of Meth there are not many changes in appearance, but within a couple months a person’s whole appearance can be changed. The body tends to get very thin, and for most people their skin starts getting picked at leaving open wounds. The appearance can change so fast that the person may not even be recognizable. Not only does the appearance change so do the mind.