【推荐1】One of the most important things of the U. S. government’s routine in 2020 is to raise the federal (联邦) legal age for buying tobacco from age 18 to 21.

Beginning in the summer of 2020, it will be against the law to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 21. Since 1990, the legal age permitted to buy cigarette is at least 18. The law also includes e-cigarette, not just traditional tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars, adding regulation to this industry, which has developed largely unchecked.

The use of E-cigarette has increased sharply among U. S. teenagers. According to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 27.5% of U. S. high school students have used e-cigarette in the past month. Raising the age one can buy tobacco is intended to avoid what many people are calling an epidemic, which is doing great harm to the health of American teenagers.

A recent outbreak of the disease related to e-cigarette has raised even more concern about e-cigarette products , although the disease is largely linked to cartridges (药筒) filled with addictive Vitamin E acetate sold in black market.

In a statement to TIME, the American Lung Association considered raising the age one can buy tobacco as an easy way to protect children’s health and prevent them from getting addicted to nicotine.

Those in favor of e-cigarette have made it clear that they support raising the legal age permission for buying and using tobacco, arguing that e-cigarette products are never designed for young people. Some anti-cigarette (反对吸烟) people have expressed their doubt of this opinion.

At present, twenty states have already raised the legal age to buy cigarette to 21.

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【推荐3】Student Competition

BEDTIME STORY

Prize: Other awards                      Region: Asia

Eligibility（报名资格）: Open to everyone        Deadline: 2021-04-15

We all have grown up listening to bedtime stories from our parents and grandparents. However, today’s children have lost interest in the bedtime stories that were an important part of childhood. StoryMirror presents an opportunity to share your bedtime stories through this contest which aims to bring back the culture of telling wonderful stories to children. Top 3 winners in story & audio would get $500 from StoryMirror Shop.

EUROPEAN FASHION AWARD FASH 2021

Prize: Cash             Region: Europe

Eligibility: Students            Deadline: 2021-04-20

The European Fashion Award FASH 2021 is awarded with € 5, 000, the special award with € 1, 000. The Europe-wide competition is aimed at particularly talented students from all design disciplines in the three categories of students, bachelor, master and doctor, In addition to designers, graduates（from May 1, 2020）from the fields of garment technology, product development or design engineering can apply.

ONLINE ART COMPETITION

Prize: Other awards            Region: Global

Eligibility: Open to everyone            Deadline: 2021-04-25

GLAD（Global Learners Academy of Development）is organizing an Online Art Competition on the theme Corona Virus for Children from 6 years to 18 years. The children can participate by sending any picture along with the details such as Name, Class and School, City, and Country. Each student can send only one entry（参赛作品）per competition. Paintings must be the student’s original creative work and should be closely related to the theme.

BIEA STUDENT STEM COMPETITION

Prize: Cash            Region: Global

Eligibility: High school Students            Deadline: 2021-04-30

The competition theme is on developing solutions to collecting plastic waste from waterways. One winning team will receive 5000 pounds towards their school science lab. The Stem Competition is organized by the British International Education Association for students under the age of 18. It aims to develop talent in science, technology, engineering, and maths（STEM）.