When you turn 18 you are old enough to fight and die for your country‚ vote‚ purchase cigarettes and get married. But at your wedding you wouldn’t even be able to participate in your own champagne toast. Some adults like to say that you aren’t mature enough or physically able to handle drinking until you are 21.When you are 18 you are judged mature enough to vote‚ hold public office‚ serve on juries‚ serve in the military possibly die for your country‚ fly airplanes‚ sign contracts and so on. Why
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considering raising the age for legal drivers from sixteen to eighteen. It is believed that this is the correct path for numerous reasons‚ but there are two very important reasons for its implementation. First‚ drivers will acquire increased maturity‚ which leads to better judgement before hitting the road alone. Second‚ this law could reduce car accidents for those sixteen to eighteen year olds and possibly reduce car accidents overall. However‚ some argue that by keeping the driving age at sixteen gives
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time‚ I will be twenty years old. I’ve been able to exercise my rights at a legal adult for almost two full years now‚ one thing that I have not been able to do is buy or drink alcohol legally‚ that was a steadfast rule that I thought was ingrained into our society and would never get real backing…until now. Recently major universities across the country are now petitioning lawmakers to think twice about the legal drinking age and reconsider their stances on the subject. Since universities are places
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If age 18 is legally considered an adult‚ why can’t they drink alcohol? In 1984 the drinking law was changed from 18 to 21(Procon.org)‚ since then there has been a 13% rise in car accidents due to under age drinking ‚ 300 deaths and 2‚100 homicides per year due to under age drinking. Therefore I believe the age to consume alcohol should be lowered to a younger age. At age 18 you are legally considered an adult‚ you are able to join the military‚ get married and even start taking classes to run
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The minimum age for purchasing and consuming alcohol is debated since its official change to 21 years old‚ but even more so now because of the fact that alcohol-related accidents are the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Before the initial change in 1984‚ states had a variety of drinking ages‚ usually being 18 years old‚ but this proved to be dangerous (“Minimum Drinking Age‚” 2015‚ p.11). The organization Mother’s Against Drunk Driving formed after members noticed an
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Jerry Lopez ENG 68 Mushik 2/27/13 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Underage drinking has been become a large issue in the recent decades‚ becoming a rising issues mainly among young college students. This debate of either lowering the drinking age or keeping it as it is has caught great attention‚ especially with academic superiors. In 2008‚ 100 college presidents called for a debate about bringing down the drinking age. In Shari Roan’s essay‚ “Tempest in a Bottle‚” agreed that “[their] experience
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For many years‚ there has been the question should the drinking age be lowered to 18? In today’s society‚ most young adults drink behind their guardians back‚ but do not realize the consequences that come with their choices. With much speculation‚ this topic has became a very intriguing argument. What does drinking do to the growth of the brain? Can alcohol do just as much harm to someone 18 then someone 21? Will they be just as responsible? Can someone that young make the correct decisions? Underage
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Coms 2 Negative Outline Proposition: The State of California should lower the minimum legal drinking age to 18. Introduction Thesis: Though I agree that every 18-20 year old should be allowed to take on the challenges of being an adult such as: voting‚ going to war and signing legal documents‚ I do not agree that 18 -20 year olds have knowledge and strength to consume alcohol in a responsible manner. Therefor I believe that we should stick with the status quo and keep the MLDA as is. Preview:
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Composition 15 December 2012 Lowering The Drinking Age Alcohol is considered to be a large problem in society today. Especially with young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. Which presents the question of whether or not the drinking age should be lowered. Lowering the legal drinking age to eighteen would have positive and negative influences on society. Positive through raising more government taxes and keep high school age and young college students out of trouble with the
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Turning the age of sixteen is an important part of your life‚ you get to have that huge birthday party‚ your parents start giving more respect and responsibility‚ and of course‚ you get your drivers license. This might all change if congress pass a bill the was recently proposed. This bill will raise the driving age from sixteen years of age to eighteen years of age. This bill was proposed because teenagers make up 7 percent of Licensed drivers‚ while they are involved in upwards of 20% of accidents
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