the United States at age 18‚ a person is legally allowed to buy tobacco‚ vote‚ get married‚ enlist in the military‚ and work in a bar‚ among other privileges. However‚ in most states‚ he cannot legally drink champagne at his own wedding or have a beer with his fellow comrades. People use alcohol for numerous reasons; peer pressure‚ celebration‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ boredom‚ rebellion and insomnia are just a few. Teens fall under the category of “people”. The legal drinking age is currently twenty-one
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| Breastfeeding is better for your baby | Argumentative Essay | | | Islas‚ R. Argumentative essay Among the many decision a woman faces when she is pregnant‚ is whether or not she will breastfeed her child. In our society and in this day and age‚ this has become a matter of choice as opposed to long ago where formula was nonexistent and the only means of nurturing your baby was to breastfeed. Many women are oblivious to the health risks their baby may endure having not being breastfed
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cognitive (takings one’s mind away from the driving task). Factors causing these distractions are cell phones‚ passengers‚ and adolescent’s poor cognitive skills. Due to the adolescents being pre-mature and accident prone‚ the legal age to obtain a license should be 21 in order to improve young driving skills and create a safer environment on the road. In present day society‚ teenagers are known for making bad decisions and not taking serious matters‚ seriously! Whether it’s that they’re simply immature
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Essay assignment argumentative essay Governments should be more involved in citizens diets Modern age supermarkets selling off the shelve foods are normal nowadays. Unfortunately the knowledge of what is healthy and what is not had been effected by this. People should be better educated on what is healthy and what is not. Healthier diets make healthier citizens and healthier citizens will save a lot of money in health care‚ bad diets do cause expensive health problems. Although it is general
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childhood in Indonesia and his son at school in the US. Ho explains that‚ (2007)“When I was 12 in Indonesia‚ where education followed the Dutch system‚ I had to memorize the names of all the world’s major cities” (p. 113). While (2007) his son at the same age grew up in California had not much knowledge
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but those who think the driving age should be raised are wanting this to happen. They are labeling all teens before they got into an accident or even before they got behind the wheel. They believe that because of someone’s birth date‚ they are by definition dangerous (“Lund”). The minimum driving age should stay at 16 of age because if it is raised‚ it will delay the experience of driving and it will cause an inconvenience for parents. Raising the legal driving age will only delay the experience
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Argumentative Essay The legalization of marijuana is a current growing issue in British Columbia (BC). Marijuana‚ which comes from the cannabis sativa (or hemp) plant‚ has been used for ten thousand years and will continue to be used for a very long time. People smoke it‚ with a pipe or water pipe‚ or in loosely rolled cigarettes called “joints”. It is also brewed with tea and mixed with cakes and brownies. Marijuana is so popular with the public that it has developed many aliases‚ such as
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Minimum Legal Drinking Age Should be Lowered “Adults under 21 are deemed capable of voting‚ signing contracts‚ serving on juries and enlisting in the military‚ but are told they are not mature enough to have a beer.” ("Amethyst Initiative: Rethink the Drinking Age"). The causes behind the minimum legal drinking age standardization nationally has not been alleviated in the past couple decades and should be repealed. The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of eighteen which
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Rachel Fox Applications of Composition and Literature Mrs. Millard 9-30-15 Drinking Age Steven Chapman has confused his readers with a provocatively written article on the possibility of lowering the drinking age. Through his use of appeals ranging from ethical‚ logical‚ and emotional which certainly strengthen the conveyance of his message but are greatly hindered by his structuring of his article. With the structure adding confusion to the reader which greatly draws away from the message and
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Do curfews keep teens out of trouble? Thesis Statement: In the modern day‚ with growing knowledge and curiosity of teens about the real world‚ as well as the desperation of people caused by poverty‚ curfews nowadays‚ though believed to keep teens safe and controlled‚ anything like crimes can happen in any time‚ so curfews do not really keep teens out of trouble. OUTLINE: I. Introduction A. Background information B. Definition of the topic C. Thesis statement
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