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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Why the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 Eighteen is the age that everyone becomes an adult in the United States. Eighteen is also the age when you should be able to decide if you choose to consume alcohol. Turning eighteen is a big responsibility at the age of eighteen you are allowed to choose to smoke cigarettes‚ vote‚ get married‚ serve on juries‚ sign contracts‚ and join the military which includes risking one’s life. So if you’re allowed to choose all of these then I feel like
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The 40 Year Old Virgin is proof that comedies can still be funny. Sadly‚ movies like this‚ with a kind of consistent humor‚ come out too rarely. Yes‚ it’s a little long‚ almost two hours‚ but there are plenty of laughs throughout the movie‚ especially in the last 30 minutes‚ and they also save one of the best jokes for last. If you’re looking for a successor to There’s Something About Mary and American Pie‚ look no further. It has arrived‚ and in my opinion‚ is more enjoyable than either of them
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According to Piaget‚ the three-year-old is in the preoperational stage of development. One main characteristic of a three-year-old is their egocentric‚ or self-centered‚ thinking. They believe that everyone sees the world as they do. They also tend to fix on one aspect of a situation and ignore others‚ and they cannot mentally reverse a series of events or steps. The typical three-year-old stands about 34 to 43 inches in height and weighs 25 to 44 pounds with a more adult-like appearance. They
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Tim Cramer Aging: What to expect as you get older This article is all about physical effects on the body as a person gets older. For my essay‚ most of these facts will be important to catch the attention of my reader‚ and define the problem to my thesis. It seems that age affects every system of the body. The heart will become less efficient and must work harder. Bones‚ joints and muscles will become thinner‚ less dense‚ and weaker. Constipation and loss of bladder control will become more common
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leading cause of death among 13-19 year old males and females in the United States. Culpable for this statistic is the three main distractions: visual (taking one’s eyes off the road)‚ manual (taking one’s hands off the wheel)‚ and 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
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it has been argued that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to 18 so that young adults are allowed to drink in certain environments. This argument has many sides which can be argued. At 18‚ you are considered an adult. You can vote‚ charged with adult crimes‚ and even die for your country‚ but you cannot consume alcohol. To me that is discriminating against people in the age group of 18-20. As of now‚ adults over 21 years old are allowed to drink in places such as restaurants
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You just turned 16 and can’t wait to drive a car by yourself.Why should you have to wait even longer. You already have to take courses before you get your permit‚ and you have drive a year with a parent/guardian supervision before you can get your drivers licence. To persuade you that 16 year olds are mature enough to drive a car I will give you two reasons why. My first reason that 16 year old are mature enough to drive a car is you take courses to before you can start driving. This means
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Raise The Driving Age To 18? Imagine yourself as a sixteen year-old. You just got your driver’s license‚ and are going to go cruising with your friends to celebrate. However‚ at about ten o’clock‚ your attention isn’t on the road‚ and you crash into another vehicle. Two of your friends die on scene‚ and your other friend is seriously injured. For thousands of teens each year‚ this is a reality. Sixteen year-old drivers are three times more likely to crash than seventeen year old’s‚ five times
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In The Mind Of A Seven Year Old P. 2 Isaiah is a delightful seven year old boy who lives with his family in Chino. In his family are parents‚ Esther‚ Cesar and sisters; Sylvia and Samantha. Isaiah’s sisters are ten and eighteen months and his parents are in their forty’s. Upon entering their home‚ Isaiah had just come home from school and was like a tornado flowing through the house. He was quite indeed a rambonxious noisy seven year old who couldn’t stay still
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