The Drinking Age Should Remain 21 By Matt Hill Teenagers will do just about anything to fit in with the "popular" crowd. Drinking and partying are both viewed as cool or popular in the eyes of some teenagers. What does a teenage party consist of? Well‚ it will usually take place in a house with no parental supervision‚ along with members of both sex‚ and a lot of alcohol. The teens may then engage in drinking games such as beer pong‚ flip cup‚ quarters‚ presidents and A-holes‚ to name a few. As
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the issue I have chosen is if we should raise the drinking age to 21. * Im against this issue because at the age of 18‚ you are allowed to vote‚ serve in the defence force‚ drive‚ make choices about sexual activity‚ live by yourself‚ be tried in courts as adults and receive benefits from the government. * Drinking should not be any different because it is less of a challenge to make than the above. * Raising the legal drinking age would only result in more of a problem‚ as people would
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year olds can risk their lives for others‚ why can’t they drink? 18 year olds should be allowed to drink because they are legally considered adults‚ they could be taught in how to drink responsibly‚ and it would take away the thrill of drinking illegally. At the age of 18‚ people are legally considered an adult. As a result‚ they should get to choose if they want to drink or not. The Constitution and State Laws give 18 year olds several rights and responsibilities such as the right to vote‚ smoke
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Pros to Lowering the Drinking Age Form 21-18 Should people between the ages of eighteen and twenty be allowed to drink adult beverages that contain alcohol? Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the U.S and adults then have the right to make their own decisions so why not about alcohol consumption? Turning 18 gives us the right and responsibility of adulthood. Being eighteen gives us the right to vote‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serves on juries‚ get married‚ sign contracts‚ be prosecuted as
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why he thinks this is so. Secondly‚ I will bring up an opposing view from Xunzi who claims that human nature is bad because they lack a moral compass and are driven by selfish desires. Then‚ I will present some responses that Mencius could use to refute against Xunzi such as misinterpreting where bad really originates from and that his claim on human nature can be countered through scientific findings. Based on these considerations‚ I argue that we have more reason to accept Mencius’ view because
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it first hand affecting UNC-Charlotte. There are a number of reasons that this is true. College is one of the main places that binge drinking occurs because you are finally living on your own and can make your own decisions. This is extremely unfortunate because most of the students in college are between the ages of 17 and 22. According to studies until the age of 25‚ the human brain is not fully developed. Because of this‚ the years of college can take a toll on your brain development. Along
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Scientists also suspected a possible link of the formation of kidney stones with the consumption of soda. A survey of thousands of people who have previously had kidney stones was conducted. They all drank at least 150 ml of carbonated beverages. Half of the patients were asked to reduce the consumption of drinks twice. After three years of observations it appeared that a new kidney stones three times less likely to be formed among those who began to drink less Cola. For other types of drinks such
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One similar reason that lead to their diseases were from their unhealthy diet that includes drinking soda every meal. Did you know that soda is also similar to alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and drugs that causes addiction the more you consume it gjhgjhgjh . Today‚ I want you to stop drinking soda because it will improve your health‚ maintain a healthy figure and live longer. The first reason you should stop drinking soda is to improve your health. Soda’s such as Coke and Pepsi all contain high levels of sugar
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12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking Health Risks of Alcohol: 12 Health Problems Associated with Chronic Heavy Drinking Share this: Font size: AAA By David Freeman WebMD Feature Reviewed by Marina Katz‚ MD It’s no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems‚ including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But if you think liver disease and car crashes are the only health risks posed by drinking‚ think again: Researchers have linked
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different drinking preferences‚ particularly differs in developing and developed countries. A survey was conducted on the 11th June‚ 2013 to have the comparative study of drinking preferences of overseas students in their country and Australia. The research was conducted by means of a sample size of 25 overseas students. The results partly supported the hypothesis as only 6 out of 25 students had changed their drinking preference. The main result was that boiled water is the most preferred drinking water
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