Carolina Quiroga April 02‚ 2012 Leslie Jones English 102 The Drinking Age and Young Adults. Because underage drinking is a major problem for young adults‚ the drinking age has become a very controversial issue. In the 1990’s‚ the drinking age was 18‚ but it was changed to 21 in 1984. The Federal Government informed states to choose between raising the drinking age to 21 or foregoing highway funding. This decision obviously affected 18 to 20 year olds who could no longer buy alcoholic beverages
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Riley Warner English 1 Period 1 3/5/12 Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered: CON There is a huge problem with underage drinking in the U.S. Some states have already lowered the drinking age such as Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ and Michigan. One main point on why it shouldn’t be lowered is because of a higher chance of depression in teens. Second‚ it increases health and educational problems in teens also. Lastly‚ it would increase the amount of alcohol related accidents because of teens brains not
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going to discuss whether I think the drinking age is acceptable the way it is or if I believe it should be lowered or highered. I believe the drinking age should be raised to 25. Although there are many pros and cons to this subject‚ I believe that the drinking age should be raised. I have found many sources that support this issue that I have accommodated into this essay. I hope that I can persuade you to believe the same way that I do. First of all‚ drinking is becoming a problem. On a source
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related to drinking are most common to new drinkers regardless of the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA)? Or‚ that in countries with the MLDA 18‚ there is a huge decrease in drunk driving accidents than in the USA? I believe that you can drink responsibly at eighteen; therefore‚ the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. I believe the MLDA should be eighteen because when you are considered an adult and have many other responsibilities‚ the MLDA 21 is highly ineffective‚ and lowering the age would
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The legal drinking age refers to the youngest age at which a person is legally allowed to buy and consumes alcoholic beverages. The drinking age varies from country to country. Here in the United States the legal drinking age is twenty-one. There has been much debate on whether the drinking age in the United States should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. People in favor of keeping the drinking age at twenty-one believe that there will be less alcohol related injuries and deaths from
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Military Drinking Age What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? Xxxxx xxxxx English 123 Mrs. Xxxxxx 20 Apr 20XX Military Drinking Age 1 What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? When I started this paper‚ I didn’t want my own views to sway my opinion on this question. The more I researched‚ the more I had even my own views expanded. I wanted to know what military people thought about this topic‚ what
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of America the drinking age is twenty one years old. Many people want to know why the age limit is not eighteen if it is the age of adulthood in the United States. If a person can vote at eighteen and change the president of the country‚ then he/she should be able to pick up a drink at the age of 18 (adulthood) when he/she wants to. If the age for drinking cannot be eighteen then why does it have to be twenty one? Who said twenty one year old people are mature enough? Since the age of adulthood is
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Drinking Age of 21 Every child in the world wants to grow up faster then time permits them. They want to have their opinions taken as an adult ’s would be. They want to have the privileges adults do. They want the freedom adults have. Most of all‚ children want to make their own decisions even though ultimately‚ it is the same decision the adults would of made for them. However‚ adults believe children below a certain age are immature and uneducated and that they are unable to make their own decisions
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The possible compromise for the Drinking Age Many debate whether the drinking age is at a reasonable age. It has been a controversial topic that has influenced many people and has been disputed upon numerous times. The drinking age should be lowered to age 19‚ for many reasons. The majority of teenagers that want to drink‚ are already drinking before the age of 21. At age 19 students are out of High School‚ and getting ready to live on their own. They also have the responsibility of making choices
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parent is supervising when a teen is drinking the parent can control the amount of alcohol the teen can consume. It also prevents the teen from seeking to get alcohol in an illegal way‚ from a stranger‚ or going to jail for being in possession of alcohol. Introduction Alcohol is a gateway drug to trying
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