Jacquelyn Manka ENG 110 Professor Hibschman 10 November 2011 Drinking Age of 21 In July of 1984‚ the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was put into act‚ making the national drinking age 21‚ higher than it was in any individual state. Ever since‚ there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not the change has been effective and if it was necessary. I agree with the article “The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives‚” by Toben F. Nelson and Traci L. Toomey‚ because they effectively used logos
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harry potter mr. andrews Drinking age Is it fair to kill in war but not be able to drink Alcohol before the age of 21? Why do adults‚ the government‚ and even parents think teenagers are not responsible enough to drink at 18? They think teenagers are not mature enough to handle the responsibility and consequences of drinking alcohol. Studies have identified that teenagers are more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol on memory‚ learning and judgment. So there is a risk that teenagers
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The Issue is lowering the drinking age and it affects people by some being responsible and some not. Lowering the drinking age ‚ 18 is the age of adulthood in the U.S. and adults should have the right to make their own decisions. Allowing 18 to 20 year olds in regulated areas in supervision could decrease safe drinking. Supervision could prevent unsafe doing. Lowering MLDA could diminish the thrill of breaking the law to get a drink. Revenue would increase and more people would be allowed in bars
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Frankie Cline Ms. Erby English 108 Fall 12 12/4/12 The drinking age of 21 should be lowered to the age of 18. Many rights have different ages of initiation. A person can obtain a hunting license at age 12‚ driver ’s license at age 16‚ vote and serve in the military at 18‚ serve in the U.S. House of Representatives at age 25 and in the U.S. Senate at age 30‚ and run for President at age 35. At 18 years old you ’re considered to be an adult. You can get loans‚ buy a car‚ house‚ get marry‚
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The pros of lowering the drinking age The pros : According to the NHTSA‚ the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration‚ in 2010 the drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths. That means on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash about every 50 minutes in the U.S. United States law recognizes the legal drinking age as being 21 years of age. It is awfully contradictory in my eyes and probably those of others. Look at it from this point of
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driving traffic accidents and fatalities in many countries with a minimum drinking age of 18. This is a statistic which is supporting lowering the drinking age. This is showing how there is a drop in numbers of people who are involved in drunk driving accidents because their drinking age is 18. When you lower the drinking age‚ it makes the urge and temptation of alcohol not as high. When they are able to start drinking at a younger age‚ they are able to learn how to maintain a healthy balance of the substance
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Smith English 101 09 May 2014 Drinking Age Should Be At Age 21 Many American adults assume that drinking age must be age 21‚ because starting to drink alcohol early would have a lot of negative consequences such as having more car accidents‚ risks of lungs cancers‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ some American teenagers also believe if the law allowed the underage drinking‚ we would have several car accidents‚ which happens every day. In the article “Heavy Drinking on College Campuses: No Reason
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what is the right age to start drinking? adopt children at 21 All other Indian states permit alcohol consumption but fix a legal drinking age. In some states‚ the legal drinking age can be different for different types of alcoholic beverages. The legal drinking age is different in different states in India. It varies widely. India has different laws for different states. Alcohol is a subject in the State List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Therefore‚ the laws governing
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“Drink‚ drank‚ drunk.” As people reach the age of eighteen‚ they are basically considered as an adult. They have the ability to vote‚ buy cigarettes‚ get a tattoo‚ and get married‚ but not allowed to buy alcohol. Because of organizations such as M.A.D.D. fought to eliminate alcoholic fatalities among young adults. As a result‚ the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed to the states that stated to raise the minimum drinking age to twenty-one or lose ten percent of their Federal Highway Funding
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milestones. It is known as the beginning of adulthood and you now have the luxury of making your own decisions‚ which can sometimes be dangerous and/or life changing. Teen drinking is on the rise. The SADD reports that “72% of students have consumed alcohol by the end of high school‚ and 37% have done so by eighth grade”. By the age of eighteen the law recognizes these young people as adults‚ they are eligible to serve our country‚ they can be prosecuted and convicted as an adult in court‚ parental
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