Drinking is an issue Alcohol is a controversial topic and its usage a more critical issue in front of us. Drinking is related to vivid debates all around the country‚ with netizens arguing on what should be decided. Some argue that the age should be lowered as it is open jurisdiction to everyone. But if we take the things as what I think‚ it should be raised. I have other reason but cause may be varied. Hence‚ through a conclusive reason which may be vivid‚ but there is a lot of debate over the drinking
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Drinking Age: Change or Keep More than twenty one thousand lives have been saved with the drinking age being twenty one. For about 10 years in the early 1900’s‚ our country ratified the 18th amendment which banned the production and consumption of alcohol. This amendment led to extreme crime‚ violence‚ and even speakeasies. Our country realized that it wasn’t the best idea for prohibition‚ and we then ratified the 21st amendment that repealed the 18th amendment. The 21st amendment has helped prevent
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longer needing your parents’ permission on serious decisions. For others its dreadful turning 18 because means that they have “aged out” of the foster care system with no afterward plans or support. Each year it is estimated that 20‚000 young people age out and this is tragic because they have no one to turn to‚ they have no home to go to and they are forced into adulthood before they are mentally/physically ready and they still need assistance. In the governments eyes being 18 means there able to
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Minimum Drinking Age According to the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine‚ in 2010 underage drinkers from ages 15-20 were responsible for 48.8% of alcohol purchases. The minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) in the United States was 18 years old until 1984‚ when all fifty states raised their legal drinking age to 21 or older. The drinking age should be lowered from 21 years old to 18 years old because at that age one legally becomes an adult‚ it would reduce the amount of unsafe drinking activity
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Minimum Drinking Age Change Why was the minimum drinking age in Minnesota changed from eighteen years old to twenty-one years old? In 1984‚ President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that would change the minimum drinking age. With many alcohol-related injuries and deaths in teens‚ possible loss of federal funds‚ and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) protests‚ the Minnesota Minimum Drinking Age Act changed the minimum drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. As a result‚ people have become more
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Lower the Drinking Age Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol under the age of 21. Why is 21 the "magical" age that makes a person intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? Sure‚ some adults abuse alcohol and some teenagers would be perfectly able to drink responsibly‚ but why not 18 or 35 or 40? This seemingly random number‚ 21‚ is associated with adulthood‚ as if the day a person turns 21 they know everything and are mature. The drinking age should be lowered to
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Lowering the Drinking Age to 18 in the United States While it may seem to some‚ drinking at age eighteen is frowned upon. It is actually true that many people between the ages of 18 and 20 drink alcohol illegally without any sense of guilt. On July 17‚ 1984‚ a law was established in the United States that impacted a large number of America’s youth. The indicated law was the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. Legal drinking ages were originally determined by each state. Many states kept the age
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it is obvious that both sides of this subject have very logical arguments. In order to understand why lowering the voting age would even be considered‚ it is necessary to examine why the 26th amendment was passed in the first place. The United States was in the throes of the Vietnam War and protests were underway throughout the nation. Draftees into the armed services were any male over the age of 18. There was a seeming dichotomy‚ however: these young men were allowed‚ even forced‚ to fight and
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Analysis ’ of Articles on the Subject of Lowering the Voting Age to 16 A debate that has seemed to become more popular in the past couple of years is the voting age n the United States‚ and whether it should be lowered to 16. Many teenagers across the nation have reached out and tried to bigot to help get the subject some attention and get those in the political world talking. Many others‚ mostly adults‚ are astonished and appalled at this idea‚ and don ’t seem to take them or the uproar towards
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So theres a debate about rather the voting age should be lowered to 16 or stay at 18‚ in my opinion it should stay at 18. Lowering the voting age would cause problems because younger voters would probaly be voting without a purpose. Voting is something very importart and should not be done just for fun. When I was 16 I didn’t take voting to serious. I really didn’t understand what it was about or what I was voting for. If I had legal rights to vote at 16 I would have probaly just did it for fun
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