Drinking Age “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy‚” was once said by a very smart man named Benjamin Franklin. He lived in a time when there was no minimum drinking age. Before the 1900’s there wasn’t any kind of drinking laws anywhere in the United States. The drinking age was regulated by society which was family‚ church‚ and communities. Yes‚ some kids probably drank too much back then‚ but I’ve learned that the current laws aren’t doing much to stop it now either. At
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Faheem Khan Mrs. Farley 2/27/13 Drinking Age The drinking age in America should be lowered to 18 from 21. Most kids who are between the ages of 18-20 already drink behind closed doors. When a person turns the age of 18 they are able to accomplish and are able to do many things‚ so why can they not drink? Over a thousand lives are lost each year by people under the age of 21 from drinking. If people are already drinking now before they even reach 21‚ and there are no laws enforcing on to them
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when it comes to drinking. Establishment of Credibility: According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 7‚000 teenagers under the age of 16 have already had their first sip of alcohol. (Teen alcohol) According to the Century Council 10 million teens from the ages 12-20 admit to consuming alcohol in the past 30 days. 2% of 12 year olds drink‚ 22% of 16 years olds drink‚ and 56% of 20 year olds drink‚ and these percentages are steadily increasing. (Underage drinking statistics) Thesis/
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Binge Drinking Binge drinking is a style of drinking generally identified as having five or more drinks in a row for men‚ and four or more drinks in a row for women. This amount is said to typically be the standard for the average adult to be legally drunk. There are many factors that combine to determine how alcohol affects each person; these include: gender‚ weight‚ food consumption‚ and genetics. In most cases‚ females will take longer to metabolize alcohol and therefore will have a higher BAC
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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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event ended with 20 graduates at the local emergency room‚ with 17 being treated for alcohol poisoning. Binge drinking has been generally defined as the prolonged use of alcohol (usually for two or more days) while giving up normal responsibilities and activities in order to become intoxicated. Officially‚ the National Institutes of Health defines binge drinking as "a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above." This level of BAC can
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Water: the source of life Water is an indefinable element. It can be destructible and wipe out the strongest forces in the world while it was also the beginning of life. It gives a lot but it can take back more than that. Water is one of the four elements of nature. It’s represented in the liquid form while earth is sold‚ air is gas and fire is the in-between of all. Water is important to every living thing. For plants it’s absorbed from the soil‚ for humans it’s for drinking and use for various
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Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H 2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure‚ but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state‚ ice‚ and gaseous state‚ steam (water vapor). Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface.[1] It is vital for all known forms of life. On Earth‚ 96.5% of the planet’s water is found in seas and oceans‚ 1.7% in groundwater‚ 1
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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. Many people agree that the raising of the legal drinking age has become more of a problem than a solution. There has been proof that the drinking age law isn’t causing much difference‚ but instead‚ a downgrade. The main purpose of the law was to
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