Tayrin O’Rand 14 March 2012 Should the Minimum Drinking Age be Lowered? The minimum drinking age became a hot topic ever since it was set to twenty one years old. It is a law not everyone welcomes with open arms‚ one that has the most impact in the lives of adolescents and if violated‚ one that can put a state at risk of forfeiting ten percent of its annual federal highway appropriation. John M. McCardell Jr.‚ president of Middlebury College; founder and president of Choose Responsibility‚ a
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teen problem. Why do teenagers want to drink alcohol even though it is prohibited in our law? This is a very good question. I feel the three main factors that contribute most to teen drinking are boredom‚ rebellion‚ and peer pressure. Boredom is just one of the many causes that leads to teens developing a drinking problem. Many teens drink because there bored‚ have some kind of problem‚ are lonely‚ or just want to get drunk. Many of the teens I know say they "drink to have fun." I think there’s
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different pairs of conical drinking bowls from ancient Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean from 175-75 B.C. These conical drinking bowls are a significant part of the Greek’s society because they were used by many‚ including aristocrats but they also are being an essential part of the Greeks everyday life. The bowls conveyed many important aspects of society such as; class differences‚ gender‚ and the material worlds of Greece. The design of the silver conical drinking bowls had a very luxurious
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A Recipe for Dangerous Behavior In the United States‚ college is a journey that can teach students some of the most important lessons that they will carry throughout their lives. Author William Zinsser write in his essay “ College Pressures ” that students can face a wide variety of pressures like parental‚ economical to even the most common type‚ self induced pressure. Although college is supposed to help students develop as individual people‚ they are placed into an environment that is extremely
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Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered All fifty states set their minimum drinking age back to twenty one in the 1980’s because they felt that eighteen wasn’t the appropriate age. Some people did not agree with this change because at the age of eighteen people can vote‚ drive cars‚ fly planes‚ pay taxes‚ marry‚ become a legal guardian‚ own a gun‚ risk their lives a member of the U.S. armed forces. Honestly‚ today the drinking age doesn’t matter‚ whatever the age a person will always try and find a
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phrase we hear everyday in our society. Drinking and driving is a worldwide problem which only few states have been able to regulate it. People who drive over the influence are not aware of the negative effect they may cause on the road. Governments are often creating programs to rehabilitate alcoholics and making conscious of the seriousness of drinking and driving. Also‚ news reports‚ broadcasts‚ and social media are a constant reminder of why drinking and driving is a demerit activity. The 24/7
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Legal Drinking Age One of the biggest arguments that you will find going on today is‚ what the legal drinking age in The United States of America should be. Today in the USA the legal drinking age is twenty-one‚ but why twenty-one why not eighteen or thirty? Why have a drinking age of twenty-one in this country when there are over two hundred other countries that have lower drinking ages‚ and none that have higher? Who gets to decide the age at which someone is mature enough to consume alcohol
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face a driver who has been drinking. Weather it is on the road or it is someone ready to go get in their car. If you are faced with a person who has been drinking and is about to go get in their car you should try to prevent them from getting in their own car. You could offer to drive them home if you know them‚ or you could even call them a cab so that they are not the one driving home. If you know you will be drinking that night or know someone that will be drinking that night make sure that you
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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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