Karen Salcedo Salcedo 1 Mrs. Amsden Per. 3 Government March 20‚ 2014 Lowering the Drinking Age? The current legal drinking age In California is 21‚ although there are many who oppose the age. I have been studying the topic for the past month‚ to where now I feel I have enough evidence to support my answer. In my government class I have learned the many ways that certain principles can apply to certain ideas. A constitutional principles that I saw was evident while
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Environmental Protection Agency‚ because they can affect aquatic life and they threaten our sources of drinking water. These contaminants include pharmaceuticals and personal care products like shampoo‚ body washes‚ lotions‚ hair care products to name just a few. There is also another group of contaminants referred to as PFC’s or perfluorinated compounds that are emerging as a threat to our drinking water resources and aquatic life. PFC’s were used in a great variety of items that we would come into
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Running head: FINAL Under Age Drinking Paper Drinking alcohol at such a young age is an enormous risk and can have long-term affects on the human body. Yet alone “In 2009‚ about 10.4 million young people between ages 12 and 20 drank more than “just a few sips” of alcohol.”(Underage Drinking) drinking alcohol under the age of 21 is illegal in the United States making it a crime. More teenagers are drinking alcohol every year for example parties‚ entertainment‚ or
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Over 783 million people do not have access to safe water and one child dies every twenty-one seconds because of a water related illness (water.org n.pag). Imagine living in a village where clean water is rare and being healthy is lucky. In America we take clean water for granted everyday although there are millions of people in the world where having water is okay for them‚ whether or not it is clean. Imagine being put into one of those villages‚ most of the people are used to not having water and
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Underage Drinking Underage drinking‚ now more than ever‚ is a big problem us the US. In our society today‚ underage drinking is expressed as cool‚ or a way to have fun. Some causes of underage drinking are the media and peer pressure. There are also many negative effects of underage drinking such as health risks like alcohol poisoning. Media plays a big role in this risk. Just watching television you see commercials for beer or other alcoholic beverages. The media makes it look like fun all
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gastro-enteritis. Getting pure drinking water in cities and towns has now become a luxury. At most homes people are forced to either boil water to make it appropriate for drinking or they have to install water purifiers. While travelling or eating at restaurants buying packaged drinking water has become a necessity. This need has seen an explosion of companies marketing “safe drinking water” in bottles across the country. THE PACKAGED DRINKING WATER INDUSTRY- AN OVERVIEW India is
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11:15-12:10 Argumentative Essay Oct. 29‚ 2012 Lowering the drinking age to 18 The legal drinking age in the United States is twenty-one and older. Some states have been pushing to lower the age to eighteen. Some say that lowering the age would make it more dangerous‚ but that is not the case. This would be beneficial to the government and to the public. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would increase in restuarant and bar revenue‚ make drinking safer‚ and if we are considered a "legal" adult at the
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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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assignment Trần Thùy Linh Class: Wed afternoon. Topic: The effects of drinking. Drinking has many serious effects. The most obvious effect is the deterioration of health. Drinking increases the risk of various cancers and heart attack‚ increases liver problems‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ and reduced fertility. These are some of the numerous harmful effects of regularly drinking above recommended levels. Moreover‚ drinking is the cause of accidents. A person‚ who drinks‚ loses his or her judgment
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on America’s roads has been drinking‚ and these drivers are teenagers. Growing up the question of drinking and driving has always been an issue‚ but most of the time the question isn’t the issue‚ the issue is your answer. Have you ever been in a car with a drunk driver? Or let one of your friends get in the car with a drunk driver? Ask yourselves these questions‚ and I’m almost positive you’ll recall at least one time. Peer Pressure has a lot to do with drinking and driving. It is perhaps the
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