2 Drinking Age: 21 or 18? Some of the most overlooked types of drugs are those that are legal. Specifically‚ alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in the world‚ and yet‚ many people don’t think of this substance upon hearing the word “drug.” This drug contributes to significantly more deaths than some illegal drugs such as marijuana (which has not been reported to cause any deaths)‚ and yet alcohol is still legal. On the flipside‚ alcohol is outlawed for minors under the age of 21‚ while
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get a thrill so you do things like what me and many other people who live in a small town. Although some believe that the drinking age should remain the same‚ I believe that it should be lowered to 18 because it will diminish the thrill of breaking the law‚ we can do other important things when we turn 18‚ and other countries have lowered or got rid of the drinking age so what makes our brains any different. According to procon.org” Normalizing alcohol consumption as something done responsibly in
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Lower the Drinking Age to 18 Over 700 soldiers under the age of 21 have lost their lives fighting in Iraq. And According to the government they were responsible enough to die for their country‚ but not responsible enough to have a drink of alcohol. In the United States a person is allowed to vote‚ join the military‚ and take the risks of life and death‚ and are considered a legal adult all at the age of 18. Therefore shouldn’t they also be trusted to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption
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Drinking under age is a major problem now in days with teens like me. That think that it will help them deal with their problems back home but what we don’t know it can actually make everything way worse than what it already is. This is my experience on why I thought it would help and what it actually happen and how it just gave me more problems than what I already have and what I learn. It all started on this past weekend on a Saturday me and a friend whet to a concert on base. I been having
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Cell Phones: A Tool in the Classroom In today’s society‚ smart phones are a part of a student’s average‚ everyday life. No matter what people are doing‚ they find time to look at their phone and make a call‚ read a text‚ check e-mails‚ or search something on Google. Even though people find so many uses for them throughout the day‚ they are a controversial subject to talk about in their use in the classroom. Many schools have policies strictly prohibiting the use of smart phones in school. For schools
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Emily Schneider Mr. McBride CP English 11 10 January 2011 Cell Phones Negatively Impacting High School Life Two-forty p.m. is probably the most anticipated time of the day for students during the school year. As soon as the final bell rings‚ students immediately reach into their pockets‚ backpacks‚ or purses and pull out their cell phones. One day‚ while leaving school‚ I witnessed a student furiously texting as she walked down the hallway‚ unaware of the door opening towards her. The door
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Paper Raising Driving Age to 18 In the 13 July‚ 2011 USA Today newspaper article by William Van Tassel‚ manager of AAA’s driver training program‚ says that‚ “ Teens do continue to drive distracted even when they recognize the dangers‚” According to the teen driving statistics that are provided by the CDC‚ about 3‚000 teens died in auto accidents in 2009 and 350‚000 were treated for injuries. For all those reasons‚ I think the legal driving age should be raised to 18 from 16. One shocking
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The use of cellular phones has spread like wild fire in the last ten years. It has become a part of everyday life for many American citizens‚ and a good number of people depend on them to carry out daily operations. Unfortunately‚ many of these daily operations occur while the individual is driving. As a result‚ many accidents have taken place in the last ten years due to the use of cell phones while on the road. The leads me to believe that if people can’t concentrate on the road while talking or
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Cell Phone Use in Schools Cell phones are becoming increasingly common in high schools‚ middle schools and even grade schools. Cell phone use in school is often considered a problem by parents and teachers‚ prompting many schools to ban cell phone use completely. While there are several significant disadvantages to allowing cell phones in school‚ there are also some legitimate reasons students should be allowed to carry phones. On one hand it is great for convenience if they need to contact their
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Cell Phone Privacy Question – I am a Battalion Chief in a large department and use my personal cell phone for work related issues like taking pictures of emergency scenes and emails/texting to various chief officers and elected officials. My Chief informed me that material contained in my phone is available for review under a Public Records request for information if I am using it in the performance of my duty. Response – a recent case in Washington State clarified the issue related to material
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