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    KEEPING THE DRINKING AGE THE SAME I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking is dangerous to the drinker and the rest of society. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows that frequent binge drinking causes young people to engage in risky behavior such as using other drugs like marijuana and shows that people tend to have sex with six or more partners. Alcohol is very unhealthy for the brain and drinking at a young age could cause many health

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    Racism in Drinking Coffee Elsewhere In ZZ Packer’s book entitled Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ we get to see how African Americans cope with their different situations dealing with family‚ friendship‚ religion‚ and the pursuit of prosperity in the world. Within the short story collection there is a story named after the title‚ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ where we get to see the pressures put on a young African American woman‚ Dina‚ that causes her to resort to near complete isolation of herself. Dina

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    Have you ever wondered why when‚ you’re young no drinking especially no driving? teen drinking and driving‚a short nonfiction article by the CDC. Basically‚facts on how drinking and driving as a teen can and will get you in a serious car crash. You’re more likely to drink and drive at a certain ages. At age 18‚ male‚ you are at about 18%a year are going to drink and drive. So you are more likely to get into a accident but that’s only 18%. If you drink and drive at 16 you are less likely to get into

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    T-Th 12:30 – 1:45 Vandiver Binge Drinking Among College Students Many studies show that the majority of college students binge drink. Those who binge drink are more likely to be male‚ involved in a fraternity or sorority (Weschler‚ 1995)‚ are athletes (Presley et al. 2002)‚ and are more likely to be arrested for alcohol related incidents than other students (Leinfelt & Fredrik 2004). Students who binge drink show lower GPA’s‚ drug abuse‚ unplanned sexual activity‚ and drive under the influence

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    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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    can vote on who we want the next president of our country to be‚ you can go to a car dealer ship and purchase a car‚ you can even get married! The United States has the highest rate of DUI’s and traffic accidents‚ yet we have the highest legal drinking age. If the age was lowered it would be much safer for those who enjoy to drink. People from the age of eighteen to twenty one can drink safely and securely in their own homes with friends. They could also drink at bars and restaurants under supervision

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    Drinking: A Short Story

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    PARTY "Oh my god‚ I am so drunk"‚ I hear someone shout out above the crowd. I stop for a second and think to myself. "Wait a second‚ why am I drinking?" my friend comes up and hands me a beer and says‚ "Hey wimp drink up!" So I figure‚ hey why not. Two o’clock roles around and I am feeling like I drank myself stupid‚ which I have. All of a sudden I realize I have my dad’s truck‚ and he needs it in about three hours. So little time‚ what am I going to do? Here are some easy steps to sober up quickly

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    enough to drink. The legal age to join the military is 18 years old. Clearly someone along the way thought that was mature enough to go fight for our country. Yet‚ not old enough to have a beer afterwards. I am a firm believer that the legal age for drinking should be 21 years old. However‚

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    Drinking and Driving Offenses My essay is on "Drinking and Driving Offenses". In my essay I will tell you the various kinds of drinking and driving offenses‚ the penalties‚ and the defences you can make if you are caught drinking and driving. Let me tell you about the different offenses. There are six offenses in drinking and driving. They are "driving while impaired"‚ "Having care and control of a vehicle while impaired"‚ "Driving while exceeding 80 m.g."‚ "Having care and control

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    enforcement of laws would also play a major role in preventing teen drunk driving. As stated by the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ it is estimated that 24‚560 lives have been saved by minimizing the drinking age laws since 1975. There are important reasons for laws‚ such as a drinking age. For instance the NIAAA explains that the rate of fatal crashes among alcohol-involved drivers between 16 and 20 years old is more than twice the rate for

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