The number 21 is the magic number in people’s lives in the United States. What about why someone can serve their country at the age of 18 but not go out and have a beer? People argue that once a person turns 18 they are a legal adult. So if a person is an adult‚ why can they not make an adult decision to go have a drink? Following that decision‚ would be to get a ride and not drive. The drinking age is something that most people do not follow. Some say 18 should be the drinking age. The problem is
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too. Because of alcohol’s many negative consequences‚ many people wonder how to set the minimum drinking age. In order to avoid its citizens from receiving such harmful effects‚ the United States should have a high minimum drinking age. A high minimum drinking age will not only save lives‚ but also save families from suffering through an alcohol related tragedy. During the time the minimum drinking age was 18‚ a man lost his pregnant wife and child in a car accident because an 18 year-old woman driving
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voting age is not the only reason as to why the teenagers are not paying attention to the politics and there is no evidence that lowering the voting age would increase political participation. They believe that there are major reasons as to why the political participation has declined rather that the issue of the voting age. While the view is probably wrong when they claim that there is no evidence to prove the connection between voting age and political participation‚ it is right that voting age is
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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 age of eighteen‚ we should
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drink. Those are the types of arguments the proponents for the eighteen drinking age will generally give‚ but there is more to consider when it comes to the topic of alcohol. In an article published in The Los Angeles Times‚ Shari Roan explains the pros and cons of the drinking age. She states that “… [there are] approximately 1‚700 alcohol related deaths in the United States among college students each year” and if the drinking age gets set to eighteen‚ this number is more than likely to rise. Alcohol
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Did you know that 20% of crashes involve teen drivers? Well‚ they do and something needs to be done about it. A couple of suggested ideas are that the driving age should be changed to 18‚ or to have graduated licenses (GDL’s). Instead of waiting until teenagers turn 18‚ it would be better to have GDL’s so that they have more driving experience‚ they would have a shorter waiting period than waiting until they are 18‚ and there would be more checkpoints to see how capable they are to drive. These are
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Martino English Comp Annotated Bibliography Change the Age to Save the Lives The legal drinking age in the United States is the only age that is above 19 years of age. Everywhere else in the world the age is 19 and under and some countries don’t even have a drinking age. The drinking age should be lowered to 18 because it will help all the problems that come with underage drinking. There is a numerous amount of reasons to change the drinking age to 18 and there are also many opposing thoughts on it
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laws are coming into place to put an age limit on trick or treaters. Setting an age restriction for trick or treaters is causing an influx of teens doing unfavorable actions‚ also allowing the local government to have a great deal of power over the religious beliefs of others. With these laws in place to ban trick or treating for ages 17 and higher more teens are out later and drinking more. Under age drinking is a risk factor that has appeared because of the age ban. The local government is becoming
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Because of safety concerns‚ many states have increased the age at which teens can begin to drive. The state legislature is considering raising the minimum driving age from 16 to 18. I do have a opinion on this subject. I am in the age group of these teenagers which the age is trying to be raised. The driving age should not be raised. The driving age shouldn’t be raised because at the age of 16 you can be working. A driver’s license will allow a teenager to have transportation. The transportation
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Debate Outline Team Members: Proposition: Should the drinking age be lowered to age 18? Position: Con Central Contentions or Claims Narration: The MLDA affects you; it affects me‚ all of us. Imagine being invited to a party and feeling uncomfortable because those around you are drunk and disorderly. Imagine going to college and not being able to focus on your school work because campus partying is even more common than before; the only difference is that now it’s legal. That’s
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