Maintaining Current Drinking Age Recently‚ the current drinking age has become a major topic of discussion amongst Americans with whether it is too old or just right. Recent studies have shown that underage drinking has become a major problem in the United States‚ not only because it is illegal for them‚ but because people underage have shown they do not know how to drink in moderation and responsibly. Another reason the current drinking age should be maintained is because drinking has caused many
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Jack Smith Mrs. Bauch Speech 11‚ may 2016 Have you ever regretted drinking before being the age of 21? Many kids under the age of 21 die every year in the U.S. due to underage drinking. The purpose of this argument is to make young people aware of what things could happen to them by drinking at a young age. Research shows that if you stay away from alcohol as a middle schooler and high schooler your GPA tends to be much better than if you drink regularly (Windell). Teens are at a much higher risk
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DRINKING AGE The age of being considered “legal” in the U.S. is eighteen years old. You can be charged as an adult‚ run for legislature‚ can be held accountable for a contract‚ and join the military to risk your life but you still cannot drink a beer. In the mid 1930’s‚ the illegal drinking age in the U.S. was set to twenty one. However‚ during the Vietnam War‚ young people were risking their life for their country‚ so in consideration‚ twenty nine states lowered the legal drinking age to eighteen
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a privilege not a right. The legal drinking age in the United States is twenty-one‚ and I believe that this is a fair age. There are so many statistics that show drinking to be bad to begin with‚ but there are many more statistics that show why the drinking age of twenty-one should not be lowered. Teenagers do not show enough responsibility when drinking‚ and it would do everyone a lot more harm if they could do it legally. There is no argument that drinking and driving is bad because so many
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of America the drinking age is twenty one years old. Many people want to know why the age limit is not eighteen if it is the age of adulthood in the United States. If a person can vote at eighteen and change the president of the country‚ then he/she should be able to pick up a drink at the age of 18 (adulthood) when he/she wants to. If the age for drinking cannot be eighteen then why does it have to be twenty one? Who said twenty one year old people are mature enough? Since the age of adulthood is
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In the United States‚ it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of twenty-one. At the age of 18 people are considered adults. "The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age (Amendment 26‚ Section 1 of the Constitution). At the age of eighteen‚ a person can get married‚ vote‚ drive‚ take out loans‚ pay taxes‚ buy tobacco‚ have sex‚ be tried as an adult‚ have children
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The Drinking Age: to Lower or Not to Lower In this day and age‚ there are many laws and regulations that set limitations on the age at which a person is allowed to do certain things‚ such as voting‚ purchasing cigarettes‚ getting licensed to drive a car‚ and even joining the military. These laws and regulations were set with the idea in mind that people will be at the appropriate age to take part in such activities. Lawmakers believed that at these set age limitations people would be matured
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Danielle Dover L. Dubuisson English 1101 Online 14 October 2011 Raise‚ Lower‚ or Keep the Drinking Age Limit? When discussing an age limit for alcohol‚ there are many arguments for or against it. We could lower the drinking age but raise the driving age. We could raise the drinking age for everyday people and lower it for soldiers. We could keep it as is or we could try other things such as‚ teaching kids how to drink in the correct manor. There are so many opinions on this subject‚ such as
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Andy Vaughn Dr. Russell English 1020-47 October 23‚ 2001 Drinking Age: Lowered or Not The drinking age in the United States is 21. How ridiculous is that? You are able to do so many things at the age of 18. When a person reaches the age of 18‚ he or she can leave their homes or be kicked out‚ and become their own legal guardian. They no longer are required to have their parents sign their name to any documents pertaining to them‚ and are now considered an adult except when it comes to alcohol
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These arguments lead to even more new ideas and different ways of looking at things. People in these arguments can be so persuasive that they can change the opinion of others. One new idea that is talked about a lot in our country is the drinking age being lowered to eighteen years old. This is supported by many people and the reasons that are presented for the change are very legitimate and persuasive. There are arguments from both sides and each side has their legitimate points
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