Lowering The Legal Drinking Age to 18 American drinking laws have a very rich history dating all the way back to the 1700’s. “Making‚ distributing‚ and drinking alcohol have been called as American as apple pie. Actually‚ these activities may be more American than apple pie because they existed in America long before apples were introduced to Europe.” (“Alcohol”‚ Prof. David J. Hanson) The legal drinking age argument has been a hot topic for a very long time and still continues to be debated today
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Minimum Drinking Age Act into law. This was a sad day for America - it marked the verge of a period where brave soldiers sacrificing their lives at war could not even legally enjoy a beer and where 20 year-old couples could not even have a sip of champagne at their own wedding. As if this was not enough‚ the saddest part in this mischief is that it made our problems even worse. Prohibitionists are very naïve‚ if not imbecile‚ people. In the 1920s‚ they tried to prevent people from drinking alcoholic
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the Youth The debate over whether the legal drinking age should be lowered or remain the same is an ongoing battle. At the age of twenty-one‚ it is studied that the mind is finished with its natural process of development. It is less likely that alcohol can damage the development of the brain as compared to the brain of an eighteen year old who has yet to finish maturing. The legal drinking age should not be lowered due to the fact at a younger age; people are less tolerant and less capable of
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Eighteen is a big age to turn. It makes the difference in how the world sees us and treats us. At eighteen we can vote on the nation’s president‚ be tried as an adult‚ fight for our country‚ and even win thousands of dollars by buying lottery tickets. So the questions then lie‚ why are eighteen-year olds are deprived of the right to drink alcohol? Is it politically correct of the government to generalize all teenagers and young adults into a group labeled not trustworthy? If society truly believes
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Let’s Agree the Drinking Age of 21 Drinking age is not a strange phrase in our lives. Every time when we go to club or buy some liquor‚ we have to show our photo ID to prove that we have already 21 and we are legal to drink wine. I think this is a really good method to control drinking problem. Before I read these two articles which are “The 21-Year-Old Drinking Age: I Voted for it‚ It Doesn’t Work” by Dr. Morris E. Chafetz and “The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives” by Toben F. Nelson and
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Why is the Drinking Age 21? by Ethan Trex - August 26‚ 2008 - 12:41 AM in Share Presidents of some of the country’s biggest colleges and universities have come out in support of the Amethyst Initiative‚ which is pushing a proposal to reconsider the national drinking age of 21. The group contends that the current policy hasn’t actually deterred alcohol abuse among college-age students; instead‚ it’s forced these young people to imbibe in a “culture of dangerous‚ clandestine binge-drinking
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adults but bad for adolescent . Our position is that this protective and sensible law should remain until we as Americans can come up with the best way to handle underage drinking. This position is based upon sound science that demonstrates the current laws help protect the health and safety of our youth. Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) laws are the most studied and successful alcohol-related laws on the books. Alcohol is zealously marketed‚ easily obtained‚ inexpensive and existing laws are not
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Policy: Minimum Legal Drinking Age Ashley Miller American National Government Mark Ladd February 17‚ 2014 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) laws were created in the US after the Prohibition in 1933. AT this time‚ many states set the MLDA at 21. When the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971‚ many states also lowered their drinking age to 18 or 19 (Fell‚ 2009). After the lowering‚ the amount of alcohol related accidents involving young adults age 18 to 20 had dramatically
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Nobody can deny that liquor is an enormous piece of the American and worldwide society. Notwithstanding investigating the past histories of nations around the globe‚ one can perceive how liquor and drinking have been basic parts to religious‚ proficient‚ familial‚ and social life. Alcoholic utilization started for some as an image of companions and colleagues meeting up to just appreciate life and be cheerful. Nonetheless‚ in the United States‚ alcoholic utilization and the law have impacted all
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Summary/Response # 1 1. In “Curbing college drinking starts with a change of attitude” Sara Fritz explains that college drinking is a serious problem. Empowerment is an essential tool for college students‚ parents‚ and authorities to fight against alcohol abuse. 2. The over consumption of alcohol has become a cancer. For example‚ over a million young adults have died every year as consequence of alcohol. Students don’t understand how dangerous excessive drinking can be. When parents try to explain their
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