the drinking age to 18. The people who argue say that lowering the age to 18 will help youth make healthy choices when consuming alcohol (Wechsler‚ Nelson‚ 2010). The other side states that alcohol can lead to death and a higher risk of alcohol disorder under age 21(The Scope of the Problem‚ 2004). Changing the drinking age to 18 shouldn’t be lower in the United States because it will cause many deathly accidents. First of all‚ there were many debates on whether or not to lower the drinking age to
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Texting While Driving Essay Texting or using a cell phone while driving is very hazardous to yourself and the people surrounding you. One reason the majority of people are against this action is because it causes a great amount of car accidents every year. While driving‚ adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one. When the driver hears this phone vibrating‚ nothing can stop them from checking the notification on their phone
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“Argumentative Essay RD” NWSU – Dr. Heard 14 September 2010 Texting and Driving Should Be Banned in Every State. Should the laws for texting while driving be the same in every State? In today’s society‚ the vast majority of people rely on a cell phone of their choice to talk‚ text‚ or e-mail. The most popular and dangerous is texting while driving. In most state texting while driving is ban for everyone and in other states there is an age limit for texting and driving. The laws should
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minimum drinking age should be in the United States. Many people think that it should remain at 21 years old and others believe that it should be lowered to 18. While both have their own various reasons‚ this has been an important topic in our country for a long time. President Ronald Reagan signed and passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Law in 1984 which obligated states to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or suffer reductions in Federal highway funds. The highway funds and drinking age was
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Imagine driving down the highway‚ and ahead of you‚ you see a vehicle swerving all over the road. The first thing many assume is that the driver is on their phone or another device. They either crash‚ injuring others‚ or continue to text/play on their device. The advancement of technology continues to make this danger more and more prominent in society. The use of technology while operating a vehicle is the most dangerous distraction a driver can have due to the fact that people have been engulfed
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Having explained the wide-reaching impacts of drunk driving‚ I think we can all agree that this is an especially troubling issue for the DFW area. Looking at information published by the CDC‚ driver education is recommended as one of the foremost ways to make a meaningful reduction in drunk driving incidents. There is also data showing that introducing Uber services to an area causes a reduction in DUI arrests. The city of Seattle saw nearly a 10% drop in DUI arrests after Uber began servicing the
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Underage Drinking It is five o ’clock on a Friday night and classes are over for the weekend. The options for this evening are the kegger down the street‚ drinking at the bonfire‚ or sneaking into a bar with a fake ID. This can be a normal weekend for an underage drinker. Underage alcohol consumption can be very common in the weekly routine for many students. There are many different types of drinkers and reasons for their drinking habits. Some people may drink for social reasons and others
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crashes one out of four is intoxicated Half of those killed in alcohol related collisions had not been drinking Mental Affects of Alcohol When Driving After one drink first goes to area in brain that controls judgment and reasoning making them take risks 1st Concentration decreases and inhibitions are reduced causes one to be impulsive 2nd Reduced coordination trouble making trouble driving 3rd Distorted depth perception has trouble knowing how far away things are and how fast they are going
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are caused by texting and driving." My essay is on a common issue that affects every citizen of this nation; distracted driving‚ but is there enough action from our state government to help prevent the tragic events that happen due to this horrific habit. Our state has many laws and preventions against young adults and everyone else; which helps them to stop driving and texting or
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should be illegal to drive while using a phone because it distracts drivers from the road and makes the roads unsafe. Although some believe it should not be illegal‚ actually it should because driving and being on the phone is one of the main causes for death and accidents in the United States. While driving‚ if someone looks at their phone for more than three seconds it doubles the chance of getting into an accident. A driver on their phone may not have their eyes on the road‚ so they might not
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