SPEECH #3 – PERSUASIVE SPEECH Name: DANIEL C. DILIGENT Title: Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Specific Purpose: To argue in favor of lowering the minimum legal drinking age in the United States. Thesis Statement: I will discuss 1) the current legal drinking age‚ 2) the effect that this drinking age has upon American social norms‚ and 3) the potential benefits of a lower drinking age. I. INTRODUCTION A. Hook: Alcohol is ever-present in today’s American society. Television viewers are constantly bombarded
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000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; this includes about 1‚900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes‚ 1‚600 as a result of homicides‚ 300 from suicide‚ as well as hundreds from other injuries such as falls‚ burns‚ and drownings. Credibility Statement: Underage drinking can not only bring harm to you but also to your family. Audience Involvement: Have you ever been involved in a teenage drinking incident? Yes‚ ofcourse we all have because we’ve all been teenagers
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12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking Health Risks of Alcohol: 12 Health Problems Associated with Chronic Heavy Drinking Share this: Font size: AAA By David Freeman WebMD Feature Reviewed by Marina Katz‚ MD It’s no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems‚ including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But if you think liver disease and car crashes are the only health risks posed by drinking‚ think again: Researchers have linked
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a commonly known fact that alcohol is a drug that negatively affects a college campus on a daily basis and I see it first hand affecting UNC-Charlotte. There are a number of reasons that this is true. College is one of the main places that binge drinking occurs because you are finally living on your own and can make your own decisions. This is extremely unfortunate because most of the students in college are between the ages of 17 and 22. According to studies until the age of 25‚ the human brain
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Ever known someone that was a victim of an alcohol related death or had their lives ruined because of it? Well I have. More than 100‚000 US deaths are caused by excessive alcohol drinking each year. Alcohol is a huge fetter to people and I believe that everyone should be abstinent from it. Alcohol is harmful to the body‚ teens abuse it and drink underage‚ and it has harmful effects on children. Every year‚ more money is spent promoting alcohol than any other product. Perhaps through its elaborate
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One major problem in the community of State College is underage drinking. Many Penn State students have been expelled for underage drinking. It’s been a major problem. Patty Kleban mentions how frustrating it gets every new year when students under 21‚ drink and go crazy. She is an instructor at Penn State‚ she mentions the issues with underage students in the community. Underage drinking around state college‚ or anywhere is common. They’re young and reckless. Penn State has a code of conduct‚
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Binge drinking‚ especially among the youth‚ has been on the rise in Singapore. explore some of the reasons why youths resort to binge drinking and the consequences. What is binge drinking? This happens when someone drinks excessive amounts of alcohol. To drink alcohol socially is one thing‚ For instance‚ at parties and at gatherings. Conversely‚ when alcohol is heavily consumed over a short period of time‚ also commonly known as‚ binge drinking‚ it brings about undesirable health effects to the
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Hannah Alford English 3-4 Bachor January 3‚ 2013 High School Partying The ever growing problem of underage partying including drinking and drug use is a topic that has been pushed aside and deemed as a “teen phase” in todays world. Parties in high school is downplayed as a normal part of being a teenager‚ “everyone does it”(Fidel‚Steve). Teenagers do not realize the harm that partying can do to both their health and their reputation. The alcohol and drugs that get slipped into parties isn’t
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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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these predicaments can cause long term effects for our future generation in numerous ways. One of the main issues among teens is underage drinking. The outcome from this issue may be critical not only for our teen but also for our communities. Some consequences caused from underage drinking are alcohol addiction‚ medical problems‚ and accidents. Underage drinking can cause teenagers to develop an alcoholic addiction. Addiction changes a person’s state of mind‚ therefore it can affect the choices and
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