Brandon Pryor Dobmeir B2 12/15/11 Persuasive Speech: Underage Drinking At the age of 15‚ a boy went to a high school party. He was a freshman and just wanted to seem cool in front of everyone. He decided that drinking was the fastest way to popularity so he took one shot. That one shot turned to one more‚ then two more‚ until eventually he lost count. Two hours later he was rushed to the hospital with alcohol poisoning and had to get his stomach pumped. Snap back to reality‚ this may seen like
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from the truck‚ instantly killing one and severely injuring the other. It was believed that underage drinking was one of the leading factors that may have caused this accident. Since
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Should an individual‚ at the age of eighteen‚ be able to buy and/or consume alcohol? There is a lot of debate when it comes to legal drinking age in the United States. There is always an opinion‚ whether you are for it or against it. My paper will cover why I believe that the legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of eighteen instead of twenty-one. After people in the United States reach the age of eighteen‚ they are no longer considered to be juvenile; but are now legally considered
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Teen drinking it’s been around hmmm... forever? A handful of teens gather around in some kids basement who’s parents don’t truly love them and drink that devil sauce. I was scrolling through the Reddits‚ and came across this article‚ "Alcohol use‚ binge drinking continues to fall among underage‚ reports finds". I honestly didn’t believe it‚ I’ve only remember hearing bad stuff about my generation. Like how we’re more lazier than the past generations‚ higher pregnancy among teens‚ not as capable
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“What we’re doing now to prevent underage drinking isn’t working; it’s time to try something else.” Although many people argue that the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1964‚ which lowed the drinking age from eighteen to twenty one‚ was a good idea. David J Hanson a professor in the State University of New York believed that something needs to be done to make the United States a safer place to live. Is it fair that people in the United States can serve in the military‚ vote in elections‚ serve
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Reagan signed into law the National Minimum Drinking Age Bill‚ but let’s also keep in mind that he proclaimed “Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food”. He obviously had questionable knowledge on health and what’s best for an individual. This law‚ although seemingly necessary at the time‚ has become outdated and is in desperate need of a change. The legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered because the current age engenders dangerous drinking habits‚ the law has exceptions in a vast
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to underage drinking. An attempt was made to save her life‚but it was too late. Some people think if you start drinking at a young age you will get out of your system before your an adult. This is a good thing that people are actually thinking about what to do. And that they are see if it will or will not affect them in their future. Underage drinking is really bad for you especially when you get addicted to it you could die if to addicted. How do we stop kids from under age drinking? This can make
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Lowering Legal Drinking Age The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) has been an ongoing debate over the years. Many states in the past have continuously lowered their MLDA to 18‚ 19‚ or 20. However‚ The National Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act of 1984 required that every states MLDA must be set to 21 years of age. Max Nelson stated that "Beer is the third most popular drink in the world‚ after water and tea" (“The Barbarians Beverage” 1)‚ the minimum legal drinking age is a very popular discussion
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Keeping the Drinking at 21 In the world today‚ the majority of countries has a legal drinking age of eighteen or lower. Unlike many other countries‚ the United States has a minimum legal drinking age of twenty-one. Although our laws acknowledge that at age eighteen one is an adult who possess sufficient maturity and judgment to operate a motor vehicle‚ serve in the military‚ perform jury duty‚ sign a contract or even get married‚ those same laws deny that same adult the right to purchase‚ possess
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buy cigarettes and even join the army‚ but what cannot happen is for him or her to buy alcohol. Buying alcohol and drinking alcohol has been a huge controversy for many years among adults and young adults. Drinking has always had its problems with adults such as the health effects as well the mental capability‚ but when it comes to young adults and teenagers the thought of drinking brings up many questions and concerns for example If he or she is able to join the army at eighteen why not be to drink
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