Lowering The Drinking Age Throughout the United States‚ there is a huge debate on lowering the drinking age. The current legal drinking age in the United States is 21 years old‚ but there has been dispute on whether lowering it would be beneficial or if retaining it or increasing it would be more favorable for our society. In an article‚ titled “Lower Drinking Age Could Have Sobering Results”‚ which was written by Robert Voas in 2006‚ the author asserts that lowering the minimum legal drinking age of
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The Legal Drinking Age in the United States There has been a continuous controversy in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 or kept at 21. In the Persuasive Text “Five Reasons we should keep the drinking age at 21” Karen Arnold-Burger‚ she states the five reasons why people should keep the legal drinking age at 21 in the United States. Karen Arnold-Burger graduated at University of Kansas with a law degree in August 1981. She was appointed Judge of the
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There are many dangers about underage drinking. In many cases alcohol has lead to fatal car crashes. One-third of all drivers ages 21 to 24 who died in a car crash had a blood alcohol level that was over the legal limit. Drinking can cause major brain damage. The brain is still developing‚ drinking underage may cause lasting impairments in brain functions such as memory‚ coordination‚ and motor skills. It is more likely that they will be a heavy drinking later in life than a teenager who did
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The Effects of Drinking Behavior on College Students’ Academic Performance Abstract This study investigated the relationship between college students’ academic performance and their drinking behaviors. It was hypothesized that higher alcohol intake levels would be related to lower GPA. In the experiment‚ 28 Psychology students took an online survey which examined their level of alcohol intake in reference to their current grades. Current grades were measured by GPA and alcohol intake was
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can vote on who we want the next president of our country to be‚ you can go to a car dealer ship and purchase a car‚ you can even get married! The United States has the highest rate of DUI’s and traffic accidents‚ yet we have the highest legal drinking age. If the age was lowered it would be much safer for those who enjoy to drink. People from the age of eighteen to twenty one can drink safely and securely in their own homes with friends. They could also drink at bars and restaurants under supervision
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enough to drink. The legal age to join the military is 18 years old. Clearly someone along the way thought that was mature enough to go fight for our country. Yet‚ not old enough to have a beer afterwards. I am a firm believer that the legal age for drinking should be 21 years old. However‚
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as teens feel that the drinking age should be lowered because of the reason above. If in the eye of law at the age of 18 we are considered grown ups and is given the rights to vote‚ the right to get married and the right to legally buy our own property/home; so why not give us the right to drink. Most 18 year olds surround themselves with older people‚ most likely around the ages 20-25. As we see it’s not to far from 18 but still have different rights when it comes to drinking. An organization
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Introduction Underage drinking has affected many across the U.S. This topic has affected me personally in many ways‚ hence the reason I chose it. Throughout this project‚ I will discuss why underage drinking is such a problem‚ what my position is‚ courses of action‚ and possibly a visual to support the issue at hand. This may show as an interest to others for many reasons‚ but it has a personal meaning to me and friends of mine as well. I was curious as to what others had to say about this
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Underage drinking is one of the most serious public health issues in the United States. Alcohol is one of the most abused substances among America’s youth. Consequences of underage drinking can affect anyone no matter your age or your drinking status. Legally you can drink under the age of twenty one in the state of Ohio if you are under your parent’s supervision. Your parent has to give consent and be physically present while you are consuming alcohol. You can be arrested for: drinking‚ buying or
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Lowering the Drinking Age “Nearly 10 million youths‚ ages 12 to 20‚ in this country report they have consumed alcohol in the past 30 days.” (“City Council”) Teens use alcohol for a numerous amount of reasons‚ ranging from celebration to stress to boredom and underage drinking has now become a hobby done behind closed doors. The legal limit today in the United states has been 21 since the 1984‚ requiring all states to raise the minimum age for purchase and possession of alcohol to 21‚ but
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