Binge drinking in college is a controversial issue that has impassioned many to write. Henry Wechsler‚ Froma Harrop‚ Kathryn Stewart‚ Corina Sole‚ and James C. Carter are several writers that have shared their opinions with the public‚ in hopes to influence society. Although these writers have expressed their concern on this matter‚ each has a distinct perspective upon the issue. At one end of the spectrum lies Wechsler’s article which was inspired by an unfortunate event – the death of an MIT (Massachusetts
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Negative Effects of Binge Drinking The consumption of alcohol at an unhealthy and dangerous rate has a profound long term effect on the abuser. In particular‚ consuming enough alcohol to reach a blood alcohol content level measuring .200 can result in a major drop in inhibition which can lead to careless and illegal behavior. Often in social situations excess drinking is accompanied by a misunderstanding of sexual consent‚ leaThe ding to frequent violations of one’s personal well-being. The body
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Drinking Age “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy‚” was once said by a very smart man named Benjamin Franklin. He lived in a time when there was no minimum drinking age. Before the 1900’s there wasn’t any kind of drinking laws anywhere in the United States. The drinking age was regulated by society which was family‚ church‚ and communities. Yes‚ some kids probably drank too much back then‚ but I’ve learned that the current laws aren’t doing much to stop it now either. At
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CLEAN DRINKING WATER Our primary needs are food‚ water and shelter; but water is the most important need of every person. Without water‚ we cannot survive. Even for one day‚ we cannot live without water. If we have safe and clean water for drinking ‚ we’ll live healthy and prosper. The clean water we drink and which is germless is called potable water. The water we drink in our homes‚ is supplied by the municipal community. We think that it is safe and germs free but in reality it is not fully
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binge drinking. Binge drinking meant drinking more than double the lower risk guidelines for alcohol in one session or in simple drinking more than you can handle and end up getting drunk. Moreover there has been a rise in binge drinking in Singapore especially among the youth." In fact in 2010 it show that from 18 to 29 age‚ it has been a rise from 14.1 to 15.5% by the National Health Survey." (ezyhealth‚ 2011) Although there are many reasons for young adults to start with binge drinking I believe
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Samantha Juneau Marguerite Newcomb English Composition I April 6‚ 2014 Why the Drinking Age Should Stay at Twenty-One The United States drinking age throughout all 50 states has been the same since 1984 when a law was put in place by the U.S. Congress punishing all states who did not abide by the legal age limit of 21. Since this law was put into place‚ it has become one of the most widely studied laws in history. While there are many arguments and new bills being created to
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Research report on raising the drinking age. Commerce assessment 1. Introduction: this research report is going to inform and find the advantages and disadvantages of increasing the drinking age‚ this report will explain the medical‚ social‚ financial and other reasons to inform the reader on the different points given. Advantages of increasing the drinking age: Medical: Medical reasons
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To what extent is youth violence‚ crimes and anti-social behaviour linked to youths binge drinking. Binge drinking can be defined as an excessive consumption of alcohol within a short period of time to get drunk. This essay will focus on how youth violence‚ crime and anti-social behaviour is linked to youths binge drinking. It is widely known that the youths in United Kingdom start drinking at an early stage of their lives. Talbot and Crabbe (n.d.) state that “government statistics suggest that…
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The Legal Drinking Age Kyra C. Lyons Bryant & Stratton College Phil 250 Mike Sulak July 3‚ 2012 Increasing or decreasing the legal age at which people can purchase and drink alcohol has been a controversial issue for quite some time now. Some people say that it should be lowered because teens drink anyway‚ some say that it should increase or the stay the same due to health risk. There are many other viewpoints to both sides and in this paper we are going to explore both sides to the story
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said "One college fraternity pledge‚ for example died after a seven hour drinking binge and approximately 24 drinks. His blood alcohol level was measured at 0.58‚ which was six times the legally establish limit to drive a vehicle (Cohen‚ 1997)." I proceeded into looking up the references which was about Cohen A. (1997‚ September 8) Battle of the Binge‚ time‚ pp. 54-56. The article was about college students and binge drinking. I realized that from the moment freshmen set foot on campus‚ they are steeped
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