RYAN NETTLE 11/11/14 5.10 Final Draft DRIVER’S LICENSE AGE It would be personally beneficial to having the driving age lowered to fifteen years old. This would give me the ability to have a part-time job now. Also‚ I could go to the gym more to work out if I could drive. Then‚ if there were scheduled rodeos or ropings on dates that my parents already had plans‚ I would still be able to attend them. Several of my friends‚ which are also doing their schoolwork at home‚ like to practice roping
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Why the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 Eighteen is the age that everyone becomes an adult in the United States. Eighteen is also the age when you should be able to decide if you choose to consume alcohol. Turning eighteen is a big responsibility at the age of eighteen you are allowed to choose to smoke cigarettes‚ vote‚ get married‚ serve on juries‚ sign contracts‚ and join the military which includes risking one’s life. So if you’re allowed to choose all of these then I feel like
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Lowering the drinking age to 18 will have serious consequences such as the increase in traffic fatalities. According to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World‚ “in the United States in 2007‚ the death toll from teenage drunk-driving accidents was 1‚393 – nearly four fatalities every day of the year.” (Drinking and Driving‚ 2006-2015). At such youthful age‚ these teens are not responsible enough to know that they should not drink and drive. They assume that they are perfectly fine after consuming alcohol
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Responding To Content Rashwan’s subject is how the internet social networks impact the Egyptian Revolution. His purpose is to inform us of how technology is the greatest democracy. He suggest that the internet is the catalyst of the uprising. He interpreted Ghonim’s statement about the internet as powerful it moves him and makes him clearly understand the importance of the internet to the world. Rashwan’s essay explains how the internet plays a big role on overthrowing the Egypt’s government
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For many years‚ there has been the question should the drinking age be lowered to 18? In today’s society‚ most young adults drink behind their guardians back‚ but do not realize the consequences that come with their choices. With much speculation‚ this topic has became a very intriguing argument. What does drinking do to the growth of the brain? Can alcohol do just as much harm to someone 18 then someone 21? Will they be just as responsible? Can someone that young make the correct decisions? Underage
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legal drinking age be lowered to 18 years of age. There are many reasons for lowering the legal drinking age to 18. Some of these reasons include: the fact that at the age of 18 you are considered an and take on lots of responsibilities‚ also you do not necessarily reach your peak maturity at the age of 21‚ and in addition by raising the legal drinking age to 21 in the first place‚ lives were not saved from drinking and driving s but rather transferred to a higher age group. One
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have proven to be incapable of obtaining respectable driving skills. According to “Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association‚” motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among 13-19 year old males and females in the United States. Culpable for this statistic is the three main distractions: visual (taking one’s eyes off the road)‚ manual (taking one’s hands off the wheel)‚ and cognitive (takings one’s mind away from the driving task). Factors causing these distractions are cell phones
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When you turn 18 you are old enough to fight and die for your country‚ vote‚ purchase cigarettes and get married. But at your wedding you wouldn’t even be able to participate in your own champagne toast. Some adults like to say that you aren’t mature enough or physically able to handle drinking until you are 21.When you are 18 you are judged mature enough to vote‚ hold public office‚ serve on juries‚ serve in the military possibly die for your country‚ fly airplanes‚ sign contracts and so on. Why
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Drinking Age to 18 Multiple Perspectives May 10 That moment when you feel like you’re old enough to do something but that law forbid you from doing that. When you turn 18 you’re legally able to buy tobacco‚ get a tattoo‚ go to a strip club‚ take loans out‚ adopt a child‚ sign legal documents‚ and join the armed forces. Yet you can do all except drink under the age of 21. There are many other countries in the world that you are allowed to consume alcohol under the age of 21
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There’s a reason the legal driving age in Ohio is 16 and 16 1/2 in Kentucky. Kids younger than that in most cases lack the emotional and cognitive skills to bear the responsibility of operating a vehicle‚ said Dr. James Brush‚ a child psychologist who has a practice in Monfort Heights. “Children at age 12 can become frightened or overwhelmed much more than older children‚” Dr. Brush said. That’s what may have happened early Friday when 12-year-old Courtney Mathis of Mount
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