Tayrin O’Rand 14 March 2012 Should the Minimum Drinking Age be Lowered? The minimum drinking age became a hot topic ever since it was set to twenty one years old. It is a law not everyone welcomes with open arms‚ one that has the most impact in the lives of adolescents and if violated‚ one that can put a state at risk of forfeiting ten percent of its annual federal highway appropriation. John M. McCardell Jr.‚ president of Middlebury College; founder and president of Choose Responsibility‚
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman If I Stay‚ written by Gayle Forman‚ is an amazing book! When I read the back cover of If I Stay‚ I knew it was the right book for me‚ because I can relate to what has happened to the main characters and the feelings of other family members and friends. The family was in a car accident‚ and as you know from reading my other papers‚ my 16 year old brother was in a car accident in March. The feelings that were displayed in the book are very similar to the feelings my
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Do teens usually wait till the age of eighteen to begin consuming alcohol? If eighteen years of age is the legal age for adulthood‚ why can’t it be the legal age to begin drinking? Is the government contradicting themselves? Over the years studies have shown that most teens do not wait until the age of twenty-one to begin drinking. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would allow eighteen to twenty year-olds to drink alcohol in safe places with supervision. Keeping teens from drinking in unsafe
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Chosen one”. Now people cannot witness the next LeBron enter NBA straight out of high school due to the NBA Article X age limit. The NBA age limit was a apart of the 2005 collective bargaining agreement stating A player shall be eligible for selection in the first NBA Draft with respect to which he has satisfied all applicable such as The player is or will be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year in which
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Since 1987‚ it has been argued that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to 18 so that young adults are allowed to drink in certain environments. This argument has many sides which can be argued. At 18‚ you are considered an adult. You can vote‚ charged with adult crimes‚ and even die for your country‚ but you cannot consume alcohol. To me that is discriminating against people in the age group of 18-20. As of now‚ adults over 21 years old are allowed to drink in places
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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 you should be allowed
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SAHS is going to change they way stay at home view their lives. It is going to add structure‚ excitement and a sense of accomplishment to the daily lives of stay at home mothers. SAHS is going to open up a whole new world of learning and fun for children that stay at home. A lot of women cannot stomach the idea of being a stay at home mom because they cannot stand the idea of being in the house all the time. A lot of stay at home moms tend to feel depressed and lonely due to the lack of adult interaction
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non-profit organization that is for lowering the drinking age to 18. Young adults can vote‚ fight and die for their country overseas‚ and purchase tobacco at age 18‚ but why cannot they have a beer? Drinking among the youth in the United States has escalated to dangerous levels such as binge drinking‚ reckless parties‚ and even death. The average age when kids take their first sip of alcohol is a staggering 14 years of age (Debate). The legal drinking age of twenty-one is not working. The government needs
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agree with the law a hundred percent. Driving while on a phone can cause many horrible predicaments. These predicaments may include a death of the person driving and anyone in the vehicle‚ making another person veer off the road and hurt themselves due to the action of the person using their phone‚ or getting in trouble with the law for not driving properly. These topics of horrible things that could happen to you while using a phone can be very tragic and should convince people not to ever use their
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The Age for Tattoos Should be Lowered Tattoos have been around for 5‚200 years and have varied through many age groups. Some people have different opinions on how tattoos look on different people. We are born with a blank canvas why not add some art to it. The possibilities are endless to what you could have as a tattoo. I have wanted a tattoo for awhile now but I am only 15 and will have to wait three more years to become legal. I believe that the age limit for tattoos should be lowered. Fourteen
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