DRINKING AGE DEBATE Should the drinking age be lowered to 18 years old‚ when one is considered an adult‚ and assumes adult privileges and penalties‚ or should the drinking age remain at 21 years old‚ since people are more mature and therefore‚ can be safe and responsible with alcohol? I believe that the drinking age should remain at 21 years old because lowering the legal drinking age would not be in the best interest of the public ’s safety‚ as well as today ’s youth. The most fundamental
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Should the Legal Drinking Age be Increased to 21? by Tejvan Pettinger on May 9‚ 2013 in society Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the over-consumption of alcohol‚ especially amongst young people. In the UK‚ abuse of alcohol has contributed to several social‚ economic and health problems‚ including: Alcohol
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concerning the legal drinking age remaining at twenty-one or being lowered to eighteen. John J. Miller‚ backed up with about one-hundred college presidents and chancellors‚ strongly believes that the legal drinking age of twenty one has failed and is not working. However‚ there is research and statistical data that suggests lowering the drinking age would cause several car related accidents‚ potentially increase a teen’s vulnerability of alcoholism‚ and increase binge drinking. John McCardell‚ a
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Matt W. English 101 9/24/2013 Am I an Adult Yet? Some would argue that the drinking age shouldn ’t be lowered because of three very real risks‚ drunk driving‚ alcohol poisoning‚ and violent or destructive behavior. Drunk driving is a stain on our civilization. An average of 17‚000 individuals die each year in drunk driving related deaths. It seems quite plausible that were alcohol to be legalized for those under the age of 18‚ the 15.1% of 18 to 20 year olds who drink before getting behind the wheel
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Minimum School Leaving Age In some countries the minimum school leaving age is 15 years and children and their parents have no right to decide when they will leave school. According to the law in those countries it would be illegal for them to leave school earlier. However‚ there is a number of reasons for children to have to leave school earlier not taken into the account by the government. Firstly‚ I am going to consider the family reasons. It is undoubtedly true that not all families have the
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between the ages of 15 and 49‚ it is the first leading risk factor. In the age group of 20–39 years‚ approximately 25 percent of the total deaths are alcohol attributable. The drinking age in America is 21‚ it can be argued by some that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. Reasonably thinking the drinking age should stay the same because of the following epidemics that already occur in today’s society with the drinking age being as it is: alcohol related deaths‚ lowering the age would be unsafe
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When thinking about the drinking age it can be a very scary topic. In some countries the drinking age can be as low as 16. Countries like Germany‚ Italy‚ Switzerland have the drinking age at sixteen.I believe that can cause a lot of problems in society because I believe a sixteen year old is still a child and isn’t ready for the consensus that comes with it.That been said a lot of 16 year olds are still under their parents roof. What makes you think they can consume alcohol? They are not mature enough
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alcohol just about everywhere in the United States. Around the world there are many different age requirements in order to drink or buy alcohol. The majority of countries around the world have a set age minimum of eighteen years of age. So why is our drinking age 21? • Why is this important to us? We are all college students and everybody knows that there is underage drinking one way or another. • Professor Ruth C. Engs from Indiana University states “The legal drinking age should be lowered
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Since the states increased their drinking age to 21 in 1987‚ every citizen of this country between the ages of 18 and 20 have been oppressed by the very people elected to power to protect their rights. It is evident that the legal drinking age among Americans should be lowered to the legal age of adulthood‚ 18 years. At this age‚ any American can marry without their Parent ’s approval and can move out of their guardian ’s house and live on their own. Why are these adults deprived of their right to
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Speech 1060 July 16th‚ 2011 Persuasion Speech Lowering Legal Drinking Age General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: Want audience to agree that lowering drinking age to 18 won’t be as bad as some are making it out to be. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. I. Introduction: a. Attention strategy: When was the last time you wanted to crack open a cold Bud Light and chug it? Maybe you are over 21 and it you do it all of the time. b. Does the topic relate
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