Drink Responsibly Drinking at an early age has been an ongoing discussion among young Americans and their opponents‚ their parents and‚ elders. Much adolescence believe that setting the drinking age at 21 does not make any difference‚ and it should even be lowered to 18‚ as many other countries hold. Even though there is no proof that not legalizing drinking age at 21 genuinely makes a difference‚ US should not lower the drinking age‚ and should maintain it at 21 years old. In their pamphlet
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Cause & effect of drinking & driving There are many reasons why people drink. There are also many reasons why individuals’ think they can drive after they have been drinking. No one ever think’s that the cause of their drinking can have effects. During the seconds of making the selfish decision to pick up the keys and get behind the wheel‚ no one thinks about the effect. Thousands of question are asked‚ and thousands of excuses are being given. No answer is ever good enough to family or friends who
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or support. Each year it is estimated that 20‚000 young people age out and this is tragic because they have no one to turn to‚ they have no home to go to and they are forced into adulthood before they are mentally/physically ready and they still need assistance. In the governments eyes being 18 means there able to get a full time job‚ own a house or car… Their legal‚ so what do they kids need us for? We have other kids to worry about also. But
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agriculture‚ and the right to drink this beverage has been in question for just as long. For many‚ the right to drink beer or vodka is a right of passage into adulthood‚ and for others it is a sign of strong friendship in ceremonies. The history of drinking in the U.S.A. is lengthy and complimated‚ but it starts with the American Revolution. Freedom is a good beer after a long day‚ and many men‚ women‚ and children drank beer in the 1700s because it was safer than the potentially infected water than
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Keep the Drinking Age 21 The legal age to consume alcohol is the topic of many conversations. Should we lower it or keep it the same? There are many arguments for keeping the legal drinking age at twenty-one. I feel three of the most important reasons are; the impact drinking at an early age has on the brains development‚ the number of alcohol related automobile accidents involving underage drunk drivers‚ and my belief that there would be increased alcohol consumption among even younger teenagers
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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 drinking can cause multiple issues
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the category of “people”. The legal drinking age is currently twenty-one‚ but illegally drinking age is as low as zero. Why? Is the main question asked. I can assure you the under age drinking age percentage would drop if the age is lowered. Few reasons for teens drinking are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking the law.” 87% of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used
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Legal Drinking Age One of the biggest arguments that you will find going on today is‚ what the legal drinking age in The United States of America should be. Today in the USA the legal drinking age is twenty-one‚ but why twenty-one why not eighteen or thirty? Why have a drinking age of twenty-one in this country when there are over two hundred other countries that have lower drinking ages‚ and none that have higher? Who gets to decide the age at which someone is mature enough to consume alcohol
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Raising drinking age in B.C History has proven many times that drinking is bad. Teenage drinking and driving would result to death or accidents; as a result‚ many teenagers’ lives being taken away by consuming excessive alcohol than their limit. Most of the teenage kids get drugs at teenage parties‚ and it makes them addicted to alcohol‚ then they end up doing stupid stuff after getting drunk and they do not know that it is affecting their bodies negatively. The drinking age should be increased
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Legal drinking age should be lowered Introduction: Once a person turns 18 years old they are already considered an adult. Yes‚ it may sound bad saying that 18 years old should have the right to legally drink‚ but lets look at the facts; you can drive a car‚ vote in all elections‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serve on juries‚ be prosecuted as an adult‚ get married‚ have children‚ fight in a war‚ gamble‚ but not have a beer until your 21? Now‚ if young men and women under the age of 21 can legally get married
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