EXPLANATION OF KEY TERM “Drinking age prohibition” was counterproductive in the 1850’s and 1920’s. Nothing has changed (Scrivo‚ 1998‚ n.p.). ARTICLE SUMMARY In the article “Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered: An Opinion Based Upon Research‚” Karen Scrivo from Indiana University in Bloomington supports her rational claim that the state of Indiana should lower the legal drinking age to 18 or 19. Prohibition is counterproductive because it lowers the percentages of young‚ responsible drinkers
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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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die every year while intoxicated and more than 175‚000 are seriously injured. That means alcohol leads to almost 30% of teen deaths each year. Lowering the legal drinking age would only increase this number. B. The legal drinking age should not be lowered to 18 years old. C. 1. The human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 and an undeveloped brain is more likely to become addicted to alcohol (www.samafoundation.org). 2. Drunk-driving accidents are the leading cause of
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in the United States has their opinion on what the legal drinking age should be. The consumption of alcohol has created many debates amongst different groups of people. The legal drinking age of 21‚ is one of the strictest laws in the U.S. From only letting “true adults” drink which causes a riot among many young citizens to go against the law. However‚ numerous forms of evidence can prove why the drinking age 21 is preposterous. The drinking age should be lowered for various reasons including that
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Underage Drinking: Annotated Bibliography Alexis Richter Comp 2 February 27th‚ 2010 Engs‚ Ruth C. "Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered: An Opinion Based Upon Research." CQ Researcher. N.p.‚ 20 Mar. 1998. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. . The article “Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered: An Option based upon Research” is about twenty years of research based underage drinking done by Ruth Engs. It talks about the way things were in the past compared to how things are now. The research done
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the Uniform Drinking Age Act‚ a law which would severely penalize states who failed to restrict the drinking age to 21 or higher‚ was signed into law (Hoover). It is odd to think‚ in today’s day and age‚ that 35 years ago the drinking age was below 21 in over 70% of US states (“Minimum Legal Drinking Age…”)‚ however‚ this all changed when the federal government took away highway funds and dangled them in front of these states like a carrot‚ waiting for them all to raise their legal age for consumption
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Lower the Drinking Age? Kyle Altic November 4th‚ 2013 Abstract There was a big debate on whether or not the minimum drinking age should be lowered. The media gave this debate a lot of attention. It’s not about the age it’s about the decisions they make with alcohol at a very young adult age. I do like the argument if you are old enough to serve our country and die for your country then you should be able to drink at that age. After all the research I have done and retrieved
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New Zealand it’s 18. In the United States it’s 21‚ and in places such as China and Portugal there isn’t one at all. But what is this I’m talking about? It’s the legal drinking ages of countries around the world. Many people argue that the drinking age should be lowered to 18‚ just look at our surrounding countries with lower drinking ages. Some argue that the United States has the most careless drinkers with little self-control when it comes to alcohol usage‚ and some may even say that this is because
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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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harry potter mr. andrews Drinking age Is it fair to kill in war but not be able to drink Alcohol before the age of 21? Why do adults‚ the government‚ and even parents think teenagers are not responsible enough to drink at 18? They think teenagers are not mature enough to handle the responsibility and consequences of drinking alcohol. Studies have identified that teenagers are more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol on memory‚ learning and judgment. So there is a risk that teenagers
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