The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia These days there are a number of social issues in the community‚ such as drug abuse‚ teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is rampant in today’s society‚ Australian Drug Foundation states that‚ “Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive‚ or mood-changing‚ recreational drug in Australia.”(Healey‚ 2002‚ p. 11). Underage drinking and binge drinking are some of the problems
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Jeremy M. Stevens Dr‚ Patricia Ross English 102 17 July 2014 Should We Change Our Drinking Age? Should the United States lower its drinking age to eighteen? Should it remain twenty one? Should it be raised to a higher age? America needs to lower the drinking age to eighteen. With proper education and awareness there would be no problem for our young adults. There would be less problems due to the fact they can legally buy alcohol and drink it. An eighteen year old can serve and die for his
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Changing the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in the United States Over the past twenty years the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one in all US states‚ but that has not stopped citizens of the United Sates from attempting to lower the age. Following the end of prohibition in the United Sates during the Great Depression‚ all states agreed on a set of twenty-one to be the legal drinking age. For almost forty years there was no change in the drinking age until a decrease in the age for voting occurred
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is because‚ despite what several people may believe‚ abortion is neither right nor wrong. It is a matter of personal opinion. In this way‚ each side can say with certainty that the other is wrong. Therefore the question remains; should abortion be legal? Though some may disagree on this point‚ the fact is that legalized abortion is the only option that will protect the lives of American citizens. One only needs to look into American history to see the results of prohibiting abortions
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arguments on why the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18. To some lowering the drinking age to 18 makes sense to them and to others it doesn’t make sense‚ which is true. Most people believe that if you are old enough to vote and enlist in the Army or the Navy then you are old enough to drink which is wrong. Not only does lowering the legal drinking age put the drinker at harm but also the people around them. There are some many reasons why the legal drinking age should not be lowered never
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Is sixteen an appropriate age to drive? More than five thousand United States teens die each year in car crashes and according to the National Highway Safety Administration. “The rate of crashes per mile driven for a sixteen year old is almost ten times the rate for adults” CBS News (1). Many countries in Europe and elsewhere have a driving age of seventeen or eighteen. Also‚ teens under the age of eighteen are not allowed to purchase alcohol or buy cigarettes then why are they allowed to be in
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Should Capital Punishment be legal in the U.K? A poll taken showed that 60% of citizens in the United Kingdom wanted Capital Punishment re-instated‚ even more people wanted it in cases of murder with Police Officers or children involved. Capital Punishment is the most severe deterrent or retribution in existence and aims to deter future obligates from committing such heinous crimes for which the death penalty would be apportioned. The principal of this being that the ‘future criminal’ will be
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Laws to legalize self driving cars is a good thought‚ but it disrespects experienced drivers. The self driving cars are a cop out for people new to driving because they are lazy and don’t want to learn properly. Experienced drivers don’t want to waste their time on teens who don’t care about driving and focus on those who really are serious about the idea of operating a vehicle the right way. Self driving cars can be a negative thing because of all the human error involved. In one instance‚ one
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Should drinking age be increased to 21. It is no secret‚ that people drink alcohol before they turn 21. Stories about drinking on college campuses and high school parties are very easy to find. That is why underage drinking can be stopped if the law were changed. The major reason that people drink at an early age is because they feel it is fun and exciting to do something they are not supposed to. However‚ if it would be lowered to 18‚ then the trill of doing something illegal would vanish
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is not willing to pay it’s workers‚ the people of the United States more than the minimum wage to help with the continous cost of living then they are showing they are being selfish and not caring about our everyday living cost. Minimum wage should be raised to at least
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