a small town. Although some believe that the drinking age should remain the same‚ I believe that it should be lowered to 18 because it will diminish the thrill of breaking the law‚ we can do other important things when we turn 18‚ and other countries have lowered or got rid of the drinking age so what makes our brains any different. According to procon.org” Normalizing alcohol consumption as something done responsibly in moderation will make drinking alcohol less of a taboo for young adults entering
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Should the drinking age be lowered to 16? At the moment in Australia the drinking age is 18 and I think that it is time to taking the case of lowering the age into our own hands. Surveys show that nearly 10 million youths aged 12-20 in Australia report that they have consumed alcohol in a 30 day period in 2011. The century council has created a survey‚ results show that over 55% of teenagers (12-17) said they had been offered or had the opportunity to drink alcohol in the last 12 months. Most teenagers
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Gabriel Araujo Mrs. Brooks English II 7 May 2013 Freedom of Expression: Why Drinking Age Should be Lowered At age 18 in the United States you are now considered an adult‚ and expected to make your own decisions‚ hopefully the right ones. If you want you can even sign up for the military or vote for president. These decisions are not easy to make which is why only an adult can decide these types of decisions. Even though you can make all these grown up decisions‚ you can not make the decision
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year olds can risk their lives for others‚ why can’t they drink? 18 year olds should be allowed to drink because they are legally considered adults‚ they could be taught in how to drink responsibly‚ and it would take away the thrill of drinking illegally. At the age of 18‚ people are legally considered an adult. As a result‚ they should get to choose if they want to drink or not. The Constitution and State Laws give 18 year olds several rights and responsibilities such as the right to vote‚ smoke
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2. Every day in America‚ another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011.) II. Central Thesis Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved‚ if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic. III. Body A. Need: Drunk driving occurs everyday‚ and many lives are taken because of one person choice. 1. Every 52 minutes on
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the minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) at 21? With the MLDA at 21 it is not bringing anyone under the age of 21 consuming alcohol to a halt. The most popular beverage to compliment a night out partying or a fancy dinner is some kind of alcoholic drink. When young adults are looking to have a drink the MLDA 21 encourages them to find away around the law. In 2014 93.2% of high school students have bent the law to have a drink welcoming adulthood. With that‚ lowering the drinking age to 18 will decrease
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Drinking Imagine having a few quite drink’s with your friends‚ But one of your friends drink’s to much and starts to cause trouble‚ swearing all over the place‚ yelling at the neighbours or even picking a fight with you. What would you do?‚ leave them be to cause more trouble? or take them home?. Alcohol is one of New Zealand’s most used drug that causes the problems. New Zealanders enjoy alcohol in moderation but alcohol brings negative health and social consequences associated with it. Some
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English B Text Production – Argument Topic: Should the legal drinking age in Australia be raised to 21? Raising the legal drinking age in Australia to 21 proves to have many foreseeable positive and negative outcomes‚ as various physical and psychological health complications along with external issues that can affect multiple people are involved‚ each demonstrating different consequences for young adults. These concerns often revolve around drink driving‚ brain development and social influences
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the issue I have chosen is if we should raise the drinking age to 21. * Im against this issue because at the age of 18‚ you are allowed to vote‚ serve in the defence force‚ drive‚ make choices about sexual activity‚ live by yourself‚ be tried in courts as adults and receive benefits from the government. * Drinking should not be any different because it is less of a challenge to make than the above. * Raising the legal drinking age would only result in more of a problem‚ as people would
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Lowering Your Gaze Lowering are gaze is important for all of us because it protects us from haram actions and thoughts. The book talks about it in many aspects like if you lower your gaze you protect yourself from shatan and temptation. It may be a struggle but it is possible because it is said in the book that Allah (SWT) will not burden us with anything we cant handle. Also the books gives an interesting question‚ why are we embarrassed to commit sins in front of people but not Allah (SWT)
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