teens 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
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Jack Smith Mrs. Bauch Speech 11‚ may 2016 Have you ever regretted drinking before being the age of 21? Many kids under the age of 21 die every year in the U.S. due to underage drinking. The purpose of this argument is to make young people aware of what things could happen to them by drinking at a young age. Research shows that if you stay away from alcohol as a middle schooler and high schooler your GPA tends to be much better than if you drink regularly (Windell). Teens are at a much higher risk
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Should the legal age for the consumption of alcoholic beverages such as wine‚ beer‚ and liquor be lowered? In America‚ any person that is twenty-one years of age is considered ‘old enough’ to consume such beverages and allowed to socially drink. Even though any person of eighteen years or older is considered an adult in the view of the the United States. Any eighteen year old is able to vote for said leader of the country even if they don’t factor in certain the effects a leader would have on the
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Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will agree that the legal driving age should be changed to 18 years of age. Introduction I. The driving age should be raised to 18; people at the age of 16 are too young to handle the responsibility of driving a car. II. “The risk of crash involvement per mile driven among 16-19 year olds is 4 times the risk among older drivers.” (highwaysafety.org) III. “Risk is highest at age 16-17. In fact‚ the crash rate per mile driven is almost 3 times as high among
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Lowering the Drinking Age: A Fuzzy Essay Young adults‚ who are between the ages of 18 and 19‚ have the right to fight and die for their country‚ yet they do not have the privilege to sit down and enjoy a beer with his or her family or friends legally. This is one of the most popular arguments spoken about when lowering the drinking age back to eighteen is brought up. In Dr. Ruth C. Engs essay “Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research‚” she brings about very strong
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Drinking Age Argumentative Essay In the United States‚ a person gets all their rights at the age of 18 except the right to drink. Here‚ you can’t drink until you’re 21. One of the main reasons for this being the drinking age is the high risk of drunk driving. On the other hand‚ underage drinkers have a higher chance to binge drink. Many other counties already have the drinking age at 18. The drinking age should become 18 because we get all our other rights then‚ and it will lower the amount of
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The Drinking Age 18 the dawn of adulthood. An age where you are allowed to vote‚ allowed to buy a lottery ticket‚ and allowed to register and fight for our country. Is there anything you can’t do? Yes‚ at 18 you cannot buy liquor of any form‚ at anytime‚ or anywhere legally. I think that the legal age for drinking and purchase of liquor should be lowered from 21 to 18 and I will briefly explain my position on this matter. Firstly‚ when a person turns 18 they are considered and adult in the American
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.16 yr olds would mess up the country. If the voting age changed‚ people who wouldn’t be in power will probably will make it to power. The voting age of 18 should not be changed to 16. People at age 16 have no political interest most of the time. They wouldn’t vote anyway due to the lackof knowledge. The percentage of voters then will decrease even more due to a larger voting population‚ but the same amount of voters. This means voting will not change‚ so there is no point of changing it. Another
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Pros to Lowering the Drinking Age Form 21-18 Should people between the ages of eighteen and twenty be allowed to drink adult beverages that contain alcohol? Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the U.S and adults then have the right to make their own decisions so why not about alcohol consumption? Turning 18 gives us the right and responsibility of adulthood. Being eighteen gives us the right to vote‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serves on juries‚ get married‚ sign contracts‚ be prosecuted as
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Lowering voting age in US Institution Affiliation Date: Over the years‚ there has been argument and debate on whether it is good to lower the voting age in the United States. Some of the Americans have been supporting the issue while others toughly stand against it. Historically‚ the voting age deliberation was also evident when it was lowered to eighteen years in ratification made by Congress in 1971. The voting age was by then at 21 years but by the 26th Amendment of the United States constitution
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