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Persuasive Speech on Underage Drinking People might think that alcohol is something that helps you cut loose and makes you full of energy‚ but reality check-alcohol is actually a depressant that damages your body in the long run. Alcohol is a problem that affects multiple people and families‚ but in today’s society it’s affecting teenagers. The horrible facts that I will present to you will prove that underage drinking needs to come to end before it’s too late for some. Some people
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The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) has been a popular debate for many years‚ and as reported by Toomey‚ Rosenfeld‚ and Wagenaar in “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age”‚ it is imperative to keep the age of 21. Alcohol is the main source of numerous problems for teenagers‚ which would escalate if the MLDA was decreased. The MLDA was lowered between 1970 and 1975 by 29 states‚ resulting in an increase in dilemmas such as “traffic crashes‚ drownings‚ vandalism‚ assaults‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ teenage
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RYAN NETTLE 11/11/14 5.10 Final Draft DRIVER’S LICENSE AGE It would be personally beneficial to having the driving age lowered to fifteen years old. This would give me the ability to have a part-time job now. Also‚ I could go to the gym more to work out if I could drive. Then‚ if there were scheduled rodeos or ropings on dates that my parents already had plans‚ I would still be able to attend them. Several of my friends‚ which are also doing their schoolwork at home‚ like to practice roping
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Purpose: To persuade my audience that the drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18. Thesis: To have the ability to lower the drinking age we must first look at new ways to educate our young adults‚ realize the role of our parents‚ and we must also look at the effects of a lower drinking age in other countries. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Can you honestly say that you never drank alcohol during high school? If so‚ you are in a distinct minority: nearly 80% of high school seniors
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Despite the fact that college drinking has caused many issues‚ it has not been stopped‚ yet. College drinking is not only harmful for students who consume alcohol but also for other people who live around the campus. It has a bad influence on the social lives of the general population. Although some people might argue that most college students are only drinking on weekends to release stress and have fun‚ in the article‚ “Why Colleges Haven’t Stopped Binge Drinking‚” Beth McMurtrie argues that students
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Drinking is an issue Alcohol is a controversial topic and its usage a more critical issue in front of us. Drinking is related to vivid debates all around the country‚ with netizens arguing on what should be decided. Some argue that the age should be lowered as it is open jurisdiction to everyone. But if we take the things as what I think‚ it should be raised. I have other reason but cause may be varied. Hence‚ through a conclusive reason which may be vivid‚ but there is a lot of debate over the drinking
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But it is impossible to prevent all of these accidents‚ people have to be educated about drinking and driving. So how much alcohol is safe? No amount of alcohol in your body is as safe as having none. But certain amounts of alcohol are safer than others. There is no set limit of how much is too much‚ because there are too many factors in drinking. Body weight‚ amount of drinks‚ and how fast you drink are all factors in how alcohol affects you. Even the amount of
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Drinking Age: Change or Keep More than twenty one thousand lives have been saved with the drinking age being twenty one. For about 10 years in the early 1900’s‚ our country ratified the 18th amendment which banned the production and consumption of alcohol. This amendment led to extreme crime‚ violence‚ and even speakeasies. Our country realized that it wasn’t the best idea for prohibition‚ and we then ratified the 21st amendment that repealed the 18th amendment. The 21st amendment has helped prevent
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longer needing your parents’ permission on serious decisions. For others its dreadful turning 18 because means that they have “aged out” of the foster care system with no afterward plans 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
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