2014 Drinking Age of America When turning 18‚ you are classified as an adult‚ you can vote‚ you can signature your own legal documents‚ and you can suit up for the army; the one thing you cannot do in America when you’re 18 is drink. Drinking nowadays in many countries is a very popular social activity amongst teens and adults. With Colleges and the upbeat culture America has‚ it’s hard for young adults to not have a drink here and there; but American Law lists that the drinking age is 21 and
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By ABby Not Lowering Drinking Age “Approximately 92% of U.S. adults who drink excessively report binge drinking in the past 30 days (Fact Sheets).” The local government should not lower the drinking age to 18 because lowing this effect the frontal lobes development‚ there would be more ‘binge drinking’‚ and there would be more alcohol-associated violent behavior. But if the local government were to lower the drinking age‚ there would be less of a thrill. According Christian Moyer research‚ “"We
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Legal Drinking Age The legal drinking age has been a huge controversial issue for an extremely long time (Meldon). Some people say the legal drinking age should be left alone at age 21. Others believe it should be lowered to age 18; the age when someone is considered an adult and given many responsibilities (ProCon.org). I believe the legal drinking age should be kept at age 21. Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the United States. Americans spend a slightly under 100 billion dollars
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Nelson‚ T. F.‚ ScD. (2010). “Will increasing alcohol availability by lowering the minimum legal drinking age decrease drinking and related consequences among youths?” American Journal of Public Health‚ 100(6)‚ 986-92. Print. Blackwell‚ Wiley. "Does the Minimum Drinking Age Affect Traffic Fatalities?" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 2nd ser. 6 (1987): 180-92. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. "Drinking Age ProCon.org." Drinking Age ProCon.org. ProCon.org‚ 11 Nov. 2012. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://drinkingage
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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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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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.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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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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views on the drinking age. The most used age is eighteen. In the United States the drinking age is twenty-one‚ we have many different views‚ morals‚ and standards than the rest of the world. We plan for the future and want only the best for our future generations. We ensure the safety of our youth by providing these rules and regulations. Laws that maintain the legal drinking age at 21 save lives on the road‚ and protect young people from he internal and external effects of drinking. Since the
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