when it comes to drinking. Establishment of Credibility: According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 7‚000 teenagers under the age of 16 have already had their first sip of alcohol. (Teen alcohol) According to the Century Council 10 million teens from the ages 12-20 admit to consuming alcohol in the past 30 days. 2% of 12 year olds drink‚ 22% of 16 years olds drink‚ and 56% of 20 year olds drink‚ and these percentages are steadily increasing. (Underage drinking statistics) Thesis/
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Drinking Age The drinking age was moved from 18 to 21 for a reason. The higher drinking age of 21 has saved many lives‚ helped reduce the amount of underage drinking‚ and therefore should not be lowered. Many studies from a large variety of sources have proven higher drinking ages have a positive effect on society. Alcohol is harmful to the development of younger people. Research has shown that an adult is less likely to binge
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Maintaining the Drinking Age Law of 21 Teen alcohol use kills about 6‚000 people each year‚ more than all illegal drugs combined (Hingson and Kenkel). Alcohol use by persons under 21 years of age is a major public health problem. Alcohol is a common used and abused drug among youth in the United States. Although alcohol is harmful to everyone‚ alcohol harms adolescents much more than adults. Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults to the harmful effects of alcohol on learning‚ memory‚ and
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milestones. It is known as the beginning of adulthood and you now have the luxury of making your own decisions‚ which can sometimes be dangerous and/or life changing. Teen drinking is on the rise. The SADD reports that “72% of students have consumed alcohol by the end of high school‚ and 37% have done so by eighth grade”. By the age of eighteen the law recognizes these young people as adults‚ they are eligible to serve our country‚ they can be prosecuted and convicted as an adult in court‚ parental
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Lowering Drinking Age: A Crucial Decision? Thesis statement: Despite the fact that many Americans claim that persons under 21 do not have the capacity to handle drinking‚ in my opinion‚ drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18 due to the fact that teenagers at the age of 18 can make important decisions‚ and the prohibition of alcohol has not been successful in the last 30 years. There are some reasons why people believe that teens should be prohibited from drinking at the age of 18
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Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Alan Monroe developed a simple sequence using the psychology of persuasion to create speeches that inspire and make employee comply with the company vision. It consists of 5 distinct steps to follow: Attention: getting employee’s full attention using a shocking or dramatic statistic‚ arousing curiosity‚ and showing the importance of communication. Leaders set examples‚ managers definitely have to communicate at executive levels to keep business moving. They let the employee
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Driving Age Some people are discussing the driving age for teenagers. How it should be raised or lowered. I am going to explore both sides and in the end choose one for my self. The different sides include; Keep the age the same‚ lowering it‚ and raising it‚ of just making it to where you can get your permit earlier but still drive at 16. The age for driving could change over the next couple of years‚ so there will be positive and negative consequences. If we keep the age at 16 and not change
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knows that it is illegal to drink alcohol until the age of 18. Many people are in agreement with this legal age. Some would even say that it should be raised. However‚ the legal drinking age sometimes causes more trouble than it prevents. Why is 18 the magical age that makes one intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? There’s a idea that immature people are less likely to handle the effects of alcohol‚ so why is the random age limit (at age 18). We all know that some people under 21 who can
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On the issue of whether or not the voting age of 18 should be lowered or maintained‚ in my opinion‚ it should be maintained. To begin my position on the issue I will start by referencing the first passage‚ Keeping the Voting Age at 18. In this passage it argues that lowering the voting age to 16 will decrease the percentage of participation. I personally find that to be a good reason because around the age of 16 a person is typically still in school and not too worried about voting. The
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Drinking Age There is a question that a lot of people have been wondering for a while now. Should the drinking age be lowered to eighteen years old? The United States Of America is one of the few countries to have a drinking age of twenty one‚ and a lot of people is wondering‚ at eighteen years old‚ you are old enough to go to war‚ drive‚ to choose the president‚ but not old enough to drink? Teenagers turn 21 and don’t know how to control their drinking‚ when in fact‚ they should be taught
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