have a alcoholic beverage. I believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18 from 21. Turning 18 is a milestone age for many things but alcohol consumption is not on the list. Many people would agree the age should stay 21 I do not agree with this. Some would say it’s not a good idea since the age group 18-20 is not responsible‚ which is not the case for all. Here’s the good and bad in this situation. One of the pros if the age was lowered‚ underage drinking can be supervised in settings such as bars
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Rachel Fox Applications of Composition and Literature Mrs. Millard 9-30-15 Drinking Age Steven Chapman has confused his readers with a provocatively written article on the possibility of lowering the drinking age. Through his use of appeals ranging from ethical‚ logical‚ and emotional which certainly strengthen the conveyance of his message but are greatly hindered by his structuring of his article. With the structure adding confusion to the reader which greatly draws away from the message and
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research‚ alcohol abuse continues to be a threat to society. Alcohol abuse is a big problem in the United States‚ especially for young adults who are of ages around the minimum legal drinking age. As of right now‚ the current minimum legal drinking age is 21 years of age in the United States. There is a lot of debate on whether the drinking age should be lowered‚ raised‚ or stay the same due to the problems alcohol abuse is causing‚ particularly at colleges. According to Beth McMurthie of The Chronicle
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Legal Drinking Age‚ Why It Should Be Lowered According to Fabian Grund‚ in Why the Legal Drinking Age Should Be Lowered‚ lowering the drinking age comes with many pros‚ including less binge drinking‚ less illegal substance use‚ and if consumed properly‚ it could even be good for your health (Grund 5-8). In the article‚ Fabian Grund says it best: “You can take responsibility to buy a gun‚ get killed in combat or vote for your president‚ but you can’t even buy a damn beer.” (2) In other countries
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Jeremy M. Stevens Dr‚ Patricia Ross English 102 17 July 2014 Should We Change Our Drinking Age? Should the United States lower its drinking age to eighteen? Should it remain twenty one? Should it be raised to a higher age? America needs to lower the drinking age to eighteen. With proper education and awareness there would be no problem for our young adults. There would be less problems due to the fact they can legally buy alcohol and drink it. An eighteen year old can serve and die for his
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Rhetoric 15 April 2013 Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered to Eighteen? Former United States senator Byron Dorgan once said‚ “Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this‚ and thirty-six states do” (searchquotes.com). In 1984‚ Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act which raised the minimum drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. The impetus
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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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1971 the 26th amendment was passed which lowered the minimum age to vote from twenty one to eighteen years old. Shortly after the amendment was passed twenty nine states across America started lowering the drinking age from 21 to either 18‚19‚ or 20 years old. This new freedom for young adults only lasted for a brief time by 1984 the Uniform Drinking Age Act was passed. The Uniform Drinking Age Act forced states to change the drinking age back to twenty one years old; by reducing the federal transportation
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia These days there are a number of social issues in the community‚ such as drug abuse‚ teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is rampant in today’s society‚ Australian Drug Foundation states that‚ “Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive‚ or mood-changing‚ recreational drug in Australia.”(Healey‚ 2002‚ p. 11). Underage drinking and binge drinking are some of the problems
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Twenty-One Is Here To Stay Most Americans would agree that underage drinking is a national health issue which must be addressed. Too many young adults perish every year from drunk-driving accidents‚ alcohol poisoning and other alcohol related incidents. The estimated social cost of underage drinking in America is fifty-three billion dollars a year (McCardell 1). According to a survey completed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “Fifty percent of teens between twelve and sixteen
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