the legal drinking age be”? Many people argue that it should stay as is‚ twenty one and older and others debate the legal drinking age should be lower than twenty one‚ for example‚ eighteen. I personally‚ think the legal drinking age should not be changed‚ and it should remain the same at age twenty one. For this argument there are many pros and cons to both sides. Although‚ I think keeping the drinking age at twenty one out weights the pros for lowering the drinking age to a lower age such as eighteen
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Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the over-consumption of alcohol‚ especially amongst young people. In the UK‚ abuse of alcohol has contributed to several social‚ economic and health problems‚ including: Alcohol related accidents. Health problems Alcohol addiction major cause of family breakdown. According to a report
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minimum drinking age should be in the United States. Many people think that it should remain at 21 years old and others believe that it should be lowered to 18. While both have their own various reasons‚ this has been an important topic in our country for a long time. President Ronald Reagan signed and passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Law in 1984 which obligated states to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or suffer reductions in Federal highway funds. The highway funds and drinking age was
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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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Keep the Drinking Age 21 The legal age to consume alcohol is the topic of many conversations. Should we lower it or keep it the same? There are many arguments for keeping the legal drinking age at twenty-one. I feel three of the most important reasons are; the impact drinking at an early age has on the brains development‚ the number of alcohol related automobile accidents involving underage drunk drivers‚ and my belief that there would be increased alcohol consumption among even younger teenagers
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question should the drinking age be lowered to 18? In today’s society‚ most young adults drink behind their guardians back‚ but do not realize the consequences that come with their choices. With much speculation‚ this topic has became a very intriguing argument. What does drinking do to the growth of the brain? Can alcohol do just as much harm to someone 18 then someone 21? Will they be just as responsible? Can someone that young make the correct decisions? Underage drinking can cause multiple issues
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The Dangers of the Drinking Age In this article‚ Jeffrey A. Miron and Elina Tetelbaum argue against the belief that a drinking age of 21 years old saves lives and prevents students from drinking. Their argument is that raising the drinking age to 21 has had many unintended consequences. These consequences include: a rise in binge drinking and disrespect for the law. They use statistics to support their major points and counteract opposing views. “For the past 20 years‚ the United States has kept a Minimum Legal Drinking Age
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argue that its because not enough people are allowed to vote and that they should drop the voting age to 16 instead of 18. Others also may argue that it is because there arent many different variations and options to vote from. I believe that both these arguments have their pros and cons to them. So many teenagers under the age of 18 and many adults too argue that the government should drop the voting age to 16 instead of 18. They say that this would instantly improve the voting participation percentages
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Should the drinking age be raised to 21? Teenagers between the age of fifteen to eighteen are drinking an average of nine to eleven cans of beer per week. They will ruin their lives if they don’t cut down on the alcohol. Should this be enough to raise the drinking age up to twenty-one? Teenagers do not understand how dangerous alcohol can be. BBC News proved that the UK has one of the worst problems in Europe‚ with a fifth of children aged eleven to fifteen drinking at least once per week.
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Drinking Age Setting the minimum legal drinking age is important for every country because of the burden of responsibility that comes with alcoholic beverages. Worldwide‚ the minimum drinking age varies but most are between 18 and 21 years. In Canada‚ this age varies with the region. Alberta‚ Québec‚ and Manitoba have set the minimum age to 18 years whereas in Yukon‚ Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nunavut‚ Saskatchewan‚ Nova Scotia‚ Prince Edward Island‚ Northwest Territories‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador
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