able to consume alcohol? Some adults feel that lowering the legal drinking age would cause more problems on the road and in bars or night clubs‚ but until we give young adults the opportunity to prove themselves‚ we are just stereotyping every eighteen-year-old. Here are a couple of reasons that lowering the legal drinking age makes sense: eighteen-year-olds are able to fight and die for your country‚ states are allowing underage alcohol consumption on alcohol-selling premises‚ with parental consent
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FACT SHEET Underage Drinking in Ventura County U nderage drinking continues to be a substantial problem in Ventura County. As a recent survey reports‚ alcohol use is highest among 18 to 20 year olds who are not of legal age to purchase it. In 2004‚ The Ventura County Behavioral Health Department contracted with the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at the University of California‚ Fullerton to conduct a survey concerning alcohol use in Ventura County and to benchmark public
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The drinking age law is a law that is greatly debated. There are many pros and con to the drinking age being lowered. At the age of 18 you are considered an adult in the eyes of the public. Many think a young adult is not mature enough to have a sip of beer but somehow is old enough to fight for our country. The drinking age should be lowered because an individual is considered an adult at the age of 18‚ laws about drinking can be more harmful the good‚ and if you are able to all these adult things
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Based on the movie showed in the curriculum‚ underage drinking is such a common phenomenon in the college campus that approximately eighty percent college students drink alcohol and half of them consume it through alcohol abuse. The film introduces and analyses minor’s drinking issue though three aspects: the causes of college drinking‚ negative consequences brought by it‚ and some solutions to subtract underage alcohol consumption. As for the reasons why college students have high incentive to
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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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effects to underage drinking that can cause you to do terrible things. For example‚ the effects that can cause family problems‚ car crashes‚ and not being responsible for your own actions. It can inhibit one’s mental and physical abilities to the point that they can cause someone’s death or the end of their own life. Underage drinking should not be allowed until one reaches his or her majority due to the fact that the lack of responsibility and decision making a teenager shows while drinking is devastating
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Underage possession of alcohol is a serious crime that affects many people. Being intoxicated usually leads to doing stupid things‚ like vandalism or crashing a car etc. When I was charged with underage drinking it not only affected me‚ it also affected my parents and how they trust me‚ it affected the arresting police officers because they had to fill out paperwork‚ and my actions negatively affected the family of the Christmas ornament. I’m sorry for my actions of vandalism as well as the consumption
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Appellation Do you believe the drinking age should be lowered to allow eighteen year olds to consume alcohol‚ or should the legal age to drink alcoholic beverages stay at the age of twenty-one? Prior to 1984 you were‚ once you turned eighteen‚ in most states permitted to purchase alcohol. It was completely up to the state government. At age 18 they are legally an adult‚ and can therefore abide by their own rules and if they make a bad decision they have to pay the price. Why is it that as an
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As population grows‚ drinking water becomes one of the most valuable resources in the world nowadays. The drinking water even becomes an important public health issue in some developing countries such as China and some African countries. During the entire process of drinking water treatment‚ the step of sterilization is especially important. The reason is that the raw water contains many kinds of microbes‚ which may results in spread of infectious diseases. This paper will show some sterilization
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Drinking Age There are many pros and cons to lowering the national drinking age from 21 years of age to 19 years of age. I believe the drinking age should stay at 21 even though many of my peers feel otherwise. People under the age of 21 are drinking whether it is legal or not. They may have a fake identification or have someone purchase alcohol for them‚ the fact is they are drinking. When I talk with others about this topic‚ comments are always made such as: when a person turns 12‚ they can get
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