Tommy Byrd Mrs. Clarke English 12 20 February 2013 Age Requirements for Driver ’s License Raising? Well the current age requirement for a person ’s driver ’s license is 16 and 3 months (License Eligibility.) and a lot of people are saying that America should change it to 18 years old to have it (Magazine for High School.). The arguments for it are all about the fact that most teenage drivers are unsafe and have a high statistic to crash more often than adults (Magazine for High School).. The
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the Drinking Age Be Lowered? In America‚ 38 states have the minimum drinking age at 21. However‚ the other 12 have exceptions to that law. Although underage drinking has been a problem in society. Lowering the drinking age would create responsibility in young adults (Top pro and con arguments). It would also allow young adults make better decisions and take responsibility for their actions. People say the lowering the drinking age would be irresponsible because of the dangers posed by drinking. In
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Carraway Mrs. Howell Honors English III Sep 17th‚ 2012 The Age Shall Stay According to The National Institute of Health approximately 5‚000 teenagers and young adults under the age of 21 die each year to alcohol related causes. Since they put a legal age on drinking in 1964‚ estimates of 7‚000 to 10‚000 lives have been saved each year. Yet many people still insist that it should be lowered. People that favor the side of lowering the age use no logical facts in their argument besides the revenue
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buy cigarettes and even join the army‚ but what cannot happen is for him or her to buy alcohol. Buying alcohol and drinking alcohol has been a huge controversy for many years among adults and young adults. Drinking has always had its problems with adults such as the health effects as well the mental capability‚ but when it comes to young adults and teenagers the thought of drinking brings up many questions and concerns for example If he or she is able to join the army at eighteen why not be to drink
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moderation and responsibility at an early age we could still enjoy the benefits of drinking in a more controlled environment. The laws that focus on drinking need to be formed to include all of the teaching moments and benefits that go along with a privilege like moderate alcohol consumption. In the United States 47 of the 50 states have their age of majority at 18‚ and turning 18 comes with the rights and responsibilities of being an adult. At the age of 18 you can join the military. If you can
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Argumentative essay: Is the drinking age appropriate? I think that the drinking age is too high. Most other countries drinking age is anywhere from 16 to 18‚ and they do not really seem to have a problem with it. My thing is how whenever you turn 18 everybody considers you an adult‚ but you cannot even go to a bar and buy a beer for yourself. With our drinking age being 21‚ it is basically saying that they still consider a person from the age of 18 to 20 still a kid. Sure they are able to buy lottery
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too. Because of alcohol’s many negative consequences‚ many people wonder how to set the minimum drinking age. In order to avoid its citizens from receiving such harmful effects‚ the United States should have a high minimum drinking age. A high minimum drinking age will not only save lives‚ but also save families from suffering through an alcohol related tragedy. During the time the minimum drinking age was 18‚ a man lost his pregnant wife and child in a car accident because an 18 year-old woman driving
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Demarcus Spears Wei Chen ENGL. 1013 5-3-10 Drinking Age According to “Why Do Adolescents Drink” internet source teens believe drinking is the way to avoid the real world. They tend to think that it avoids stress related problems and peer pressure from others. Yet some people feel they are well old enough‚ and should be treated as an adult when it comes to drinking or lowering the drinking age to eighteen. Standing up going against lowering the drinking age is the way to stand because it is the wrong
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What Should the Legal Drinking Age Really Be? Throughout the years in American history‚ alcohol has always been debated. It has been debated on whether or not to even allow its consumption in the United States‚ and what age is appropriate for Americans to start drinking alcohol. Many people believe that one is not mature enough to handle alcohol at any age below twenty-one‚ because they will abuse it. This leads them to believe that the current legal drinking age should stay at twenty-one. However
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Jack Smith Mrs. Bauch Speech 11‚ may 2016 Have you ever regretted drinking before being the age of 21? Many kids under the age of 21 die every year in the U.S. due to underage drinking. The purpose of this argument is to make young people aware of what things could happen to them by drinking at a young age. Research shows that if you stay away from alcohol as a middle schooler and high schooler your GPA tends to be much better than if you drink regularly (Windell). Teens are at a much higher risk
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