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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harry potter mr. andrews Drinking age Is it fair to kill in war but not be able to drink Alcohol before the age of 21? Why do adults‚ the government‚ and even parents think teenagers are not responsible enough to drink at 18? They think teenagers are not mature enough to handle the responsibility and consequences of drinking alcohol. Studies have identified that teenagers are more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol on memory‚ learning and judgment. So there is a risk that teenagers
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raise the driving age to 18 years old has been a touchy subject on every level of the spectrum; from State Highway Safety Association to teenagers and everybody in between. Although everyone has some degree of approval that raising the driving age would be a good idea no one has really put forth the effort to actually have it come to pass. This has lead to the ongoing debate of whether it should even be a consideration anymore. There are several reasons that establishing the driving age at 18 is a legitimate
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My state is thinking about raising the driving age by one year and they are thinking if they should do it or leave it. As a underage teenager‚ it difficult for me to be getting around‚ especially when my parents is always working so I usually doesn’t have a ride to go anywhere. I strongly believe that the state should not raise the driving age by one year. First of all‚ it hard for us teen to be going out to places on their own‚ especially if you are playing in a sport that requires staying after
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Lowering the Drinking Age: A Problem or a Solution? Why is it that 18 year old citizens‚ like myself‚ can legally obtain a driver’s license‚ register to vote‚ be forced into jury duty or a draft‚ can be tried as an adult and even be put to death‚ but cannot buy and consume alcoholic beverages legally? It is hard for me to comprehend as a young American that we can be permitted or subjected to perform actions that affect the lives of other people‚ but we are not allowed to have the freedom of choice
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while trying to end another. There is speculation that the current minimum drinking age is not working‚ while in prior years‚ information suggests that past minimum drinking ages did not work either. Although there was a warranted change of laws in 1984 to raise the minimum drinking age in the United States‚ speculation that the new government ordinance was not the best choice is apparent. The idea behind the national drinking age being set at 21 has a long history of faltering laws between states. The
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completely false. Although teens may be more susceptible to car accidents‚ the driving age should remain the same because the problem is lack of practice‚ teenageers need to travel around‚ teenagers are not the only people to blame‚ and driving is a known risk for any age and gender. Raising the legal driving age would not solve any of the existing problems‚ it would simply delay the problems. The age of 16 is an age that is already widely accepted as
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Sara Ziegler Basic Public Speaking November 28‚ 2006 Topic: Increasing the driving age to 18 Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that making the driving age 18 is a safer requirement for young teens. Thesis: Changing the driving age to 18 will reduce driving fatalities and accidents‚ make our system more efficient (similar to Germany’s laws in driving)‚ and reduce our gas and insurance prices. Introduction A week before my 16th birthday after hours of begging and pleading‚ my
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Because of safety concerns‚ many states have increased the age at which teens can begin to drive. Some teenagers at the age of 16 are responsible. Some 16 year olds are irresponsible. Also‚ all 18 year olds are not responsible and able to drive the correct way. The state legislature should not raise the minimum age from 16 to 18 because some 16 year olds have a job and need transportation‚ a few may not like to depend on individuals to drive them back and forth‚ and many teenagers like to do their
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Lowering the Drinking Age Laws are made to benefit and protect us. We have all heard the old folks saying‚ “learn how to pick your battles.” That is exactly what the government needs to do; fight battles they can win. In the state of Maine‚ a person must be twenty-one to purchase or consume alcohol. Instead‚ the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. There has been an ongoing controversy in the United States about whether the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen‚ like most of the world
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