Over 21 is Not the Answer “When you are 18 you are judged mature enough to vote‚ hold public office‚ serve on juries‚ serve in the military‚ fly airplanes‚ sign contracts and so on. Why is drinking a beer an act of greater responsibility and maturity than flying an airplane or serving your country at war?” (NYRA‚ 2005). The issue of the drinking age in the United States has been an ongoing battle for many decades. Drinking ages varied by each state up until the 1980’s when the federal government
Free Drinking culture National Minimum Drinking Age Act Legal drinking age
My research leads me to stand behind the idea of raising the federal minimum wage‚ within reason. Doing so would raise the standard of living‚ it could create more tax money for the government‚ and workers would‚ without a doubt‚ gain more motivation to work harder and more diligently on the job. In my opinion‚ it would not be right to significantly raise federal minimum pay. On the other hand‚ raising the federal minimum wage could actually create jobs. When I moved to Kentucky to attend Union
Premium Minimum wage Wage Employment
Many young people’s lives can be saved if the legal drinking age is twenty-one. The alcohol consumption of under age pupils has been a concern that relates to many more problems among our community. I believe that the current drinking age should be increased to the age of twenty-one because it would help contract alcohol related injuries and deaths among adolescents and young adults. Rising the drinking age could also help to prevent alcohol consumption whilst in a position of a beginners driving
Premium Alcoholic beverage Wine Drinking culture
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
Free Driving Driver's license Driver's education
the minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) at 21? With the MLDA at 21 it is not bringing anyone under the age of 21 consuming alcohol to a halt. The most popular beverage to compliment a night out partying or a fancy dinner is some kind of alcoholic drink. When young adults are looking to have a drink the MLDA 21 encourages them to find away around the law. In 2014 93.2% of high school students have bent the law to have a drink welcoming adulthood. With that‚ lowering the drinking age to 18 will decrease
Premium Firearm Gun Gun politics in the United States
voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old has sparked political debates all over the United States. The main debate has originated from conservative and liberal ideals. The conservatives want to keep the voting age at 18 years old‚ while the liberals want to lower the voting age to 16 years old. This campaign has even already been successful in two Maryland cities. In Hyattsville and Takoma Park‚ Maryland‚ the voting age has been lowered to 17 and 16 years old. (Campaign). The voting age has also
Premium Voting United States Elections
The Legal Drinking Age Kyra C. Lyons Bryant & Stratton College Phil 250 Mike Sulak July 3‚ 2012 Increasing or decreasing the legal age at which people can purchase and drink alcohol has been a controversial issue for quite some time now. Some people say that it should be lowered because teens drink anyway‚ some say that it should increase or the stay the same due to health risk. There are many other viewpoints to both sides and in this paper we are going to explore both sides to the story
Free Drinking culture Alcoholism Alcoholic beverage
Lower the Drinking Age Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol under the age of 21. Why is 21 the "magical" age that makes a person intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? Sure‚ some adults abuse alcohol and some teenagers would be perfectly able to drink responsibly‚ but why not 18 or 35 or 40? This seemingly random number‚ 21‚ is associated with adulthood‚ as if the day a person turns 21 they know everything and are mature. The drinking age should be lowered to
Premium Marketing Economics Stock market
The minimum drinking should be raised to twenty-five because alcohol has greater effects on immature bodies‚ young people are more likely to harm and/or even kill themselves or others by drinking prior to 21‚ and with age comes wisdom. About 2 billion people worldwide consume alcoholic drinks‚ which can have immediate and long term consequences on health and social life. Over 76 million people are currently affected by alcohol use disorders‚ such as alcohol dependence and abuse. Depending on the
Premium Alcoholic beverage Drinking culture Alcoholism
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
Premium Driver's license Driving Driver's education