Drinking under age is a major problem now in days with teens like me. That think that it will help them deal with their problems back home but what we don’t know it can actually make everything way worse than what it already is. This is my experience on why I thought it would help and what it actually happen and how it just gave me more problems than what I already have and what I learn. It all started on this past weekend on a Saturday me and a friend whet to a concert on base. I been having
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legal drinking age from the current age of 21 to 18. The move would defy a generation of federal law and public opinion in America which is strongly opposed to lowering the drinking age. In 1984‚ congress set the legal drinking age to 21 from 18‚ threatening to cut highway funding to states which did not comply‚ mostly to cut down on drunk driving deaths caused each year by drinking and driving. But advocates argue teenagers are going to drink anyway even if changed. Should the drinking age be lowered
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The Drinking Age in The U.S. Should Be Lowered When a person turns eighteen‚ he or she can get married‚ vote‚ pay taxes‚ purchase cigarettes‚ be tried as an adult for crimes‚ legally use their own credit card‚ purchase real estate‚ and even enter the military. When a United States citizen turns eighteen‚ that person is considered a legal adult. According to The United States Constitution‚ “The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied
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statistics that are provided by the insurance companies‚ 16 year-olds are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than individuals who fall within the range of the average age of all drivers. Therefore‚ I think the legal driving age should be raised to 18. One thing I’ve found is that it isn’t necessarily the age‚ but that they are inexperienced. The driver’s ed classes are also factors. The classes need to emphasis more on driving safely for the rest of your life. Although reckless teenage
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risk‚ but the lives of others. No mother or father wants to bury their child‚ and this would be less likely if the driving age was raised. The legal driving age should be raised to save lives and have more mature drivers on the road. Raising the driving age would prevent the unnecessary death toll that comes from teen driving. For example‚ in 2003 there were 937 drivers-- age 16-- who were involved
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Turning the age of sixteen is an important part of your life‚ you get to have that huge birthday party‚ your parents start giving more respect and responsibility‚ and of course‚ you get your drivers license. This might all change if congress pass a bill the was recently proposed. This bill will raise the driving age from sixteen years of age to eighteen years of age. This bill was proposed because teenagers make up 7 percent of Licensed drivers‚ while they are involved in upwards of 20% of accidents
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Debate Case Outline Affirmative Side of the Case First Affirmative Constructive Speech Resolved; The legal driving age in New Hampshire should be changed to 18 in the US. I will now define unclear terms Legal Driving Age Established or founded upon law. NeurologicalThe medical science that deals with the brain and the disorders affecting it. Gray Matter Grey nerve tissue in the brain that when developed controls things like how we make choices. Cognitive Skills (Cognitive skills include things like memory
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Should the Legal Drinking Age be Increased to 21? by Tejvan Pettinger on May 9‚ 2013 in society 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
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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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ENC 1011 Birth Control in American Society The Pros and Cons “On May 9‚ 1960‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of the first birth control pill in the United States.” The battle over birth control waged on long before F.D.A’s approval. Since its creation‚ arguments both pro and anti birth control have been immense. From religious beliefs to freedom of choice‚ both sides still have yet to find a middle ground on this matter. Whether negative or positive‚ birth control
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