Rachel Fox Applications of Composition and Literature Mrs. Millard 9-30-15 Drinking Age Steven Chapman has confused his readers with a provocatively written article on the possibility of lowering the drinking age. Through his use of appeals ranging from ethical‚ logical‚ and emotional which certainly strengthen the conveyance of his message but are greatly hindered by his structuring of his article. With the structure adding confusion to the reader which greatly draws away from the message and
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The cons of lowering the drinking age The cons: There are many dangers and potential problems with lowering the drinking age. The states of Massachusetts‚ Michigan and Maine lowered the drinking age‚ and then experienced a slight increase in alcohol related crashes among the 18 to 20 year old age range. Desired results? Hardly. What about insurance companies? The law may recognize the age being lowered‚ but insurance might not. The rates of drivers 21 years old and younger would skyrocket
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becoming the legal age to drive. In the United States‚ most states legal age limits are set somewhere between 15 to 17 yrs old‚ each state having there own licensing process often with some type of probationary period before teens can obtain a full license. Recently law makers in Florida‚ Georgia‚ Delaware‚ Illinois‚ and Massachusetts have debated raising the legal driving age. Many of them agreeing that it will make roads safer for everyone. These law makers want to see a change in the legal driving
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The legal limit is point zero eight‚ but the government is trying to lower the legal limit to point zero four. A group called (MADD) or Mothers Against Drunk Driving said‚” The truth is that a drinking age at eighteen would cause more funerals.” Quoted in 60 minute‚ ”Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age.” A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows connections between alcohol abuse and young people (CDC Facts). Most people do not know this but drinking affects every
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Persuasive Essay Against Lower Drinking Age Some people think that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. I personally don’t think it’s a good idea. Alcohol is a depressant meaning it slows down brain function. Most people don’t know that alcohol is a drug just like methamptamine and marijuana the only difference is that alcohol is legal in the U.S. for anyone 21 and over. Each year‚ approximately 5‚000 people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. This includes 1‚900 car accidents
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16 year old driving and it sounded like "Crash" "beep" "beep" said the news reporter. That is the main reason why I think that you should have to be 18 years of age to be able to drive. I would like to cover three main reasons why I think it should be changed. As you get older you get more mature‚ cautious ‚ and responsible. These are my three reasons why you should change the of driving age to 18. Being mature can have a big picture to do with driving. Becoming mature takes a long time‚ so developing
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In the United States‚ every state has their own laws and the minimum driving age for driving‚ but in most of states‚ the legal driving age is sixteen years. However‚ it is dangerous to drive a motor vehicle alone for a sixteen years old driver. Some people believe that older teenagers can make a responsible decision while driving. On the other hand‚ some people believe that younger teenagers can do jobs because they can drive themselves. Statistics show that young drivers – sixteen to seventeen years
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Most people think that the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen because if the teen is responsible they should be able to drink. Many teenagers have parties that have alcohol at the parties. The teens have other people buy the drinks and then the teenager will pay that person. The fact is that no matter the drinking age there will always be underage drinking. The drinking age should be eighteen because adults are allowed to make their own decisions and at the age of eighteen the person is now
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(LAW AND ORDER) REMEMBER YOUR AGE BEFORE DRINKING ALCOHOL WANNA CONSUME ALCOHOL: HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR OWN AGE AND IS THERE A PERMIT WITH YOU? PICTURE COURTESY-http://www.rightstep.com/images/blogpics/medical-supervision.jpg Drinking’ is a term which can be used by common people in different ways i.e. drinking water‚ drinking medicines‚ drinking alcohol. Each word that is associated with drinking has an issue attached to itself and these issues can easily be identified
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When interpreting this‚ one needs to take the age of maturity into consideration. The teenage years should be a period of change before teens are pushed into young adulthood and expected to act responsibly in society. In fact they are responsible for the lives and safety of the men and women around them. This is evident that at the age of eighteen‚ the human brain has still not reached its full maturity‚ but is just in its final stage. In the present times‚ adolescents are growing up too
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