The legal drinking age should remain twenty-one. It should not be lowered because teenagers are not mature enough to drink responsibly. If you are allowed to have a credit card‚ provide for a family‚ and vote‚ you should be able to drink at the age it already is. We all know the consequences to what we do to our bodies‚ that is why we have choices. Drinking can be addicting just like coffee‚ cigarettes‚ medications‚ and body building. Teenagers are not mature enough for the drinking age to be lowered
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the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in the United States Over the past twenty years the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one in all US states‚ but that has not stopped citizens of the United Sates from attempting to lower the age. Following the end of prohibition in the United Sates during the Great Depression‚ all states agreed on a set of twenty-one to be the legal drinking age. For almost forty years there was no change in the drinking age until a decrease in the age for voting occurred
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English 101 December 1‚ 2011 Should the legal drinking age be raised (or lowered)? Should the drinking age be lowered to eighteen years old‚ when one is considered an adult‚ and assumes adult privileges‚ or should the drinking age remain at twenty-one years old‚ since people are more mature and therefore‚ can be safe and responsible with alcohol? I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one years old because lowering the legal age would not be the best interest of the public’s safety
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Teenagers and underage drinkers are known to drink for the following; rebellion‚ peer pressure‚ celebration‚ insomnia‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ and boredom are just a few. Currently‚ the legal drinking age is 21. I’m not sure what the reasoning is behind this law‚ but if drinking is lowered to 18‚ I’m positive the underage drinking percentage would decrease drastically. Freedom. That’s what America is known for; Land of the free. When you turn 18‚ your legally considered an adult. You can buy cigarettes‚ you
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controversial argument amongst Americans is determining that the current legal drinking age which is 21 should be lowered to eighteen or not. Researching the following propaganda made me understand the dangers to the youth and people in America if the drinking age were to lower. Therefore i will argue with whoever disagrees with me that the drinking age should be lowered. I’d like to explain six reasons to why the drinking age should not be lowered beginning with the strongest reasons. First reason
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10211/25/2010 | | Why the Drinking Age Should Not be Lowered. | | According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ “Increasing the age at which people can legally purchase and drink alcohol has been the most successful intervention to date in reducing drinking and alcohol-related crashes among people under the age of 21.”(Nakaya) Among teens and young adults‚ alcohol is the drug of choice. Many are not aware that they are harming their bodies when drinking. Teens may come intoxicated
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When thinking of how America is leading the world the number of incarcerated citizens per capita does not come to mind. America is considered to be the greatest country in the world. It is known for its fight for freedom and its triumph in maintaining it. Because of this many Americans take pride in the country they have been apart of shaping just as they should. However‚ in recent years problems have arisen that have taken some of its beauty away. One of those is the shocking amount of people who
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RLDGN-OV9WU-5W589-6VZH1 1 English 1213: English Composition 2 C. Verschage Professor of English Essay #4: Rogerian Argument “Compromise‚ n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have‚ and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.” -- Ambrose Bierce. “A good compromise‚ a good piece of legislation‚ is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybosy can recognize it. They say‚ ‘Huh
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 21 By Matt Hill Teenagers will do just about anything to fit in with the "popular" crowd. Drinking and partying are both viewed as cool or popular in the eyes of some teenagers. What does a teenage party consist of? Well‚ it will usually take place in a house with no parental supervision‚ along with members of both sex‚ and a lot of alcohol. The teens may then engage in drinking games such as beer pong‚ flip cup‚ quarters‚ presidents and A-holes‚ to name a few. As
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a small town. Although some believe that the drinking age should remain the same‚ I believe that it should be lowered to 18 because it will diminish the thrill of breaking the law‚ we can do other important things when we turn 18‚ and other countries have lowered or got rid of the drinking age so what makes our brains any different. According to procon.org” Normalizing alcohol consumption as something done responsibly in moderation will make drinking alcohol less of a taboo for young adults entering
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