Underage Drinking: Annotated Bibliography Alexis Richter Comp 2 February 27th‚ 2010 Engs‚ Ruth C. "Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered: An Opinion Based Upon Research." CQ Researcher. N.p.‚ 20 Mar. 1998. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. . The article “Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered: An Option based upon Research” is about twenty years of research based underage drinking done by Ruth Engs. It talks about the way things were in the past compared to how things are now. The research done
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There are many influencing factors that are able to shape our attitudes and beliefs towards driving. The media‚ family‚ and peers are all major contributing factors that have positioned me to believe that drink driving and speeding is wrong and that you must always wear a seatbelt when driving in a car. The media‚ has proven to be one of the most prominent factors in the shapeing of attitudes and beliefs towards many things‚ including driving and our cautiousness on the roads. Campaigns are enforced
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Did you know drunk driving is the Nation s most frequently committed violent crime? About three in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. It s a scary thought isn t it? Drunk driving takes the life of a person approximately every thirty seconds. Those injured and killed in drunk driving collisions are not accident victims. The crashes caused by impaired drivers involve two choices: to drink AND to drive. The injuries and deaths sustained each
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Effects of Underage Drinking Drinking is one of the biggest things to do when people get together socially. They go to the bar they have parties‚ or just sit around and drink but alcohol is always around. Going into high school and college is the main time that teens think it should be a good time to try it out. They feel as if they are a bit older now and since everyone else is doing it why shouldn’t they. But the drinking age is 21 for a reason. The underage drinkers don’t understand what a risk
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The teenager walks away from the accident while you mourn the loss of your family. Underage drinking has become a major problem in our society and many of these situations happen in reality due to irresponsible behavior from drunk teens. People who participate in underage drinking tend to not think about the consequences
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and coping skills along the way. There are numerous counseling methods in practical use today. This comparative will focus on biblical-counseling methods versus established alternative methods‚ such as Cognitive-behavior therapy and the “Rogerian theory.” Rogerian theory focuses on the work of Carl Rogers‚ who developed “person-centered” therapy (Kensit‚ 2000). There are notable differences in each approach; biblical counselors must acknowledge
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Teenage Drinking. Imagine one weekend you decide to go out with your best friend to a party. She’s been begging you all week to go. You get there‚ people are offering you drinks‚ everyone around you is drinking‚ and you take the drinks without even thinking. You think to yourself “you’ve been out drinking before so it won’t even be a big deal”. You keep drinking‚ drink after drink. You’re enjoying yourself‚ meeting new people‚ having a good time. You wake up the next day not knowing what’s happened
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The main issue is today’s society is underage drinking. There has been a lot of controversy on this subject from many different sides of the issue; there are some people who believe that the drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen years old as it was during the Vietnam war‚ the old-school mentality was “old enough to fight‚ old enough to drink.” The con side disagrees however stating that lowering the drinking age would bring about a rise in traffic accidents‚ and encourage young
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The Aftermath of Teenage Drinking In America today many cultures use alcohol in many different occasions‚ For instance when toasting at weddings its ceremonial to pop champagne‚ as well wine is served during the Christian communion‚ or just simply going out to a club or bar to celebrate birthdays. The legal drinking age throughout the United States is 21. However we all know majority of high school students have tried alcohol. When drinking at an early age it can lead to alcoholism. Despite
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You don’t need to be a daily drinker to get a D.U.I‚ you just need that one drink too many to get behind the wheel. Parents‚ brothers‚ sisters and friends are impacted everyday by the choices we make. Either they’re bailing out a loved one or they’re burying them due to driving under the influence. I stand before you as someone that has experienced the repercussions of making a bad decision. And that decision was to get behind the wheel when I was intoxicated. I not only put myself in danger but
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