Since 1987‚ it has been argued that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to 18 so that young adults are allowed to drink in certain environments. This argument has many sides which can be argued. At 18‚ you are considered an adult. You can vote‚ charged with adult crimes‚ and even die for your country‚ but you cannot consume alcohol. To me that is discriminating against people in the age group of 18-20. As of now‚ adults over 21 years old are allowed to drink in places
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reasons is from school starting times. Schools have started around 8:00am or later so why would they all of a sudden make school start at 7:45 or earlier. The reason why schools should start earlier are school starts way too early‚ School controls every aspect of a young teens life‚ and Statistics show that with a later starting time. School starting times around the country range from 8:00 am or earlier. As explained by School start later who explains that “Over 20% of U.S. middle schools start the school
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reasons is from school starting times. Schools have started around 8:00am or later‚ so why would they all of a sudden make school start at 7:45 or earlier. The reason why schools should start earlier are school starts way tooo early‚ School controls every aspect of a young teen’s life‚ and Statistics show that with a later starting time. School starting times around the country range from 8:00 am or earlier. As explained by School start later who explains that “Over 20% of U.S. middle schools start the
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why I believe you should be 18 to drive a car or a motor vehicle. Drivers under the age of 18 shouldn’t be driving. There are many reasons why the driving age should be raised. In 2009 drivers aged 15-24 were involved in 112 fatal traffic crashes. 755 were serious injury crashes. 15-23 year old drivers were at fault for 1.3 billion dollars. Teens are more likely to take risk with their friends looking on. Some teens have the emotional maturity of an adult twice his or her age. Drivers 15-24 who
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Prevention‚ “Fifty percent of teens between twelve and sixteen have consumed alcohol in the last thirty days” (Jacinto 1). Something must be done to correct this problem and protect the young adults of our nation. The drinking age was ultimately raised to twenty-one nationwide with the passing of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 (McCardell 1). While it does not mandate a national drinking age limit of twenty-one years of age‚ it does‚ however‚ limit national funding for highways
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The Age for Tattoos Should be Lowered Tattoos have been around for 5‚200 years and have varied through many age groups. Some people have different opinions on how tattoos look on different people. We are born with a blank canvas why not add some art to it. The possibilities are endless to what you could have as a tattoo. I have wanted a tattoo for awhile now but I am only 15 and will have to wait three more years to become legal. I believe that the age limit for tattoos should be lowered. Fourteen
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Should Art‚ Music and PE Remain in School? "Your recess‚ your art‚ your music‚ your PE- those are things that are created for children’s interest as well as their learning. Those may be the very reason children love coming to school. For some children‚ recess is the only area of school day is which they really excel.. If you take that away you really are hurting the child." Rhonda Clements
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The Driving age should be raised to 18 Since people have changed‚ some driving laws ought to change as well. The Department of Motor Vehicles must Observe and Acclimate unto the Motor Vehicle’s Operators with Revisions. While observing‚ DMV will find that many drivers treat their vehicles like mini living rooms and have mocked the customs and values of driving and they ought not to tempt children to do the same. Many drivers observe people driving while eating‚ text messaging and
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argue whether cursive should be taught in schools. The real answer is obvious! Kids should be taught cursive so they can read old letters and documents. Also‚ they can use their own signature in several situations. Do you want your children to grow up with a lack of understanding when it comes to cursive? Several people have been arguing on whether cursive should be a subject taught to young students. This topic has been researched and discussed for several years. Schools should allow cursive to be
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Drinking Age: Change or Keep More than twenty one thousand lives have been saved with the drinking age being twenty one. For about 10 years in the early 1900’s‚ our country ratified the 18th amendment which banned the production and consumption of alcohol. This amendment led to extreme crime‚ violence‚ and even speakeasies. Our country realized that it wasn’t the best idea for prohibition‚ and we then ratified the 21st amendment that repealed the 18th amendment. The 21st amendment has helped prevent
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