Tayrin O’Rand 14 March 2012 Should the Minimum Drinking Age be Lowered? The minimum drinking age became a hot topic ever since it was set to twenty one years old. It is a law not everyone welcomes with open arms‚ one that has the most impact in the lives of adolescents and if violated‚ one that can put a state at risk of forfeiting ten percent of its annual federal highway appropriation. John M. McCardell Jr.‚ president of Middlebury College; founder and president of Choose Responsibility‚
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continues to get out of hand. Therefore‚ age should not determine when someone can or cannot drink. As well as‚ lowering the drinking age to 18 could fix the youths drinking habits and dangerous alcoholic environments they face today. The national drinking age was changed from 18 to 21 in 1984 (Bender). Many people thought that this age would save lives and reduce the amount of kids drinking‚ but those who thought that were wrong. A majority of college students consume alcohol‚ almost all of which
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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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Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered All fifty states set their minimum drinking age back to twenty one in the 1980’s because they felt that eighteen wasn’t the appropriate age. Some people did not agree with this change because at the age of eighteen people can vote‚ drive cars‚ fly planes‚ pay taxes‚ marry‚ become a legal guardian‚ own a gun‚ risk their lives a member of the U.S. armed forces. Honestly‚ today the drinking age doesn’t matter‚ whatever the age a person will always try and find a
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Free College Tuition Compromise As the United States seeks to become the world’s leader in higher education once again‚ the government has increased its emphasis on obtaining college degrees. Only thirty percent of adults in the United States have a bachelor’s degree or higher‚ which suggests the majority of Americans are not prepared for success in the workplace (NY Times). This small percentage is partially due to astronomical tuition rates. Over the last thirty years‚ college tuition rates have
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education students are becoming more reliable on financial aid in order to help pay for just one semester of college‚ which can cost up to $20‚000. Many people may say that it is crucial to pay all of this money in order to attend college‚ but most students are being put into debt‚ they are being required to take out loans‚ and most of the money that students pay towards their college tuition does not benefit them directly. The cost of higher education is a main reason that young people are in debt
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Eighteen year olds are allowed to smoke‚ be married‚ vote and more so why isn’t drinking on that list? I believe the legal age for drinking should be lowered to eighteen in order to provide a safe environment for teens‚ decrease the amount of drinking related accidents‚ and give eighteen year-olds the full amount of adulthood. If the drinking age was lowered from twenty-one to eighteen teens would have the opportunity to drink in safe environments with supervision. Instead of drinking in fraternity
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Debate Outline Team Members: Proposition: Should the drinking age be lowered to age 18? Position: Con Central Contentions or Claims Narration: The MLDA affects you; it affects me‚ all of us. Imagine being invited to a party and feeling uncomfortable because those around you are drunk and disorderly. Imagine going to college and not being able to focus on your school work because campus partying is even more common than before; the only difference is that now it’s legal. That’s
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An interesting topic that has recently been on my radar more than ever has been the idea of rising college tuition. I have experienced this first hand over the last year or so in my college search in comparing the exponential cost of private college tuition. In fact‚ I grew up in a town with the most expensive school in Minnesota being Carleton College with a cost of over 60k a year. Growing up this environment so close to me‚ I can recall many times in which I had questioned why a higher education
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age should remain at 21 due to the dangers of drinking and driving‚ body development with age and binge drinking. There are countless facts and statistics on the dangers of drinking and driving and the effect it has had and is continuing to have on society. Drunk driving is blight on our civilization. “An average of 17‚000 individuals die each year in drunk driving related deaths” (Injury Prevention). The fact that there are so many alcohol related deaths is beyond me. Someone’s life should not
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