Factors In Favor of and Against Khimley Young Critical Thinking and Problem Solving/ Hum 200 AOS Instructor Dr. Steven Mathews October 24‚ 2012 Lowering the Legal Drinking Age to 18: Yea or Nay Argument in Favor of Lowering the Legal Drinking Age The age of 18 is a transitional point in life. An 18-year=old can vote‚ marry‚ enlist in the military and buy cigarettes. To some it’s absurd that an 18-year-old can vote politicians into office and fight wars for the country but cannot
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Drinking Age There is a question that a lot of people have been wondering for a while now. Should the drinking age be lowered to eighteen years old? The United States Of America is one of the few countries to have a drinking age of twenty one‚ and a lot of people is wondering‚ at eighteen years old‚ you are old enough to go to war‚ drive‚ to choose the president‚ but not old enough to drink? Teenagers turn 21 and don’t know how to control their drinking‚ when in fact‚ they should be taught
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moderation and responsibility at an early age we could still enjoy the benefits of drinking in a more controlled environment. The laws that focus on drinking need to be formed to include all of the teaching moments and benefits that go along with a privilege like moderate alcohol consumption. In the United States 47 of the 50 states have their age of majority at 18‚ and turning 18 comes with the rights and responsibilities of being an adult. At the age of 18 you can join the military. If you can
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Lowering Drinking Age: A Crucial Decision? Thesis statement: Despite the fact that many Americans claim that persons under 21 do not have the capacity to handle drinking‚ in my opinion‚ drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18 due to the fact that teenagers at the age of 18 can make important decisions‚ and the prohibition of alcohol has not been successful in the last 30 years. There are some reasons why people believe that teens should be prohibited from drinking at the age of 18.
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Military Drinking Age What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? Xxxxx xxxxx English 123 Mrs. Xxxxxx 20 Apr 20XX Military Drinking Age 1 What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? When I started this paper‚ I didn’t want my own views to sway my opinion on this question. The more I researched‚ the more I had even my own views expanded. I wanted to know what military people thought about this topic‚ what
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Legal Drinking Age‚ Why It Should Be Lowered According to Fabian Grund‚ in Why the Legal Drinking Age Should Be Lowered‚ lowering the drinking age comes with many pros‚ including less binge drinking‚ less illegal substance use‚ and if consumed properly‚ it could even be good for your health (Grund 5-8). In the article‚ Fabian Grund says it best: “You can take responsibility to buy a gun‚ get killed in combat or vote for your president‚ but you can’t even buy a damn beer.” (2) In other countries
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Maintaining Current Drinking Age Recently‚ the current drinking age has become a major topic of discussion amongst Americans with whether it is too old or just right. Recent studies have shown that underage drinking has become a major problem in the United States‚ not only because it is illegal for them‚ but because people underage have shown they do not know how to drink in moderation and responsibly. Another reason the current drinking age should be maintained is because drinking has caused many
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Drinking age has become one of the most debated issues among adults and teenagers in the United States. Majority of teenagers would say that there are many cons to the drinking age being set at 21 but for every con there is a pro. The most common argument is that the age of adulthood is eighteen‚ so the drinking as should be eighteen as well. Eighteen is the age when you get the right to vote‚ marry‚ sign contracts‚ purchase tobacco‚ and join the military. A vary valid argument is that if you
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The Drinking Age: to Lower or Not to Lower In this day and age‚ there are many laws and regulations that set limitations on the age at which a person is allowed to do certain things‚ such as voting‚ purchasing cigarettes‚ getting licensed to drive a car‚ and even joining the military. These laws and regulations were set with the idea in mind that people will be at the appropriate age to take part in such activities. Lawmakers believed that at these set age limitations people would be matured
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1. If the drinking age was lowered to 18‚ it would cost more lives. I must say I do agree with this claim that if the drinking age was lowered to 18‚ it would cost more lives. I agree because when you hear on the news or look in the news paper about car crashes they most likely involve under age drinkers. From a personal experience I do believe that the law should remain at 21. I can remember when I was like sixteen and seventeen I could go into the liquor store and buy liquor with out even
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