Why the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 Eighteen is the age that everyone becomes an adult in the United States. Eighteen is also the age when you should be able to decide if you choose to consume alcohol. Turning eighteen is a big responsibility at the age of eighteen you are allowed to choose to smoke cigarettes‚ vote‚ get married‚ serve on juries‚ sign contracts‚ and join the military which includes risking one’s life. So if you’re allowed to choose all of these then I feel like
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Should the driving age be raised to 21? Introduction: The driving age at the moment is 17 but sometimes it takes longer for people to do there test‚ in other countries its lower (some parts in America is 16) or higher (some parts of America). It could be good to rise the driving age because young drivers are the main case of road deaths or injuries. Also young drivers drink and drive. If the driving age is 21 fewer deaths would happen and roads would be safer. Main Part: It could
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question why the drinking age is 21 and not 18 when can you buy tabaco legally at the age of 18 and you can’t buy alcohol at 18 too. I believe the drinking age should be 21 because teen’s brains are not done growing at the age of 18 and they could be damaged. My first reason is that when the law was moved to 21 the drunk driving dropped. My second reason is that when teens start drinking at such a young age they can have several health problems when they get older so by making it 21 it will lower the
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of driving for one’s child instead of letting them make their own decision to drive when 18. Motor vehicles are or should be considered a deadly weapon considering all the deaths a motor vehicle can have. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation‚ motor vehicle traffic crashes were the number one leading cause of death for young teens in 2010. The driving age should be raised to 18 because at the age of 16 the brain has not fully developed‚ young teens tend to be impulsive‚ and it would be
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The Driving Age Should the driving age be raised to the age of 18? My answer is no‚ because there is not that great of a difference in maturity between the age of 16 and the age of 18. I got my permit and began driving at the age of 15. By doing so I had almost a year of driving experience‚ with a parent‚ by the time I turned 16. I got my drivers license when I turned 16‚ and my parents bought me my first car. In my own opinion I believe I am a pretty decent driver. I have never been in a wreck
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People use alcohol for numerous reasons; peer pressure‚ celebration‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ boredom‚ rebellion and insomnia are just a few. Teens fall under the category of “people”. The legal drinking age is currently twenty-one‚ but illegally drinking age is as low as zero. Why? Is the main question asked. I can assure you the under age drinking age percentage would drop if the age is lowered. Few reasons for teens drinking are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking
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Alcohol has been a part of people’s life for a very long time. Even though the consumption of alcohol has a long history‚ the law regarding drinking age has changed over years. The debate over the drinking age in the U.S. is still causing stir. Nowadays a person who is 21 or older can legally purchase alcohol beverages. This policy attempts to protect younger people from making wrong decisions and abusing alcohol. Not everyone agrees with this theory and I’m one of these people. In my opinion young
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If age 18 is legally considered an adult‚ why can’t they drink alcohol? In 1984 the drinking law was changed from 18 to 21(Procon.org)‚ since then there has been a 13% rise in car accidents due to under age drinking ‚ 300 deaths and 2‚100 homicides per year due to under age drinking. Therefore I believe the age to consume alcohol should be lowered to a younger age. At age 18 you are legally considered an adult‚ you are able to join the military‚ get married and even start taking classes to run
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Lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 will not solve the problem of binge drinking. Many different aspects can lead a teen to drinking however‚ lowering the drinking age will only cause more issues in today’s society. The numbers of teens drinking would increase to rise to greater numbers than what they already are. The chances of an eighteen year old buying alcohol for a sixteen year old will increase causing more individuals to obtain alcohol. Giving teens the chance to purchase alcohol will lead
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abysmal failure. It hasn’t reduced or eliminated drinking. It has simply driven it underground‚ behind closed doors‚ into the most risky and least manageable of settings‚"(Debate) said John McCardell of “Choose Responsibility”. Choose Responsibility is a non-profit organization that is for lowering the drinking age to 18. Young adults can vote‚ fight and die for their country overseas‚ and purchase tobacco at age 18‚ but why cannot they have a beer? Drinking among the youth in the United States has escalated
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