Directors From: Adrieanne McClelon‚ student Date: July 16‚ 2013 Subject: Smoking should be banned on campus Introduction and Recommendation Second hand smoke affects approximately 126 million nonsmoking Americans per year. 72.2% of students‚ age 18-24‚ enrolled in a single campus are not smokers but are at risk of developing lung cancer and other diseases associated with smoking all because of the 24.8% of students who do. Recent studies show that almost 80% of those who ingest secondhand smoke
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Cellular phones‚ for most people today‚ are a necessity in our lives. People take their phones everywhere they go. These days‚ phones have gotten even more complex and we use them as a means for communication by voice‚ text‚ sound‚ and video. Because cell phones are considered such a necessity by many people today‚ the issue has risen regarding the use of phones while driving. These days cell phone use while driving is being compared to driving while being drunk. There are good reasons why people
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Underage Drinking Underage drinking‚ now more than ever‚ is a big problem us the US. In our society today‚ underage drinking is expressed as cool‚ or a way to have fun. Some causes of underage drinking are the media and peer pressure. There are also many negative effects of underage drinking such as health risks like alcohol poisoning. Media plays a big role in this risk. Just watching television you see commercials for beer or other alcoholic beverages. The media makes it look like fun all
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the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in the United States Over the past twenty years the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one in all US states‚ but that has not stopped citizens of the United Sates from attempting to lower the age. Following the end of prohibition in the United Sates during the Great Depression‚ all states agreed on a set of twenty-one to be the legal drinking age. For almost forty years there was no change in the drinking age until a decrease in the age for voting occurred
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 21 By Matt Hill Teenagers will do just about anything to fit in with the "popular" crowd. Drinking and partying are both viewed as cool or popular in the eyes of some teenagers. What does a teenage party consist of? Well‚ it will usually take place in a house with no parental supervision‚ along with members of both sex‚ and a lot of alcohol. The teens may then engage in drinking games such as beer pong‚ flip cup‚ quarters‚ presidents and A-holes‚ to name a few. As
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English 205 Augmentative Analysis Against the Toulmin Model The late Stephen Toulmin the creator of the Toulmin Model has constructed and contributed immensely to the analytical study of arguments. The Toulmin Model‚ a dynamic foundation of structured analysis commonly used to analyze any text in which an argumentative statement develops through the essential elements which goes to define the Toulmin process. In a textbook titled‚ Elements of Argument written by
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year olds can risk their lives for others‚ why can’t they drink? 18 year olds should be allowed to drink because they are legally considered adults‚ they could be taught in how to drink responsibly‚ and it would take away the thrill of drinking illegally. At the age of 18‚ people are legally considered an adult. As a result‚ they should get to choose if they want to drink or not. The Constitution and State Laws give 18 year olds several rights and responsibilities such as the right to vote‚ smoke
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Pros to Lowering the Drinking Age Form 21-18 Should people between the ages of eighteen and twenty be allowed to drink adult beverages that contain alcohol? Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the U.S and adults then have the right to make their own decisions so why not about alcohol consumption? Turning 18 gives us the right and responsibility of adulthood. Being eighteen gives us the right to vote‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serves on juries‚ get married‚ sign contracts‚ be prosecuted as
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Drinking and Driving Persuasive Essay Comm215 July 12‚ 2010 Drinking and Driving Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras‚ breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased‚ so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has
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Underage drinking and driving remains an ongoing issue‚ statistically proven as the leading cause of teen death. Teen drinking and driving is still a problem today. Several teenagers would prefer to take the risk of driving home rather than to just ask a friend for a ride. Underage drinking and driving is proven to be a major cause of economic expenses. Besides underage drinking and driving being the cause of economic expenses‚ it also is the cause of multiple other consequences. Consequences that
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