research on involves underage alcohol consumption and various levels of academic achievement. More specifically‚ my goal is to conceptualize the increasing amounts of underage alcohol abuse by observing the affects effects that it has on individual’s GPA. Data obtained from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism suggests that four out of five college students consume alcohol. Of the students that consume alcohol‚ approximately fifty percent engage in binge drinking (NIAAA 2012). In
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November 2011 Drinking Age of 21 In July of 1984‚ the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was put into act‚ making the national drinking age 21‚ higher than it was in any individual state. Ever since‚ there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not the change has been effective and if it was necessary. I agree with the article “The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives‚” by Toben F. Nelson and Traci L. Toomey‚ because they effectively used logos and ethos to present their argument and persuade
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According to the law‚ underage employment is strongly prohibited in our country but yet there’s still a lot of employers ignoring it and take underage child to work. The allowed age of working is 16 years old and above under Children and Young Persons Act. This issue has to be looked in seriously for the pros and consequences. It is risky if you were to hire an underage worker. The reason being‚ if an underage employee is hired and it is proven that they are injured
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Abdul (Roset) Osman Dr. Mandelkern English A100 31 January 2013 Underage and Under the Knife It seems that teens live in an image-obsessed society‚ where they are often judge solely on the way they look. Quite recently among girls under the age of eighteen‚ pursue their ambition to either enhance their physical appearance or deformities through plastic surgery. Although there may be possibilities of risk‚ adolescences that undergo the procedure are willing to accept them in order to feel
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tv show drinking to be fun all the time‚ but they don’t tell you what really happens when you drink all the time. Drinking can be fun‚ but when you start drinking every weekend your health starts going bad. According to MADD almost every 90 seconds a person is involved in a drunk driving accident. The U.S.A’s legal drinking age has caused many people to want to change the drinking age to 18. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would be a bad idea‚ the U.S. has already lowered the drinking age once
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Drinking Age The drinking age was moved from 18 to 21 for a reason. The higher drinking age of 21 has saved many lives‚ helped reduce the amount of underage drinking‚ and therefore should not be lowered. Many studies from a large variety of sources have proven higher drinking ages have a positive effect on society. Alcohol is harmful to the development of younger people. Research has shown that an adult is less likely to binge
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2. Every day in America‚ another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011.) II. Central Thesis Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved‚ if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic. III. Body A. Need: Drunk driving occurs everyday‚ and many lives are taken because of one person choice. 1. Every 52 minutes on
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Running head: THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE 1 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Carly Winne Summit County High School THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE Abstract This paper includes the view of why the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. It has several points and fats to explain the reasoning of this opinion. It goes into depth of how it is affecting the youth‚ the future‚ and statistics and how lowering the age can make a positive change for everyone
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Why People Underage Drink Tardiff explains how alcohol is a natural product‚ created with grains‚ fruits‚ and vegetables. When people drink it is absorbed in people’s bloodstream‚ then effects their nervous system‚ which controls all the bodies functions (. When people drink they do not realize what they are doing‚ they tend to make stupid decisions. Underage people tend to think the decisions they make in the moment are funny‚ but do not realize it could become something so worse for their future
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Review and Analysis of the American Journal of Health Studies’ Article Applying Behavioral Theory to an Innovative School-Based Program For Preventing Underage Drinking and Impaired Driving Diane Everett September 24‚ 2012 The article yields to the dangerous reality that underage drinking is a problem. The article further notes that it is also met publicity that peaks and shifts throughout decades. Currently all drunk drivers are being targeted
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