Emani Jackson Professor Sampol English 0-95 October 31‚ 2013 Lowering the legal drinking age Lowering the MLDA (Minimal Legal Drinking Age) drinking age has always been and will always be a big topic of discussion. Many may say that 21 is the age of adulthood and should remain the legal drinking age but many more disagree with that. The MLDA drinking age should be lowered because it is good for economy‚ 18 Is the age of adulthood and it would diminish the thrill of breaking the law to get
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Problem with Drinking and Driving When someone has one too many drinks and then later drives before being sober‚ they do not just put themselves in danger‚ they put innocent lives at risk. Many people have seen a drunk driver on the road‚ they are weaving in between lanes and are not capable of making proper turns. That is what they should be able to and that is what puts not just the driver but many innocent lives at risk. And also‚ this is why drunk drivers cause so many deaths and injuries. These
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question should the drinking age be lowered to 18? In today’s society‚ most young adults drink behind their guardians back‚ but do not realize the consequences that come with their choices. With much speculation‚ this topic has became a very intriguing argument. What does drinking do to the growth of the brain? Can alcohol do just as much harm to someone 18 then someone 21? Will they be just as responsible? Can someone that young make the correct decisions? Underage drinking can cause multiple issues
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What is Binge Drinking? Binge Drinking is seen as drinking alcohol‚ just to get drunk‚ and without a specific purpose. It is also seen as drinking multiple shots per hour. What Are the External Causes of Binge Drinking? Some harsh external causes of binge drinking are: * 21% of 11-15 year olds‚ drink alcohol * 6.4 Billion is the overall cost lost to productivity every year * 5 is the legal age for consuming alcohol with parental consent What are Taxes? It’s a V.A.T (or GVP in
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the drinking age to 18. The people who argue say that lowering the age to 18 will help youth make healthy choices when consuming alcohol (Wechsler‚ Nelson‚ 2010). The other side states that alcohol can lead to death and a higher risk of alcohol disorder under age 21(The Scope of the Problem‚ 2004). Changing the drinking age to 18 shouldn’t be lower in the United States because it will cause many deathly accidents. First of all‚ there were many debates on whether or not to lower the drinking age to
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drink alcohol? Teenagers are particularly vulnerable to the influences of peer pressure and pop culture‚ and may be inclined to experiment. However all these choices may have a negative impact on their long term health and well being. Binge drinking is the practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session‚ usually defined as five or more drinks at one time for a
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David 12-11-13 Cause and Effect College Binge The cause of college binge drinking is the sense of freedom‚ easily obtainable‚ and there is peer pressure. Binge drinking is apparent at every state and private college across the USA. Students feel a sense of freedom going to a dorm college. Alcohol is easily obtained‚ even with people trying to stop it. Peer pressure is probably the main reason for binging. The transition between high school and college is an unreal experience for
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unplanned sexual activity all have in common? They are all frequent results of binge drinking by college students. On a typical Friday or Saturday night you can find the average college student out drinking and having fun. Normally partying with friends at a party‚ bar‚ or club; most of these college students are underage consuming excessive amounts of alcohol‚ or as its better known‚ “binge drinking.”The term binge drinking is defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in a row by men and four or
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Public Health Safe Drinking Water Bodies of water cover seventy-five percent of the world‚ yet water continues to be the quickest depleting natural resource on our planet. Drinking water can be drawn from surface fresh water or underground reservoirs. Yet only 1% of the water on the earth is available for human use‚ the rest remains too salty‚ polluted‚ or is locked away in polar ice caps. One half of the global population is currently faced with a crisis of water shortages. These shortages come
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forward to the day they turn 21 so they can legally consume alcohol. This drinking age was first introduced under the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. Under this act‚ “all states were required to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to 21” (alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org). Although many adults enjoy alcoholic beverages‚ some individuals do not responsibly do so. For this reason‚ the drinking age should be raised to 25 due to the overwhelming amount of evidence
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