Purpose: To persuade my audience that the drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18. Thesis: To have the ability to lower the drinking age we must first look at new ways to educate our young adults‚ realize the role of our parents‚ and we must also look at the effects of a lower drinking age in other countries. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Can you honestly say that you never drank alcohol during high school? If so‚ you are in a distinct minority: nearly 80% of high school seniors
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COLLEGE DRINKING: SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW Alcohol – one of the most misused drugs today – is one of the most popular and readily available of all types found on contemporary college and university campuses. Waking in a stupor after the previous night ’s party‚ missing classes‚ falling behind and ultimately losing whatever funding may have accompanied one ’s higher education is but one representation of how drugs can detrimentally impact one ’s college experience. Many students think college
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“The Legal Drinking Age May Provide a Safer Environment.” Greenhaven Press 15 May 2005: Opposing Viewpoints in Context. http//ic.galegroup.com Tardiff‚ Joseph. “Preface‚ Effects to Teenage Drinking.” Greenhaven Press 14 August 2008: Opposing Viewpoints in Context. http//ic.galegroup.com Tardiff‚ Joseph. “Preface to patterns of Teenage Alcohol Consumptions.” Greenhaven Press 7 July 2008: Opposing Viewpoints in Context. http//ic.galegroup.com Teen Drinking What is the Effect
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caution when thinking about drinking. Drinking is getting way out of hand for teens and people over 21. Teens should not be drinking. They are getting a higher chance of turning into an alcoholic as they drink more and more. Those people need to learn to have a sober driver that is willing to drive one person home safe. One person may get in trouble with the adult or the cop but it’s way better than losing his/her life with a stupid mistake he/she made. The punishment for drinking under the influence needs
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Statement of the problem: 1. When did you start drinking liquors? 2. Why are you drinking liquors? 3. What is the effect of liquor to your health? 4. How many times you drink liquor? 5. Who are the persons influence you to drink liquor? 6. What is the effect of smoking in your studying? 7. How many sticks did you take in one week? 8. What are the attitudes of LPU student’s toward smoking? 9. What are the attitudes of male and female
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Alcohol 2. Why don’t younger people generally see anything dangerous about consuming alcohol? WE see our parents drinking‚ we see it accepted. Don’t considerate a drug. It is glamourized by society. 3. What is binge drinking? Drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time‚ or a couple of days. 4. What other countries face problems associated with binge drinking? UK‚ and USA We have similar culture to the USA and UK‚ similar lifestyle 5. What are some of the reasons
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Intoxicated Driving: Can Technology make it Impossible English 111-2DE Problem-Solution Essay Intoxicated Driving: Can Technology make it Impossible Drinking and driving has affected many of my friends and family and myself. A drunk driver hit my sister-in-law 20 years ago. He man hit her while she was walking to work. On impact‚ she was pinned between two vehicles. The accident changed her life dramatically. She lost both of her legs from the knee down and sustained
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Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries‚ the water supplied to households‚ commerce and industry meets drinking water standards‚ even though only a very small proportion is actually consumed or used in food preparation. Typical uses (for other than potable purposes) include toilet flushing‚ washing and landscape irrigation. Chlorination is the process of adding the element chlorine to water as
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Drinking and driving has become the leading cause of deaths in today’s society. Each year the amount of people engaging in drunk driving increases greatly. Young teens to adults as well partake in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol takes a toll on the human brain to cause people to make immoral decisions. Not only is this affecting yourself but the innocent people around you. Driving drunk can lead to serious penalties. Every day we see and hear terrible tragedies about the loss of loved ones
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is involved in a drinking and driving incident. Many people drink and drive without thinking about the consequences. The majority of fatal car crashes are caused be alcohol related incidents. 2. My name is Jacquelyn Wells. I never thought I’d be involved with a drinking and driving incident. But just like I thought it wouldn’t happen to me‚ it could happen to anybody. I have researched this problem and identified solutions to make this better. 3. If you are drinking and driving‚ then
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