drunk-driving accidents‚ alcohol poisoning and other alcohol related incidents. The estimated social cost of underage drinking in America is fifty-three billion dollars a year (McCardell 1). According to a survey completed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “Fifty percent of teens between twelve and sixteen have consumed alcohol in the last thirty days” (Jacinto 1). Something must be done to correct this problem and protect the young adults of our nation. The drinking age was ultimately
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The people that get into most car crashes are teens. Fifteen to eighteen year-olds die because of drunk driving. Should the driving age be raised to eighteen? Well in my opinion‚ no. That wont help them grow there learning ability about driving. Even though there are mostly teen car accidents in a year. Do teens need graduated licenses? Well in my opinion yes and no. I said yes because there are a lot of teen car crashes and think they need a graduating license because they will need to earn it
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Do you think the driving age should be raised? Here are some thing you need to know. The driving age should be raised. Some states allow 14 and 15 year old’s to get their permit. The drive age should be raised because teens need to be more responsible. Some parents don’t want their child to drive at 16. Also most teens can be a little careless at times. Teens need to be more responsible 18 is a better age to drive at because teens will be more mature. The reason 18 is better is because they will
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At what age should teens be allowed to vote? Some argue that the voting age should be lowered to 16 years old‚ while others believe that it should remain the same. 16 years olds lack the responsibility needed to vote. 16 year olds are scientifically proven to be underdeveloped and not fully mature. 16 year olds are frequently liberal until they grow up to have adult responsibilities. In the article‚ “No‚ We Shouldn’t Lower the Voting Age to 16” by David Davenport‚ he states that the lowering of the
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America the drinking age is twenty one years old. Many people want to know why the age limit is not eighteen if it is the age of adulthood in the United States. If a person can vote at eighteen and change the president of the country‚ then he/she should be able to pick up a drink at the age of 18 (adulthood) when he/she wants to. If the age for drinking cannot be eighteen then why does it have to be twenty one? Who said twenty one year old people are mature enough? Since the age of adulthood is eighteen
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legal drinking age (MLDA)? Or‚ that in countries with the MLDA 18‚ there is a huge decrease in drunk driving accidents than in the USA? I believe that you can drink responsibly at eighteen; therefore‚ the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. I believe the MLDA should be eighteen because when you are considered an adult and have many other responsibilities‚ the MLDA 21 is highly ineffective‚ and lowering the age would diminish the thrill of breaking the law. The drinking age should be eighteen
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considering raising the age for legal drivers from sixteen to eighteen. It is believed that this is the correct path for numerous reasons‚ but there are two very important reasons for its implementation. First‚ drivers will acquire increased maturity‚ which leads to better judgement before hitting the road alone. Second‚ this law could reduce car accidents for those sixteen to eighteen year olds and possibly reduce car accidents overall. However‚ some argue that by keeping the driving age at sixteen gives
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the newspaper. Once again the front page reads‚ "High School Students Killed" or " Teen Loses Control". Why? Another car accident. The truth is the number of deaths and accidents caused by 16 year olds every day is astonishing. I believe the only way to stop the rising epidemic is to raise the driving age‚ implement a rewards program‚ and increase parental involvement. Raising the driving age would make a huge impact in the amount of car accidents‚ but its not necessarily the teens fault‚ its
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The Drinking Age in The U.S. Should Be Lowered When a person turns eighteen‚ he or she can get married‚ vote‚ pay taxes‚ purchase cigarettes‚ be tried as an adult for crimes‚ legally use their own credit card‚ purchase real estate‚ and even enter the military. When a United States citizen turns eighteen‚ that person is considered a legal adult. According to The United States Constitution‚ “The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied
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Increasing Safety by Increasing Age Limits of Drivers Many Albertans and fellow Canadians may agree that driving is an act of responsibility and maturity. Giving out licenses to teenagers‚ who tend to make risky and thoughtless decisions‚ is something the country should considered prohibiting. Due to such careless actions‚ crash rates are much higher for younger drivers than older‚ more experienced ones. The increase in fatality for teen drivers may be highly influenced by the lack of wearing seat
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