has been argued that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to 18 so that young adults are allowed to drink in certain environments. This argument has many sides which can be argued. At 18‚ you are considered an adult. You can vote‚ charged with adult crimes‚ and even die for your country‚ but you cannot consume alcohol. To me that is discriminating against people in the age group of 18-20. As of now‚ adults over 21 years old are allowed to drink in places such as restaurants
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Should they raise the legal driving age to 18? I don’t think the legal driving age should be raised to 18. The reason I feel this way is‚ there are many flaws in the system and teens should not be stereotyped. There is no way to prove that the child drove the hours required by the department of transportation in order for the instructor to sign off on student’s course completion. The child is just as much fault as the parent(s) who filled it out. The child either didn’t feel like driving so they
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Meghan Veach Bio. 101 Dr. Davis April 28‚ 2014 Chapter 18 - Evolution of Plants and Fungi Plants have been around for over 500 million years‚ the plants all differ so much but they also have many similarities among themselves and also to green algae. Some scholars even think that plants paved the way for land animals by simultaneously increasing the amount of oxygen in the Earth ’s atmosphere and decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide. Evolutionist believe that plants evolved from green
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drive. Driving causes 1.3 million accidents per year. That’s about 3287 deaths a day. If you didn’t die‚ 20-50 million people become injured or disabled. Most people who suffer from driving are young adults. So should we higher the driving age to 18 or 20? As much as most young adults can’t wait to be behind the wheel‚ safety can be a real issue. Are the car crashes really worth it? Car companies are trying to create a car that stops on its own when the person is about to crash‚ but not many companies
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK 18/SWENSON SPRING 2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Number each of the paragraphs (1‚ 2‚ 3‚ etc.) Label where the introduction of the story ends: “Introduction ends.” Circle that chunk. Circle the thesis of the story. LABEL IT: “MAIN CLAIM/THESIS” Chunk the rest of the story according to the topics of the groups of paragraphs. Identify the main idea or claim in each of the chunks. Write in the left margin: “Argument/Claim: _____________” Circle “key terms” (words/phrases that are
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licenses creates a step by step guide to create problem solving and decision making while in tense situations and continues to drop fatality rates in states. Roughly 80% of high school students work at part time jobs and if the driving age is changed to 18‚ who gets them to and from there occupation? The reason that the driving age shouldn’t be changed is that teens need the ability to drive from school to after school activities such as sports or jobs. The Graduated Licenses have restrictions on amount
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Lowering the drinking age to 18 will have serious consequences such as the increase in traffic fatalities. According to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World‚ “in the United States in 2007‚ the death toll from teenage drunk-driving accidents was 1‚393 – nearly four fatalities every day of the year.” (Drinking and Driving‚ 2006-2015). At such youthful age‚ these teens are not responsible enough to know that they should not drink and drive. They assume that they are perfectly fine after consuming alcohol
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There is a giant debate on what the legal minimum drinking age should be in the United States. Many people think that it should remain at 21 years old and others believe that it should be lowered to 18. While both have their own various reasons‚ this has been an important topic in our country for a long time. President Ronald Reagan signed and passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Law in 1984 which obligated states to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or suffer reductions in Federal highway
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The Driving age should be raised to 18 Since people have changed‚ some driving laws ought to change as well. The Department of Motor Vehicles must Observe and Acclimate unto the Motor Vehicle’s Operators with Revisions. While observing‚ DMV will find that many drivers treat their vehicles like mini living rooms and have mocked the customs and values of driving and they ought not to tempt children to do the same. Many drivers observe people driving while eating‚ text messaging and
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Marriage under 18 years old “She may do nothing against God’s will‚ but many things she must against her own will if her husband require her.” Population council said more than 51 million girls younger than 18 are already married in 2003. In the world teenagers are making a family when they are so young. God created and created family to feel happiness‚ rest and peace. Marriage was not men idea‚ only God’s idea. So God thought “To provide a helpful mate for Adam‚ it was not good that man should
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