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Lower Drinking Age
When word came over my car radio last Wednesday that Jim Valvano had succumbed to cancer after a two-year battle that ended in a room at Duke University hospital, I immediately stopped to notice my surroundings. It just so happens that I found myself in a neighborhood much like the one in which Jimmy V grew up. I rolled to a stop across from a school yard where some kids were shooting hoops behind a
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Against Lowering Drinking Age
The consumption of alcoholic beverages is a privilege not a right. The legal drinking age in the United States is twenty-one, and I believe that this is a fair age. There are so many statistics that show drinking to be bad to begin with, but there are many more statistics that show why the drinking age of twenty-one should not be lowered. Teenagers do not show enough responsibility when drinking, and it would do everyone
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Lower Drinking Age
Specific Purpose: The purpose of my speech is to convince the audience that the minimum drinking age in the United States needs to be lowered and doesn’t make sense. Thesis Statement: the current minimum drinking age doesn’t make sense and needs to be changed. Organizational Pattern: Topical. INTRODUCTION I. Can you come up here? (Tyler Reynolds). Look at this gentleman; look at the uniform he wears. Think about what it symbolizes; think about what it
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Lowering the Drinking Age
Lowering the Drinking Age Adulthood and responsibility begins at the age of eighteen, not twenty-one. In 1984, a law was passed prohibiting the consumption of alcohol to those individuals under the age of twenty-one. The argument and support behind this law was based solely on safety issues; however, education and a higher awareness would virtually solve this supposed “problem.” At the age of eighteen, a young man or woman gains all rights as an adult,
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Should the Us Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18 or Should It Remain at 21 Years Old?
Should the US legal drinking age be lowered to 18 OR should it remain at 21 years old? A. Introduction At 18 years old, there are many responsibilities gained, such as being able to marry, but one cannot drink alcohol at the wedding reception because every state in the United States has set the legal drinking age at 21 years old. The drinking age has a major impact on the 18-21 year-old crowd because
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Lowering the Drinking Age to Eighteen
In 1984 Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole lobbied for all states to raise the legal drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. The consequence for a state not raising the age was to lose a portion of their federal highway funding. I personally believe that the drinking age being twenty-one is just like when the voting age was twenty-one, if I can go to war and die for my country, then I should be able to go
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Lowering the Legal Drinking Age
Resolved that the legal drinking age be lowered to 18 years of age. There are many reasons for lowering the legal drinking age to 18. Some of these reasons include: the fact that at the age of 18 you are considered an and take on lots of responsibilities, also you do not necessarily reach your peak maturity at the age of 21, and in addition by raising the legal drinking age to 21 in the
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Why the Legal Drinking Age Should Be Lowered to Eighteen
Why The Legal Drinking Age Should Be Lowered To Eighteen In the United States, it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of twenty-one. At the age of 18 people are considered adults. “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen-years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age (Amendment 26, Section 1 of the Constitution).
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Lowering the Drinking Age to 18
Lowering the drinking age? Why we should not lower the drinking age? Let me explain some reasons why not to lower the drinking age. One is that if we lower the drinking age we might be contributing to more fatal accidents. Second, lowering the drinking age might influence 18-year-olds to buy alcohol for younger teenagers (age 15-17). And third, 18-year-olds may not be mature enough to know their limitations on drinking. If we lower the
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Lowering the Drinking Age
In the United States, it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of twenty-one. At the age of 18 people are considered adults. “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen-years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age (Amendment 26, Section 1 of the Constitution). At the age of eighteen, a person can get married,
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Drinking Age: Lowered or Not
Andy Vaughn Dr. Russell English 1020-47 October 23, 2001 Drinking Age: Lowered or Not The drinking age in the United States is 21. How ridiculous is that? You are able to do so many things at the age of 18. When a person reaches the age of 18, he or she can leave their homes or be kicked out, and become their own legal guardian. They no longer are required to have their parents sign
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Drinking Age Should Be Lowered
Since 1987, it 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
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Lowering the Minimum Drinking Age
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act is perhaps the law that has the most impact on the day-to-day lives of America's youth since it was signed into law on July 17, 1984. While the 21-year-old drinking age seems imbedded in American society, it is only a recent innovation. Most people do not know that the drinking age was only made a national law in 1984, and only after a determined battle by special interest groups.
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Should We Lower the Legal Drinking Age?
In Taiwan, when you turn 18, you can drink and buy alcohol legally. However, the legal drinking age in the United States has been 21 years since 1920. The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act (MLDA) raised the legal drinking age to 21 in hopes that a higher legal drinking age could help to prevent alcohol-related deaths and injuries among youths. Yet in recent years, there are a lots voice calling for amending the law to
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Lower the Drinking Age
Many think that alcohol is not as harmful as any other drug just because it’s a legal substance. That’s where Americans including adolescents go wrong. Anything abused legal or not can become harmful depending on the usage of it. We all see this on daily bases in the news, people getting arrested, killing other people in car accidents driving under the influence, receiving DWI’s and ruining their not only their own lives but others as
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Drinking Age Consistent
Drinking Age: Consistent So, should this Act of 1987 be enforced or not? It is my opinion that minimum drinking age of 21 that our society accepted should not be lowered. The following arguments will show the base of my view on this question. It is widely known that “a majority of college students under this age [21] consume alcohol… in an irresponsible manner. This is because drinking by these youth is seen as an
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Is the Drinking Age Too High? a Modern Controversy
Tramontelli 1 Mike Tramontelli Mr. Greshes English 12 30 April 2007 Is the Drinking Age too High? A Modern Controversy There has been a controversy in the United States of America ever since the legal drinking age was increased from 18 to 21. Many new points of contention have arisen ever since the federal government passed their decision. In my opinion, I think that the drinking age should be lowered again to eighteen for
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Drinking Age Debate
DRINKING AGE DEBATE Should the drinking age be lowered to 18 years old, when one is considered an adult, and assumes adult privileges and penalties, or should the drinking age remain at 21 years old, since people are more mature and therefore, can be safe and responsible with alcohol? I believe that the drinking age should remain at 21 years old because lowering the legal drinking age would not be in the best interest of
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Drinking Age
Drinking Age Do you drink? Are you over the age of twenty-one? Well I am a nineteen year old and this is the reason I think the drinking age should be changed to the age of eighteen. My main points that I believe are the armed forces, voting, the court system, and the other countries. My first reason that I think the drinking age should be changed to the age of eighteen because, at the
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Keep Drinking Age at 21
DRINKING AGE DEBATE Should the drinking age be lowered to 18 years old, when one is considered an adult, and assumes adult privileges and penalties, or should the drinking age remain at 21 years old, since people are more mature and therefore, can be safe and responsible with alcohol? I believe that the drinking age should remain at 21 years old because lowering the legal drinking age would not be in the best interest of
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Legal Drinking Age
Legal Drinking Age In the U.S., when you reach 18 years of age, you are legally an adult. Your new rights allow you to vote, join the military, obtain a marriage permit, sign legally binding contracts and many others except purchase and consume alcohol. Many feel this is the best reason for lowering the drinking age. I want to take a different approach at the issue; I think the legal drinking age should be lowered
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Drinking Age Should Not Be Reduced
Drinking Age should not be reduced The legal drinking age in the United States is twenty one, and I believe that this is a logical, fair age and should not be reduced. The use of alcoholic beverages is a privilege not a right. There are so many statistics that show drinking to be bad to begin with, but there are many more statistics that show why the drinking age of twenty one should not be
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The Alcohol Drinking Age
On this assignment I chose to write about an article that was written by Steve Chapman. The article is about the affect of raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Im going to explain the article, but im also looking at the type of argument that Steve Chapman chose in order to connect to the type of audience he intended to reach. Reading the article, it seems that Steve Chapman chose to give
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Issues Involving the Drinking Age
Issues Involving the Drinking Age What is the correct age to set for the buying and consumption of alcohol? For many years this issue has brought forth controversies all over our nation. Many people argue that young, irresponsible adults cannot handle consuming alcohol therefore it should be raised. Other people argue that no matter how many times the drinking age is raised underage people will still find ways to acquire alcohol. Regardless of what the
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Drinking Age
Drinking Age The age of drinking has been an issue in our country for a long time and there are many regards on why the age is set at 21. The federal government should not impose a drinking age of 21. The drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18 for the following reasons; one, most people between the age of 18-20 are drinking alcohol already, and two, you should have the right
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