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  • Drinking Age Consistent

    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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    Essay Length: 419 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Edward
  • Is the Drinking Age Too High? a Modern Controversy

    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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    Essay Length: 3,201 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • Drinking Age Debate

    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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    Essay Length: 290 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 655 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Monika
  • Keep Drinking Age at 21

    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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    Essay Length: 1,195 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Legal Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 1,492 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Steve
  • Drinking Age Should Not Be Reduced

    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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    Essay Length: 267 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Alcohol Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 1,025 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: David
  • Issues Involving the Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 2,480 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 428 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Drinking Age

    Drinking Age

    One of the biggest issues in the U.S. is the many under age people illegally consuming alcohol. The drinking age is 21 here in the United States. It has been a problem because there are so many people under the age of 21 drinking alcohol. The problem here in the U.S is that there are too many under aged drinkers. Although the legal purchase age is 21 years of age, a majority of college students

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Top
  • Lowering the Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 1,195 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Drinking Age

    Drinking Age

    Legal Drinking Age The legal drinking age for different countries varies dramatically, from 0 to 21, as seen in the table below. The United States has the highest drinking age in the world. The Problem * Dr. Ruth Clifford Engs of Indiana University, an internationally-known health educator and alcohol researcher, believes that the minimum drinking age of 21 in the US is too high. * Dr. David J. Hanson of the State University of New

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    Essay Length: 621 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Lower Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 541 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Drinking Age

    The Drinking Age

    I am here to argue that the drinking age should remain at 21. As college students, the issue regarding the drinking age is something very relevant to us all. And as a part of the under 21 group that consumes alcohol, many of you may automatically lean toward a younger drinking age merely because it’s in your best interest and not because you are making an informed decision. Lowering the drinking age really does not

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    Essay Length: 618 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Legal Drinking Age

    The Legal Drinking Age

    In the past few years, the legal drinking age has become a hot topic among people ages 18-21. Many believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18, while others believe it should remain at 21. Each side has a set of facts and arguments, which makes the decision process difficult for our government. In 1984, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed, which required all states to raise their minimum purchase and possession

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    Essay Length: 391 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: David
  • Drinking Age Limit

    Drinking Age Limit

    Drinking Age Limit I. A. HOOK A-1. Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of 21 in the United States. Many people are in agreement with this legal restriction. Some would even say that it should be raised. However, the legal drinking age sometimes causes more problems then it prevents. B. I am here today to persuade you that drinking age limit should be lowered. C. Why? Because we care.

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    Essay Length: 1,017 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Drinking Age Debate

    Drinking Age Debate

    John Smith Negative: The legal drinking age in the U.S. should be lowered to 18. Introduction We believe that the drinking age across the United States should stay at 21 years of age. Several states are currently petitioning that the drinking age be lowered; however, we find this to be dangerous and extremely unnecessary. The first reason why we would like the drinking age to stay the same is because of history. From the end

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    Essay Length: 912 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Drinking Age

    The Drinking Age

    At the age of eighteen we send our brothers and sisters to war, to fight for a freedom they have only just been granted. We allow them to fight for freedom when they haven’t even reached the age where they are given all the freedoms of America offers. How can we send our own off to war and not allow the freedom of a drink to calm their nerves. Maybe the eighteen to twenty-one years

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    Essay Length: 695 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: regina
  • Alchohlism - the Drinking Age

    Alchohlism - the Drinking Age

    THE DRINKING AGE The drinking age is fine, if anything is should get raised. It is hard to ignore the fact that this law is broken everyday. It's the 90's all teens just want to fit in. Kids are drinking at a much younger age. Now, even 10 year olds and 11 year olds are trying to fit in with us older kids. It's amazing and sometimes funny what kids will do just to fit

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    Essay Length: 404 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • The National Minimum Drinking Age Act

    The National Minimum Drinking Age Act

    The National Minimum Drinking Age Act is a law whose impact on the lives of America's youth remains as strong today as when it was signed into law on July 17, 1984. While the 21- year- old drinking age seems engraved in American society, it is only a fairly recent thing. Most people do not know that the drinking age was only made a national law in 1984, and only after a determined battle by

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    Essay Length: 620 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Jessica
  • 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?

    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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    Essay Length: 423 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Monika
  • Drinking Age

    Drinking Age

    The drinking age is fine, if anything is should get raised. It is hard to ignore the fact that this law is broken everyday. It's the 90's all teens just want to fit in. Kids are drinking at a much younger age. Now, even 10 year olds and 11 year olds are trying to fit in with us older kids. It's amazing and sometimes funny what kids will do just to fit in with the

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    Essay Length: 431 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Lowering the Drinking Age to Eighteen

    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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    Essay Length: 1,342 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Monika
  • Lowering the Legal Drinking Age

    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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    Essay Length: 635 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Mike

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