Change the drinking age to 18. When you are eighteen years old you have multiple responsibilities. Everyone who is eighteen is seen as a responsible, mature young adult. If eighteen year olds are portrayed as responsible and mature adults then why can’t they buy or consume alcohol? The legal drinking age should be lowered to eighteen because people are able to fight for their country, can be prosecuted as an adult, can buy cigarettes, and many more. One of the biggest issues on not being able
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The legal drinking age today is 21, an individual must be 21 years of age to purchase alcohol and consume it. Still there are numerous minors who are able to get alcohol and consume it as well. I believe the legal drinking age should be lowered to accommodate individuals 18 years and older. Many people will argue that the drinking age limit should remain 21 years of age, and to some that may sound better than thinking of younger people being able to drink legally. Numerous minors, aged 18-20, are
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United States, the legal age to consume alcohol is 21. However, there have been disputes to change the age from 21 to 18. Two authors show their different points of view in this matter. Ruth C. Engs is a professor of Applied Health Sciences at Indiana University. Tara Watson is an associate professor of economics and she's the chairwoman of the Program in Public Health at Williams College. The article "Why the drinking age should be lowered" by Ruth C. Engs explains why adults 18 and older should be allowed
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Underage Drinking According to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the rate of alcohol consumption is 73% for underage drinkers between the ages of 12-20. These statistics demonstrate that the laws prohibiting those under 21 to drink really only “encourages them to dodge the system” because they want what they can’t have (Glaser 1). Therefore, the current legal drinking age of 21 is merely unjust and illogical. The age for alcohol consumption should be lowered from the age of 21 to 18 years
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you are just an 18 year old adult and not a 21 year old adult so you cannot legally consume alcohol yet. But don’t worry, you can still fight and die for your country. How can we possibly send 18 year olds to war, but not allow them to drink alcohol? To adults under the age of 21, alcohol is seen as a forbidden fruit. Since they cannot legally have it, they want it that much more. So when they are granted an opportunity to drink, they do so in a dangerous way. This binge drinking is where many alcohol
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been debating on the subject of drinking age in the United States. Many people see it unfit that the drinking age in the United States is one of the highest in the world. The United States and the United Kingdom are very close compared to each other and will continue to be compared to one another. The question that must be asked is, should the drinking age be lowered for American voters, servicemen, and women. First, there are many causes to underage drinking illegally in the United States.
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Mcdubs Professional Communications Lowering the American Drinking Age April 18, 2011 Table of Contents I. Introduction- Speculation on the drinking age II. Maturity Level III. Cons against lowering the drinking age a. Students and Drinking b. Party Habits IV. Pros for lowering the drinking age c. Binge Drinking d. The Limit V. Risk VI. The American View e. Legal Responsibilities f. Government Statistics g. Capital
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Increasing or decreasing the legal age at which people can purchase and drink alcohol has been a controversial issue for quite some time now. Some people say that it should be lowered because teens drink anyway, some say that it should increase or the stay the same due to health risk. There are many other viewpoints to both sides and in this paper we are going to explore both sides to the story Some believe that the legal drinking age should be lowered and we are going to explore why. They say if
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Argument Should the age of drinking alcohol be lowered? One side would argue it should not be changed because people will start drinking at an even younger age. They would also say that more deaths among teenagers will occur by changing the law. Also, they would argue that teenagers are not responsible enough to be drinking at such a young age. The otherside; however, would say it should be changed because it would decrease the amount of teenagers drinking as a whole. They would also argue that
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the audience to realize that the drinking age in America should be lowered. He argued that if the drinking age were lowered there would be less binge drinking, which is extremely prevalent on college campuses. I think that his topic was relevant to his audience because college students do drink over the weekend, even if they are underage, and they need to be made aware of the dangers that come with binge drinking. Also, he argued that if the drinking age were lowered, there would not be a need to binge
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