Theses: the drinking age should be lowered because it would both benefit the economy this would bring in an a lot of money in the economy. The government if they think that this is a bad thing they could increase taxes on alcoholic beverages to bring in more money. Who are we lie to we know that teens drink and most get away with it. We can’t fully enforce it so why not bring in out so that they don’t have to hide it. This would help the local business to gain more business form a one of the largest
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Since drinking is a big problem with teens, we should lower the legal drinking age to the age of 18 years because you are considered to be an adult at this age. It should be lowered because you are old enough to make life changing decisions like going to war for your country and getting married. You should have the right to show that you are responsible enough to drink a beer in a safe surrounding. Fact is you get alcohol if you want to underaged or not but the question is about the place where
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alcohol. The question has been raised: is it genuinely practical to enforce the draconian drinking laws that rigorously prohibit citizens under 21 from buying liquor? Are the efforts of these strict laws truly worth their stated goal? According to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, the US federal government outlaws purchase and public possession of alcohol by people less than 21 years of age. The history of regulation of alcohol in the US began in the 1920s, during the Prohibition
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to why I don’t think they should lower the drinking age. My 1st reason is that there would be a lot more drunk driving. The percentage of people drunk driving has decreased since 1984 when they made drinking age 21 again. Anybody that does not drink until age 21 tends to drink less as adults which could cause less drunk driving. In the United States in 2007, about 1,400 teens die from drunk-driving accidents. http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/drinking-and-driving.html. An estimated 32%
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Why the Drinking Age should be lowered Why the drinking age should be lowered It is a Friday night, after a grueling week of studying, students are excited to go downtown and have a good time with their friends at the bar. One person gets to the bar and the bouncer sees his ID, takes a long look at him and says he can’t let him in. This situation happens to millions of college students all over the United States! The drinking age in the United States is 21 and it is somewhat
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18 or 21? BCOM/275 6/20/2013 Michelle Batson The great debate of the use of alcohol has challenged the nation for many years. The age limit that has been put into place in many states to legally drink is 21. Yet some still believe that 18 should be the legal age for the consumption of this drug called alcohol. Some argue that if a person can join the military, vote and be held responsible for themselves at the age of 18 that they should also have the right to drink alcohol. Others claim that
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Word Count: 1540 1 18 and The Forbidden Fruit Turning 18 is the first great legal milestone in a young person’s life. When they wake up on their 18th birthday, the law now sees them as adults. They can vote, buy property, adopt a child, film a pornographic movie, purchase a long gun and do a host of things that they could not have done the day before. Young people are also held accountable for their own actions and could be sued in court or thrown in jail for crimes they have committed; they are
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18 years old birthday, one of the most meaningful events in our lives. It is a time that we become an adult and taking more responsibilities throughout the life. We can do many things which we are forbidden before because we are kids. It is a crazy time. We can buy alcohol, go travelling with friends without accompanying by parents, get a driving license and so on. However, when I came to the United States, I was surprised that we couldn’t buy or drink an alcohol until we are 21.
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Underage Drinking Topic: Underage Drinking in College Settings General Purpose: To provide a solution to an ongoing problem Specific Purpose: To provide a solution to underage drinking in college settings Central Idea: To provide a solution to the audience and encourage them to make a change Introduction: I am here today to tell you about an ongoing problem that occurs on our own school campus more often than not. This is our school. These are underage students who attend our school. What
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die for your country at age of eighteen, can decide on our country’s president, but yet, you cannot enjoy a beer? For most countries around the world, the minimum drinking age is 18 (Griggs 1). There are only five other countries have their drinking limit set at age 21 besides US, and one of them is Pakistan (MLDAs in 138 countries 1). At least on this issue, the US and Pakistan have come to an agreement. In 1984, congress passed the "National Minimum Drinking Age Act" (Hanson 1). The act would
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