The Federal Mandate to Raise the Drinking Age to 21 was established by the central government in 1984. The MLDA was introduced to prevent further alcohol consumption of minors and car accidents from intoxication by raising the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21. How is it that at 18, the teen adult can elect their representatives, die for his nation,be charged by a jury as an adult, but,can’t decide whether or not to take a drink. The MLDA is an act to stop the consumption of alcohol by teens and
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there are many factors that go into this key role in the debate War age V. Drinking age, like war and drink aren’t the same thing and drinking if for fun but war isn’t. Most of the things said about these are opinions and are right and wrong. I do believe that I will go with the side that allows you to drink when you are 18 and not 21 mainly because if kids are going to drink they will do so ether way. Second off drinking is common in other countries and how
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Why the drinking age should be lowered When people in the United States reach the age of eighteen, they are no longer considered juvenile. They have the right to choose their political leaders, purchase certain firearms, and even enlist in the military. They are considered legally independent adults. However, they are denied a very simple right: the right to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. A twenty-year-old man can go legally kill a man or be killed for his country, but he would be denied
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or not the national drinking age should be lowered to 18 years old. Evidence will be presented for both sides to determine if lowering the drinking age would lower dangerous underage drinking also. This research paper will be presented to our Iowan Representatives in Congress to decide whether of not having a minnimum drinking age of 18 would benefit the U.S. Background There are some states that have considered petitioning the drinking age. The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act requires that
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good to advertise something without first finding an audience. It does not matter what the brand, product, or item is that the advertiser is trying to sell. All good advertisers know who their audience is and what they want to hear. Although underage drinking is against the law alcohol advertisements are shown to many people under the legal age. All advertisers know that although teenagers cannot legally consume alcohol they want to include teenagers in their audience because while it is still illegal
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persuading 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
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The drinking age should be lowered in the US By ashley_white11, Auburn, NY More by this author Email me when ashley_white11 contributes work The drinking age should be lowered in the US Image Credit: John W., Evergreen, CO The author's comments: Quotes This was my English essay and I was told to publish it on here. Quotes The drinking age should be lowered back to the age of 18. I feel that for many reasons including that people are adults at that age and should be able to make their
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The Legal Drinking Age Snjezana Radic English November 08 , 2012 The Legal Drinking Age At the age of 18 we are considered adults, with the rights and responsibilities of make our own decisions in life. Turning 18 we receive the rights and responsibilities of adulthood to vote, smoke cigarettes, serve on juries, get married, sign contracts, be prosecuted as adults in court, and join the military (Markoff, 2012). Being considered as adults at this age and mature
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Jackson attended college the following fall to obtain a degree in Chemistry. During his freshman year of college, Jackson suffered a head injury after a car crash and resulted in the loss of cognitive and analytical functioning skills. Thus began drinking alcohol and abuse of painkillers. Jackson has left college and now lives with his mother while he attends a substance abuse program in Chicago, Illinois. According to his mother, Jackson currently isolates himself in his room and refuses employment
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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. In “De-Demonizing Rum: What’s Wrong with “Underage” Drinking?”, Andrew Stuttaford is pro lower the drinking age. He points out that as an adult, who is under 21, “is judged to be responsible enough to vote, drive, marry and serve in the military”. Making alcohol a “forbidden fruit” will make the kids more curious about it
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