In Italy‚ France‚ and Spain it’s 16. In New Zealand it’s 18. In the United States it’s 21‚ and in places such as China and Portugal there isn’t one at all. But what is this I’m talking about? It’s the legal drinking ages of countries around the world. Many people argue that the drinking age should be lowered to 18‚ just look at our surrounding countries with lower drinking ages. Some argue that the United States has the most careless drinkers with little self-control when it comes to alcohol usage
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The legal drinking age in the United States is a topic that has been debated for many years. This issue is‚ as some say we should keep it at the age of twenty-one‚ others say it should be lowered. Due to the minimum legal drinking age being twenty-one‚ alcohol has been even more appealing to kids whose brains naturally seek out risk more than adult brains do‚ but lowering the drinking age to reverse this effect would be detrimental to the developing body. After the drinking age was raised to twenty-one
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Underage drinking has been a major issue in the United States and can be severely solved by just simply lowering the drinking age by 3 years and will drastically reduce the thrill of breaking the law for teanegers. Teenagers are rebellious and know it if the drinking age were 18 they would not consider breaking the law because there is no fun if the law were to get lowered. Reducing the law will also stop the manufacturing of false id where teenagers deliberately disrespect the law. The high
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In the United States at age 18‚ a person is legally allowed to buy tobacco‚ vote‚ get married‚ enlist in the military‚ and work in a bar‚ among other privileges. However‚ in most states‚ he cannot legally drink champagne at his own wedding or have a beer with his fellow comrades. People use alcohol for numerous reasons; peer pressure‚ celebration‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ boredom‚ rebellion and insomnia are just a few. Teens fall under the category of “people”. The legal drinking age is currently twenty-one
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Parents always say things like‚ “when you are an adult.” As a teen people always wonder what they mean‚ are not you already and adult? Herein lies the problem‚ why is eighteen the year the United States considers you an adult. At eighteen kids have just graduated high school and are just then ready to go to college. On the other hand‚ at eighteen it is legal to join the army and fight for your country. Three years later these “adults” can legally drink alcohol. Along with all of the joy in being
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Chelsea F. Obermann Mr. Michaud A.P. English Literature and Composition 19 April 2012 Amethysts of Hope Women‚ it seems‚ tend to consistently get the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Men sometimes feel the need to discriminate against women to feel like they have a sense of power. In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple‚ the female characters are continually oppressed. From the very beginning of the novel‚ the main character‚ Celie‚ along with the other female characters‚ is discriminated against
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straps it. He swaddles her in the blanket and hands her to the queen. "Queen‚ what’s her name?" the doctor asks politely. "Amethyst Lynn‚" she replies‚ just as Franklin hands her Amethyst. There’s a knock on the door anf it opens. "Great! She finally came.
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of these attributes especially since it’s genre spans from action‚ to fantasy‚ to comedy‚ and to drama. The show mainly revolves around a boy who is a half-gem human hybrid‚ Steven Universe‚ and his guardians‚ the Crystal Gems comprised of Garnet Amethyst and Pearl. The crystal gems are the defenders of Earth from anything that would harm it. Steven faces day to day difficulties of growing up since he is the first of his kind. His
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as M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) are already frowning upon the institutions that‚ assuming the current laws will not be enforced‚ have shown their support for the Amethyst Initiative. It was stated in September 5th‚ 2008‚ in the University of Connecticut’s Daily Campus paper that many schools signed the Amethyst Initiative‚ but Thorson 3 President Michael Hogan at the University of Connecticut (UConn) did not agree. According to Lisa Troyer‚ Hogan’s Chief of Staff‚ he examined the proposition
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Kendric Ivan A. Moneva Grade V – St. Joseph A gemstone or gem (also called a precious or semi-precious stone‚ a fine gem‚ or jewel) is a piece of mineral‚ which‚ in cut and polished form‚ is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli)‚ or organic materials that are not minerals (such as amber or jet)‚ are also used for jewelry‚ and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. Most gemstones are hard‚ but some soft minerals are used in jewelry
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