Drinking Age of 21 Every child in the world wants to grow up faster then time permits them. They want to have their opinions taken as an adult ’s would be. They want to have the privileges adults do. They want the freedom adults have. Most of all‚ children want to make their own decisions even though ultimately‚ it is the same decision the adults would of made for them. However‚ adults believe children below a certain age are immature and uneducated and that they are unable to make their own decisions
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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 the public ’s safety‚ as well as today ’s youth. The most fundamental
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until the age of 18. Many people are in agreement with this legal age. Some would even say that it should be raised. However‚ the legal drinking age sometimes causes more trouble than it prevents. Why is 18 the magical age that makes one intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? There’s a idea that immature people are less likely to handle the effects of alcohol‚ so why is the random age limit (at age 18). We all know that some people under 21 who can drink responsibly‚ and some over 21 with no
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The legal age of which an individual can purchase and consume alcohol in Manitoba is 18‚ this seems fitting as it is the year you legally become an adult. The age of an individual in no way determines when they are ready to consume alcohol. At the age of 18 a youth’s body and brain is still developing and alcohol is a great way to cause issues in the present or future with themselves or people around them. At the age of 21 a youth has had three extra years to develop their body and gain responsibility
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July of 1984‚ the US government under the presidency of Ronald Reagan enacted the 21 Minimum Drinking Age law (MLDA) requiring every state to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 or that particular state’s highway construction grant would be denied (MADD.org). The underlying purpose of the act was to reduce the amount of deaths related to alcohol‚ more specifically‚ the amount of deaths resulting from drinking and driving. There
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Several would argue that the 21 year old drinking age is possibly too low‚ some even think that the age should be lowered‚ and some even think the age should be at 25. I believe that the drinking age should remain the same at 21 due to the fact that there are already plenty of issues with underage drinking. “The Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt‚ goes into depth about the different problems and aspects that go into searching for a golden age to entrust people to have the ability to accomplish
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Should the legal drinking age be raised to 21? Drinking alcohol is one of the biggest problems facing the Australian community. The proportion of people at risk as a result of excessive drinking of alcohol is constantly increasing as 3200 people die and almost 81000 people admitted to hospital every year. People use alcohol for numerous reasons; peer pressure‚ celebration‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ boredom‚ rebellion‚ insomnia‚ just to name a few. The legal drinking age is currently eighteen and should
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Should drinking age be increased to 21. It is no secret‚ that people drink alcohol before they turn 21. Stories about drinking on college campuses and high school parties are very easy to find. That is why underage drinking can be stopped if the law were changed. The major reason that people drink at an early age is because they feel it is fun and exciting to do something they are not supposed to. However‚ if it would be lowered to 18‚ then the trill of doing something illegal would vanish
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Should the minimum drinking age in the United states remain 21? Drinking has always been a problem worldwide specially in the United States. The drinking age limit was established for people all around the United Sates to avoid any more accidents. It’s all around the news that under age people have gotten in incidents due to being drunk or sober and they are not even 21 years old. In my opinion the age limit of 21 should remain the same considering all people by that age are responsible enough
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Keep the Drinking Age 21 The legal age to consume alcohol is the topic of many conversations. Should we lower it or keep it the same? There are many arguments for keeping the legal drinking age at twenty-one. I feel three of the most important reasons are; the impact drinking at an early age has on the brains development‚ the number of alcohol related automobile accidents involving underage drunk drivers‚ and my belief that there would be increased alcohol consumption among even younger teenagers
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