ongoing controversy regarding drinking is whether the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. Lowering the drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen would be an effective and beneficial step to help reduce alcohol-related accidents and deaths‚ encourage safe drinking activity‚ and allow those of legal adulthood the opportunity to fully and responsibly make adult decisions. In the United States age‚ eighteen is the age of adulthood‚ and adults should have the right to make their
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People argue on lowering the drinking age to eighteen whether it is a good idea. Some teenagers start experiencing drinking in high school. Many teenagers think there is nothing wrong with a drink every now or again at a party. In fact‚ many teenagers see drinking alcohol as an important stage in becoming an adult. For this reason‚ teenagers are more temped to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen because eighteen is considered to be a legal adult‚
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Fall 2010 Mr. Carver Legal Minimum Drinking Age 18 75% of students have consumed alcohol by the end of their high school career (Clapp‚ 288). Prohibiting the sale of liquor to young adults ages 18-20 creates an uncontrolled atmosphere where alcohol abuse has come to the point of being fatal. Young adults cannot learn how to drink safely and in moderations in these uncontrolled environments that the law has lead them into. We have seen what happens when drinking is banned by the history of the prohibition
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Should the drinking age be lowered? Recently‚ there have been a lot of speculation over the drinking age in the United States. There has been multiple debates on whether to lower the drinking age or leave it as it is. The debates started during the late nineties and is ongoing. The drinking age should remain because of the positive impact. Although‚ many advocates of lower the drinking age have argued‚ if eighteen year olds are allowed to vote‚ they should have the right to drink at the age the government
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irresponsible and not able to decide on their own for the most part. In the United States‚ it is not until the age of 21 that young adults are seen as mature people to make life changing decisions. It is not until this age that people are allowed legally drink. However‚ this law is most times ignored as teens involve in drinking behavior at a much earlier age. On the other end‚ at a much younger age‚ they are allowed to choose a president and die for their country. The fact that young people are not allowed
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Lowering the Legal Drinking Age The debate about whether the legal drinking age should be raised or lowered is a common debate in the public domain. The decision on what age one begins drinking is determined by various factors which involve the gene combination of the person and the immediate environment around the person (Vingilis and Smart 415). For instance‚ the changes that adolescents go through in their biology and physiology can influence the age at which they start drinking alcohol. The behavior
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this brings up the question‚ should the legal drinking age of alcohal be lowered to 18 years old? Many people around the nation state that teens of 18 years old are developed enough to not get affected by alcohol‚ that it would decrease binge drinking‚ and that teens would have to be private about drinking and could do it in more supervised‚ safe environments. But‚ after research‚ it is clear to see these claims are not true or reasonable. The legal drinking age should definitely not be lowered because
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Lower the Drinking Age? Kyle Altic November 4th‚ 2013 Abstract There was a big debate on whether or not the minimum drinking age should be lowered. The media gave this debate a lot of attention. It’s not about the age it’s about the decisions they make with alcohol at a very young adult age. I do like the argument if you are old enough to serve our country and die for your country then you should be able to drink at that age. After all the research I have done and retrieved
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Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered? In America‚ 38 states have the minimum drinking age at 21. However‚ the other 12 have exceptions to that law. Although underage drinking has been a problem in society. Lowering the drinking age would create responsibility in young adults (Top pro and con arguments). It would also allow young adults make better decisions and take responsibility for their actions. People say the lowering the drinking age would be irresponsible because of the dangers posed by drinking
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The Legal Drinking Age Should Be Raised By: Adrian Did you know that about 88‚000 people die a year from excessive alcohol use? Alcohol is a popular drug worldwide. It is often used at parties or clubs. Alcohol can lead to many deaths if you are not responsible with it. The drinking age is supposed to reduce deaths among young adults. Raising the drinking age has been a question for a long time. Young adults are not mature enough to make smart decisions yet because they are killing citizens and
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