What Should the Legal Drinking Age Really Be? Throughout the years in American history‚ alcohol has always been debated. It has been debated on whether or not to even allow its consumption in the United States‚ and what age is appropriate for Americans to start drinking alcohol. Many people believe that one is not mature enough to handle alcohol at any age below twenty-one‚ because they will abuse it. This leads them to believe that the current legal drinking age should stay at twenty-one. However
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Drinking age thesis We believe that adults should have the right to make their own decision about the consumption of alcohol. 18 is the age of adulthood in the United States: you are eligible to vote‚ you can legally purchase cigarettes‚ you are eligible for the military draft - which includes that you are willing to die for this country-‚ you can sign contract‚ get married and you are even able to serve on a jury. So why can’t someone at the age of eighteen not drink alcohol? There is a study
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Since 1933 until 1984‚ the national minimum legal drinking age in the United States had been continuously changing. Especially in 1984‚ the minimum legal drinking age has been increased to 21 years old because it was reported that over two-thirds of car accidents were in consequence of drinking alcohol in the mid of 1970s (Tietjen‚ 2014). Most states in the United States set their drinking age to 21 but some set it lower. The minimum legal drinking age has been the subject of controversy around the
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Alcohol: Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Karita Lockwood Professor O’Quinn COM 323 October 29‚ 2012 Introduction Alcohol is a drink that is made from corn‚ barley or a beverage containing ethyl. There is currently an ongoing debate as to if the legal age limit for alcohol consumption should be lowered. Despite the dangers‚ everyday in the United States more than 13‚000 children and teens consume alcohol. The age range between eleven and eighteen is the most influential period when youths
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Drinking Age Setting the minimum legal drinking age is important for every country because of the burden of responsibility that comes with alcoholic beverages. Worldwide‚ the minimum drinking age varies but most are between 18 and 21 years. In Canada‚ this age varies with the region. Alberta‚ Québec‚ and Manitoba have set the minimum age to 18 years whereas in Yukon‚ Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nunavut‚ Saskatchewan‚ Nova Scotia‚ Prince Edward Island‚ Northwest Territories‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador
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The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) has been a popular debate for many years‚ and as reported by Toomey‚ Rosenfeld‚ and Wagenaar in “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age”‚ it is imperative to keep the age of 21. Alcohol is the main source of numerous problems for teenagers‚ which would escalate if the MLDA was decreased. The MLDA was lowered between 1970 and 1975 by 29 states‚ resulting in an increase in dilemmas such as “traffic crashes‚ drownings‚ vandalism‚ assaults‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ teenage
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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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Legal Drinking Age‚ 18 or 21? People have always wanted what they cannot have. Starting in 1984‚ this is the attitude most lawmakers in America have taken with respect to underage drinking‚ since it was the time when many states changed their drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. Lawmakers thought that if you raised the drinking age‚ people could drink more responsibly‚ because as you grow older‚ your brain matures and with maturity comes responsibility. Although this law‚ passed not even twenty
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Proposal Paper: Lowering the Drinking Age Although the initiative opens up a popular discussion‚ Congress‚ however‚ does not share this desire to open this topic up for conversation. In 1984‚ Thorson 2 Organizations such 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
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abysmal failure. It hasn’t reduced or eliminated drinking. It has simply driven it underground‚ behind closed doors‚ into the most risky and least manageable of settings‚"(Debate) said John McCardell of “Choose Responsibility”. Choose Responsibility is a non-profit organization that is for lowering the drinking age to 18. Young adults can vote‚ fight and die for their country overseas‚ and purchase tobacco at age 18‚ but why cannot they have a beer? Drinking among the youth in the United States has escalated
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