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. In
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EPA is a government agency that does research on the impact of fracking on water quality specifically on drinking water. They consider in their report every activity related to water cycle of hydraulic fracturing that may have potential impact on drinking water such as water acquisition‚ chemical mixing‚ well injection‚ produced water handling and wastewater disposal. Based on their research‚ EPA identified conditions where fracking can be more severe‚ including: water withdrawal at limited groundwater
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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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Ming admiral did not send out people to search for trade‚ but to display China’s might to the world. They wanted the world to recognize them‚ and to bring back precious valuables. We‚ the Minister of Revenue think that Zheng He’s voyages should be stopped because they are greatly unprofitable. Firstly‚ Zheng He’s voyages are greatly unbeneficial‚ and in the modern world‚ this can lead towards being bankrupt. Zheng He’s voyages were in total composed of approximately 2000 ships‚ including sixty huge
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Underage drinking is a huge epidemic that is affecting America. Teenagers are able to get their hands on alcoholic beverages with little to no consequence with the law or with their parents‚ and the outcome is devastating. Rise in car accidents and alcohol poisoning are just a few of the many issues that plague our society that is associated with underage drinking. Nevertheless‚ there is hope‚ events such as anti-alcohol campaigns can be used to educate and help change the culture of underage drinking
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Most of the policies dealing with alcohol are not to prevent alcohol addiction‚ but are to prevent underage drinking and to create safer roads. These policies are enforced with a combination of local‚ state and federal laws (Source 3). The laws are not directly dealing with roads‚ but the laws do create safer roads in the end. The federal‚ state and local governments have control over the manufacturing of alcohol‚ deciding who can drink it‚ deciding who can sell it and the responses to alcohol related
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Drinking and alcohol Hello teachers‚ friends‚ and fellow students. Today I will talk to you about how drinking and alcohol are affecting our society and daily life. About 3 fourths of Canadians consume alcoholic beverages every day. Although alcohol is one of the most consumed beverages in Canada and the U.S other than water‚ it has the worst effect on human beings as any other beverage. Because of this I will talk about how alcohol affects your body‚ advertising campaigns of alcoholic beverages
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Should the Legal Drinking Age be Increased to 21? by Tejvan Pettinger on May 9‚ 2013 in society Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the over-consumption of alcohol‚ especially amongst young people. In the UK‚ abuse of alcohol has contributed to several social‚ economic and health problems‚ including: Alcohol
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from colleges such as Dartmouth‚ Virginia Tech‚ and Duke all signed a declaration that concluded that the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen (cbsnews.com). This sparked a huge and heated debate that is still going on seven years later. Being a largely debated topic‚ there are multiple angles presents for both those for and against lowering the legal drinking age. While it is at times a very emotionally charged argument‚ the facts are here to speak for themselves on the
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Underage drinking and driving remains an ongoing issue‚ statistically proven as the leading cause of teen death. Teen drinking and driving is still a problem today. Several teenagers would prefer to take the risk of driving home rather than to just ask a friend for a ride. Underage drinking and driving is proven to be a major cause of economic expenses. Besides underage drinking and driving being the cause of economic expenses‚ it also is the cause of multiple other consequences. Consequences that
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