So theres a debate about rather the voting age should be lowered to 16 or stay at 18‚ in my opinion it should stay at 18. Lowering the voting age would cause problems because younger voters would probaly be voting without a purpose. Voting is something very importart and should not be done just for fun. When I was 16 I didn’t take voting to serious. I really didn’t understand what it was about or what I was voting for. If I had legal rights to vote at 16 I would have probaly just did it for fun
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Transitioning from a high school environment to a bigger and more exposed setting has been very difficult in these past years. Raising the drinking age to 21 in 1984 did not make it any easier among these college students‚ instead it has become a major problem. An act called The National Minimum Drinking Age Act‚ cause many of these doors to open and allowed many problems pass by. These problems are noticed more in today’s incoming freshmen who become exposed to the privileges of drinking once they
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One of the reasons why the legal drinking age should be lowered is because it would diminish the thrill of breaking the law to get a drink. According to Ruth C. Engs‚ Pofessor‚ Applied Health Sciences‚ “Although the legal purchase age is 21 years of age‚ a majority of college students under this age consume alcohol but in an irresponsible manner. This is because drinking by these youth is seen as an enticing "forbidden fruit‚" a "badge of rebellion against authority" and a symbol of adulthood." This
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Benefits and Disadvantages of Young Military Marriage Having experience being in a committed relationship with a United States Navy sailor for three years‚ it seemed necessary to address this issue for young women to make an informed decision before getting married to a United States Serviceman. Whether one is in a committed relationship with a Serviceman and planning to get engaged‚ or newly starting a relationship with someone presently enlisted‚ knowing what is to come with being a military spouse
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Changing World of Words: Literature in the Digital Age Turn wheresoever I may‚ By night or day‚ The things which I have seen I now can see no more. Whither is fled the visionary gleam? Where is it now‚ the glory and the dream? Written in a different context by William Wordsworth‚ the lines echo the voice of not only one but hundreds of scholars who are lamenting on the demise of literature in the digital age. Digital literature‚ they aver‚ encourages academic dishonesty‚ copyright infringement
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Age has been a requirement for voting since the inception of democracy. The 28th amendment lowered the age from 21 to 18 in 1971‚ and this improved the voice of this demographic in all elections. The balancing act of the rights of the citizen versus the responsibility of the citizens sometimes faces question of definition. For a democracy to function many things need to work in a cohesive manner and representation of the younger population segments is an important aspect‚ and allowing voting rights
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damaged the adulthood of some people as a cause and effect. When a person turns 18 there are advantages as well as disadvantages. You are financially responsible for yourself and can vote for the President of the United States of America. You can be enlisted in the army and fight for our country. However you cannot but liquor until you are 21 because they feel people under the age of 21 are immature. Some argue that the mind is not developed completely until you are 21. Being 18 does not make you
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Instead of viewing it as wrong‚ which is done in Trip Gabriel’s article‚ “Plagiarism Lines Blur for students in the digital age”‚ it should be seen as a new form of creation and expression. The digital age’s expansion requires new standards and interpretations of plagiarism because of the growing use of mixing and matching of ideas.
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No wonder every invention has its own advantages and disadvantages. Likewise Information technology has also its own advantages along with its disadvantages. Information technology has surprise the world. It has made the world global where communication and networking from one end of the world to other end is easy and fast. It has brought together the friends and family living in different parts of the world. It has change the leaving style of the people. The era before the invention of information
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produced organically including vegetables‚ fruit‚ herbs‚ grains‚ meat‚ dairy‚ eggs‚ fibers‚ and flowers. In the past organic farm production was often considered as being only for radicals or hippies. Now it is seen as a viable economic move – with benefits to the farm soil‚ to the environment‚ and to the purchasers of the products. An organic approach can contribute towards making a farm more financially viable in several ways. * First‚ it is a low input way of farming. You do not need to invest
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