alcohol” (Dowshen). These students are more likely to show serious drinking problems later in life during middle age and adulthood. People are debating that the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years is not working to stop youths from drinking alcohol. Lowering the drinking age to 18 will make alcohol more available to those that are younger to purchase and consume. Even though 18 is the legal age of adulthood‚ the minimum legal drinking age should remain at 21 because the 18-year-old adult body is not
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There should be a minimum drinking age 1. Growth a. Alcohol consumption can interfere with development of the young adult brain’s frontal lobes‚ essential for functions such as emotional regulation‚ planning‚ and organization. When alcohol consumption interferes with this early adult brain development‚ the potential for chronic problems such as greater vulnerability to addiction‚ dangerous risk-taking behavior‚ reduced decision-making ability‚ memory loss‚ depression‚ violence‚ and suicide is greater
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English 12 30 April 2007 Is the Drinking Age too High? A Modern Controversy There has been a controversy in the United States of America ever since the legal drinking age was increased from 18 to 21. Many new points of contention have arisen ever since the federal government passed their decision. In my opinion‚ I think that the drinking age should be lowered again to eighteen for many reasons. Usually every weekend‚ most teenagers’ main thrill is drinking and getting drunk. Research has
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legal drinking age was put in place. (Hook) Over the years‚ the law has saved many people from dangerous or fatal traffic accidents but as time goes on‚ many still believe that the drinking age should be lowered‚ higher or stayed the same. The drinking age should remain the same as it already and still save lots of lives already and that the human body will be fully functional by that age. (Thesis) One reason why the drinking age should be kept at 21 is that when the person becomes the age of 18
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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 turn 21. These students become influenced by the friendships they
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Legal Age Drinking The minimum legal drinking age varies dramatically around the world. Most such laws apply only to drinking alcoholic beverages in public locations. The only country with a minimum legal age for consuming alcohol at home is the United Kingdom‚ which prohibits drinking below the age of six. The average (mean) minimum legal drinking age around the globe is 15.9. The majority of countries have set the drinking age at 18. In fifty countries the minimum age is lower than 18
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Matt W. English 101 9/24/2013 Am I an Adult Yet? Some would argue that the drinking age shouldn ’t be lowered because of three very real risks‚ drunk driving‚ alcohol poisoning‚ and violent or destructive behavior. Drunk driving is a stain on our civilization. An average of 17‚000 individuals die each year in drunk driving related deaths. It seems quite plausible that were alcohol to be legalized for those under the age of 18‚ the 15.1% of 18 to 20 year olds who drink before getting behind the wheel
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Riley Warner English 1 Period 1 3/5/12 Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered: CON There is a huge problem with underage drinking in the U.S. Some states have already lowered the drinking age such as Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ and Michigan. One main point on why it shouldn’t be lowered is because of a higher chance of depression in teens. Second‚ it increases health and educational problems in teens also. Lastly‚ it would increase the amount of alcohol related accidents because of teens brains not
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Military Drinking Age What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? Xxxxx xxxxx English 123 Mrs. Xxxxxx 20 Apr 20XX Military Drinking Age 1 What would happen if the drinking age were lowered for those in the military? When I started this paper‚ I didn’t want my own views to sway my opinion on this question. The more I researched‚ the more I had even my own views expanded. I wanted to know what military people thought about this topic‚ what
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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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