Parker 1 Stephen Parker Professor Bain Conkin Multimedia Writing and Rhetoric 15 April 2013 Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered to Eighteen? Former United States senator Byron Dorgan once said‚ “Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this‚ and thirty-six states do” (searchquotes.com). In 1984‚ Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act
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The growing awareness of alcohol hazards has made people more cautious of their drinking habits‚ particularly young adults. At present young adults have the highest prevalence of alcohol consumption than any other age group. They also drink more heavily‚ experience more negative consequences‚ and engage in more harmful activities‚ specifically drunk driving. Although surveys have documented a decline in recent years‚ consumption rates remain highest from late teen years to the late twenties (Johnston1-3)
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Jordyn Starr Mr. Krinke English III 2/17/13 18 and Drinking Alcohol Eighteen-year-olds should have all the benefits as 21-year-olds. For example‚ for quite some time‚ 18-year-olds have been able to get married‚ fight for our country‚ vote‚ buy cigarettes‚ and rent and/or buy a house. They have virtually all of the same responsibilities a 21-year-old has‚ besides being able to buy and drink alcohol. According to Dictionary.com‚ the definition of an adult is: A person who has attained the age
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21 is the correct age since it would reduce the number of underage drinkers. The percentage of underage drinkers has decreased since 1984 when most MLDA 21 laws came into effect. Newly-legal drinkers often purchase alcohol for their underage peers‚ creating a "trickle-down" effect. Young adults 18 and younger are known for being irresponsible‚ so in result those who are 18 are more likely to buy alcohol
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Shuxing Fang Writing 150 Section 64525 Professor Artiano October 3th‚ 2016 Writing Assignment 2 On March 12‚ 2013‚ New York government adopted the Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule‚ a limit that prohibited New York regulated restaurants from selling sugary drinks in cups larger than 16 ounces. The intention of this limit is to ameliorate the severe obesity problems of New York city. However‚ it was not welcomed by neither citizen nor the New York highest court. According to a nationwide poll by Rasmussen
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which in the end for them is either deadly or injury prone. 134 chancellors and presidents of universities and colleges across the United States who formed he Amethyst Initiative and land a moment to reexamine US drinking laws more specifically link MLDA 21 and “binge drinking” on US colleges campuses (Slayor 2). Staying the same legal drinking would cause less situations for students who go to parties when they are younger‚ rather then staying campus ad being able to walk
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In the article “Fact Sheets - Age 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age.” By CDC it states that “Students in states that had a MLDA of 18 had a 13 times greater chance of dropping out of high school compared to states with an MLDA of 21.” (CDC). Lowering the legal drinking age promotes kids to drop out and turn to a life of addiction and alcoholism‚ but keeping the age twenty-one promotes kids to stay in school and stay focused
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Lowering Drinking Age: A Crucial Decision? Thesis statement: Despite the fact that many Americans claim that persons under 21 do not have the capacity to handle drinking‚ in my opinion‚ drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18 due to the fact that teenagers at the age of 18 can make important decisions‚ and the prohibition of alcohol has not been successful in the last 30 years. There are some reasons why people believe that teens should be prohibited from drinking at the age of 18
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DRINKING AGE The age of being considered “legal” in the U.S. is eighteen years old. You can be charged as an adult‚ run for legislature‚ can be held accountable for a contract‚ and join the military to risk your life but you still cannot drink a beer. In the mid 1930’s‚ the illegal drinking age in the U.S. was set to twenty one. However‚ during the Vietnam War‚ young people were risking their life for their country‚ so in consideration‚ twenty nine states lowered the legal drinking age to eighteen
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for their actions. People say the lowering the drinking age would be irresponsible because of the dangers posed by drinking. In 2002‚ studies have shown that there is little to no evidence that mild or moderate drinking harms the developing brain. MLDA 21 is not statistically associated with lower rates of suicide‚ homicide‚ or vandalism (The drinking age debate). It would reduce the number of alcohol-related injuries or accidents due to fear of legal consequences if they sought medical attention
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