In the U.S. the age of adulthood is 18. And with that comes many responsibilities and decisions that can now be made without consents. But there is still one thing a now young adult can’t decide on their own and that is if they will consume alcohol. The legal drinking age is not until you are 21 years of age. People argue that it should be lowered for it is an individual decision and 18 is old enough to make that decision. The legal drinking age should remain as is because the brain of a young adult
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the voting age be lowered to 16? Are sixteen year olds‚ mature enough to make responsible decisions? Are they prepared to live with the decisions they make? Yes‚ is the answer to both these questions. Headcount.org states‚ “In 1971‚ at the peak of the youth protests of the Baby Boom‚ the United States passed the 26th Amendment‚ lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age.” Now states‚ are looking to repeat that‚ and lower the age even more. Some states have already lowered the age‚ but not all
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The idea of raising the driving age to prevent traffic accidents is quite the issue. Many different arguments can form when such an idea arises. Virginia laws have teens getting their permit at fifteen and nine months‚ holding the permit for a minimum of nine months‚ and not being able to get their licenses until they’re at least sixteen and three months. Raising the driving age from sixteen to eighteen is absolutely preposterous and makes no sense. Young teens need to be able to drive themselves
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EXPLANATION OF KEY TERM “Drinking age prohibition” was counterproductive in the 1850’s and 1920’s. Nothing has changed (Scrivo‚ 1998‚ n.p.). ARTICLE SUMMARY In the article “Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered: An Opinion Based Upon Research‚” Karen Scrivo from Indiana University in Bloomington supports her rational claim that the state of Indiana should lower the legal drinking age to 18 or 19. Prohibition is counterproductive because it lowers the percentages of young‚ responsible drinkers
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IS IT FAIR? Do the ages driving matter?The majority of young people do not take anything seriously and they are irresponsible and unwise. Learning to drive is seen as an exciting and necessary experience in everyone’s lives. Everybody has the right to feel safe while driving‚ as detective Kollerer states “The insurance for teenagers are more expensive” because teens are more likely to cause a car accident. Letting a teen drive could be dangerous if they are not responsible while driving. Being a
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Do you think the driving age should be raised? Here are some thing you need to know. The driving age should be raised. Some states allow 14 and 15 year old’s to get their permit. The drive age should be raised because teens need to be more responsible. Some parents don’t want their child to drive at 16. Also most teens can be a little careless at times. Teens need to be more responsible 18 is a better age to drive at because teens will be more mature. The reason 18 is better is because they will
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Teenagers become adults at the age of eighteen; they earn the responsibility to vote and to fight for our country‚ so why shouldn’t they be able to consume alcohol? Some adults feel that lowering the legal drinking age would cause more problems on the road and in bars or night clubs‚ but until we give young adults the opportunity to prove themselves‚ we are just stereotyping every eighteen-year-old. Here are a couple of reasons that lowering the legal drinking age makes sense: eighteen-year-olds
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but can’t have a alcoholic beverage. I believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18 from 21. Turning 18 is a milestone age for many things but alcohol consumption is not on the list. Many people would agree the age should stay 21 I do not agree with this. Some would say it’s not a good idea since the age group 18-20 is not responsible‚ which is not the case for all. Here’s the good and bad in this situation. One of the pros if the age was lowered‚ underage drinking can be supervised in settings
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Appellation Do you believe the drinking age should be lowered to allow eighteen year olds to consume alcohol‚ or should the legal age to drink alcoholic beverages stay at the age of twenty-one? Prior to 1984 you were‚ once you turned eighteen‚ in most states permitted to purchase alcohol. It was completely up to the state government. At age 18 they are legally an adult‚ and can therefore abide by their own rules and if they make a bad decision they have to pay the price. Why is it that as an
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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