2008‚ p.2). In the 1970s’‚ the drinking age was lowered to 18 from 21 during the Vietnam War (Bibby 2009). One issue people nowadays are openly debating about is whether the legal minimum age for drinking alcohol in Australia should be‚ again‚ raised from 18 to 21. It has been suggested that as 18-year-olds have already been able to vote‚ they naturally should have the right to drink as well. However‚ this essay will argue that the legal drinking age should be lifted‚ and the reasons are as follows:
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Every day in America a teenager turns 18 years old. For some it means a new car‚ freedom‚ or the excitement of no longer needing your parents’ permission on serious decisions. For others its dreadful turning 18 because means that they have “aged out” of the foster care system with no afterward plans or support. Each year it is estimated that 20‚000 young people age out and this is tragic because they have no one to turn to‚ they have no home to go to and they are forced into adulthood before they
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High School Should Start Later in the Morning: Imagine you are back in your high school years‚ and your alarm goes off before the sun has risen because you have to be at school early in the morning to start your day. You get out of bed-- groggy and tired-- and you stay that way through the entire day. It is a long tradition for school to begin early‚ even though current studies have shown that . Although the change could be difficult and expensive‚ school for teenagers should begin later in the
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Should The Minimum Wage Raised? “Discussion about what does with minimum wage laws here in America has been at a higher than normal level since the Democratic Party took over as majority leader in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the recent midterm elections‚ giving them control of Congress.” (Aronson‚ Daniel‚ and Eric French). As a result of an increase minimum wage‚ there is much better of it can talk about by the America’s lowest income workers; however there is also an
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Why Students Drop Out of College In the evolving social climate of today’s society‚ the importance of higher education is being stressed more than ever. It is becoming increasingly rare to procure a well-paying occupation without first obtaining a college degree. However‚ college administrators estimate that almost a third of all college students drop out of school sometime during their freshmen year. There are a variety of factors that influence a student’s likelihood to drop out of college‚ including
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failures each school has. It is to show that schools have better high school graduation rates without sports. Therefore‚ sports should not be allowed at school to save districts money‚ and improve students‚ grades. One of the major issues in America is the countless time’s students have academic failure rates due to sports. Amanda Ripley stated‚ “More than 20 nations have better high school graduation rates” (10). The article also claims that “In the spring of 2012 Premont Independent School District
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of 249‚078 babies are born to women aged 15-19 years old‚ a birth rate of 24.2 per 1‚000 women of this age group.” One in six births were to females who already had one or more babies. Two in five females will become pregnant before they reach the age of twenty‚ as four out of the five of these will be unplanned pregnancies. This shows that underage pregnancies are quite frequent‚ so‚ people should try to help them in any way that they can. Teenage mothers deserve government support. Most mothers do
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High Schools Should Require Students to Wear Uniforms to School By Ashlea Fletcher When some people think of high school students wearing uniforms‚ the words such as “childish”‚ “inconvenience”‚ and “inappropriate” come to mind. However‚ students wearing uniforms can be considered to be a good idea if you take time out to think about the positive outcomes. If students were required to wear school uniforms it would improve social outcomes‚ better academic performance and it would save
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accidents. (http://www.progressiveu.org/012608-do-we-need-a-driving-age-limit) Most of those accidents are caused by teenagers but‚ have we ever asked ourselves why it is this way? Where does the problem lay? The answers to these questions are very simple. The driving age has to be raised to twenty-one. Parents must realize that their kids are not grown up enough and should not be given freedom to take control of the car keys at the age of sixteen. This is a very controversial topic which has to be
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about turning 18 because it means adulthood‚ running off to college‚ and gaining freedom. When turning this age‚ you are allowed to join the military‚ get married and receive all the rights and responsibilities of an adult. However‚ having a wedding at this age means that during the celebration‚ one is not allowed to share a glass of Champagne during the toasts because the drinking age is 21. The United States is one of the few countries in the world to have such a high legal drinking age. Therefore
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