and so on. Why is drinking a beer an act of greater responsibility and maturity than flying an airplane or serving your country at war?” (NYRA‚ 2005). The issue of the drinking age in the United States has been an ongoing battle for many decades. Drinking ages varied by each state up until the 1980’s when the federal government threatened to take away a percentage of state’s federal highway fund (Keen‚ 2008). Ever since this threat‚ all states have adopted the national drinking age of 21. They
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for a specified stretch of road or drives through a red light (typically at an intersection) then the AES camera will be triggered to capture the image of the vehicle‚ the JPJ will then issue summons to the offenders after verification. The reasons why AES shouldn’t be abolished are listed as following. First of all‚ ever since the implementation of AES cameras in areas where there is a significant accident record‚ the rate of driver speeding and red-light violations have been reducing which means
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Troillett Wechsler‚ H.‚ & Nelson‚ T. F.‚ ScD. (2010). “Will increasing alcohol availability by lowering the minimum legal drinking age decrease drinking and related consequences among youths?” American Journal of Public Health‚ 100(6)‚ 986-92. Print. Blackwell‚ Wiley. "Does the Minimum Drinking Age Affect Traffic Fatalities?" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 2nd ser. 6 (1987): 180-92. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. "Drinking Age ProCon.org." Drinking Age ProCon.org. ProCon.org‚ 11 Nov. 2012
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animal world’s dilemma is should we save pandas or should we let them extinct? As most of you could think the answer isn’t obvious. Pandas are terrifically expensive to keep going and our choice cannot be based on the fact of their fluffiness. So why did pandas become an object of extinction? Humans are one of the reasons. Though hunting pandas became illegal in the 1960s‚ people still doing it. Another reason is a climate change which cannot be avoided by pandas as they are really bad at adapting
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in School I’ve been wondering‚ why aren’t hats allowed school? Extra information about the topic sentence: I mean‚ hats aren’t hurting anyone‚ so why are they banned. I can think of a few reasons‚ but none are very good. It’s disrespectful‚ they’re a distraction? Those aren’t even remotely solid claims‚ there half-baked ideas and archaic beliefs. Are we really going to listen to people that don’t present any evidence? So in this essay I’m going to show you why I feel hats should be allowed in
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Extra Credit Persuasive Essay What happens when tiny screens take over society’s lives? What would society be like if they were banned? Cell phones should be banned in privately owned businesses because it would create a less hostile environment‚ more focus on the surroundings‚ and proper etiquette. Many people become hostile when they feel unimportant. When one’s face is looking down at a screen rather than having a conversation‚ things get rocky. Less attention is given to each individual
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Final Conclusion References: Lowering the Drinking Age article by Robert Voas In Lowering the Drinking Age‚ an article written by Robert Voas in 2006‚ the author states that “lowering the drinking age could have sobering results”. This statement has a lot of controversy that comes along with it when reviewing and reflecting on the article. Some points that the author makes are that the United States law of the minimum legal drinking age of twenty-one has always been a fairly successful
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forward to the day they turn 21 so they can legally consume alcohol. This drinking age was first introduced under the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. Under this act‚ “all states were required to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to 21” (alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org). Although many adults enjoy alcoholic beverages‚ some individuals do not responsibly do so. For this reason‚ the drinking age should be raised to 25 due to the overwhelming amount of evidence proving
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Lowering the Drinking Age Many teenage deaths in the United States are caused in some way by the influence of alcohol; however‚ many people still believe that the legal drinking age should be reduced to eighteen. This issue has been going on for years‚ but the law has not been changed since the change to twenty-one in 1980. States have become stricter about preventing under-age drinking‚ but teenagers have no problem getting alcohol. There are many arguments in favor of changing the drinking age back to
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Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Today we live in a country that prides itself on being free‚ although there are a number of people that feel they do not have as much freedom as they deserve‚ such as the freedom to drink at a younger age. The legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18‚ where in the eyes of the law you are seen as an adult. Many different opinions are opened as the subject of lowering the legal drinking age is brought up. For most‚ if not all‚ teenagers in high school
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