In T.R. Reid's article "Let My Teen Drink", he tries to rationalize that a lower drinking age will teach kids more responsibility. The writer introduces the subject by linking teenage drinking to his personal experience with his daughters who have an easier access to alcohol because in London where he is located, teenage drinking is actually legal. After I read more of this writers main points and analyzed his key subjects, I feel the writer wants his readers to understand that having an easier access to alcohol will ultimately reduce the urge for teens to want to consume alcohol because it is more obtainable. The writer also claims that having access to alcohol helps teach teens how to drink more responsibly because they are in a supervised
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This can include dark areas of a park as well as at the one house in the neighborhood where the adults have left for the weekend, or, most commonly, in the car where accidents can occur. By recognizing this information, I can now understand why the writer feels that constraining teens from drinking eventually leads to putting them in a corner and also in more danger. In United States, drinking laws have put teens backs up against the wall and caused them to drink …show more content…
This showcases how politicians take interest in teen drinking in which judgement is ultimately swayed by the people that give them money. Ironically, the main reason to legalize underage drinking or even considering the issue should be based solely on the safety of those within drinking age. Reid also mentions how we try to wait until teens are responsible enough to use alcohol to legally be able to consume it; however, letting teenagers start drinking earlier lets them become more responsible. Reid argues that all those in favor of leaving the drinking age at twenty-one are trying to protect teens from their downfall.
My second example, is how Reid uses language to get his point across in this article. He chooses his words carefully throughout the whole article and only utilizes words that give readers positive thoughts and feelings when trying to discuss the perks for lowering the drinking age. At the beginning of this article Reid introduces his topic with a quote from his daughter saying she and her sister would be home after last call. From a reader’s perspective, this quote showcases the casual tone many civilians have in regards to teen drinking in
This can include dark areas of a park as well as at the one house in the neighborhood where the adults have left for the weekend, or, most commonly, in the car where accidents can occur. By recognizing this information, I can now understand why the writer feels that constraining teens from drinking eventually leads to putting them in a corner and also in more danger. In United States, drinking laws have put teens backs up against the wall and caused them to drink …show more content…
This showcases how politicians take interest in teen drinking in which judgement is ultimately swayed by the people that give them money. Ironically, the main reason to legalize underage drinking or even considering the issue should be based solely on the safety of those within drinking age. Reid also mentions how we try to wait until teens are responsible enough to use alcohol to legally be able to consume it; however, letting teenagers start drinking earlier lets them become more responsible. Reid argues that all those in favor of leaving the drinking age at twenty-one are trying to protect teens from their downfall.
My second example, is how Reid uses language to get his point across in this article. He chooses his words carefully throughout the whole article and only utilizes words that give readers positive thoughts and feelings when trying to discuss the perks for lowering the drinking age. At the beginning of this article Reid introduces his topic with a quote from his daughter saying she and her sister would be home after last call. From a reader’s perspective, this quote showcases the casual tone many civilians have in regards to teen drinking in