Adults but not adults at the age of 18
How are we adults, if we’re not seen as adults? In the United States, the age of adulthood is 18. At the same time, people are restricted from being able to consume alcohol, in a responsible way. If we are declared adults at 18 we should have the right to decide if we drink or not. The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 because 18 is the age of adulthood in the United States, you can do everything in the world but you're prohibited to drink, and less laws will be broken because people will be more responsible while making wise choices.
The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 because as an 18 year old you can vote in a public election. At 18 you're given the right to vote and express how you feel towards leaders. “You can vote at 18, why cant you drink?” (“The USA Legal Drinking Age”). If you're allowed to do an adult thing which is voting why are you not allowed to drink if you're an adult. If voting is allowed drinking should be allowed as well. The Army, The Marines, The Navy are all jobs for adults. …show more content…
At 18 you can decide what you want to do in life and if that's going to the army then you can. “So we are allowed to fight and die for our country, but have to wait 3 years to drink a beer.” (“Fulton”) You're allowed to fight and sacrifice your life but you're prohibited to drink alcohol. If you're grown enough to go to war you should be grown enough to drink a beer. Part of being an adult is deciding what you want or don't want in your
How are we adults, if we’re not seen as adults? In the United States, the age of adulthood is 18. At the same time, people are restricted from being able to consume alcohol, in a responsible way. If we are declared adults at 18 we should have the right to decide if we drink or not. The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 because 18 is the age of adulthood in the United States, you can do everything in the world but you're prohibited to drink, and less laws will be broken because people will be more responsible while making wise choices.
The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 because as an 18 year old you can vote in a public election. At 18 you're given the right to vote and express how you feel towards leaders. “You can vote at 18, why cant you drink?” (“The USA Legal Drinking Age”). If you're allowed to do an adult thing which is voting why are you not allowed to drink if you're an adult. If voting is allowed drinking should be allowed as well. The Army, The Marines, The Navy are all jobs for adults. …show more content…
At 18 you can decide what you want to do in life and if that's going to the army then you can. “So we are allowed to fight and die for our country, but have to wait 3 years to drink a beer.” (“Fulton”) You're allowed to fight and sacrifice your life but you're prohibited to drink alcohol. If you're grown enough to go to war you should be grown enough to drink a beer. Part of being an adult is deciding what you want or don't want in your