Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Throughout the United States, lowering the drinking age is a huge discussion. Every American enjoys a drink or two with a friend as a social event. Why does the government feel a person who can be in the military isn’t mature enough to have a drink? Binge drinking is a huge issue among young adults who are not able to drink in a public place. Prohibiting these young adults from drinking will not make them stay away from alcohol. The process of getting the law passed will take much work with…

Ending DUI’s and Deaths The rate of young adults driving under the influence of alcohol throughout the United States is costing people thousands of dollars and some victims even their life. Drinking and driving never truly became illegal until 1910 in New York, ten years later, prohibition started ending the sale, consumption and everything that was alcohol related (Staff). Since then, each state has made laws against drinking and driving and even open containers. In 2010 officers nationwide…

Teens that play sports should know better to not drink at such a young age because it could obviously do damage to their body, for example it can reduce muscle recovery because alcohol is a very powerful diuretic that can cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalances and it can also affect your memory and make you gain weight. Athletes that drink at a young age shouldn’t even be allowed to drink because their performance starts to go down, sometimes teens that are…

Should we raise the the drinking age? Should we lower the drinking age? These are both questions posed by a majority of people in the United States. As a country, we have a drinking age limit of 21, thus making the consumption of alcohol under this age, illegal. Underage drinking is a problem among many high school students and most college students. They get a thrill from going against the law and “cracking open a brewski”. For some, drinking and parities are a major reason that they choose the…

Over 600,000 kids, ages 12-17 suffer from Alcohol Use Disorder (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2017). This disorder causes you to create a dependency on alcohol and makes it more difficult to quit drinking. In discussion of the drinking age, one controversial issue has been if the Federal government should lower the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) back to 18. On the other hand, the government has data which proves the number of traffic deaths and accidents caused by alcohol…

under aged drinkers continue to illegally strive for this “forbidden fruit”? Or lastly how more than half the world can obtain alcohol at eighteen years of age and Americans cannot? These are just a few questions that arise in those who believe the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. The United States Legislature should lower the drinking age and live up to its beliefs and what it stands for, freedom. In the United States, eighteen year old men and women are assumed the adulthood…

Drinking Age To many, the idea of lowering the drinking age to eighteen is appealing. If you are of age to be drafted and die in war, they argue, you should be allowed to drink alcohol. Proponents of lowering the drinking age point to the fact that in many countries, it is lower than ours or even nonexistent. They say that lowering the drinking age would decrease unsafe activity. However, they fail to acknowledge the facts that disagree with their viewpoint. Firstly, lowering the drinking age…

present and instead think only of the future. As young children, most people dreamt of growing up. That same longing to be older and have more privileges often does not go away and is existent well into adulthood. Sixty-five percent of teens under the age of 18 admit that they have had at least one drink during their junior high and high school years. Although they would be given the privilege of drinking within a few short years, majority of people just cannot wait. Easily avoided injuries,…

states to determine the minimum drinking age that they thought was most appropriate. Most states decided on 21 years old at the minimum legal drinking age. In 1971, most states lowered the drinking age to 18 because the voting age was lowered to 18 also. The Enactment of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 raised the minimum legal drinking age was back to 21 years old (“Drinking age,” 2015, p. 1). Many believed that establishing the minimum age at 21 would prevent underage drinking,…

Drinking Age The percent of alcohol consumption in the United States by underage drinkers is 11.4 percent (11 Facts). Underage drinking is common and most people think it is inadequate. Though it has its negatives, alcohol also has many benefits. If one drinks a moderate amount of alcohol, it can lower the risk for cardiovascular disease, decrease the chances for developing Type 2 diabetes, and decrease the chances for the common cold in the cases of non-smokers. Moderate drinkers are…