Age Discrimination in Employment Act

eighteen-year-old that just moved from Puerto Rico, where the age of drinking alcohol was eighteen. As you can imagine, after moving to the United States, he was very confused because now he could no longer have access to alcohol. Many people think that the drinking age of 21 should be lowered to eighteen. Others oppose that idea and think that humans are not of the right maturity to consume alcohol within a reasonable manner. When you reach the age of eighteen, you are now considered an adult…

substance this dangerous to be distributed to people who are barely adults? Alcohol is an extremely dangerous substance causing many health issues, mental issues and as I previously stated millions of deaths per year. This is why the legal drinking age should be raised to twenty-one. Firstly, alcohol causes deadly health issues. One of the most obvious of these issues is alcohol poisoning. It shuts down the brain’s vital functions, including breathing and many people die from it every year. It…

not, people consume alcohol for countless reasons; celebrations, stress, sadness, boredom, rebellion and peer pressure are just a few. The ages between 18 to 21 year olds fall in the category of “people”. In the United States, the legal age drinking is currently twenty-one, but illegally anyone can consume alcohol. Now the main question is why? If at the age of 18 in America, people are allowed to purchase tobacco, get married without parental consent, and even join the armed forces, therefore…

that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 is a foolish statement. The drinking age was 18 at one time, but was changed in 1984 for the greater good in the 1984 National Minimum Age Drinking Act. (APIS) I believe the national drinking age should stay the same because the brain doesn’t fully develop by age 18, 18 year olds still hang out with enough minors, and if you’re going to drink for an appropriate reason, most states allow underage drinking anyways. Lowing the drinking age would be a…

“STEP ONE: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable, “said in Alcoholics Anonymous, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. In the United States our drinking age is 21, but in reality many people drink way before that. The drinking age should definitely not be lowered, but completely illegal for all because of the emotional distress it causes, the body damage it creates, and also the lives of human beings. First off, humans are very emotional. When a…

Drunk driving is a serious issue in today's society, even with the age being 21. So, the age should not be lowered. The National Traffic Highway Administration (NHTSA) states “the 21 minimum drinking age law has saved about 900 lives per year”. If this was to be changed to a lower drinking age, the crash related alcohol rates would increase. Alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States was 12,998 in 2007, and increasing dramatically as time goes on. This statistic is three times as many…

United States should lower the drinking age to 18. For many reasons people both young and old argue on why the legal drinking age should be reduced. Throughout politics it is a well debated topics, with people defending each side for various reasons. Throughout these arguments although, there have been valid points on each side, lowering drinking age to 18 would be better for the nation. One of the most common reasons why individuals argue that the 18 is the legal age of adulthood. If an…

obvious to see. The U.S. Congress “passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, establishing 21 as the minimum legal purchase age” for a reason. (“21 Legal Age” 1) As underage drinking often causes health issues and risks of drinking & driving in today’s society, the United States government should maintain the minimum drinking age at 21 years-old as opposed to lowering it. In general, alcohol consumption of any age is unhealthy and dangerous, but more so…

deciding whether or not to lower the drinking age. In the United States of America when one turns eighteen he is, in the eyes of the law, an adult. Therefore, he is able to vote, buy property, purchase cigarettes, and even enlist in the army. Each of these…

countries. Out of the 196 countries only 7 of them have their minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) set at 21, the other 189 either have a lower age or no age at all. The MLDA has been a common debated topic for almost 90 years. In 1993 the signing of the 21st amendment allowed states to choose their own MLDA. But “In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act” which legally set the minimum age of buying or consuming alcohol to 21.”(Opposing ViewPoints). By convincing…