Drinking

throats should be able to feel the burn of jack daniels. If you can toss a hand grenades you should be able to toss back a shot of tequilla” (Levine). In the United States the legal drinking age is twenty-one, while other countries have theirs lower and are having less underage drinking problems. This shows why the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. At the age of eighteen kids get many new responsibilities. Some new activities brought on by that glorious day can…

I think the drinking age should stay the same at 21 because if lowered. Peers would be younger around alcohol, the brain development is not complete, and not mature enough to make good choices when under the influence. First I’ll talk about if the age is lowered and what would happen. If the age is lowered more likely to provide to minors. At 18 most if not all your friends at the ages of 15 - 17 and are way too young to drink. Newly-legal drinkers often purchase alcohol for their underage peers…

seems to be an everlasting issue at hand, but the negative effects of underage drinking are 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…

On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which he quoted, “The bill we 're gathered to sign today reflects the will of the American people. It takes the battle to stop drunk driving one crucial step further”. Since 1984 the minimum legal drinking is an on going debate for many U.S. citizens. According to Andrew Stuttaford, he believes that if eighteen year old are allowed to vote, marry, join the military and drive why are they not allowed to drink.…

(Crowe 7). Underage drinking can negatively affect a young teen’s family life and cause serious harm to family relationships at home. For example, a young adolescent struggling…

"The Illusion of College Drinking ." Psychology Today 16 Oct 2003. web. This popular source contrasts with the others indicating that irresponsible college drinking is a misconception. This article doesn’t state that college drinking does not occur but that the image of college students being “drunkards” is mostly myth. With utilization of a study from University of North Carolina…

Although drinking may seem like harmless fun; the author is correct in saying that drinking is dangerous especially for teenagers. The author of the article brings up multiple points about why drinking is dangerous for teenagers, and why they should not do it. After reading these points a conclusion can be made that teenagers should not drink due to short term, and long term consequences. One of the easiest effects of drinking to understand is how in the short term drinking can leave people,…

There has been an ongoing debate in regards to lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 years old in The United States. Some suggest if we were to consider lowering the drinking age to 18 this could mean young people would have access to alcohol. It is not uncommon for 21 year olds to provide minors or those under 21 with alcoholic beverages. Reducing the drinking age to 18 could possibly result in younger teenagers, even as young as 13 having access to alcohol. Minors find ways to get around the…

had gender segregation, Greek life allowed men and women to come together for drinking activities in private off-campus houses. When “Animal House” and “Saturday Night Live” was released in 1978, most states still had a legal drinking age that was under the age of 21. Parties began to evolve and imitate the ones shown on the screen. In 1984, when the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed, the underaged drinking rates increased. Partying was still prevalent on college campuses. Colleges…

could pick them up (“Drinking and Driving”). One reason drunk driving is more common in some places more than others is community design. Communities that have licensed establishments far where the people live or work increases the risk of them drinking and driving. Drunk driving is also more common in rural or suburban settings. Licensed establishments that are within walking or public transportation distance makes drunk driving less common (Scott). Another cause of drinking and driving is…