Drinking

Underage drinking can facilitate poor judgment that poses countless health and safety risks including drinking and driving, violent behavior, and unwarranted or unprotected sexual activity; consequences may lead to disciplinary actions performed by the school or even with the law. Data concluded from a 2003 case study included in Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility, a book which details the developmental and environmental factors concerning groups of adolescents in relation…

Drinking Ages The second ranked most watched sport in the United States was started thanks to young bootleggers carrying illegal moonshine. Yes, NASCAR was born from families like the Hatfield and McCoy’s to the Dukes of Hazard, who modified their carts or cars to outwit and outrun the police. In most states the legal purchasing/drinking age in the US has been twenty-one ever since the ratification of the twenty-first amendment. In today’s culture when a kid turns eighteen they are expected to…

Jackson Writing 25 Sept. 2015 Drinking Ages The second ranked most watched sport in the United States was started thanks to young bootleggers carrying illegal moonshine. Yes, NASCAR was born from families like the Hatfield and McCoy’s to the Dukes of Hazard, who modified their carts or cars to outwit and outrun the police. In most states the legal purchasing/drinking age in the US has been twenty-one ever since the ratification of the twenty-first amendment. The legal drinking age should be…

Would changing the drinking age be beneficial to the US.This has been a huge topic debated in the US for a while. There are very good reasons for changing it and to keep it the same. Some say that when you are 18 you are able to make your own decisions and being able to drink should be one of them. On the other hand, you should be more mature to be able to drink responsibly. A big topic that comes up with this is drunk driving deaths. Would this decrease the amount of deaths? If this were to…

Would you think drinking affects our culture? Does it change our beliefs on how to celebrate? Australian fictional texts, represent Australians having drinks in times of success and going and getting smashed at the bar as appropriate to society --- Mark Davies. Arthur says, 'If them blokes get their money now they won't be able to do anything because they will be blind drunk, and it would be weeks before they would be any use to the Boss. He knows that. He's had trouble before over…

This could apply to anything but let’s stick to the one we reside now. With a population of American citizens that stick to the side of keeping the drinking age at 21, we become blind in our nature and believe that’s the best for the country. Keeping the incompetent and irresponsible teens off the alcohol to establish a better nation for all. But haven’t we considered the vast number of deaths and wonder…

Of the 190 countries, 61% have a drinking age of 18 or 19 years old (Drinking Age ProCon.Org). The United States is one of only 12 countries that has a MLDA of 21. It’s hard to think that in the land of the free, when you’re 18 years-old you can serve your country and vote, yet you can’t have a sip of alcohol. We tell teens it’s time to grow up, move out of the house, choose your career, and know exactly what you want to do with your life when you turn eighteen; but they aren’t grown up enough…

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…

Three beers. Four missed assignments. Five tardies. Six detentions. The effects of drinking on a teenager are obvious. The problem with teens drinking is that they are getting the alcohol one way or another. They are going to have access to it anyways, but more precautions should be taken to prevent this from happening so often. Some parents do not see the problem with their children or their children’s friends drinking. There are too many incidents that occur with the use of alcohol in teens.…

poisoning, alcohol dependency, in the long run, and accidents. This has continued and it will continue to happen to the youth unless we do something as a society. Even Though many people think that 18 is the right age to drink, no I think that the drinking age should be 21 because it might cause deadly incidents, and it damages your body internally. When they have the opportunity to drink, they do so in an irresponsible manner. Mostly, the percentage of people in America drink. We could stop…