Drinking

trafficking or drug possession, and, in the course of that, it became evident there was underage drinking (which prompted the arrests).” Laws criminalizing contributing acts are designed to protect underage minors and to protect the public, said Knowling, noting individuals who have yet to mature to the legal drinking age are not able to make wise decisions and there is a greater inability to control binge drinking. The laws have legitimate roots in the consequences of such poor decisions —…

I believe that the drinking age should be lowered to 18, and here are my reasons: I believe that if you are able to die for country at the age of eighteen that you should be able to drink at the age of eighteen. There would be a lot more drunk drivers, but that is why responsibility needs to be taught, so that there could be less drunk drivers in the future. My last reason is that at the age of eighteen we are basically adults. My first reason is that if you can die for your country at the age…

raise the legal drinking age to 21.…

survival which include drinking, cooking, and basic hygiene. Everyone should be able to drink water without having the consequence of getting sick. A person who cannot afford water should have the ability to receive safe drinking water. People can go several weeks without food, but only a few days without water. The government should provide clean and safe water for the entire population. It took years for the recognition of every human being having the right to have safe drinking water. On July…

RESPONSE PAPER In Dwight Haynes essay, “Making Better Choices, Two Approaches to Reducing College Drinking”, the author point out the significant consequences and effects that heavy drinking has on college students. The effects can change ones’ behavior, leading to life altering consequences such as, involvement in criminal activity, injuries, and in some cases, death. Heavy drinking among college students has risen significantly within the past couple of decades, raising concern among many…

our first lecture, we are going to discuss lowering the drinking age. Think about this, all of you kids can vote, drive a car, fight for our country, and even fly a plane at age 18, so why shouldn 't you be able to legally drink alcohol? Admittedly, alcohol may cause harmful effects on your body and brain while under the age of 21, but prohibiting the sale of alcohol to responsible young adults causes a huge increase in college campus drinking, raises the…

Safe drinking water act The EPA states that the safe drinking water act is a federal law used to ensure safe and clean drinking water for the public. Every single water public water system applies has to apply to this law. There are about 155000 public water systems providing water to almost all Americans to water in some time in their life. The government made the act so Americans can have safer drinking water and cleaner lakes and river by regulating. Warner magnuson introduced the act to…

not lower the drinking age. It’s just like saying I’m never goanna eat junk food but you eventually will. A lower drinking age would allow parents, families, and other guardians to instill safe drinking practices with their children in actions like drinking too much or making bad decisions. As it is, people who begin drinking at an early age do not have a safe avenue to learn about sensible drinking choices, and must do so behind closed doors, increasing their risk of unsafe drinking habits.…

101 November 1, 2014 Minimum Legal Drinking Age There are many things that factor into what the people of today’s society think the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) should be. This research paper is going to, first, give a little background on alcohol and what has happened in the past. It will then continue to provide evidence from either side of the argument as to whether or not the MLDA should be lowered or kept the same. I believe the minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to…

1. Do federally compliant open container laws affect drunk drinking - Leah She has a very interesting topic about the effect of the open container laws on the crash percentage, which could potentially has a lot of policy implications at the end. I like how she approached her hypothesis with a set of panel data with a good time range (1998 - 2006). I think that this project is more complicated than the average, since panel data was the last topic covered in class. She has colorful graphs, and a…