Drinking

States whether the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen or if it should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking has been and will continue to be a major controversial issue for many years. The attached article states, the legal drinking age of twenty-one has been in effect in the United States since 1984, however any state is free to lower it, but a ten percent penalty would be applied in its federal funding for transportation. There are advocates that argues the drinking age should be…

The law of the drinking age should be lowered because it is not fair to prevent some adults from the rights of other adults.The history of laws on alcohol restriction have proven to be faulted as they can not adequately prevent the drinking of alcohol. When a citizen turns 18, they are given all new rights except for, the right to drink alcohol. The drinking age should stay at 21 because it prevents young adults from drinking and making mistakes that can cost them later in life. God says it is…

national drinking age should stay at the age of 21. All evidence points to this direction both for the health of these adolescents, and for the well being of the general populace. This can been seen when comparing regions of the world with a minimum drinking age with countries that grant individuals the freedom to drink at a minimal age. Additionally, it is obvious that the national drinking age should remain due to the health benefits that regions receive due to their minimum drinking age.…

Although they would be given the privilege of drinking within a few short years, majority of people just cannot wait. Easily avoided injuries, alterations of the developing brain, and higher chances…

the legal drinking age be lowered to the age of 18? if They are going to be considered an adult at that age, They should be able to drink like an adult.The legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to 18 years of age, if people in their late teens are expected to act as an adult they should have all the privileges of an adult. The national drinking age should be lowered to 18. Are they not adults? colleges and universities around the united states think that the drinking age…

From the Article “Return the Drinking Age to 18, and Enforce It” by Gabrielle Glaser, the author argues that the drinking age should be returned to eighteen, and enforced heavily. In the article, she argues that the current system which only allows people who are twenty-one and older to purchase and drink alcohol is forcing high school and college kids to partake in risky binge drinking behavior. Also, she compares today’s drinking attitude of underage kids to the attitude of people in the…

the story of another college student dying due to excessive use of alcohol? More than 1800 students die each year due to alcohol related causes. After researching this topic, I have come to the conclusion that the drinking age being 21 years of age is dangerous. The legal age for drinking alcohol should be lowered to eighteen years old; As an eighteen year old, they are considered adults, they can serve in the army, and they can already use tobacco. II. First i'm going to talk about how…

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE CASE TEMPLATE [Hook] The United States is one of the 4 countries to have a minimum legal drinking age of 21, the other three being Mongolia, Indonesia, and Peru. We [Affirm/Negate] the resolution Lower the Minimum Legal Drinking Age to 18 years of age We would like to present the following definitions: Drinking is defined to mean drinking alcohol MLDA is defined to mean The legal age in the U.S. that people are allowed to drink alcohol The 3 main contentions we believe…

As society is currently being restricted from many activities by regulations set out by the government body, it is important that we stand up for our own rights and live the good life while we have it. The status quo recognises the legal drinking age to be renowned to all Australians as 18 years of age, however some people seek to change this limit to 21 years of age. I seek to oppose this statement. We have acknowledged the age of 18 to be rational actors who have capabilities to make informed…

At what age should an individual in the United States be able to experience the pleasure of drinking their first alcoholic beverage? Should the age remain as it is or should the United States follow the majority of the world, where 61% of 196 countries have a legal drinking age of 18-19? The continuous controversy in the United States on whether or not the mandatory legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 years of age has been ongoing for decades. The legal age to consume alcohol in the…