Drunk driving in the United States

There are one hundred and ninety six sovereign countries in the world today. Of these provinces fifty nine percent have the minimum legal drinking age set at eighteen or nineteen years old. The United States of America is within the six percent of the world that has the age set at twenty-one. The primary reason for the increase of modulation in the U.S. and general belief in society is that having a higher minimum legal drinking age decreases alcohol related automobile accidents. However,…

These days it is a wonder how anyone is still alive. Everyday humans face obstacles that attack their basic right to live. In 2013 car accidents killed 32,719 people in the United States. Luckily the number is on the decline thanks to newer, safer, technology that has been implemented in cars. Crumple zones have increased; airbag technology has come a long way. Car accidents are an unfortunate side to current lives, and it is 100% human error. Why would the population want unnecessary technology…

comment on what he believes the car culture to be in the 1920s. Its very clear that Fitzgerald believes that the car culture of the time period assimilates to a very reckless behavior. For example, when Nick and Jordan are driving together, he makes a comment about her bad driving and she replies “They’ll keep out of my way, it takes two to make an accident” (Fitzgerald 64). By saying this Jordan shows that she has no knowledge of the gravity of the consequence of an accident if it were too…

The 1920’s was a pivotal time in the development of the United States and all of its current glory and reputation. The era known as “The Roaring Twenties” was a time in the 1920’s in which America experienced a major economic boom and political expansions. Women began to enjoy a freer lifestyle and the banning of alcohol occurred. This led to the time of prohibition and bootleggers, in which gangsters would smuggle alcohol into the country to make the thirsty Americans happy. This saw an extreme…

drugs are legal in today’s time even though they have similar, or even worse effects on the body than marijuana. It’s commonly argued that marijuana is more lethal to the body than alcohol. How can a substances help and harm at the same time? The United States department of health stated that it is an assistance in curing health conditions; but having no health issues and consuming marijuana, the penalties of being caught are beyond severe. Marijuana is legally prescribed for people who suffer…

all different kinds of wars to keep the United States safe. Most of the people are buried at the famous Arlington National Cemetery. This cemetery is very peaceful and quiet and it is considered home to many people who visit. The heroes who are buried in the cemetery fought for the United States and made it a free country. Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia, containing more than four hundred thousand bodies from the United States and eleven other countries. The…

Lowering Minimum Legal Drinking Age Turning 18 is similar to a rite of passage in today’s society, an entirely new world is opened up once someone is 18 years old. People can now make numerous life-altering decisions because they are legally adults, however, drinking alcohol is not one of these new adult decisions available to 18 year olds. Drinking alcohol is just as life changing as smoking a cigarette; the minimum smoking age is only 18, so why is the drinking age 21? People argue that the…

As it states on Center for Disease Control and Prevention, alcohol can have a short-term health effect such as injuries like motor vehicle crashes, fall, drowning and burn, violence such as homicide, suicide, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence, and…

immigration is defined as foreign peoples entering the United States without the permission from the government. Government permission is given in the form of a visa. These visas are issued to individuals and are good for a certain amount of time. Immigration is also considered illegal when individuals with visas stay beyond the expiration of their visa. In 2008, the Center for Immigration studies estimated the number of illegal immigrants in the United States to be just over 10 million. This…

For the past few years, the United States’ has had a long and hard debate about what age is a person old enough to control their own alcohol intake. All of these debates have led to the legal drinking age to be set at 21. This current law is a perfect example of a rule with unrealistic expectations and unintended consequences. The ongoing policy that the United States has in effect punishes the youth who consume alcohol when they are younger than 21 years of age. Young adults are going to drink…