Legal education

Drunk driving is a serious issue in today's society, even with the age being 21. So, the age should not be lowered. The National Traffic Highway Administration (NHTSA) states “the 21 minimum drinking age law has saved about 900 lives per year”. If this was to be changed to a lower drinking age, the crash related alcohol rates would increase. Alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States was 12,998 in 2007, and increasing dramatically as time goes on. This statistic is three times as many…

There are roughly 7.3 million people in this world who populate 196 different countries. Out of the 196 countries only 7 of them have their minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) set at 21, the other 189 either have a lower age or no age at all. The MLDA has been a common debated topic for almost 90 years. In 1993 the signing of the 21st amendment allowed states to choose their own MLDA. But “In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act” which legally set the minimum…

argument for raising the driving age is the driving should be seen as an “adult privilege.” Other adult privileges include the consumption of alcohol and the ability to buy certain products such as Tabaco. Both of these have had a number of different legal ages throughout the years but have now settles on ages both higher than sixteen. People believe that people the age of sixteen should not be considered adults and should not be graced with the privilege to drive. On the other had though people…

The author, Jonathan Edwards’ views on human nature is that humans are sinful by nature. Also, according to his background of him being a Puritan, Puritans think that people are also sinful by nature. n his sermon he says people like “you burns like fire; he looks upon you as a worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight,” to show that God is very upset with the sinners. So Jonathan is trying to say that when this world has people…

Freedom and race have always been highly controversial topics within the United States. From the very beginning of our nation, our founding fathers wrote and fought in able to gain their freedom from England. Possibly the most influential of them being Thomas Jefferson after he wrote The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was a wealthy land owner from Virginia, and he worked diligently to earn freedom for himself and his fellow countrymen. On the opposite side of the spectrum, you have a man…

example of how 18 year olds are not being treated as true adults because they do not have the right to drink. In America, the minimum legal drinking age is 21 which has caused lots of argument about this topic. Because they can put their life on the line for this country, yet they are not able to make their own decisions on drinking alcohol. Despite the minimum legal drinking age being 21, it should be 18 because that is the age when a person truly becomes an adult. Turning 18 makes a person…

Underage drinking has always been a big argument on how the age limit should be lowered from 21 to 18. In 1919 the 18th amendment prohibited the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Just like today, a lot of people disobeyed the fact that you can’t drink until you’re 21. With that, it made the government want to change the law. In 1933 they changed the 18 amendment to the 21st amendment. The whole point of it was not to get rid of alcohol from everyone but that only adults could use…

different approach and created A Top Six Reasons Why list. This list is targeted towards younger adults at least of voting age and older. I created this genre to help the audience be informed about all of the advantages that would come out of lowering the legal drinking age in the United States. I chose to try this route of genre because these things really appeal to me. Whenever I see Top Ten Reasons lists on places such as social media, I like to read them because they are pretty…

rational-legal. Traditional authority—or the ‘eternal yesterday’ as Weber puts it—is a dominant power which relies on tradition or custom. With this way of ruling, power is not challenged because this is how the society has always been run, and people respect the traditional values. Charismatic authority comes from society believing in a person’s personal charm, their personality, or their mission and values. Rational-legal authority, which is…

Elder Mistreatment Case Study This case study was concerning the health and safety of Mr. Edward McKay in his home. Mr. McKay is an 82 year old gentleman who after suffering two cerebral vascular accidents has been left with left sided hemiplegia and is unable to speak. He is bedridden with bilateral lower extremity contractures, incontinent, dysphasic and dysphagic. Mr. McKay’s physical condition alone would require total care on a 24 hour basis to assist with feeding, changing and turning…