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Henry Ford, during the early 20th century. Henry Ford is considered one of the most innovative entrepreneurs and industrialists of the industrial age and modern economics. From early on in his career, he was successful with the invention of the Model T - a relatively cheap automobile for the everyday consumer. However, he wanted to be able to make the product better and cheaper. He found that he was able to make machine parts quickly, however the assembly time was slowing down production, and…

The National Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act of 1984 was passed on July 17th of 1984. This act prohibits the consumption, purchase and distribution of alcohol unless one is 21 years of age or older. The United States is one of twelve countries that have a minimum drinking age of 21. To put this into perspective, this beautiful world is home to 190 recognized countries, it seems that either the rest of the world is missing out on something or the opposite is true. The question of whether or not to…

Initiative, "Statement”)? Let’s stop spending all this tax money and law enforcement officer time fighting a loosing battle (M. Wolfson, A. Wagenaar, and G. Hornseth, "Law Officers' Views on Enforcement of the Minimum Drinking Age: A Four-State Study). The legal drinking age should be lowered to about 18 or young adults allowed to drink in controlled environments such as restaurants, taverns, pubs and official school and university functions. Currently, too much time, effort, and money is being…

According to Traci L. Toomey, Carolyn Rosenfeld, and Alexander C. Wagenaar in “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age: History, Effectiveness, and Ongoing Debate” from Alcohol Health and Research World, the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) should stay up at 21 to help prevent alcohol-related problems among youth such as, injury and death, second-hand effects, and health issues. Science is and has contributed to the study of the effect of the MLDA laws. After states lowered the MLDA from 21 in the…

One of the greatest accomplishments as a teenager is receiving our drivers license. Getting this gives us freedom and independence. I know teenage driving has been stereotyped in a negative way, but this is not always the case. I do not think teenagers are the only ones to blame. One reason I am disagreeing on raising the age of which you receive your license is because we need the experience. The earlier we start the more experience we are going to get. The driving program should be…

When it comes to the legal age of a person who wants to consume an alcoholic beverage, the age limit should be raised. There are many factors on why the age limit of drinking should be raised. For instance, when we think about death caused by drinking, we think about it happening to a person who is underage; but that is not the case. Most deaths that happen by someone drinking an alcoholic beverage comes from someone over the age limit of twenty-one years of age. “Studies show that 70% of…

One statistic stated, “The laws have saved an estimated 20,043 lives since states began implementing them in 1975, and they've decreased the number of alcohol-related youth fatalities among drivers by 63% since 1982 ("Arguments for Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Are Not Valid").” What many fail to realize is that an increase in stricter laws have helped immensely to the decrease of accidents. For example, many states outlaw the use of phones while driving. Even on television one can see…

The voting age in the United States is eighteen years old. Most of the countries in this world have a voting age established. Surprisingly, the youngest voting age is sixteen, and the oldest minimum age is twenty-one. The only known maximum voting age is in the Holy See, when electing a new pope is under the age of eighty. I believe that the United States should change the voting age to twenty-one years old, due to the fact that most teens are immature, are not very knowledgeable, and are easily…

High School kids are going to drink whether you like it or not. Statistics say that up to eighty-one percent of high school kids consume alcohol at one point in their high school career, according to the U.S Department of Justice. Consumption of alcohol through minors with a parent's consent should be legalized in the United States. I believe learning how to drink responsibly should be taught at a young age, for example; college, you always hear about how much fun people have and about all the…

that risk automatically doubles when you decide to drive under the influence, distracted by texting while driving, or just going way above the posted speed limit. Drinking while driving is a serious issue we face today not only from people of the legal drinking age, but for teens as well. For every one out of ten high schoolers drinks and drives. Teen drivers are seventeen times more likely under the influence to die in a car crash then they are when sober. There has been many ways we…