Legal positivism

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…

However, the government appears to have set these age marks in an arbitrary manner. There are many arguments supporting why the current laws regarding the age of responsibility are fine as are. However, the current system in place for determining the legal age of responsibility in America is outdated; the age of adulthood in our country should be determined by the ability of a person to prove that they are mature by paying bills, holding a job or attending college instead of by arbitrary laws…

Introduction This essay will cover the Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VII, deliver a discussion about the proper use of the Religious Compensatory Leave (RCL) policy and make recommendations for the proper use of RCL. Senior Enlisted Leaders need to know the proper use of RCL in order to avoid misuse and abuse of policy. Religious Compensatory Leave, a God given right or a privilege. Civil Rights Act of 1964 In order to discuss the unethical decision of two federal employees that submitted for…

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…

Should the drinking age be lowered? I believe if we are adults then we can drink. If we can go into the military at 18 why not be able to drink. Sometimes bad things happen if you go to college with never drinking before. Most parents think we shouldn’t drink because we can get drunk and do stupid things, why not let us make choice. I am old enough to make my own choices I’m 18. So I’m an adult I believe that drinking age should be lowered because if we are considered an adult then we should be…