Legal positivism

Many people are aware that countless college students drink while under the legal age. College students that do drink are also more likely to binge drink. “Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on a given occasion” (“Higher drinking age” 1). Young adults who binge drink are putting their health at risk. The law is forcing curious under aged adults to experiment with alcohol under no supervision. Something needs to be changed about the law. Some will argue that the higher…

Eighteen is considered adulthood, yet, at this age one is still not treated as such. When one turns eighteen, they become a legal adult, and receive their rights, except the right to consume alcohol legally. The drinking age in the United States is currently set at twenty-one. But, some people believe that twenty-one is too high for the minimum age and, think it should be lower. There are others who feel that twenty-one is a decent, mature age, and lowering it would encourage young to take part…

“The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time” (Jefferson). This is surely a quote that reflects what Thomas Jefferson’s ideas were when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. The idea that freedom is not something you earn, but something you are entitled to the moment you take your first breath of life. That was the ground that Jefferson stood upon, that he references in his writing, reaching out to foreign nations with justifications for separation from King George III. Thomas…

Age doesn't define whether or not you've become an adult it's the maturity that defines whether you have reached the certain point in your life where you are capable of knowing the difference between right and wrong. Sooner or later, but some happen to do so quicker. When a person turns eighteen you have the opportunity to do certain things, such as no longer having a curfew, being able to purchase alcohol ,and also voting rights, meaning that you are completely responsible for the actions you…

devised a commercial in 2015 called “Someone Waits For You At Home” to try to persuade people to not drive while inebriated. They create a sense of pain and sadness in order to convey the message to not drink and drive amongst those who are at the legal drinking age, and to those under the drinking age so they can influence people early on in their life. They encourage people that they have…

old is not allowed to purchase or consume alcohol. Thirty years ago the legal drinking age in America was set at eighteen years old , and things regarding alcohol use were okay back then however the only problem was the casualties drunk driving caused. I believe the legal drinking age is past due and America is educated enough to prevent drunk driving and can guide young eligible drinkers to drink responsibly. Having the legal drinking age set at eighteen is actually a lot more convenient and…

But on the other hand, there is a con to every pro. Traci Toomey and coauthors stated the following in their article: With evidence that lower legal drinking ages were associated with more traffic crashes among youth, citizens advocacy group led a movement to restore the MLDA to 21 in all states. In response, 16 States increased their MLDA between September 1976 and January 1983. In this case,…

Savana Wade Professor McDonald English 101­W01 27 February 2015 Inequality In The Gay Community In the historical document “The Declaration of Independence” written by Thomas Jefferson, there is a demand for immediate freedom from oppression and equal rights for all men. There is a question that comes to mind when contemplating equality: are we really considered equal regardless of our differences, or are we only equal when we conform to the social norms? Jefferson writes: Prudence, indeed will…

of age but when states lowered their drinking age restriction, the amount of alcohol-involved traffic accidents increased (1). After seeing higher alcohol induced accidents and greater alcohol consumption rates, many states reinstated the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years (1). Wechsler’s position on this topic is very strong and supported by several studies and I would have to agree…

In Ronald Dworkin’s Law’s Empire, the myth of the grand judge Hercules is ‘encapsulated by the metaphor of an ideal judge, Hercules is immensely wise and with full knowledge of legal sources. Acting on the premise that the law is a seamless web, Hercules is required to construct the theory that best fits and justifies the law as a whole in order to decide any particular case. Hercules, Dworkin argues, would always come to the one right answer.’(Dworkin) In contrary to the Greek demigod, the…