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The Minimum Legal Drinking Age The drinking age has become one of the most debated issues in the United States amongst adults and teenagers.900 lives are saved yearly by keeping the drinking age at 21 due to a decreased number of inexperienced and intoxicated drivers says Eric Oberman in the article “Keeping The Drinking Age At 21 Saves Hundreds of Lives”. Underage drinking can cause damaging effects later on in life. 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year to alcohol related events…

Alcohol and its consumption has had a tumultuous history, at best, concerning the United States. From the clear stance against the consumption of alcohol embodied in the temperance movements and the eventual prohibition of alcohol through the eighteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution to the equally clear acceptance of alcohol signified by the repeal of Prohibition through the twenty-first amendment and the proliferation of bars and liquor shops throughout the country, it is apparent that in…

Currently, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is the primary body that is responsible for regulating, executing and overseeing alcohol policies. (AmirLavine, 2012)In general the Federal government regulates the importation and taxation of alcoholic beverages. The most prominent alcohol policy that is still implemented today is the 21st amendment which repealed prohibition. The 21st amendment also allowed the individual states control over whether they allow the sale of alcohol and how…

Most states set their minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) to 21 except for two. When the legal voting age was lowered by the 26th amendment in 1971 from 21 to 18, many states began to lower the MLDA as well (Drinking Age ProCon.org). The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 mandated for the MLDA to be 21 in all states, since reports of teenage crashes increased in states where the MLDA was under 21. Across the United States drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, but there are 45 states…

Since the 1960s, high school administrators have debated whether or not to ban the novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. This book has countless instances of profanity and rebellious behavior, all of which, high schoolers are exposed to on a daily basis. For that reason, high schools should not ban The Catcher in the Rye despite its obscene and profane content. High schoolers are mature enough to read inappropriate content without following a negative path. The Catcher in the Rye does…

The Dark Truth Reeks With Liquor In the 1920’s liquor was a huge deal, many people used it as their excuse for everything. Liquor was so popular that it was even used as money in certain areas. It didn’t matter if you were rich, poor, or even a slave, you had liquor available to you. Parents put whiskey in the baby bottles and used it as a pacifier when they would start teething. “By 1763 rum was pouring out of 159 commercial distilleries in New England alone, by the 1820’s liquor was so…

I grew up in a household where alcohol was always present, and I lived with someone who chose to constantly abuse it. People don’t act like it’s a privilege and more of a right to drink it. Social outings for teens normally include alcohol, simply for the fact of being rebellious. For the duration of this essay I’m going to argue for both sides, and then at the end explain which side I am on. I feel that for this essay and the topic I chose I feel that it’s necessary to see both sides and…

Everyone has walked into a restaurant at some point that has been completely overrun with teens such as public places like McDonalds or Sonic. Being in a restaurant full of teens can be uncomfortable; thus, people do not want to stay for long, or they know that there will be teens there so they do not come at all. This seems to be a growing problem in many areas due to population growth. Munchy’s, a restaurant in Springfield is creating their own rule to completely ban all teenagers from twelve…

As a parent how would you feel if your kid was able to drink before he/she graduated high school? b. Transitional Sentence (Summary of the rule/background info)- A very controversial that has arisen recently is if the drinking age of most states should be lowered to 18. c. Thesis- Although many believe that the drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18, the drinking age should not be lowered because of the development of one’s brain, binge drinking, and less responsibility for teen’s actions…

At what age should an individual in the United States be able to experience the pleasure of drinking their first alcoholic beverage? Should the age remain as it is or should the United States follow the majority of the world, where 61% of 196 countries have a legal drinking age of 18-19? The continuous controversy in the United States on whether or not the mandatory legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 years of age has been ongoing for decades. The legal age to consume alcohol in the…