National School Lunch Act

Since raising the age of drinking in the mid-1980s to 21, many national debates and discussions have been taking place about lowering it again to age 18. Advocates who are for reducing the drinking age from 21 to 18 again usually use common weak arguments. Some experts even believe that not lowering the drinking age does not stop teens from drinking; it may increase the extreme drinking or would drive teens to still drink underground or behind closed doors. However, most of those arguments or…

Caffeine is something that some people consume everyday. Whether it is from coffee, soda, or various energy drinks, and supplements. This has an affect on the human body that is not often thought about. Teenagers in particular are very likely to use caffeinated items to get through their days and use them for extracurricular activities. There is also a large amount of people that as of lately have been using energy drinks with alcohol. It is even stated on energy drink products not to…

underage drinking with the European underage drinking. Many young people between the ages of 18-20 want to be able to drink and use the argument of saying how the European countries have a driving age of 18 and they 're fine. There was a European school study survey back in 2007. The amount of 15-16 year olds who had a drink the past 30 days was determined. The U.S. had 33% of the study say they did have a drink. All other European countries, with the the exception of Iceland, had a higher…

are: memory loss, school problems, legal problems, disruption of normal growth, abuse of other drugs, changes in brain development, and death from alcohol poisoning. Youths who start drinking before the age of 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse. Teens are so drawn to alcohol because they’re going there puberty and feel vulnerable. They feel self conscious and think they need to drink to fit in. Teens drink to because they may feel stressed with school or their…

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…