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The Era of Prohibition Between the mid 1800’s and early 1900’s, American society was viewed as corrupt and disrupted. When the public was unsure of what to blame this corruption on, they blamed alcohol. Reformers, or people who advocated for change, began forming unions to end the production, transportation, and distribution of alcohol (Benson, Brannen, and Valentine). This Temperance Movement, which advocated Prohibition, began with the intention of correcting America’s corrupt tendencies.…

Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I don’t think it should. This has been an ongoing debate about the MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) that it should, and might, be lowered from 21 to 18 because, people at the age of 18 are considered adults. I think it should stay where it is at. Let’s look at all the points against and for the idea. Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I think not, my first piece of evidence is from procon.org, which states, “drinking should be similarly…

If cars didn’t have seatbelts there would make injuries. More people get a ticket for not having a seat belt. A seat belt is a strap that you put across a chest to protect the chest and back. Seat belts are worn because it prevents paying off tickets. the law is the law because if the law wasn’t here many people will break it and take advantage of it. many people will be injured and paying off tickets. also, thousands of dollars will be given when it can be given to poor people that really need…

If you have ever been to the beach before, you know what most people go for. To lay in the sand while soaking up the sun drinking on a cold one while listening to the waves roll. Recently, there has been a problem with drinking alcohol on the beach. The cities feel like it is increasing the risk of crime on the beaches. Crimes like: Sexual Assault, Underage Drinking, Disorderly Conduct and obviously Public Intoxication. It first took place in the spring of 2015, and the most recent banding of…

Will Fulton, a journalist for the Huffington Post newspaper, argues that at the age of eighteen anyone should have the right to drink, if they want to. Fulton addresses that at the age of eighteen in the United States you are able to vote, pay taxes, own a gun, go off to war, get married and become a legal parent, etc., but are not able to take a sip of a beer. The article is aimed at the people in the United States who believe the drinking age should not be lowered back to eighteen. He uses…

Drunk driving is the act of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the point where mental and driving skills are weaken. Drinking and driving is illegal in all states because it is very dangerous and can lead to major accidents. The states nullify the law of drinking to keep our country safe, and also so people do not have to face consequences. The state of Texas is not lenient with laws for drunk driving. According to Rich Stim in a article from Driving Laws,…

who also uses swimming pools as a metaphor for the hardships of being an alcoholic. Throughout The Swimmer, Cheever, writes using many motifs to show the narrator, Neddy Merrill’s, decline into becoming an alcoholic. One that comes up often is the source of the water in the number of pools Neddy swims in. The changes in the source of water is a beautiful illustration of Neddy’s unconscious decision to become an alcoholic and leave his family. At the beginning…

The Roaring Twenties Many wonder what put the “roar” in the Roaring 20’s. Women voting, Klan’s starting, secret hangouts being created and the start of the jazz age are just a few things that put the roar in the 1920’s. Cars were being bought, spectator sports were becoming popular, women were gaining rights, alcohol was banned, speakeasies were created, dance and music grew and markets reached an all-time high, only to come crashing down to conclude this historical decade. Bringing a…

Research shows that brain development continues well into a person’s twenties. Alcohol can affect this development, and contribute to a range of problems. About 4,358 people under the age of twenty one die each year from alcohol related incidents. Drinking can also cause people to make poor decisions and very risky behavior. Drinking before the brain (the temporal lobe) is fully developed affects the judgement making process, I believe that the national drinking age needs to be raised from…

Nearly every driver in our country has been stopped by a police officer for speeding, or knows someone who has been. Whether or not a ticket is given to them is up to the discretion of the officer. Even if someone is lucky enough to escape the speeding ticket, their actions still have a cost associated with them. This cost comes in the form of environmental harm, economical damage, and the compromising of the safety of citizens of the United States. Unlike a speeding ticket, there is no way of…