Why legal drinking age should be banned

somebody brings up drinking in the US today, society visualizes it as an awful affair. On the other hand, adults responsibly drink alcohol most of the time and see it as a luxury. What if the nation could have drinking be this way for everyone? It could be. Lowering the drinking age will not only help cut down on binge drinking, but also teach teens and young adults the proper way to drink. Limiting Adults and Family Bonds The official age of an adult is 18. In other countries, drinking ages…

essay. If and when should teens be allowed to drink? What gives the government the right to determine the drinking age? Alcohol is a very strong and deadly substance if used poorly, but in moderation alcohol can be a healthy addition to a daily diet. Teens should be able to buy alcohol at 18 but their parents should set the age at which they can drink, not the government. In order to determine if underage drink is a problem in our country we first have to determine the drinking age. If a “…

Do you think the U.S. drinking age should be lowered? Would lowering the drinking age to 19 help young adults be less likely to abuse alcohol? In his essay, “Get real, lower drinking age to 19” William Cohan claims that the drinking age should be lowered because it will lower the amount of students who binge drink, there will be fewer accounts of rape, and less students will be violating the drinking law. I do not think that Cohan succeeds because he gets all his evidence from Duke University…

minors under the age of 18.” (10) The definition of an adult according to google is “a person who is fully grown or developed.” Jewish youth are declared adults in the eyes of their religion when they turn thirteen And according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary the definition of an adult is someone who is “mature and sensible, not childish” (1) In South African law a child is defined as any person under the age of 18. So therefore any person in South Africa who is under the age of 18 is…

English In the United States of America at the age of eighteen you are officially an adult and are able to do everything that you are ever legally going to be able to do, except for one, buy or consume alcohol. If an eighteen year old is able to lay their life down for their country then why shouldn’t they be able to drink a beer? The minimum legal drinking age or (MLDA) of twenty one encourages dangerous drinking habits. Over seventy percent of eighteen year olds admit to consuming alcohol in…

Although drinking may seem like harmless fun; the author is correct in saying that drinking is dangerous especially for teenagers. The author of the article brings up multiple points about why drinking is dangerous for teenagers, and why they should not do it. After reading these points a conclusion can be made that teenagers should not drink due to short term, and long term consequences. One of the easiest effects of drinking to understand is how in the short term drinking can leave people,…

Asher Perry Ms. Curry English I 1 February 2015 The Legal Drinking Age Persuasive Essay The legal drinking age in countries has been a well discussed topic. Many people have tried to lower the minimum age in the United States. In the U.S. the standard is 21 years of age. There are many reasons that show why the legal drinking age is 21 years of age. Plus evidence that it should not be changed or lowered. The effect drinking has on teen accident rate is huge. A study in Quebec by…

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…

Not only does underage drinking risk horrible accidents, it also causes irresponsible behavior in drunk teens. Some of the behavior that goes on, the teens can 't control because the alcohol has taken over them. The behavior is very sporadic and risky. "In 2014, more than 1.6 million people between the ages of 12 and 20 reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year" (Lynsen). People from ages 12 to 15 aren 't legally allowed to drive, so that essentially is saying 1.6 million…

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…