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    discussing about the legal drinking age in the U.S. Weather it should or shouldn't be lowered to 18. I believe that the legal drinking age of 21 should not be lowered to 18. For example, approximately 5,000 people die every year due to drinking and accidents caused by drinking. These deaths include, motorcycle accidents, suicide, and even homicide. According to the National Institute on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism. This shows that more young adults would die if the age limit…

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    Eighteen Years In Belgium, the drinking age is fifteen years old, meaning teenage McLovin and his friends from the Blockbuster film Superbad would have had no problem purchasing alcohol if they lived there. Unfortunately, they lived in the United States which has one of the highest legal drinking ages in the world at twenty-one. The majority of the world, however, has settled on a drinking age of eighteen. This difference is due in part to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984,…

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    whether the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen or if it should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking has been and will continue to be a major controversial issue for many years. The attached article states, the legal drinking age of twenty-one has been in effect in the United States since 1984, however any state is free to lower it, but a ten percent penalty would be applied in its federal funding for transportation. There are advocates that argues the drinking age should be lowered…

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    Underage Drinking? Underage drinking has been an major topic for many years, and for almost 40 years most states voluntarily set their drinking age law at 21 ( ). However, 29 states, such as Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, and Nebraska just to name a few, decided to lower their drinking age to accommodate certain individuals, such as individuals that were enlisted in the military ( ). The actions of the 29 states that decided to lower their drinking age came…

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    Drinking has been a hot topic for a few decades now. In 2018 the legal age to buy and consume alcohol is 21. At the moment at 18 you can buy deadly weapons and in some states purchase cigarettes. The age requirement is unjust ; regulations on lethal weapons and cigarettes are far less strict than those of alcohol. While purchasing cigarettes below the age requirement is illegal however smoking is not. Whereas alcohol, if an underage young adult is caught with alcohol they could be charged with…

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    Drinking Age I believe that the drinking age of twenty one is appropriate and should remain as is, for these reasons. At that age, the drinker is more responsible and is less likely to be reckless than an underage drinker, their brain is still developing and consuming alcohol at a young age can be a serious problem, and even though eighteen year olds have the right to vote, get married and serve in the military, they are not able to drink due to military standards. When it comes to drinking,…

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    Minimum Drinking Age

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    President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which he quoted, “The bill we 're gathered to sign today reflects the will of the American people. It takes the battle to stop drunk driving one crucial step further”. Since 1984 the minimum legal drinking is an on going debate for many U.S. citizens. According to Andrew Stuttaford, he believes that if eighteen year old are allowed to vote, marry, join the military and drive why are they not allowed to drink. Even though…

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    Underage Drinking

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    undoubtedly underage drinking. Underage drinking is a violation of college and state policies; although the statues are disregarded. Drinking laws are in place because underage drinking is detrimental to the community and the user. However, the current laws are not deterring underage drinking; and the problems associated with underage drinking are persistent. The blatant disobedience by teens has caused deliberation about changing the current laws. One debated solution to stop underage drinking…

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    Have you ever met anyone or been around someone that maybe drinks too much? Some people want drinking age lowered to 18 others want it as 21. In this essay I am going to tell you how we need to tackle abuse among students, the ups and downs in lowering the age on buying alcohol, and how to make drinking age lowered work. More than 1800 college students die, and a lot more than that are injured all by alcohol. Is alcohol are friend or enemy? It can lead to random hook ups or not being able to…

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    Underage Drinking Effects

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    (Crowe 7). Underage drinking can negatively affect a young teen’s family life and cause serious harm to family relationships at home. For example, a young adolescent struggling…

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