Essays on Drinking Age

Drinking Age LimitI. A. HOOKA-1. Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of 21 in the United States. Many people are in agreement with this legal restriction. Some would even say that it should be raised. However, the legal drinking age sometimes causes more problems then it prevents. B. I…

Word Count: 723Drinking AgeDid you know that in the year 1980 thewas only 18? In 1987 there was a law passed that said in order to drink legally and to buy alcohol a person had to be 21. At the age of 18 people are allowed to buy tobacco, vote, get married without parental consent,…

Should the Legal Drinking Age be Increased to 21? by Tejvan Pettinger on May 9, 2013 in society Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the…

In recent years, the legal drinking age has been up for debate.  In 2007, federal lawmakers were flirting with the idea that the legal drinking age be lowered.  Some support this idea, however, most Americans oppose it, making valid arguments.  For various reasons, the drinking age should not be lowered, and most Americans agree. In…

Some would argue that the drinking age shouldn’t be lowered because of three very real risks, drunk driving, alcohol poisoning, and violent or destructive behavior. Drunk driving is a stain on our civilization. An average of 17,000 individuals die each year in drunk driving related deaths. It seems quite plausible that were alcohol to be…

If you look around at college parties it seems as if everyone is drinking. Actually you are probably right, but over half of those people drinking are also under the legal drinking age. Drinking is one of the main forms of entertainment for the typical college student. The only problem with drinking being the main…

Madelene Radillo Enc 1101/ Research Paper Prof. John Colagrande Many people use alcohol to “loosen themselves up” in anticipation of having sex with a new partner. It is a commonly held a belief that alcohol is an aphrodisiac. Since drinking alcohol can make people feel more comfortable engaging in sex it can lead to a…

The legal drinking age limit should remain at the age of 21 because it helps prevent physical confrontations, the development of health problems, and the perpetration of immature acts. There is no reason for this to be changed to a lower age limit because younger people tend to act on impulse and have a hard…

The Ill-Effects of Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age             The chief aim of this paper is to argue for the need to designate 21 as the mandated minimum legal drinking age applicable to all the States of this country, on account of the ill-effects which may be identified in respect to lowering the same….

Former United States senator Byron Dorgan one time said. “Nowhere in this state should we hold Torahs that permit imbibing and drive or imbibing in vehicles that are on American main roads. This is non rocket scientific discipline. We know how to forestall this. and 36 provinces do” ( searchquotes. com ) . In 1984….