Underage Drinking Presentation

The article titled “Vermont Considers Lowering Drinking Age to 18” is about the Republican state representative for Vermont, Richard Marron’s view on lowering the drinking age after reading Mr. McCardell’s newspaper column. Marron wants to propose a bill that lowers the drinking age to 18. However, federal support is keeping other legislators from signing the bill as co-sponsors.

“Automobiles are not ferocious.... it is man who is to be feared,” as Robbins B. Stoeckel remarked, enumerates a simple, yet fundamental concept- a vehicle in itself is a relatively safe, that is, until you put a person behind the controls. Further adding to the danger is the ever prevalent risk of a fellow driver being impaired by the usage of alcohol; perhaps the only thing that may make such a situation even more difficult and dangerous is one who is under the legal alcohol drinking age. Fewer situations are more life threatening than when an underage driver has been illegally consuming alcohol, yet persists in the belief that he or she retains the ability to drive safely. Thoughts along this line are foolish at best and deadly at

Underage drinking is becoming a very problematic issue. Teens are at risk for many health issues,when it comes to their irresponsible drinking. Teenagers today believe drinking is cool and the best way to enjoy a night. Nonetheless do teens know the problems that alcohol can cause. Alcohol consumption for girls leads to unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sex and pregnancy. In general underage drinking could either ruin a teens life or cause life threatening injuries.

“With such compelling information, the question is why haven 't we been able to do more to prevent the crisis of underage drinking? The answer is: rising the age to 25” is what Lucille Roybal-Allard once said, a U.S. Representative for serving in Congress since 1993. This statement has brought many to speculate of issues and debates. This expression opened the eyes of American people that often struggled to make this truth into a reality. It might be easy to believe that age laws lowered the deaths of the underage but there are still signs of its dreadful company in many pieces of American life. Families who choose to educate their children about underage drinking and driving, seem to have a higher chance of getting through with the child. These underage teens can face jail or death when they give drinking a chance and even attempt to drive, having a sexual intercourse or just plain out doing something out of the teen’s element.

probably not have much of an effect. When people under 21 go out to drink, they

In the article “Underage Drinking” the author highlights the effects and dangers of consuming alcohol before it is legal. While it is true that “In most countries around the world where alcohol is legal, the legal drinking age is eighteen”, the author states that alcohol can still have more negative effects on those under the age of twenty one than adults. The author provides many statistics, such as “research showed a correlation between the lowered drinking age and increased car accidents” to back up these statements. It is clear that the author’s main goal in the article is to inform the public about the negative outcomes of underage drinking, but it seems that their ulterior motive is to persuade against it. This is obvious, as the author shows no positives or even opinions from the opposing side.

At the age of 16 American citizens are given the responsibility to drive. At the age of 18

Underage drinking is a very eminent problem for Americans today. Some may not know that the human brain continues to develop until the age of twenty-five. Underage drinking can weaken neurological development, which could cause minors to make bad decisions, have memory loss, slower thought processes, and even acquire irreversible brain damage. Drinking when your body and mind are not fully developed can leave damaging effects on a person’s social abilities, neurological abilities, and overall health.

Some underage students feel the need to involve alcoholic beverages in their social gathering because of social media’s portrayal of party’s, peer pressure and other reasons. Little do they consider the problem of underage drinking, especially on college campuses or fraternity and sorority homes. First of all, students drinking underage are violating the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which declared that only individuals over the age of 21 were legally allowed to consume alcohol. In Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality, by Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton, their research depicts that at Midwest University, “The alcohol-fueled underage party scene on campus is mostly located in fraternities” (52).

The applicant was informed of the following reasons: He has been involved in two alcohol related events within the past year, in which, he had been drinking underage; On or about 30 October 2012, wrongfully consumed alcohol under the legal drinking age of 21 and was found drunk on duty; On or about 30 June 2013, found underage drinking and LBAT results returned

I am going to investigate the topic of alcohol consumption of students under 21 while in college. College environments, which include the faculty, students, and the surrounding communities, can be seen as too lenient when it comes to underage drinking. I believe that college attitudes do blur the line that marks the age of when people can drink, and are lenient when it comes to young students drinking. I am going to find out what colleges do about the problem of underage drinking, and how this affects the students. Some people might say colleges don’t do much about underage drinking because it is easier to ignore the problem than it is to fix it. Others might argue that colleges don’t need to do anything about students under 21 drinking because

The issue of underage drinking has been constant for many years. The law for the minimum drinking age allows people 21 and older to legally drink alcoholic beverages. It is hard to enforce this law especially on college campuses where lots of underage drinking takes place. Someone that is 18 and older can get into some clubs where they are getting drinks even though they are not supposed to. There is a level of responsibility they needs to be taken when people are drinking. They should know how to handle themselves when alcohol is in their system. Consuming too many alcoholic beverages can cause health issues, behavior issues, and have other harmful effects on a person. The issues that come along with drinking alcohol will affect teenagers and college students more than it would affect someone that is 21 or older. The minimum drinking age law should remain at 21 to keep more young adults from encountering issues associated with drinking.

Growing up in a small town has numerous benefits, but doesn’t offer many activities for teens my age. The closest movie theater is 20 minutes away, let alone restaurant, shopping mall, or bowling alley. This leaves few activities for high school kids on the weekends, forcing them to create their own fun. The problem with this is that it led students to underage drinking. When I was a younger classman, there was a large portion of upper class high school students that would attend parties and drink on the weekends. This not only put themselves at risk, but also their friends, family, and teammates. It wasn’t unusual for students to receive a MIP or even two and let their sports teams down by having to sit out a couple games throughout the year. Of course, there are

The world is changing every day and new situations are popping up that need to be fixed. Teenagers are already at greater risks at being exposed to peer pressure, drinking, smoking, violence, risky behaviors and etc.. We are the world today and we are trying to make a change but how will a changed be inflicted if people want to lower the minimum legal drinking age(MLDA). I understand that young people like to party, turn up, and get lit(littttt) but in reality it’s not all about that so I’m here to persuade you that the minimum legal drinking age shouldn’t be lowered.

My topic is underage drinking I feel as though many teenagers engage in drinking, even if it is going to a party and drinking. In my hometown, where I grew up recently because nearly about every year a senior class loses a classmate due to drinking and driving or alcohol poison. I remember when I was a senior, we had lost a classmate sue to going out partying and drinking and getting behind the wheel. The teenager then was only 16 going on 17, so under the age for drinking.