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    Vivian Jones, the author of “Underage Drinking”, questions the drinking age limit, and wants to decrease the age limit for consuming alcohol from twenty-one years old to eighteen. Firstly, Jones defines underage drinking as a danger to young adults and teenagers that are developing. Secondly, Jones states that raising the age limit for drinking is a controversial topic in society. Thirdly, Jones acknowledges that drinking underage is banned and as a result the young adolescents are more allured to

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    Young adults drinking under the age of 21 only has negative impacts on today’s society and will only get worse by lowering the minimum legal drinking age. Currently, the legal drinking age in the United States is 21 years old and it should stay that way. Reason being, that only positive results have come from making the minimum legal drinking age 21. These positive results include lower costs, less alcohol-related car crashes, and avoiding other dangers like unwanted pregnancy and young adults

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    disobedience and a sleeping disorder are only a couple. High schoolers fall under the class of "individuals". The lawful drinking age is as of now twenty-one, yet unlawfully drinking age is as low as zero. Why? Is the fundamental inquiry. I can guarantee you the under age drinking age rate would drop if the age is brought down. Few explanations behind high schoolers drinking are: companion weight, pleasure, and so on. In any case, the principle explanation behind doing as such is "violating the

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    The Minimum Drinking Age

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    The legal minimum drinking age in the United States should be lowered to eighteen. The United States is one of the only countries that does not allow adults between eighteen and twenty years of age to drink. In the United States, you are considered as an adult when you turn eighteen; you can buy a lottery ticket, use tobacco products, vote and even get a tatoo without parents’ permission, yet you can’t drink alcohol legally (Ogivale, Jessica). In the state of Colorado, you are allowed to smoke recreational

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    The drinking age has been a controversial topic in the United States for years; should the drinking age be lowered to 18 similar to many other countries around the world? Or should the drinking age remain at 21, which has been the MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) since 1986. There for a couple of strong points for both sides on this debate. One of the strongest points for lowering the drinking age is that at 18, you’re considered a legal adult in the United States. Since the United States trusts

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    Lowering The Alcohol Drinking Age Now a day’s teens that are under the age of twenty-one are out in trouble and drinking. They know that they are not old enough to drink and that is what makes them want to drink even more. Teens drink when they are not suppose to, but they know that when they drink, they must stay out of trouble. Lowering the alcohol drinking age will keep a bunch of teens out of trouble. If teens can stay safe while drinking then they should allow eighteen year olds to drink.

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    Throughout history drinking and the drinking age has been a controversial topic. There have been many criticisms regarding the drinking age, many of which have some valid points. Some of which believe there should be no drinking age others believe drinking should be banned. The United States government passed a law in 1984 restricting persons under the age of 21 from purchasing alcohol. Brain growth, body growth, and maturity are all factors when looking at why the drinking age is 21. We should also

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    they actually go out. Underage adults are binge drinking and doing drugs before they leave their house, then they are out on the road, in public places, and making irrational decisions. If only these adults didn’t feel the need to pre-game, and get as belligerent as the can before they go out, because once they do that’s the end of their drinking until they get back home. There is a way to reduce dangerous drinking, it would be to lower the drinking age to 18. Once lowered to 18, adults would no longer

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    Lowering Drinking Age

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    Lowering the Drinking Age In The United States, the government has set certain rules and limits on society for reasons such as protection, safety, stability, order, and success. For example, in 1984, The U.S. gov’t has set an age limit on the consumption of alcohol, in order to lead safer and healthier lives. One reason it is believed to be safer if one cannot drink alcohol until the age of 21, is because the brain has not fully developed and the consumption of alcohol will interfere with that development

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    Minimum Drinking Age

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    In the U.S. the minimum drinking age is at 21 and I believe it should be lowered to 18. People 18 years and older are considered adults and should be treated as such by being allowed to legally purchase and consume alcohol. Lowering the drinking age will not only give 18-year-olds the rights and recognition they deserve as adults, but will also obliterate a largely ineffective law that only serves to create more red tape. At the age of 18, a U.S. citizen can vote in an election, defend and possibly

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