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    consumption age. After the passage of the twenty-sixth Amendment, which lowered the national drinking age to eighteen, thirty states had lowered the minimum drinking age to eighteen, nineteen, or twenty (“Prohibition”). In 1984, the enactment of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act prompted states to raise the legal age for purchase of public possession of alcohol to twenty-one or risk losing millions in federal highway funds. By 1988, all fifty states had raised the minimum drinking age to twenty-one

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    Snigdha Bhattarai 9th Grade Civics Mrs.Nienstedt May, Lowering the Drinking Age The feeling of happiness is one the most amazing feelings a person experiences. Such as when someone aces a test studied hard for, seeing that letter ‘A’ on the paper causing the nerves in the brain to tone down (nymag). Alcohol tends to have rather the same effect on a person, when one drinks alcohol the nerves in the brain slow down causing everything to feel and be ok (quota). The feeling of happiness can tend

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    minimum drinking age of 21. I believe that the raising of the drinking age to 21 years old has created more problems than solving them. America has had past experiences with a similar situation when they enforced prohibition. As we know, prohibition was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages, which was a huge failure. America have tried prohibition legislation twice in the past for controlling irresponsible drinking problems

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    The legal drinking age should be removed because it teaches safe drinking, it removes the taboo around it, and history proves it does not work at 18. Conor Lewis 12-4-15 English 3rd Alcohol. The source of curiosity among young people everywhere. People everywhere, college students, and even some high school students enjoy it. There’s no doubt this nation enjoys alcohol but what about the people who can’t taste it yet? What about those who are considered adults in every way and permitted to

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    friends, and the feeling of being invincible. Although there are a legal alcohol drinking and purchasing age in various countries, it is easily accessible to those who are underage. Alcohol is a monitored and controlled substance that can be purchased legally, yet there are many concerns that surround the substance. There are pros, cons, and different patterns regarding alcohol and the legal alcohol drinking and purchasing age. As a result of alcohol use, there have been many fatalities and injuries due

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    Do you think the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18? About 29 people die under the influence every day. We could lower this number if we knew that these people were drinking. We wouldn’t have teens trying to hide the fact that they were drinking under age. The drinking age should be lowered to 18 because young adults will still be living at home and are able to learn the responsibility of drinking with their parents’ guidance, at 18 they are given many freedoms and responsibilities that it

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    The legal drinking age has always been a debatable topic that people argue about all the time. Alcohol has been a drug problem for the majority of our young adults all around the world. The goal is to decrease the effects of underage drinking In the United States by keeping the legal drinking law 21. Every state had the right to their own legal drinking age, therefore during the 1970 & 1980’s some states had 21 while others had 18. This problem was carried over when teenagers got behind the wheel

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    The legal drinking age in the U.S. has been a topic of discussion for years. Many people think the legal drinking age should be 18 and not 21. People often argue that you can die for our country in the military at the age of 18, but can't legally drink a beer? It doesn't make any sense at all. You can vote and help decide the next leader of our country, but can't legally purchase a mixed drink with your friends? I'm 19 years old and I can't enjoy the luxury of buying a drink of alcohol

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    In this article, Ruth is trying to point out that with lowering the drinking age responsible drinking could be taught through role modeling and educational programs. A majority of college students under twenty-one consume alcohol but all in an irresponsible manner. Drinking is seen as an enticing “forbidden fruit.” Prohibition did not work in 1920 and for young adults under twenty-one it is not working now. Those under the age of twenty-one are more likely to be heavy drinkers, which averages 5

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    people believe lowering the drinking age to 18 would be very beneficial for our country. 18 year olds are seen as adults in the United States. If they can do so much at this age why can’t they be able to make the choice of purchasing a drink? At 18 you can sign leases and move out of your parents home. You can also get inside of a club. Furthermore, if parents taught teens how to drink properly and respectfully , accidents would surely decrease. The minimum legal drinking age of 21 is ineffective because

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