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U.S. Legal Drinking Age, 2002.
A paper arguing against the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 in the U.S. which raised the legal drinking age to 21.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper argues against the Constitution's raising of the legal drinking age to 21 years nationwide. The paper discusses the rise in alcoholism among teenagers since the act came into effect in 1984 and several other reasons why the law should be removed. Finally, it touches on the the fact that the law can be seen as unconstitutional for it clearly favors federal jurisdiction where there should be none.
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"At age 18, an American can vote, fight and die in a war, marry, own homes and cars, and even firearms. But these rights somehow do not measure up to the right to drink beer, wine, and spirits. The spectre of Prohibition loomed when Americans decided that alcohol consumption was so sacred and powerful that citizens can vote before they can consume alcohol legally. The paradox is astounding but fails to impress American puritanical standards."
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Legal Drinking Age, 2001.
This paper examines the debate over the legal drinking age.
840 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines the pros and cons of lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. The author looks at several issues including the issue of binge drinking, and the amount of alcohol consumed among 18 to 21 year olds. The author points out the absurdity by showing that at 18 you can get married, vote, be drafted, assume debt and even buy a gun, but in many states, you cannot drink. The political debate over lowering the drinking age is also examined.
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"The problems associated with driving and drinking have not decreased due to raising the legal drinking age to 21 years old.Among the ?binge? drinkers (those consuming over five drinks at one sitting at least once a week), eighteen percent of students over age 21 classify themselves as heavy drinkers compared to twenty-two percent of those under 21 years of age (Engs 1b). So even though drunk driving problems have decreased over the last two decades, there has been an increase in lower grades, missing classes, getting into fights and vomiting after drinking (Engs 1b). Society?s approach to controlling underage drinking is not working and is in fact counterproductive(Engs)."
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United States Drinking Age, 2005.
An analysis of the advantages of lowering the legal drinking age in the U.S.
712 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper examines how, if the legal drinking age was lowered, it would have a great effect on the American society. It contends that alcoholism would drop greatly due to the better awareness young adults would have about alcohol and therefore the crime rate would drop, helping to raise the moral values of the United States. Another indirect effect would be the huge increase in sale of liquor stores.
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"Alcohol abuse is a major issue in the United States. Fourteen million American adults, or seven point four percent of the population, are estimated to be an alcoholic. Alcoholism starts at an early age when teenagers start to drink (Academic American Encyclopedia, 1998). By prohibiting young people to purchase alcohol, it creates the idea that drinking is for adults. Teenagers yearning to be adults start to drink. With twenty-one being the legal drinking age, teenagers have to hide their drinking from police and parents. With a devious attitude, it doesn't encourage responsible drinking, so when they get the chance, there is more of a "let's make up for lost time" attitude (Febuary 1996)."
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Legal Drinking Age in the U.S., 2005.
Presents arguments in favor of keeping the minimum drinking age at 21.
984 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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The paper considers arguments both opposed to a minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of 21 and in favor of a MLDA and then concludes with arguments in favor of a MLDA. The paper includes statistics regarding the effects of a MLDA, which support the author's conclusion.
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"Proponents of lowering the drinking age argue that young people under the age of 21 tend to drink in a more abuse manner than do those of legal age, as alcohol is seen as a ?forbidden fruit?. One such proponent is Dr. Ruth Engs, Professor of Applied Health Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington. According to Engs (Alcohol and Youth Issues, 2004): ?Although the legal purchase age is 21, a majority of young people under this age consume alcohol, and too many of them do so in an irresponsible manner. This is largely because drinking is seen by these youth as an enticing "forbidden fruit," a "badge of rebellion against authority," and a symbol of adulthood.?"
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Drinking Age, 2005.
An examination on the drinking age controversy.
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper examines both sides of the drinking age controversy, the argument for lowering the age to 18 and that for keeping it at 21. Moral and ethical arguments are also presented.
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"The appropriate legal age for drinking alcohol has long been a matter of debate. College students and other teenagers believe they should be allowed to drink while many parents and other authorities feel ..."
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Drinking Age, 2005.
A discussion on the legal drinking age.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper presents several views on what the legal age should be for drinking. The author then takes the view that the legal age should be 21 and supports that view with statistics and other factual data.
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"The question of what the legal drinking age should be has supporters in every age bracket. Some people think the age should be at least because legalizing drinking for earlier age groups starts them drinking ..."
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The Legal Drinking Age in the USA, 2008.
A discussion on the current laws in USA regarding drinking alcohol.
2,417 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses the legal age for alcohol consumption in the USA with the author making a case that the national drinking age minimum should be 18 rather than the current age of 21. The author includes reference to several laws that have been introduced in the past, finishing his argument by stating that not lowering the legal limit is diminishing the freedom of this age group.
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"It could be a weekly experience in reading any number of national newspapers, watching a national cable news broadcast, or overhearing a conversation in a grocery store check-out line, another teen tragedy of drinking. Almost as often there is discussion of the current level of American Armed Forces casualties in any number of the theaters of in the armed conflict our nation is embroiled in. A common thread between the two is the age of the focus of conversation, 18 years old. On one hand an eighteen year old youth is old enough to bravely fight and pay the ultimate price in the defense of the country, yet they are not old enough to participate in an activity that is perfectly legal (at the proper age), socially acceptable, and encourage by popular culture. There are a number of very important responsibilities that society expects of the eighteen year old, yet polling data indicates that the some society is opposed to letting this same age legally drink alcohol. We are blessed to live in a free society, and the proper way is regulate illegal activity, the sometime unfortunate consequences of alcohol consumption, not ban the activity altogether. This is an issue of personal freedom and responsibility. A free society expects its members to behave within legal parameters, not lord over its members like "Big Brother" or an omnipresent nanny."
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Drinking and Driving, 2002.
A study into the relationship between the legal age of drinking and the number of driving-related accidents.
1,815 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines the problem of alcohol-related accidents, underage drinking and its effects on the number of driving accidents in New Jersey and nationwide. The paper attempts to answer the question: Does the legal drinking age affect the number of driving accidents that involve alcohol in New Jersey? The paper concludes that raising the minimum age when people can purchase and consume alcohol has been shown to positively affect the rate of accidents involving alcohol and the young.
Contents:
Introduction
Background
Legal Definition of Driving While Under the Influence
Zero Tolerance Law
Effectiveness of Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws in Reducing Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents and Deaths
Conclusion
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"According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, (NHTSA), there were 2,160 teen drunk-driving crashes in the United States in 2001 (latest available statistics) The measure represents the total number of people (occupants and non-occupants) killed in crashes in which at least one teenage (16-20) driver had a BAC of .08 or higher. While teens killed because of drinking and driving remains unacceptable at any number, the total represents a 35% decline since 1990 and a full 60% since 1982."
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Don't Let Them Drink!, 2007.
An argument for the legal drinking age to be raised to 30 years old.
1,398 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper discusses the shocking number of drinking-related accidents and deaths among college students, the interference that drinking can cause when it comes to education and the health benefits of not drinking at a young age. The paper explains that college provides many students with their first taste of freedom, away from parental eyes. The paper contends, therefore, that the legal age for drinking should be moved to 30-years-old to provide a safe transition from the teenage years to the adult world. The paper concludes that such an age minimum will save lives, promote good health habits and make life much easier for millions of people across the nation.
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Introduction
The Facts
Conclusion
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"College is a time when students expand their horizons. They explore the philosophical side of life, learn that professors love verbal discourse within the classroom, and begin to form their political views. It is also a time in which many students have their first taste of freedom from parental eyes and this can often lead to experimentation with relationships, drinking and other elements of life that were not encouraged or allowed before the student left for the dormitory. Unfortunately the desire to experiment with drinking just as a student is completing a higher education can potentially lead to disaster. The incidence of accidents, poor choices, and flunking out of school all become real possibilities when students start drinking."
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The Minimum Age of Alcohol Consumption, 2002.
Looks at the potential risks of lowering the legal drinking age.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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The following is a paper on why lowering the minimum age level for alcohol consumptionis a mistake.
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Teenage Drinking Problems, 2004.
An examination of the different trends in teenage drinking problems in the United States and Germany.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses whether drinking problems in the United States among teenagers are more prevalent than in Europe because of the later drinking age laws. This paper explores the problem among German youths and suggests that German young people face many of the same problems that many young Americans do and that problems stemming from alcohol consumption have not been eliminated in Germany by looser age rules.
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"In the United States, those who will develop the habit of drinking too much alcohol typically begin this pattern by late adolescence. This behavior often peaks in their early twenties, and often declines after that, although some people continue to exhibit problems with alcohol consumption throughout their lives (Muthen & Muthen, 2000). Both men and women follow this pattern although young women typically do not consume as much alcohol as young men of comparable ages (Muthen & Muthen, 2000). Those numbers do not demonstrate the level of alcohol consumption, nor the age at which it may begin, however. Some research shows that in the United States, by 10th grade, 80% of American teens had tried alcohol, and one-third had participated in heavy drinking in the month prior to being interviewed by the researchers (Barnow et. al., 2002). In another study, nearly one-third of the teens interviewed typically got drunk when they drank and acknowledged that their drinking was making problems for them (Barnow et. al., 2002)."
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Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2002.
Examines the global situation vis a vis drinking water supply and sanitation.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 89.95
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The 1980s was the 'International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade.' However, drinking water supply and sanitation problems persist in developing countries. Further, currently problems are emerging with drinking water supplies and sanitation facilities in the developed countries as well.
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Binge Drinking: Use or Abuse?, 2007.
This paper discusses whether binge drinking among youth is a right of passage or a public health hazard.
2,917 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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The paper maintains that binge drinking all too often a risky, harmful and destructive activity and is therefore much more of a social problem than it is an innocent rite of passage. The paper contends that there are many preventive measures that could be used more effectively, such as stricter enforcement of laws against drinking and driving and more responsible beverage serving in public and private places. The paper suggests that the most effective way to publicize the harms and dangers of binge drinking would be to target such messages to consumers, at both individual and societal levels.
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"Haines and Spear (1996) define binge drinking as the consuming of five or more alcoholic drinks in a row. This increasingly common pattern of binge drinking on college and university campuses in particular, as a sort of "rite of passage" among college and university students in particular, moreover, is an area of growing concern: for college and university counselors; for medical staff; for administrators, and (in general) for mental health professionals and researchers in the behavioral sciences (Otnes, Treise, and Wolburg (1999). Weschler, Davenport, Dowdall, Moeykens, & Castillo (1994), in fact, consider binge drinking to be today's very worst health hazard on college and university campuses."
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Testing Drinking Water for Nitrates, 2007.
This paper examines research about the effects of nitrates present in drinking water.
4,116 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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The paper explains that many parts of the world have experienced elevated levels of nitrates in their drinking water by virtue of past industrial and agricultural practices. The paper provides a review of the relevant literature to determine the effects of nitrates in drinking water sources and examines what types of testing are typically done to assess the presence of nitrates, in particular in New Jersey. The paper discusses current and future trends in this area. The paper concludes that elevated levels of nitrates in drinking water supplies can result in profound adverse health consequences. People around the world are using their groundwater resources faster than they are being naturally replenished and this has caused further concentrations of any pollutants that might be present.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
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"In a day and age characterized by debates over oil and potential future energy sources, an important fact is being overlooked. By all accounts, fresh water is far more important than oil and people had better pay closer attention to what is happening to their drinking water sources today. According to Roberts (2001), "Water use in the United States averages about 100 gallons of drinking water per person per day, more than just about any other country. A very small proportion of this water per person, approximately two gallons, is actually used for drinking and cooking. We use the majority of the water that comes into our homes for bathing, flushing toilets, doing laundry, watering lawns, filling swimming pools, and washing cars" (p. 64). Throughout the world, people obtain their drinking water from a wide range of sources, and these same techniques are used in the United States."
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