The Responsibilities of a Man and a Virgin MargaritaThe United States government has set the national drinking age at twenty-one. There are many arguments involving raising and lowering this age. The most common dispute is between those who feel that the age should be lowered and those who feel that it should stay as it is. There are well-supported facts to defend both sides. The history of the various drinking ages in America provides strong supporting details and proof for each argument. There have been complications with the drinking age all over the world making it difficult to find a successful solution to the problems involving the drinking age in America. The age that an American may be in the military compared to the age that one may buy alcohol provides ground for the argument to lower the drinking age. On the contrary, scientific studies of how underage consumption of alcohol affects the matured bodies of the underage consumers provide proof that lowering the drinking age could be an unhealthy choice.
A Kranz (wreath) of Kölsch beer.
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Official Portrait of President Ronald ReaganThough the United States government has set the national drinking age at twenty-one, there are many complications with the present law and a lower drinking age will help improve the problems.
Among the pros and cons of lowering the drinking age in America, there are many details that support the idea of keeping the age at twenty-one. A common belief is that the earlier one begins consuming alcohol on a regular basis, the more likely it is that that person will binge drink in college and in his or her later years in life (LaBrie). Binge drinking is defined as having five or more alcoholic beverages in a period of about two-hours, or simply drinking with the intention of getting drunk. Drinking this heavily in the early years of...