Drinking Age The fashion of the world is changing, and in the same way the people of the world are also changing. The changing fashion has affected many children. Now-a-days children start to drink from the age of 14 or may be less than that. There is always an issue about the age of drinking, as nobody follows the rules of drinking age. When the children go to the high school, they meet with different other children and make their friend circle.
These two causes may also lad to the rise of the problem. To begin with, I totally agree that lack of education may lead to alcohol abuse. In Mindy Sink’s article, she mentions that kids are away from home for the first time and not taught to drink responsibly. Parents and schools play an important role in educating their children and students. Since teenagers are immature to make their own decision, it is vital for adults to inculcate a correct attitude towards drinking.
To be a teenager is to be in a time of fluctuation and more often than not in western society, a time of rebellion. There are certain rituals that take place during the teens such as socializing with friends in a place other than school, more responsibilities around the house and less juvenile relationships with members of the opposite sex. Biologically teenagers change dramatically, with girls usually starting their periods and maturing into a phase where their bodies get ready to have children whereas boys develop facial hair, their voices deepen and other matters. They also become more aware of themselves sexually and it is this period in which most people are experimental with their sexuality as well as drugs and their own personal style. In today’s modern and fast paced society, teenagers have had to rush through life and begin adulthood earlier than the generations before.
With better social skills, more and more kids will have better social lives. We should invest in building a big place for teenagers to go. The only club I know about for kids our age is Confetti's, and it's certainly not big enough to hold all the teenagers in Greensboro. Without a place for teens to go, they either have to stay at home and be bored while doing nothing, or they are tempted to do bad things or things that they aren't supposed to be doing. The fact that they are tempted to do things such as drugs and alcohol should be an incentive for the community to address
Do Not Lower the Drinking Age Young teens will do many things just to fit into the “popular” crowd. Drinking, clubbing and partying are viewed as fun and popular things to do among teens. Adults may ask themselves what exactly a teenage party consist of. Us as teens would usually say that it takes place in a house with no supervision from adults with excessive amounts of alcohol. The teens often get involved in many kinds of drinking games such as beer pong, flip cup and kings cup to name a few.
In The Adoration of Jenna Fox, 17 year old Jenna Fox struggles to recover from an 18 month-long coma that left her with complete amnesia. Romeo and Juliet is the classic tale of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, teens from feuding families who meet at a party and fall in forbidden love. Due to their still changing and maturing brains, adolescents make various irrational and poorly though out decisions that may drastically impact their futures. The main parts of the brain which dictate juvenile behavior are the frontal cortex, amygdala, and nucleus accumbens. The frontal cortex is the command center of the brain; it helps determine right from wrong, considers potential consequences, aids in curbing emotions and impulses, and assists in understanding others.
In Munro’s story, while a teenage girl is babysitting for her neighbours, she decides to try some of the liquor that is left out on the counter. Foolishly, the girl drinks too much, too fast, and gets very sick. She then calls her friend to come and help her who brings another girl and 3 boys along for the ride. They do help her by cleaning up the mess she made from throwing up and giving her coffee to get her upright again. The unfortunate part is that they are still there when the parents arrive home early to discover their, still very drunk, babysitter with some extra people in their home.
The book focuses separately on the trashers, the Jerome family and the Avenger, as they unknowingly interact and come together at the stories end. The title ‘We All Fall Down’ suggest that in some part of our lives we are capable of falling down emotionally, morally or physically. The novel addresses many themes that are important in today’s society, such as Teenage Alcoholism, Power and Friendship. These themes are shown through techniques such as symbolism, conflict (character Vs character) and narrative perspective’s. Teenage drinking is an important issue in every community and with the ever-changing adolescent population, Cormier has addressed this theme and issue through one of the main characters, Buddy Walker.
As a youthful teenager, Connie resents the restraints that her parents demand, and resorts to extreme measures to exaggerate a more sophisticated, mature self. In the beginning of the short story, Oates releys the reader that Connie is just fifteen years old, but she chooses to participate in activities and lifestyles that conflict with her young age, despite the possible consequences in the future. For example, when Connie and her friends go out at night claiming to see a movie, they usually choose unfitting activities instead: “Sometimes they did go shopping or to a movie but sometimes they went across the highway, ducking fast across the busy road to a drive-in restaurant where the older kids hung out” (694). Connie’s venture across the street symbolizes her inner desire and thirst to receive the perks of adulthood. Unaware that by crossing the street she crosses the boundary from her normal life into the unpredictable, unprepared world of maturity.
David Woloszyn Janice Hatfield ENG-102-19 2/25/14 Keeping The Drinking Age At 21 In today’s society, the majority of individuals tend to desire achieving something that is difficult to acquire or use for personal enjoyment. This idea basically represents a vast amount teenagers, and/or young adults in college who consistently have intentions of obtaining alcohol for their own satisfaction. Likewise, mature adults like parents are also negligent when supplying alcohol to minors of family or friends. The drinking age should remain at 21 so that further traffic accidents, teen pregnancies and physical/sexual assaults may potentially remain at a minimum. These actions will direct the United States in a positive, stronger direction