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18: Adult or Adolescent

Imagine you're a 17-year-old teenager, on the brink of finally turning 18 and gaining the glorious title of adult. Along with turning 18 and becoming an adult comes new privileges and responsibilities. One is the ability to fight for this country and also exercise ones right to vote. If turning 18 allows one to take part in such adult activities, should the legal drinking age be reduced to 18 also?
"I think we would all be better off if the drinking age were 18" states Dr. James Wright, president of Dartmouth College. With the drinking age at 21, it doesn't allow students to be treated as adults. Most underage college students will consume alcohol at some point. Some would think it's a right of passage as a college student to consume alcohol. So, if these students are going to drink anyway, why not educate college, and incoming college, students on the effects of alcohol. This way they will be able to make the decision for themselves. If the legal......

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