Blog #6

My argument in this paper is to lower the national drinking age from 21 to 18. I want to acknowledge the additional benefits that we currently do not have because the drinking age is at 21 such as personal safety. Many statistics are also added to support these claims. Since this class focuses on American culture, I wanted to make points in my paper that drinking and alcohol is a large part of our culture. I also acknowledge that many other European countries and the fact that they let persons drink at an age of 18 and the benefits that these countries experience having the drinking age at 18 rather than 21. Currently persons under 21 are prohibited from drinking in bars, restaurants, and other events which causes them to drink in unsupervised places; another persistent problem.  The controversy of Alcohol consumption for persons at the age of 18 versus 21 is a persistent dilemma in this country.
             I make this argument by comparing and contrasting the costs and benefits of where the current drinking age is and where it should stand. In this paper I argue that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 years of age.Full Thesis Statement:The national drinking age should be lowered to 18 years of age for the following reasons; youth would drink in a more responsible manner, the drinking age set at 21 invades personal rights for persons over the age of 18, it would lower drinking over-consumption on college campuses, and would be a good move for the economy.
I am going to review Casons Blog post.