Persuasive Essay On Lowering The Drinking Age

I am not trying to scare you into believing certain things; I am trying to get you to understand the reality behind drinking. Up until 1984, the drinking age for the U.S. was eighteen years old. Now, after the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was passed, the drinking age is twenty-one, but have you ever wondered, why? When any American turns 18 years old, they are allowed to live on their own, buy cigarettes, get married, vote for the leader of our country, and risk their lives defending our country's freedom in war, but they cannot sit back with their friends and family and drink a beer. How can you be considered mature enough to put your life at risk, taking the chance of getting shot, but you are not considered to be mature enough to

As unreasonable as this may sound, this is the law our country abides by. By the time most Americans are eighteen years old, they are in college or headed to do so. Many know the typical perceptions of college life which include the notorious sorority and fraternity parties held every weekend. Everyone hears about the activities that go on at these parties including drinking and drug use. Most college students do not turn twenty-one until they are juniors in college, after already completing two previous years in the college environment these students have already been exposed to alcohol and drugs. During these two years, attending the typical parties, students faced a choice. Will they follow the law and wait until they turn twenty-one or will they follow the crowd and drink? Sadly, most choose to follow the crowd. According to data published in Mastering Health, a