Teen Drinking

In my argument essay, I'm looking to use common knowledge along with articles regarding teen drinking to show why the law saying you must be 21 years or older is a necessary law. I will use articles providing evidence of teen health such as an article that shows that there is evidence showing irreversible brain and nerve damage for teens who drink excessively. There are also articles that I've looked at that look to show why teens under the age of 21 should be able to drink, but by disproving them and pointing out the holes in the logic presented it will make my argument stronger. An example of these articles is one that uses the well-known argument that if you should be able to fight in a war and take on responsibilities such as marriage than you should be able drink as well. These articles are will provide the necessary logic that I can use to produce an argument where I can use deductive reasoning to lay out why the age should be 21 years old. I can also use arguments talking about alcoholism and the link between drinking early and becoming an alcoholic to further enhance my argument. As for the thesis there are many points that I can use as the “common” point so I will say that many people believe because you are considered an adult you should be able to drink as the “common” viewpoint. For the strange viewpoint I will say that 21 is an acceptable age, not because of the law, but because of the evidence that I can use to support it. 

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There a number of important issues in today's society worth digging deeper into. Topics such as: Violent video games and their impression on young children; Teen drinking (drinking age); music pirating; and legalized marijuana. All of which clearly cause much debate today.
Violent video games have been around since video games have been created, but recently, especially in the past ten years, the violence and realness has escalated exponentially. Games like "Grand Theft Auto" and "Call of Duty" are all about violence and are targeted towards a younger audience. What could the repercussions of these video games be though? Could these kid's be more prone to issues later in life? Will they be more violent as they mature? All these questions lead to the debate of whether or not these games should be allowed to be put in the hands of young children or let alone even made.
Teen drinking is also another important issue today. Everyday on the news you hear of teens at party's getting hospitalized or even in today's music culture teen drinking is very prevalent. Should this be curbed? What about the drinking age and the fact that soldiers can enlist but still can't have a beer? All very important questions.
Another possible topic for this paper would be the legalization of marijuana. In many states across the country it is now legal to be used as "medicine" but many are still not on board with this. Is it possible that it could become federally legal? If so what new laws would come into effect, new taxes, regulations? The main focus of the paper would be taking a side and providing evidence for why that side is correct and why the other is not.