When you turn 18 you have many responsibilities and privileges in the United States. You are allowed to vote, get married adopt a child. You are now considered an adult.
There are expectations that are now required of you. In adulthood you are expected to act a certain way. You are expected to make decisions and carry out your responsibilities that can and will affect you life. However our cultures approach to childhood is hypocritical and has damaged the adulthood of some people as a cause and effect.
When a person turns 18 there are advantages as well as disadvantages. You are financially responsible for yourself and can vote for the President of the United States of America. You can be enlisted in the army and fight for our country. However you cannot but liquor until you are 21 because they feel people under the age of 21 are immature.
Some argue that the mind is not developed completely until you are 21. Being 18 does not make you immature. We should change how we view our adults.Just because you have been on earth a few more years longer does not make you smarter than me or more of an adult than I am or some other people in the world.
The perspectives of adults are hypocritical in the United States. I can fight for our country with the possibility of being killed but cannot buy liquor. I can vote for someone who has control over our country but cannot buy liquor. If you ask me, fighting in a war can be more psychologically damaging to my mental health than drinking liquor at the age of 18.During the Vietnam Era, it was legal to consume alcohol at the age of 18 according to the website legalflip.
com. The drinking age of alcohol was increased when President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act (NMDAA) in 1984. The states were free to say no, but if they did they could possibly lose 10% of its federal funding from the government. There are some federal exceptions to the law of underage drinking. A minor is allowed to drink at church or for religious purposes.
A minor can also consume alcohol based on doctor’s orders.A minor under the age of 21 can also consume alcohol if the drink is given by his or her parent or legal guardian. In Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming minors can consume alcohol with parental consent and in their presence in a bar, restaurant or any place that sells alcohol. In most countries including the countries of Spain, Russia, Mexico, Ireland, England, and Australia it is allowed to legally drink alcohol at the age of 18.Some countries like Italy, Greece, Germany, and Portugal allow people to legally consume certain alcoholic beverages at age 16. And some countries have no legal drinking age at all.
Although the United States had great intentions in rising the legal drinking age, it has had some outcomes that were tragic. But if the drinking age was lowered to 18 there could be a class provided that is similar to the class of driver education. In the class do’s and don’ts should discussed. Health and safety issues should also be discussed and taught by a certified alcohol teacher.
With restrictions lowering the drinking is be successful and gives 18 years to show how responsible they are. You can’t be half way treated as an adult in the United States. Being enlisted at 18 is a privilege of being an adult. Voting at the age of 18 is a privilege. There are many other privileges that are given to 18 years as an adult and they carry out their responsibility well.
Ultimately once you turn 18 society considers you an adult, so why not let that adult make a decision and not be penalized for it.
