Legal Adult Today, the legal drinking age in the United States has been set at 21. But what the legal drinking age should be in the United States has yet to become one of the most ongoing and controversial debates we can find in the United States. The minimum drinking age continues to cause controversy, particularly because the age of 18 is considered an important age for Americans. Once an individual turns 18, they are now considered a legal adult. As a legal adult, the individual is granted the rights and responsibilities of adulthood, such as voting in elections, getting married, driving, purchasing cigarettes, owning firearms, signing contracts, exercising the jury duty, joining the military and even being able to go to a club to party. But even though the individual enjoys all these rights and responsibilities, people aged 18 to 20 are denied the right to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages. So, when the legal drinking age is set at 21, people aged 18 to 20 or students will view alcohol as a symbol of adulthood and maturity. According to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, alcoholic beverages come from “Ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the only alcohol used in beverages, is produced by the fermentation of grains and fruits. Fermentation is a chemical process by which yeast acts on certain food ingredients, creating alcohol” (http://www.drugfreeworld.org). Alcoholic beverages are then divided into three categories: beers, wines and spirits or liqueurs. And according to information from the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education, “Beers generally contain between 0.05% and 12% alcohol, wines contain between 9% and 20% alcohol, and spirits or liqueurs contain between 15% and 50% or more alcohol" (http://oade.nd.edu).Different medium...... middle of paper ...... when they reach the status of legal adults, they do not represent their adulthood and maturity, but are capable of taking responsibility and making decisions regarding alcohol. moderate and responsible consumption is proof of their adulthood and maturity. Works Cited “College Drinking.” http://www.niaaa.nih.gov. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. May 7, 2014. “Beverage Equivalencies” web. Office of Alcohol and Drug Education. http://www.oade.nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. 2008. May 7, 2014. Web. “The debate over lowering the drinking age. » 60 Minutes CBSNews. http://www.cbsnews.com. CBS. 2009. May 7, 2014. Web. “What is alcohol?” » http://www.drugfreeworld.org. Foundation for a Drug-Free World. 2006. May 7, 2014. Web. “What is moderation?” » http://www.drinkingandyou.com. AIM-Alcohol in moderation. 2002. May 7, 2014. Web.

Essay / Legal Adult Today, the legal drinking age in the United States has been set at 21. But what the legal drinking age should be in the United States has yet to become one of the most ongoing and controversial debates we can find in the United States. The minimum drinking age continues to cause controversy, particularly because the age of 18 is considered an important age for Americans. Once an individual turns 18, they are now considered a legal adult. As a legal adult, the individual is granted the rights and responsibilities of adulthood, such as voting in elections, getting married, driving, purchasing cigarettes, owning firearms, signing contracts, exercising the jury duty, joining the military and even being able to go to a club to party. But even though the individual enjoys all these rights and responsibilities, people aged 18 to 20 are denied the right to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages. So, when the legal drinking age is set at 21, people aged 18 to 20 or students will view alcohol as a symbol of adulthood and maturity. According to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, alcoholic beverages come from “Ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the only alcohol used in beverages, is produced by the fermentation of grains and fruits. Fermentation is a chemical process by which yeast acts on certain food ingredients, creating alcohol” (http://www.drugfreeworld.org). Alcoholic beverages are then divided into three categories: beers, wines and spirits or liqueurs. And according to information from the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education, “Beers generally contain between 0.05% and 12% alcohol, wines contain between 9% and 20% alcohol, and spirits or liqueurs contain between 15% and 50% or more alcohol" (http://oade.nd.edu).Different medium...... middle of paper ...... when they reach the status of legal adults, they do not represent their adulthood and maturity, but are capable of taking responsibility and making decisions regarding alcohol. moderate and responsible consumption is proof of their adulthood and maturity. Works Cited “College Drinking.” http://www.niaaa.nih.gov. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. May 7, 2014. “Beverage Equivalencies” web. Office of Alcohol and Drug Education. http://www.oade.nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. 2008. May 7, 2014. Web. “The debate over lowering the drinking age. » 60 Minutes CBSNews. http://www.cbsnews.com. CBS. 2009. May 7, 2014. Web. “What is alcohol?” » http://www.drugfreeworld.org. Foundation for a Drug-Free World. 2006. May 7, 2014. Web. “What is moderation?” » http://www.drinkingandyou.com. AIM-Alcohol in moderation. 2002. May 7, 2014. Web.

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