Purpose: To persuade students to change their feelings about the current drinking age and the benefits of changing it to eighteen. Central Idea: Underage drinking is inevitable. If an eighteen year old is old enough and mature enough to vote and serve the country in war, he or she should be able to drink. With the proper upbringing and schooling on the subject, the drinking age should be changed to eighteen. Introduction: OK, lets be honest, of the people on campus under twenty-one, most have enjoyed a beer on occasion. The United States Government will tell you that all of the people are being irresponsible. Are they? Is there some secret ceremony we all go through when we turn twenty-one that make us responsible drinkers? I look around and see people who are under 21 and are ridiculously drunk. However, I see an equal number of underage people who are very responsible about their drinking. I also see people who are of age ridiculously drunk among the crowd. Face it: age doesnt determine whether or not you drink responsibly. It never has. With my research on the topic, I hope to persuade you to think twice about your feelings on changing our drinking age to eighteen.I.It is no secret that on any college campus any student, regardless of his age has access to alcohol.A.This access may not be at the bar, but a student may drink himself to a stuper at a party or have an older friend purchase the alcohol.B.Studies show that, on an average, college students who legally can purchase alcohol drink less than those who cant.C.So the question is what is the twenty-one drinking age law doing?1.It is making drinking a little more exciting because it is forbidden.Transition: A majority of young people under age that consume alcohol do so in a an irresponsible manner and not responsibly as those young adults of foreign countries.II.Alcohol is one of Americas most heatedly argued topics, however it is a different story in other count...
