Wr. 121 Old Enough to Fight, Not Old Enough to Drink What is the significance of the number twenty-one? Is twenty-one the magical age when you are officially declared, “mature?” Why is it then, that when you turn eighteen, you are able to fight for your country? The drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen, because if you are old enough to die for your country and help make decisions for your country, than …showed first 75 words of 979 total…

…showed last 75 words of 979 total…the age of drinking set at twenty-one, many teens drink anyway. In today’s society, especially in the college scene, much of the authority of the university and local police is concentrated on stopping underage drinking. Underage drinking is not a serious crime. If the drinking age was lowered to eighteen, police officers could spend less of their time worrying about petit underage drinking crimes and more time on stopping the real criminals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**