I was unable to add blog url's to the blog list so I am just going to add some links to a post. Hopefully I can figure out how to add the URL's!!
http://media.www.vainformer.com/media/storage/paper1335/news/2008
/12/05/News/Former.Middlebury.President.Says.Drinking.Age.Should.Be.
States.Decision-3572501.shtml
http://www.timesargus.com/article/20081128/NEWS02/811280394/
0/SPORTS
http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2
008/11/21/Opinions/The-Drinking.Age-3555449.shtml
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Wikipedia Post
The title of of the wikipedia article that I chose to edit was National Minimum Drinking Age Act. This act was passed to change the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 making the United states the country with the highest legal drinking age in the world.
Link to article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_Act#Constitutionality_questioned
Contribution:
Upholding the decision forced many states to force the legal drinking age to be 21 which is the highest legal drinking age in the world.
Status: I will check back in a few days to see if my edits are still there.
Link to article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_Act#Constitutionality_questioned
Contribution:
Upholding the decision forced many states to force the legal drinking age to be 21 which is the highest legal drinking age in the world.
Status: I will check back in a few days to see if my edits are still there.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Ten Question Quiz
Here is my Ten Question Quiz...... sorry, I forgot to post it to my blog yesterday.
Ten Question Quiz – Legal Drinking Age
1. Who decides on what the legal drinking age should be.
a. States
b. Federal government
c. Both
2. What year was the legal drinking age changed from 18 to 21?
a. 1975
b. 1978
c. 1982
d. 1984
3. Who has the highest drinking age in the world?
a. Australia
b. Germany
c. United States
d. Iran
4. T/F Men and women of the same height and weight can drink the same?
5. What country ranks the highest in alcohol consumption per capita?
a. Germany
b. United States
c. Mexico
d. Portugal
6. How many countries have the legal drinking age at 21?
a. 1-2
b. 3-4
c. 5-6
d. More than 6
7. What amendment was passed that made it illegal to obtain alcohol? Also known as prohibition.
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th
8. What amendment was passed ratifying the 18th amendment and making it legal once again to obtain alcohol?
a. 18th
b. 19th
c. 20th
d. 21st
9. At the age of 18, which of the following are considered illegal?
a. Drink or purchase alcohol
b. Own a bar
c. Sell alcohol at a bar or restaurant
d. Buy a semi-automatic weapon
e. Run for a political office
10. T/F The zero tolerance law states that any minor with any sort of Blood alcohol content will be sited. So is it true that a glass of milk can cause you to have a .02 BAC leve?
Answers...
1. C, only 29 states lowered the drinking age to 18 during the 80’s.
2. 1984
3. United States
4. False- Women are affected more rapidly because they tend to have a slightly higher proportion of fat to lean muscle tissue, thus concentrating alcohol a little more easily in their lower percentage of body water
5. Portugal 2.98 gallons per person. US ranks 35th.
6. B- 4 countries have
7. 18th
8. 21st
9. A is the only thing that they cannot do
10. T, a glass of milk can cause you to have a BAC.
Ten Question Quiz – Legal Drinking Age
1. Who decides on what the legal drinking age should be.
a. States
b. Federal government
c. Both
2. What year was the legal drinking age changed from 18 to 21?
a. 1975
b. 1978
c. 1982
d. 1984
3. Who has the highest drinking age in the world?
a. Australia
b. Germany
c. United States
d. Iran
4. T/F Men and women of the same height and weight can drink the same?
5. What country ranks the highest in alcohol consumption per capita?
a. Germany
b. United States
c. Mexico
d. Portugal
6. How many countries have the legal drinking age at 21?
a. 1-2
b. 3-4
c. 5-6
d. More than 6
7. What amendment was passed that made it illegal to obtain alcohol? Also known as prohibition.
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th
8. What amendment was passed ratifying the 18th amendment and making it legal once again to obtain alcohol?
a. 18th
b. 19th
c. 20th
d. 21st
9. At the age of 18, which of the following are considered illegal?
a. Drink or purchase alcohol
b. Own a bar
c. Sell alcohol at a bar or restaurant
d. Buy a semi-automatic weapon
e. Run for a political office
10. T/F The zero tolerance law states that any minor with any sort of Blood alcohol content will be sited. So is it true that a glass of milk can cause you to have a .02 BAC leve?
Answers...
1. C, only 29 states lowered the drinking age to 18 during the 80’s.
2. 1984
3. United States
4. False- Women are affected more rapidly because they tend to have a slightly higher proportion of fat to lean muscle tissue, thus concentrating alcohol a little more easily in their lower percentage of body water
5. Portugal 2.98 gallons per person. US ranks 35th.
6. B- 4 countries have
7. 18th
8. 21st
9. A is the only thing that they cannot do
10. T, a glass of milk can cause you to have a BAC.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Embedding video
Comment:
Binge drinking is a problem and I believe that a major cause of binge drinking is the fact that alcohol is a “forbidden fruit” for those under 21. The legal drinking age of 21 simply is not working. Over 1000 fatalities occur each year from people under the age of 24 off of the highways so we need to change something.
Also, a large reason for the drinking age being changed from 18 to 21 is that states with a legal drinking age of 18 had 10% of its highway funds reduced. We need to lift this ban so each state can look to lower the drinking age.
Comment:
Binge drinking is a problem and I believe that a major cause of binge drinking is the fact that alcohol is a “forbidden fruit” for those under 21. The legal drinking age of 21 simply is not working. Over 1000 fatalities occur each year from people under the age of 24 off of the highways so we need to change something.
Also, a large reason for the drinking age being changed from 18 to 21 is that states with a legal drinking age of 18 had 10% of its highway funds reduced. We need to lift this ban so each state can look to lower the drinking age.
Facts
Quick Facts – Drinking age
1. The legal drinking age was changed from 18 to 21 in 1984.
2. Instances of people getting sick after/while drinking went up 4 percent soon after the law was changed in 1984.
3. The United States has the highest drinking age in the world.
4. The proportion of people (including young peoples) who drink has been going down ever since 1980.
5. According to 3,375 students at 56 different colleges in 1987, more students underage drank than those of age.
6. Underage drinkers consume 25% of all alcoholic drinks in the U.S.
7. Top ten Alcohol Consuming Countries Gallons per person on average.
i. Portugal 2.98
ii. Luxembourg 2.95
iii. France 2.87
iv. Hungary 2.66
v. Spain 2.66
vi. Czech Republic 2.64
vii. Denmark 2.61
viii. Germany 2.50
ix. Austria 2.50
x. Switzerland 2.43
8. Many countries have different ages for being able to purchase and drink alcohol. For example; Kazakhstan you can drink at any age but you cannot purchase alcohol until you are 18.
9. In 1984 when the drinking age was 18, only 8 percent of high school seniors had never used alcohol in their lifetime. Over time, that percent of seniors has risen to 28 percent.
10. One glass of milk can give a person a .02 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on a Breathalyzer test.
1. The legal drinking age was changed from 18 to 21 in 1984.
2. Instances of people getting sick after/while drinking went up 4 percent soon after the law was changed in 1984.
3. The United States has the highest drinking age in the world.
4. The proportion of people (including young peoples) who drink has been going down ever since 1980.
5. According to 3,375 students at 56 different colleges in 1987, more students underage drank than those of age.
6. Underage drinkers consume 25% of all alcoholic drinks in the U.S.
7. Top ten Alcohol Consuming Countries Gallons per person on average.
i. Portugal 2.98
ii. Luxembourg 2.95
iii. France 2.87
iv. Hungary 2.66
v. Spain 2.66
vi. Czech Republic 2.64
vii. Denmark 2.61
viii. Germany 2.50
ix. Austria 2.50
x. Switzerland 2.43
8. Many countries have different ages for being able to purchase and drink alcohol. For example; Kazakhstan you can drink at any age but you cannot purchase alcohol until you are 18.
9. In 1984 when the drinking age was 18, only 8 percent of high school seniors had never used alcohol in their lifetime. Over time, that percent of seniors has risen to 28 percent.
10. One glass of milk can give a person a .02 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on a Breathalyzer test.
Interlibrary loan Resource
Should the Minimum Drinking Age Be Changed?
Journal article by Eileen H. Tamura;
Social Studies, Vol. 83, 1992. 6 pgs.
In this journal article a group of student first looks at the law that changed the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. This is a topic that most high school student could relate to so they first looked at the fundamentals’ of how the law was changed. Some new facts that I found out while reading this was that the law was changed because of highway regulations. Only 26 states actually changed the legal drinking age to 18. When legislation was passed to change it back to 21 the states that did not change it back to 21 had reduced highway funding by 10% which extremely hurts the state transportation funds. If we are ever going to change the legal drinking age we will have to lift this piece of legislation first. With the complications that must take place to lift this ban I do not see the drinking age changing anytime soon.
Should the Minimum Drinking Age Be Changed?
Journal article by Eileen H. Tamura;
Social Studies, Vol. 83, 1992. 6 pgs.
In this journal article a group of student first looks at the law that changed the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. This is a topic that most high school student could relate to so they first looked at the fundamentals’ of how the law was changed. Some new facts that I found out while reading this was that the law was changed because of highway regulations. Only 26 states actually changed the legal drinking age to 18. When legislation was passed to change it back to 21 the states that did not change it back to 21 had reduced highway funding by 10% which extremely hurts the state transportation funds. If we are ever going to change the legal drinking age we will have to lift this piece of legislation first. With the complications that must take place to lift this ban I do not see the drinking age changing anytime soon.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Comment on Other Persons Blog - Stem Cell Research
Question
Stem cell research has been such a heated battle the last 10 years or so and it is only becoming more heated with the technology that we are using and the capabilities that our research departments have. We have been debating this issue for ten years and have spent millions upon millions of dollars on research but yet we still have not been successful using stem cells to cure. When is to much when we are talking about this? Do the ends justify the means?
What I learned?
Reading this blog was very interesting. Personally I am not in favor of stem cell research because I think we should treat embryos as humans from the day of conception. It was interesting that 400,000 embryos are currently being stored in 400 facilities just in the US. That number shocked me. A valid point that I came across is that we are keeping Stem Cell Research contained putting restrictions on it. What if we did pu more effort into this. What good/bad could come from it?
Stem cell research has been such a heated battle the last 10 years or so and it is only becoming more heated with the technology that we are using and the capabilities that our research departments have. We have been debating this issue for ten years and have spent millions upon millions of dollars on research but yet we still have not been successful using stem cells to cure. When is to much when we are talking about this? Do the ends justify the means?
What I learned?
Reading this blog was very interesting. Personally I am not in favor of stem cell research because I think we should treat embryos as humans from the day of conception. It was interesting that 400,000 embryos are currently being stored in 400 facilities just in the US. That number shocked me. A valid point that I came across is that we are keeping Stem Cell Research contained putting restrictions on it. What if we did pu more effort into this. What good/bad could come from it?
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