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.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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?
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Itunes U - Drinking age
ITunes U Podcast
Topic – Student Dinking at ASU
Author – Nicole Huston and Paul Bork
Talking with Linda and Paul of the Crime prevention team.
This podcast was on a couple of students interviewing some of the police officers at Arizona State University. They are asking them about what they think on drinking. They see a lot of the “dark side” of drinking.
They were fist asked what the biggest problem with drinking at ASU is. They answered that Image is more of a problem than anything. ASU was rated the #1 party school in nation by playboy last year but actually the amount of drinking on campus compared to other colleges.
They also said that the biggest problem with student drinking is secondary affects. Drinking to much will lead to relationship problems, waking up with someone who they would not wake up to if they were sober, and doing things that they often times regret. Judgment is lost.
Now they were asked about underage drinking. They asked underage kids how they drink and most of them said that they drink mostly at friend’s house. In the residence halls which are suppose to be “dry” the crime prevention team actually does not tell students underage not to drink but rather tell them to drink responsibly.
They then went around campus and asked others if it should be lowered – Almost everyone said yes. If men could be sent to war they should be able to drink was a very popular answer.
The most interesting point made was by a student who was for it being lowered and he was underage but does not drink. The person said that he feels out of place at parties because he does not drink because he is not old enough and he sticks to the law. All of the other students choose to drink and there is not enough to do on campus so students choose to drink and he is left out.
This podcast shows that drinking is a problem because almost all of the crimes that happen on campus is due to alcohol usage but even the crime prevention team was not opposed to underage peoples drinking. They have the same point of view as most students they interviewed and that is to educate rather than take away.
Topic – Student Dinking at ASU
Author – Nicole Huston and Paul Bork
Talking with Linda and Paul of the Crime prevention team.
This podcast was on a couple of students interviewing some of the police officers at Arizona State University. They are asking them about what they think on drinking. They see a lot of the “dark side” of drinking.
They were fist asked what the biggest problem with drinking at ASU is. They answered that Image is more of a problem than anything. ASU was rated the #1 party school in nation by playboy last year but actually the amount of drinking on campus compared to other colleges.
They also said that the biggest problem with student drinking is secondary affects. Drinking to much will lead to relationship problems, waking up with someone who they would not wake up to if they were sober, and doing things that they often times regret. Judgment is lost.
Now they were asked about underage drinking. They asked underage kids how they drink and most of them said that they drink mostly at friend’s house. In the residence halls which are suppose to be “dry” the crime prevention team actually does not tell students underage not to drink but rather tell them to drink responsibly.
They then went around campus and asked others if it should be lowered – Almost everyone said yes. If men could be sent to war they should be able to drink was a very popular answer.
The most interesting point made was by a student who was for it being lowered and he was underage but does not drink. The person said that he feels out of place at parties because he does not drink because he is not old enough and he sticks to the law. All of the other students choose to drink and there is not enough to do on campus so students choose to drink and he is left out.
This podcast shows that drinking is a problem because almost all of the crimes that happen on campus is due to alcohol usage but even the crime prevention team was not opposed to underage peoples drinking. They have the same point of view as most students they interviewed and that is to educate rather than take away.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Posting to another Blog
I have found another blog on my topic at the following URL
http://blogs.timesunion.com/tablehopping/?p=2841#comment-38722
I was suprised how many supporters their are on lowering the drinking age. Also, many of these supporters are 40+ years of age which was suprising to me. Many of the points that they have made are valid and interesting. It is always educational to see what other people thinking and how they feel on a specific topic.
This was an extremely active blog with almost 20 comment in 3 days so it will be interesting to see how they respond to my post!!
http://blogs.timesunion.com/tablehopping/?p=2841#comment-38722
I was suprised how many supporters their are on lowering the drinking age. Also, many of these supporters are 40+ years of age which was suprising to me. Many of the points that they have made are valid and interesting. It is always educational to see what other people thinking and how they feel on a specific topic.
This was an extremely active blog with almost 20 comment in 3 days so it will be interesting to see how they respond to my post!!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Blog assignment # 5
For this blog I chose to go to www.law.com and do some research on my topic. What I found was an article on how Maryland enacted a new law to try to stop underage drinking. The laws purpose is to fine parents of kids who think it is ok for their kids to drink underage under the supervision of their homes. Any persons over the age of 21 caught providing to minors in their homes could get fined up to $1,000 - $2,500 dollars for the first offense and $5,000 for the second offense.
In my opinion I think this is a ridiculous law. Rather than having their kids drinking in a dangerous environment they give them a safe place to drink and be sociable with their friends. If a group of teenagers want a place to drink with their friends they will almost always find a place to do it. These places are more than likely going to be much more dangerous than under the supervision of an adult.
This leads to another argument that I have. Rather than not letting teens drink lets give them certain environments where they can learn to drink responsibly. Let’s educate younger people rather then play keep away. One of these environments is under the supervision of adults so it does not make any sense to me on to why you would fine adults who try to teach teens on how to drink responsibly.
On the other hand the numbers are staggering on the amount of underage drinking that is going on throughout the country. According to the article "In 2002 to 2006, more than one in four persons aged 12 to 20 (28.6 percent) had consumed alcohol in the past month, corresponding to an estimated 10.8 million underage current alcohol users. Within this age group, 7.2 million (19.2 percent) engaged in binge alcohol use, and 2.3 million (6.2 percent) were heavy drinkers." Also, it mentions that around 1,700 college students die each year from binge drinking. This is a sign that something is not working and we need change.
You can read the full article at http://injurylaw.reganfirm.com/2008/10/articles/child-safety/maryland-enacts-new-law-to-assist-efforts-to-curb-underage-drinking/
For this blog I chose to go to www.law.com and do some research on my topic. What I found was an article on how Maryland enacted a new law to try to stop underage drinking. The laws purpose is to fine parents of kids who think it is ok for their kids to drink underage under the supervision of their homes. Any persons over the age of 21 caught providing to minors in their homes could get fined up to $1,000 - $2,500 dollars for the first offense and $5,000 for the second offense.
In my opinion I think this is a ridiculous law. Rather than having their kids drinking in a dangerous environment they give them a safe place to drink and be sociable with their friends. If a group of teenagers want a place to drink with their friends they will almost always find a place to do it. These places are more than likely going to be much more dangerous than under the supervision of an adult.
This leads to another argument that I have. Rather than not letting teens drink lets give them certain environments where they can learn to drink responsibly. Let’s educate younger people rather then play keep away. One of these environments is under the supervision of adults so it does not make any sense to me on to why you would fine adults who try to teach teens on how to drink responsibly.
On the other hand the numbers are staggering on the amount of underage drinking that is going on throughout the country. According to the article "In 2002 to 2006, more than one in four persons aged 12 to 20 (28.6 percent) had consumed alcohol in the past month, corresponding to an estimated 10.8 million underage current alcohol users. Within this age group, 7.2 million (19.2 percent) engaged in binge alcohol use, and 2.3 million (6.2 percent) were heavy drinkers." Also, it mentions that around 1,700 college students die each year from binge drinking. This is a sign that something is not working and we need change.
You can read the full article at http://injurylaw.reganfirm.com/2008/10/articles/child-safety/maryland-enacts-new-law-to-assist-efforts-to-curb-underage-drinking/
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