College is a great step in one’s life. It represents that this person has become mature, responsible, and knowledgeable. When parents send their children to college one of the first words they say to them “Be safe, don’t do anything stupid”. Of course we all know that these words go right over the kid’s heads. In through one ear and out through the other. These words become as useless as trying to nail Jell-O to a tree.
It is the one of the first things that a teen does when coming to college is experiment with all that was forbidden. After all it is those things that are forbidden that are most desired. Teens begin with their reckless driving, late night partying, extreme procrastination, and drug and alcohol experimenting. With the use of all these factors I feel that the teen belittles him/herself. They become children again in want of the one thing that is harmful. It is truly bewildering to me. Why would a well-educated teen demean him/herself. Where are one’s self-respect, modesty, morality and values?
In class today we discussed many topics, and we all had many different opinions. One of the topics that were focused on was the lowering of the drinking age to 18 instead of 21. In opinion I disagree. Despite the fact that I do not drink, and will never in my life take in a sip, I still held the position of not changing the law. I look out on the streets and observe 21 year olds behavior. I see reckless behavior, drinking till the wee hours of the morning and not taking a smallest bit of responsibility. The one thought that pops in my mind, is that if twenty one year olds are not able to control themselves and drink moderately I can only imagine what the potential eighteen year olds would do. That not to say that there are no eighteen year olds currently doing the same exact thing.
If we allow eighteen year olds than what’s stopping the younger generation. There is enough in the parent’s plates to deal with; adding drinking to the mix is not going to be any easier. I believe that drinking and all the other fall outs of society is a question of morality and ethics. It’s a question of how one wants to be perceived, what he/she has to prove to the world and who he/she is trying to be. There is no such thing as drinking in to have fun or socialize. That is a mere excuse, drinking is drinking and one cup only leads to another. You have fun with friends and family doing something together, and you socialize with some water.
It is the one of the first things that a teen does when coming to college is experiment with all that was forbidden. After all it is those things that are forbidden that are most desired. Teens begin with their reckless driving, late night partying, extreme procrastination, and drug and alcohol experimenting. With the use of all these factors I feel that the teen belittles him/herself. They become children again in want of the one thing that is harmful. It is truly bewildering to me. Why would a well-educated teen demean him/herself. Where are one’s self-respect, modesty, morality and values?
In class today we discussed many topics, and we all had many different opinions. One of the topics that were focused on was the lowering of the drinking age to 18 instead of 21. In opinion I disagree. Despite the fact that I do not drink, and will never in my life take in a sip, I still held the position of not changing the law. I look out on the streets and observe 21 year olds behavior. I see reckless behavior, drinking till the wee hours of the morning and not taking a smallest bit of responsibility. The one thought that pops in my mind, is that if twenty one year olds are not able to control themselves and drink moderately I can only imagine what the potential eighteen year olds would do. That not to say that there are no eighteen year olds currently doing the same exact thing. 
If we allow eighteen year olds than what’s stopping the younger generation. There is enough in the parent’s plates to deal with; adding drinking to the mix is not going to be any easier. I believe that drinking and all the other fall outs of society is a question of morality and ethics. It’s a question of how one wants to be perceived, what he/she has to prove to the world and who he/she is trying to be. There is no such thing as drinking in to have fun or socialize. That is a mere excuse, drinking is drinking and one cup only leads to another. You have fun with friends and family doing something together, and you socialize with some water.
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