PROPOSAL-
Amber Koterba
ENG 100
I-Search Paper
April 23rd, 2015
PROPOSAL
Being a 20 year old teenager, it may sound crazy to most older adults thinking, “Wow she just wants to be able to drink legally at her age she doesn't know the repercussions.” No, me being a teenager I witness the effects drinking has on your body, I’ve been there. I’ve had alcohol poisoning from drinking far too much the night before, and yes it’s wrong. But who’s to say that adults don’t get alcohol poisoning? I have learned my limits, to never ever drink that much again. And if you ask any teenage girl or boy they will tell you the exact same. But that isn’t the main point in lowering the drinking age to 19.
As a college student, I have been to college parties at multiple universities. At every single college I have been to, the cops have been far more worried about underage drinking opposed to the actual crimes going on and drugs being used at the school. Ask yourself this question, what seems more “illegal”, crimes and drugs or drinking with your friends. Just as if we were 21 drinking at a college party, as long as we aren't being disruptive why should we face some type of penalty?
How I will be gathering data is by researching my topic sentence, “Should the drinking age be lowered to 19?”. I will be doing this by googling all different types of topics that I choose to pinpoint throughout my paper.
PROCESS-
Amber Koterba
ENG 100
04/21/15
I-Search Paper
PROCESS
I am currently laying in my bed listening to the glee Pandora radio station, contemplating how I want to write this portion of the I-Search paper. Starring at my wall, texting people to help me choose a topic, I just couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. Then I remembered, to figure out the topic of my I-Search paper I should with out a doubt look through the NY times room for debate. While scrolling through many options, I saw something that said lowering the drinking age to 19 and thought to myself, “Hmmmm that might actually be a very good topic to choose from.”
How did I look up my information on this topic? I honestly just googled “why should the drinking age be lowered to 19” and looked through all of the websites and picked the information that seemed the most reliable. Some of my links had .org and I was once told that a website with the .org at the end of it has a lot of credible information throughout the source.
Sources
"Smoking - American Lung Association." American Lung Association. American Lung Association, 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Alcohol's Effects on the Body." Alcohol's Effects on the Body. NIAAA, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Drinking Age ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. Drinking Age Pro Con, 2 Apr. 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Blogger, Guest. "15 Reasons Why Drinking Age Should Be 18 - Cognac.com."Cognaccom. Cognac, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Greenblatt, Alan. "What Is the Age of Responsibility?" What Is the Age of Responsibility? Governing, 30 Sept. 2009. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Carpenter, Christopher, and Carlos Dobkin. "The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Public Health." The Journal of Economic Perspectives : A Journal of the American Economic Association. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Jonathan Stearns - April 17, 2007 10:35 EDT. "Drunk-Driving Deaths Fall in Germany, Rise in Britain and Spain." Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2007. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Amber Koterba
ENG 100
I-Search Paper
April 23rd, 2015
PROPOSAL
Being a 20 year old teenager, it may sound crazy to most older adults thinking, “Wow she just wants to be able to drink legally at her age she doesn't know the repercussions.” No, me being a teenager I witness the effects drinking has on your body, I’ve been there. I’ve had alcohol poisoning from drinking far too much the night before, and yes it’s wrong. But who’s to say that adults don’t get alcohol poisoning? I have learned my limits, to never ever drink that much again. And if you ask any teenage girl or boy they will tell you the exact same. But that isn’t the main point in lowering the drinking age to 19.
As a college student, I have been to college parties at multiple universities. At every single college I have been to, the cops have been far more worried about underage drinking opposed to the actual crimes going on and drugs being used at the school. Ask yourself this question, what seems more “illegal”, crimes and drugs or drinking with your friends. Just as if we were 21 drinking at a college party, as long as we aren't being disruptive why should we face some type of penalty?
How I will be gathering data is by researching my topic sentence, “Should the drinking age be lowered to 19?”. I will be doing this by googling all different types of topics that I choose to pinpoint throughout my paper.
PROCESS-
Amber Koterba
ENG 100
04/21/15
I-Search Paper
PROCESS
I am currently laying in my bed listening to the glee Pandora radio station, contemplating how I want to write this portion of the I-Search paper. Starring at my wall, texting people to help me choose a topic, I just couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. Then I remembered, to figure out the topic of my I-Search paper I should with out a doubt look through the NY times room for debate. While scrolling through many options, I saw something that said lowering the drinking age to 19 and thought to myself, “Hmmmm that might actually be a very good topic to choose from.”
How did I look up my information on this topic? I honestly just googled “why should the drinking age be lowered to 19” and looked through all of the websites and picked the information that seemed the most reliable. Some of my links had .org and I was once told that a website with the .org at the end of it has a lot of credible information throughout the source.
Sources
"Smoking - American Lung Association." American Lung Association. American Lung Association, 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Alcohol's Effects on the Body." Alcohol's Effects on the Body. NIAAA, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Drinking Age ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. Drinking Age Pro Con, 2 Apr. 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Blogger, Guest. "15 Reasons Why Drinking Age Should Be 18 - Cognac.com."Cognaccom. Cognac, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Greenblatt, Alan. "What Is the Age of Responsibility?" What Is the Age of Responsibility? Governing, 30 Sept. 2009. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Carpenter, Christopher, and Carlos Dobkin. "The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Public Health." The Journal of Economic Perspectives : A Journal of the American Economic Association. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Jonathan Stearns - April 17, 2007 10:35 EDT. "Drunk-Driving Deaths Fall in Germany, Rise in Britain and Spain." Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2007. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.