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1. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to get their driver's license?
If most people weren't going off to college at the age of eighteen, I would say eighteen. That said, I can't imagine having to deal with trying to get my license while adjusting to a completely different environment. You should definitely be practicing on roads and routes you're comfortable with - and what with all the alcohol students tend to consume in college, it would make more sense to learn to drive when you're not in such a volatile living situation.
2. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to first drink alcohol?
Eighteen. Not only would it majorly cut down on binge drinking in college (due to students not having to chug quickly in order to avoid getting caught), but it would also encourage more students to come forward and seek help in case of alcohol poisoning or other alcohol-related injury. How many students die each year whose deaths could have been prevented, had their friends not been afraid of getting in trouble for calling 911?
3. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to become sexually active?
I'm not sure how I feel about fourteen or fifteen, but absolutely no younger than that. Although it is a personal decision, and different people are ready at different times, no one should be having sex in middle school. That's completely ridiculous. No one at that age is emotionally stable enough to be making that decision, nor responsible enough to be safe about it.
4. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to vote in elections affecting national and/or local government?
Eighteen works for me. That said, you should definitely have to take a test before being allowed to vote in each election! If you can't take the time to go to each candidate's website or a neutral site like On the Issues and educate yourself about the person you're voting for/against, you shouldn't be allowed to vote.
5. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to be conscripted for military service?
I'm not sure if eighteen's old enough for me. Can't we switch the drinking age with the military service age? =P
If most people weren't going off to college at the age of eighteen, I would say eighteen. That said, I can't imagine having to deal with trying to get my license while adjusting to a completely different environment. You should definitely be practicing on roads and routes you're comfortable with - and what with all the alcohol students tend to consume in college, it would make more sense to learn to drive when you're not in such a volatile living situation.
2. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to first drink alcohol?
Eighteen. Not only would it majorly cut down on binge drinking in college (due to students not having to chug quickly in order to avoid getting caught), but it would also encourage more students to come forward and seek help in case of alcohol poisoning or other alcohol-related injury. How many students die each year whose deaths could have been prevented, had their friends not been afraid of getting in trouble for calling 911?
3. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to become sexually active?
I'm not sure how I feel about fourteen or fifteen, but absolutely no younger than that. Although it is a personal decision, and different people are ready at different times, no one should be having sex in middle school. That's completely ridiculous. No one at that age is emotionally stable enough to be making that decision, nor responsible enough to be safe about it.
4. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to vote in elections affecting national and/or local government?
Eighteen works for me. That said, you should definitely have to take a test before being allowed to vote in each election! If you can't take the time to go to each candidate's website or a neutral site like On the Issues and educate yourself about the person you're voting for/against, you shouldn't be allowed to vote.
5. At what age do you think it's appropriate for someone to be conscripted for military service?
I'm not sure if eighteen's old enough for me. Can't we switch the drinking age with the military service age? =P
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