Research Paper

   1.  Students being given personal computers for school in lower level education (high school and down)

• Is this really beneficial or is it even more of a distraction than cellphones

   2.  Raising minimum wage will benefit all lower class Americans.

• Prices will increase at the same pace as minimum wage to keep the gap.

   3.  Should the drinking age be dropped to 18 like most countries in Europe?

• More alcohol related deaths and higher teen death rates

   4.  Core classes shouldn't be included in the college curriculum.

• Core classes teach many useful skills that can be applied throughout the college career.

   5.  The death penalty should be implemented.

• Killing innocent people who have been wrongful found guilty is a crime itself.

Should the US follow the example of most European countries and lower the drinking age to eighteen? With the drinking age a full three years sooner than in America, Europe doesn't experience anymore crime than we do. So what is the real reason behind our American government keeping the drinking age at twenty-one?  The government would actually make more money if the drinking age got lowered, since there would be three year age group that will begin buying alcohol which is taxed. It really doesn't appear that there would be any real drawbacks in the grand scheme of things, so maybe the age should be lowered?