Research Topics

Underage drinking


Underage drinking can be a cause to one's death. Some believe the New York state law of drinking age should be lowered. Afraid of teenagers drinking and driving, New York State had raised the legal age for drinking alcohol. Underage drinkers are wanting to experience alcohol. Knowing they are not allowed to makes it even more exciting for them. It is proven that the number one cause of teenage death are alcohol-related car crashes. Despite all the consequences, such as the Zero Tolerance Law against drivers under the age of 21 who drink and drive, there are still many youths getting their hands on alcohol and driving around. In 2005, the overall cost for underage drinkers was 3.2 billion. This included all of the medical fees and work lost fees. New York is the 38th highest state of the 50 states for the cost of each underage drinking youths.


Sites used:
http://www.iona.edu/studentlife/studentdevelopment/wellnessprograms/doc/fact%20sheet.pdf

http://www.iiaaonline.org/pdf/NY_Underage.pdf

http://www.mcacp.org/issue41.htm


Recycling

NYC recycling fine encourages people to recycle more. Some say that recycling fine should be increased to show that NYC really cares about recycling. When the fine is raised, people, afraid, will begin recycling more. Recycling fines in NYC start from $25 to $500, if repeated.


Homeless

The world should start paying more attention to homeless people. Many homeless shelters are running out of space because more and more people are becoming bankrupt and losing homes. If there were enough jobs for eveyone, there wouldnt be many people on the streets suffering.