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The Responsibility Does Not Match Up

Audience Analysis
The audience for my paper are the Resident Assistants at the University of North Florida. These Resident Assistants are required to live in the dormitory with their fellow students and maintain order on their assigned floor or section. If they do find something out of order like drinking or drug use, it is there obligation to notify the University Police. Because UNF has co-ed dorms the RAs can be male or female and for the most part are in their twenties. This audience of RAs are usually responsible, well behaved people because of the important job they have.

The Responsibility does not match up!
During the late1960's a trend began in the United States to raise the minimum legal drinking age to twenty-one. This new policy was intended to lower alcohol use and its associated problems among the intoxicated youth. This policy did exactly the opposite. There should not have been a bill to raise the legal drinking age because there are many benefits of drinking, drinking is a well known tradition in every country, and we already have the responsibilities of adults.
High school graduation was the most unforgettable time of our lives. We were so excited about moving out of our houses and away from our parents. The comforts of having our parents around to provide for us and deal with our everyday problems were going to be missed. Did any of us take into consideration the severity of leaving our own social bubble and comfort zone of our closest friends? Alcohol is the world's favorite mood-altering drug. Drinking alcohol allows people to lower their inhibitions and feel more comfortable in an environment full of students who want to be accepted in a group
full of strangers. It relaxes the mood and stimulates conversation. It makes us feel more comfortable around each other, and gives us a mental vacation from the tragedies in our lives.
Alcohol is a tradition at any holiday banquet or party. Almost every country around the world has food and...