Drinking research + thesis

Hanson, David J. "The Legal Drinking Age: Science vs. Ideology." Alcohol Problems and Solutions. State University of New York, 1997. Web. 02 Aug. 2011. <http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/1046348726.html>.

This article will be useful to develop my Ethos, and it includes a lot of Pathos ideas I can either quote or use. He uses a lot of facts, and I can use this as a base from which to research more.

NYRA. "Drinking Age Solutions." National Youth Rights Association. NYRA, 2005. Web. 02 Aug. 2011. <http://www.youthrights.org/dasolutions.php>.

I can use this website to find facts that will appeal to both of my audiences: legislators, and teens. It provides alternatives to the current system, and offers ideas on how to educate teens about safe drinking.

Streppel, M. T., M. C. Ocke, H. C. Boshuizen, F. J. Kok, and D. Kromhout. "Long-term Wine Consumption Is Related to Cardiovascular Mortality and Life Expectancy Independently of Moderate Alcohol Intake: the Zutphen Study -- Streppel Et Al. 63 (7): 534 -- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. BMJ Journals, 2009. Web. 02 Aug. 2011. <http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/7/534>.

This website is the most informational of the three, and I will use it to back up my claims about the health related issues/benefits of alcohol consumption. It’s very straightforward, and offers comparisons between people who drink and people who don’t.

I am evaluating “drinking red wine with your parents from a young age” as a good thing because 1)it is healthy for you, 2) it teaches you to drink in moderation, and 3) it stop drinking from being a novelty in order to establish that France’s approach to teaching kids how to drink is better than the American approach of just making them wait until their 21st birthday.