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Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Lowering the legal drinking age in America: 2 of 24

Having the drinking age at 21 is one of America's greatest ideas. When the drinking age returned to 21 it greatly reduced the amount that teenagers were drinking. For example it is a great deal harder for someone to look definitely over 21, than it is 18, so there are therefore more identification checks in order to purchase...
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Tennis tips: How to improve your tennis game: 1 of 10

Improvements in sport can be broken down into three aspects: Physical, mental and technical. The order of importance of these aspects is often misconstrued. Technical improvements come down to things such as shot selection: When it is appropriate to play that shot. Here are some key areas of advice that, once practiced so th...
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Machiavelli's leadership insights in The Prince: 1 of 5

"Men willingly change their lord if they believe they will be better off, and this belief makes them take up arms against him. In this, however, they deceive themselves, because they then see by experience that they have become worse off" (Machiavelli 43). This quote suggests that a change in the power structure or leadershi...
Entertainment > Concert Reviews The joys of live rock concerts: 7 of 20

Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed. Their brand of indie rock has been compared to bands such as The Cure and The Strokes. They have a unique style, with rare guitar riffs and a unique singing voice. They released their debut album "Silent Alarm" in 2005, which was the major motivation to see them live. On Fe...
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law There should be restrictions on the availability of abortion, except when the mother's life is at stake: 15 of 25

Prior to 1973 abortions were allowed in certain states but not in others. In those states where it was banned, many complications occurred. An article in the New York Times provides personal experience from Dr. Waldo L. Fielding. He discusses the use of coat hangers and other objects that were used in order to try and preven...