Underage Performers Anna Akana once stated, “I started doing stand up when I was 19. Because I was underage at the time, at certain clubs I would be forced to wait outside until it was my time to go on stage. Then I would do my set, walk off, and be kicked out again” (“Anna Akana Quotes”). For performers, breaking out into the limelight and booking shows can be a nightmare; for underage entertainers, it is nearly impossible. Within Saskatchewan, there are regulations regarding who can and cannot perform in venues such as bars and pubs. While many venues are aware of these rules, they simply refuse to allow underage entertainers into the premises due to the sheer hassle it causes the venue. As well, owners can reject young entertainers due …show more content…
As well, the performers cannot enter the premises until directly before their performance, and must leave the moment they are finished their set. Many persons in Saskatchewan believe these rules are appropriate, and are in place for the safety of our adolescence. If minors were able to perform at venues, they would have a great deal of exposure to adult behaviours, such as vulgar language, the consumption of alcohol, and drunkenness of some patrons. As well, venue owners feel the rule could hurt their establishment, as most adults prefer to lounge in an establishment vacant of adolescence. Therefore, the more minors in the venue, the more likely adult customers will take themselves and their money elsewhere. A large section of the communities in Saskatchewan believe that allowing minors, such as underage performers, into a bar or pub will hurt the children, as well as the …show more content…
A minor entertainer often does not have many outlets to perform his art. An underage band has nowhere to play besides their parents’ basements. This lack of available venues hinders the underage performers, as they struggle to gain any sort of experience through performance. As well, many adolescent groups have to cover famous groups’ songs. This is due to the fact that no audience wants to hear a band go on stage and perform songs they have never heard. Therefore, the only way to break into the limelight and get your band out there is to play songs by more well-known bands. However, the problem with this situation is that venues such as pubs, bars, and lounges are where these cover bands are needed most. Therefore, the one place where underage cover bands are needed most, are establishments where they simply cannot play. All in all, a change needs to happen so that young, aspiring artists can project their media in a venue such as a bar or
Band is family. When your student walks onto campus, he or she is instantly adopted into the strongest society on campus. They will be spending their school days among the top achievers on campus, with fellow students who look out for one another and steer each other away from trouble instead of towards it. Teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers watch over all the kids as if they were their own.
Residents of the town of Longmeadow are very aware that “Longmeadow teens are outperforming teens nationwide” in their consumption of alcohol. Committees have been formed within the community to eliminate the under-aged drinking problem. Many students interviewed at Longmeadow high school say that once they have adapted to a “party lifestyle”, or a lifestyle when one drinks every weekend or more, a breathalyzer is not going to end that habit. A school dance could be a fun place to meet with friends to socialize, hang out and dace, but many people feel that they cannot enjoy themselves as much with out drinking. One LHS student says “ I’d have more fun at a house party drinking that I would at an alcohol-free school function.” This idea may not be morally or legally correct, but it keeps many students from attending school dances. This is where the problem with the breathalyzer begins. Kids who want to drink will go to unsupervised environments rather than to a place where there are adults who could handle a serious situation should one ever occur. It is not legal for kids to drink because they are not capable of dealing with serious situations. The problem of stopping kids from drinking in Longmeadow is much too large for anyone to deal with, but drunken kids should have a safe place to go where they can be watched over.
Payne, B. (1997). A review of research on band competition. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 33(1), 1-21.
Many adults these days could tell stories from college about all the frat parties they've been to, all their high school house party experiences, and how many times they've been absolutely ¨hammered¨. And during these uncontrolled occasions, there is no adult supervision whatsoever. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible for police authorities to be able to monitor and know what is going on in an individual’s house. Besides, enforcing the drinking age isn’t really a priority for the police anyway. Many of them know it will continue, plus, when they do manage to catch and arrest someone for illegal drinking, it takes a great amount of time and effort for paperwork and processing. (ProCon.org)* And also because most youths view the age limit as arbitrary, which causes them to have a certain disrespect for the law. (Chafetz)* One main reas...
Among the arguments that proponents for lowering the MLDA put forth is the argument that lowering the drinking age would allow for youth to drink in more safe and controlled environments such as bars and nightclubs. They claim that with the MLDA being set at 21, many youth are drinking in unsupervised and dangerous environments such as house parties or a friend’s basement so they can minimize their chances of being caught and punished for breaking the law. However, lowering the MLDA would irresponsibly allow for youths to drink in bars and nightclubs which are NOT safe environments for drinking. According to studies done on alcohol sales from licensed establishments, 76% of bars have sold alcohol to obviously intoxicat...
Liquor stores, bars, and clubs all want to make money, and if they can get away with selling to underage teens, then they will. A study done by the Academic Search Premier agrees that,?By now it is obvious that the law has not succeeded in preventing the under-21 group from drinking? Michael Smith - 1st place. There are a lot of benefits to having the drinking age change to eighteen. The amount of binge drinking would lessen, and the amount of outrage to drink would also decrease.
Lowering the drinking age to under 21 can cause young adults to be medically irresponsible. For example, young adults under 21 years old can violate properties or other valuable items that might cause them penalties because of underage drinking law. People at any age who has had alcohol and other drug problems often diagnosed with severe treatments and discrimination (Youth Facts). Youth Facts claims that people at any age have been determined with some type of treatment when they were overdosed with alcohol. In addition, drinking under the age of 21 can severely cause major health problems among themselves and to others.
The Legal Status of Sixteen and Seventeen Year Old Youth in Ontario. Toronto, Ont.: Canadian Foundation for Children Youth and the Law (Justice for Children & Youth), 1993. Print.
Bob Marley once said, “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” This is the case when it comes to teens and alcohol. In America, the National Minimum Legal Drinking Age is a topic of great debate and controversy. Many people argue that the age restriction provides a safe environment for all citizens; whereas others disagree that the law creates an untrustworthy aura among teens. If the minimum legal drinking age were to be lowered, most people would be affected by it, whether it be by an increase in drunk-driving or a rise in crimes. Although teens are legally considered adults by the age of eighteen and the minimum legal drinking age prompts underage teens to exhibit risky behavior, the age restriction should not be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen because young teens would have easier access to alcohol, the minimum legal drinking age has decreased alcohol-related problems, and alcohol can cause damage to underage drinkers.
Main, Carla T. “Underage Drinking and the Drinking Age.” Policy Review. June/July 2009: 33-46. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.
We play music loudly with our friends and families at social gatherings and ultimately it creates a friendly and open atmosphere. Now the last thing we would think about would be that at one of these social events one of us may die. In recent years there have been more and more deaths and injuries at musical festivals all throughout the United States. Although the number is much lower than deaths and injuries from automotive accidents they should not be over looked. Music festivals are becoming more and more popular and people are flocking to festivals all around the United States. These music festivals in today’s society have turned into drug infested parties in which people’s live are endangered and people themselves are exposed to drugs and unsafe festival conditions.
Some laws even make it easier for teens to drink, like in some states if a parent purchases the alcohol it is fine for the teen to drink. That law is abused though since one parent will buy beer for a complete party and not just for their teen. There have been some cases where the cops have cracked down on this problem but not enough. Teens are not seeing underage drinking as something wrong whether it be because they think it will help them fit in or to cover up feelings of sadness or hatred. When a teen sees the "cool" kids drink they want to join in so that they ...
The policy was aimed mainly to apply to the youths of Western Australia, specifically those who frequently loitered in the Perth/Northbridge area. The policy prohibits children 12 or under to be in the area after sunset, and children between the ages of 13 to 15 after 10pm – unless under the care of a sober or responsible guardian. The policy is something that has also been directed to those all less than 18 years of age, who engage in what is said to be anti-social beha...
Music producers have an influence on the music that today’s youth listen to that many are affected by, even though the producers are unaware of it. Today there’s a lot of drug abuse, violence, and sexuality all on the rise, even though hip hop itself is not to blame. Imagine our youth all over the country being exposed to this explicit language. There is no need to imagine, because it is already happening. Ever since the rise of Rap and Hip Hop music, teens have been turning to them to help solve their problems.
Why shouldn’t they have the right to drink alcohol if they are considered adults? We should treat minors like adults when it comes to drinking, gambling and punishment. They are going to experiment with alcohol anyways, why not let them do it in a safe and controlled setting. Another reason to let minors drink alcohol in the presence of their parents is that is builds trust between them.