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we just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of you guys who commented and helped us out. we got all the comments we needed in time and we're pretty sure that we got an A on the project. or we hope we did.
anyway, we would be willing to continue with this blog if people are still willing to discuss the subject at hand. we may create more posts at a later time for more commenting but for now, we are just happy that we got the project done in time.

if you want to contact either one of us at our other blogs then here are the urls:

ashley(i_am_phenomenon) can be found at
http://myideaoffuniskillingeveryone.blogspot.com/

and katie(katiesaurus) can be located at
http://pointofextinction.blogspot.com/

we would love it if you guys commented on our other blogs.

well, keep on commenting, we enjoy hearing what you have to say.

~katie&&ashley =]

Alcohol Advertising

okay, first off we're gonna clarify some things from our last post.

when we said people under the legal drinking age shouldn't drink we were talking about in excess amounts. if its drinking wine at church or your parents giving you a taste of their drink, then we believe that is okay. however, if you're drinking to make yourself feel better or make yourself cooler and getting drunk, then that is not a healthy thing to do. we hope this helps you a bit duffy, we understand where you could've gotten confused. =]

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we're pretty sure most people have seen ads for alcohol. whether it be on the television, magazines, on the radio or just on the streets; all alcohol ads have something in common. they all make drinking sound fun by showing people having a good time or using sex to make it more appealing. now we know that drinking can be fun, but sometimes teens can see this the wrong way. often times, teens who see these ads think that drinking alcohol is the only way to have fun or drinking alcohol will make you more sexy or attractive. therefore, they go to parties and get drunk just so they can make themselves more popular. we don't find people with slurred speech who are tripping over themselves to be very attractive, the ads never show the ugly side of drinking, do they?

Why Teens Shouldn't Drink

this is our view on why drinking is a bad idea for teenagers.

drinking under 21 is illegal. not like that hasn't stopped anyone before, but we're not big law breakers, so that's a pretty big reason that drinking would be bad for you. health wise, drinking can mess with your brain and liver over time, and starting early significantly increases your chances of being hurt later in life. also, a lot of kids think that drinking is the only way to be cool and fit in, but if your friends think different of you because you stick to your convictions and choose not to drink, than they're not worth your time. in fact, drinking can make your relationship with your friends worse because, what if you're drunk one time and accidentaly tell them things that you didn't want to? what will they think of you? when you're drunk, you do things that are not well thought out and you'll probably regret them later. im pretty sure most parents would not be fond of their teens getting wasted and getting in a car accident or getting a girl pregnant, either.
we just think that it's a better idea to leave alcohol alone until you're a little more mature and can make better decisions about what's right for your life.

if you feel otherwise, or even the same, feel free to leave us a comment and start some drama. =]