In many parts of the world, 18 is the age minimum for purchasing tobacco and alcoholic beverages. It is also the voting age in many countries. During the Vietnam War, Americans could be drafted at an age as low as 18, but were not allowed to vote in most states until they were 21. A movement spread to lower the voting age, and in 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment extended a guarantee of suffrage to anyone 18 years or older in all states. The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in the U.K. and many other nations around that time.
Eighteen is also the age in many countries at which a person may appear in a pornographic video, or express legal consent to sexual relations with another.[citation needed]
In addition, eighteen-year-olds in the United States have the right to bear arms, own property, marry without parental consent(in almost all states), get an abortion, donate their bodies to science, and serve on a jury.
In the United Kingdom, eighteen-year-olds can purchase tobacco, alcohol and pornography, go to war, vote, and model for pornography; (but the age of consent is 16).
In many countries 18 is the age of majority.
In many states the age at which one can obtain a learner's permit without parental consent.
Minimum age at which one can be admitted to rent or buy an MPAA-rated NC-17 movie. This is also the age at which one can see an NC-17 rated movie.[citation needed]
Minimum age at which one can play, rent, or buy an ESRB-rated AO game.
Minimum age at which one can buy tickets to an 18A rated film in Canada without being accompanied by an adult. Ratings in Canada are provincial, so they may vary. A film can be 18A in some provinces and 14A in other provinces. A film can also be 18A in some provinces and R in other provinces. 18 is also the minimum age at which one can view, rent, or buy an R or an A rated movie.
Minimum age at which one can buy, rent, view, or buy tickets to an 18+ rated movie in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Minimum age at which one can get a full driver's license in many U.S states and Canadian provinces.
Minimum age to drive a car in many countries in the world. See also: 18 certificate, Coming of age
Minimum age at which one can legally buy marijuana in the Netherlands.[citation needed]
In the United States, it is the minimum age at which one may get a body piercing without a parent present.
Life is going to be interesting from here on out...
Also, as you can see, I've decided to go back to the old layout. Three factors influenced this decision.
1. The blog really needed some color.
2. Most of the posts with big pictures that the wider layout better accommodated are old by now (just like me).
3. The narrower layout makes it look like I write more than I actually do!
2 comments:
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