Should bartenders be held responsible for the behavior of their patrons?

No one should be drinking if they’re not 21 years or older. No matter the excessive amount of alcohol you may take in your body, it’s not the baristas fault. The drinker should be able to know its limit. One of the reasons why the law has an age requirement to things like these is because they expect them to be mature enough to make wiser decisions. No one should be accountable for others decisions, their behavior, and its consequences. Numerous people drink beyond its limitation and get into trouble. They become drunk and wake up the next morning with many regrets. It’s the patron’s body, and alcohol can have a negative effect on them physically and mentally.

Should mandatory (or voluntary) prayer be permitted in public schools?

Mandatory prayers should not be permitted in public schools. Public schools are known to be diverse with the student’s ethnicity and religion. Forcing every student to follow a certain belief they don’t follow should be acceptable. Having voluntary prayers can also make the students feel left out, so I personally think it shouldn’t be allowed at public schools. Although, they are many Muslims who pray five times a day, they usually go to a different area and pray on their own. Advocating ones religion more than the other at school is not fair to everyone. Students are at school to learn about the world and gain the skills and knowledge they need to survive in the real world. In my opinion, the school can teach the students about religions but not practice a certain one. Students can practice it on their own with family members, friends, and community.

Do "beauty" contests (Mr. America, Miss America, etc.) serve any purpose in society?

Beauty contests can be beneficial and harmful towards society. It can be beneficial to the women and men so they can achieve their dreams to come true. All of them have a dream of helping out either their community, children, and giving back somehow. Beauty contest can give them that opportunity to be notice as someone. It can harm society by providing America with an ideal body image for all men and women to have. The media can influence its audience, especially women, to be dissatisfied with their body image, since in the beauty contest, the contests have to wear swimming suites. With the dissatisfaction will start to have a low self esteem, with leads to dieting and soon an eating disorder. One good thing can lead to other bad things. Beauty contest should be careful on the message their advocating to Americans.