Quitney Cromer Course: Eng090-03 Date: September13‚ 2012 Paragraph One What Makes A Person An Adult? Some people have different opinion on what makes a person an adult; however here are some of my thoughts on what make a person an adult. In this paragraph we are going to talk about three factors of adulthood: 1. Maturity 2. Respect 3. Responsibility. What is maturity? Maturity is being able to react calmly and mannerly to a problem or situation you have gotten yourself into. You also
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Some people might think that the graduation of high school makes a person an adult. Others think that the age of 21 is a good standard to show the grown-ups identity legally. However‚ in my opinion‚ I believe that get a job and graduate from colleges or universities are the most important events to become an adult. First‚ getting a job is the ability to earn the own money and gives a person much more opportunities to live independently. Besides‚ I think the first job is a very crucial experience
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Drinking Age Argumentative Essay In the United States‚ a person gets all their rights at the age of 18 except the right to drink. Here‚ you can’t drink until you’re 21. One of the main reasons for this being the drinking age is the high risk of drunk driving. On the other hand‚ underage drinkers have a higher chance to binge drink. Many other counties already have the drinking age at 18. The drinking age should become 18 because we get all our other rights then‚ and it will lower the amount of
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back the life he once lived. Countless others like him‚ along with over 232 inmates in California‚ are in adult prisons serving life without parole for a crime they have done in their teenage years (Hernandez 6). At times‚ adolescents commit unspeakable‚ heinous crimes‚ rising controversy over whether or not they should be incarcerated as adults in prison. Many argue that trying juveniles as adults is the only way to bring justice to the crimes these young criminals have committed‚ which are often atrocious
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children and adults. What events (experiences or ceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. I think the question what events make a person an adult is the one that is open for debate. Some people think that the graduation of high school makes a person an adult. Others think that the age of 21 is the age when childhood is replaced by adulthood. However‚ from my everyday experience and observation I can stand three major events that make a person an adult
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I am not an adult‚ I am a child. To be an adult you have to be fiscally responsible‚ and mature. I am not fiscally responsible because even though I have a small job where I make spending money‚ I still rely on my parents for all of my needs. I do not fully understand what it means to really save money because the money I make I just spend on wants‚ not needs. I have yet to do any of these things. Also as a 17 about to be 18 year old boy I am still not fully mature‚ I still act like a child quite
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As a rule of nature‚ children grow up to be adults. What events make a person an adult? There are three experiences and ceremonies that mark a person an adult: eighteenth birthday‚ graduating from university and his marriage ceremony. One of the events making a person be an adult is his eighteenth birthday. At this time‚ he has all civil rights‚ such as getting married‚ having a driving license‚ doing military service etc. In some families‚ theycan discuss family issues. Take my brother an
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Argumentative Driving Age There have been 1‚348 fewer deadly crashes involving 16-year-old drivers‚on the other hand in a year there were 4‚358 deaths of teens under 21 from alcohol use.The government should not raise the minimum driving age.Driving makes teens more responsible and makes them more focused.Some people say that it should stay the same for many reasons one being that teens are not responsible enough. If we lowered the driving age it would help make teens more responsible and experienced
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KEEPING THE DRINKING AGE THE SAME I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking is dangerous to the drinker and the rest of society. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows that frequent binge drinking causes young people to engage in risky behavior such as using other drugs like marijuana and shows that people tend to have sex with six or more partners. Alcohol is very unhealthy for the brain and drinking at a young age could cause many health
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Two of a Kind Those little “jokes” are actually discrimination. Age discrimination is when someone is treated unfavorably because of their age‚ without justification. The elderly and the youth are both discriminated against in everyday life. The are discriminated against in communities‚ language like a normal conversation between two or more people‚ and in schools. These 3 factors are only some of the ways they get discriminated against everyday. Now‚ let’s go deeper into the facts. The laws
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