Analysis Of Startling Finds On Teenage Brains By Paul Thompson
Paul Thompson in the article, Startling Finds on Teenage Brains, asserts that teenagers are not yet adults and should not be treated like they are.
Thompson supports his claim by introducing Nathaniel Brazill whom is a 14 year old who was charged with second-degree murder. He then explains that their was a study on teenage brains and wonders if that’s what causes teenagers impulsive behavior. Lastly, the author explains that the judges didn’t believe Nathaniel planned the murder. Thompas’s purpose is to emphasize the idea that teenagers don’t have the same brain and don’t function as adults in order to do that he talked that teenagers can be looked at the same as adults. The author writes a formal tone for the adults who yet don’t know about
Thompson supports his claim by introducing Nathaniel Brazill whom is a 14 year old who was charged with second-degree murder. He then explains that their was a study on teenage brains and wonders if that’s what causes teenagers impulsive behavior. Lastly, the author explains that the judges didn’t believe Nathaniel planned the murder. Thompas’s purpose is to emphasize the idea that teenagers don’t have the same brain and don’t function as adults in order to do that he talked that teenagers can be looked at the same as adults. The author writes a formal tone for the adults who yet don’t know about