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Summary Response The article “ Kids are kids until they commit crimes ” by Marjie Lundstrom talks about how the under-eighteen crowds are considered kids .Yet when they commit a crime or start acting inadequately they start considering them as adults and they start receiving the consequences an adult would have . Many people do not consider this fair .That is why Ron Wilson ,Democratic State Rep. of Houston suggested to lowering the voting age to fourteen . He also said that “if you want to throw the adult book at kids”(paragraph 8) and give them the consequences of an adult then they can be able to vote too and do things an adult does. This article also talks about how people have created an image that teenagers are something to…
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Losing someone close to you can feel like losing a part of yourself. A piece of you goes missing. Imagine living your life with them there and then having them ripped away from you. It really is as horrible as it sounds. In “The Unmothered” Ruth Margalit explains her experience of losing her mother to cancer. She tells about what it’s like on certain days of the year such as, her mother’s birthday, the day her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and her parent’s anniversary. She also gives some memories she has of her mother and what her mother taught her. I, like Ruth, also lost my mom to cancer so I was really able to connect with this article. I also dread certain days of the year but unlike the author I see my mother’s death in a very different way.…
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In Gwen Wilde’s essay, “Why the Pledge Should be Revised,” Wilde strongly believes that the Pledge of Allegiance should only be used for the sole purpose of patriotism. Included in her essay were many facts of the original pledge. She states that the first “original” pledge, which was issued in 1892, read as such, “I pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible, with Liberty and justice for all.” She then included in her essay that in 1923, “my flag” was change to “the flag of the United States,” for immigrant purposes, as a way to show patriotism to the United States. Wilde then included that in 1954, the words “under god,” were included.…
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When the 26th amendment was passed, it gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. Today, nearly thirty-five years later, the question has become "should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?" Of course the general consensus of youth is for this option, yet a surprising amount of adults are supporting the movement as well. In order to understand why lowering the voting age would even be considered, it is necessary to examine why the 26th amendment was passed in the first place. The United States was in the throes of the Vietnam War and protests were underway throughout the nation. Draftees into the armed services were any male over the age of 18. These young men were allowed, even forced, to fight and die for their country, but they were unable to vote. The Congress attempted to right this wrong in 1970 by passing an extension to the 1965 Voting Rights Act that gave the vote to all persons 18 or older, in all elections, on all levels. The supporters of lowering the voting age to 16 are of course "piggy-backing" off of the basis for the 26th amendment. One supporter, Margot Adler, makes the comparison between fighting at age 18 to driving and other responsibilities given at 16, "16 year-olds can drive in most states; if they commit serious crimes, they are tried as adults. If they can be punished as adults, why don't they have the rights of adults? Despite the close vote in the recent presidential election, it appears that only about half the potential voters (51 percent) exercised their right to vote. That figure is only marginally better than it was a few years ago. According to official Census Bureau and Federal Election Commission figures, only 49 percent of those of voting age participated in the presidential election in 1996. This follows the trend of a steady decline in voting during the 20th Century, which began with a 75 percent turnout in the 1902 presidential election. American voting habits are particularly striking when compared with those of other democratic…
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In the article, “No, We Shouldn't Lower the Voting Age to 16” by David Davenport, he states that the lowering of the voting age would negatively affect the country. I agree with Davenport, but he failed to mention the fact that teens lack the life experience, motivation and maturity to vote. Society talks about the age of maturity and responsibility, but they send many different messages. At age 16, teens are allowed to drive and work, but they aren't allowed to vote. At age 18, young adults are allowed to serve and die for their country, but aren't allowed to drink.…
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During the heat of war with Vietnam, many 18-21-year-olds were being drafted into the war. At first there were no problems, but then elections came. Many of these young adults were completely outraged that they could not vote. In fact, lawmakers became uncomfortable that some draftees were too young to vote. These concerns gave rise to the slogan, “Old enough to fight, old enough to vote.” (Lipsky, Seth. "Amendment XXVI." The Citizen's Constitution an Annotated Guide. New York, NY: Basic, 2009. 284-85. Print.) Even in a case in 1970, Oregon v. Mitchell, Congress tried to lower the voting age to 18, but to no avail. It angered those being drafted even more that people had tried to help them but the government would not allow it.…
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In the article Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls by Annys Shin it talks about the proposal of letting 16 year olds to vote. I believe they shouldn't be allowed to vote. They shouldn't be allowed simply because most 16 year olds do not really care about politics, nothing motivates them to vote and even 18 year olds have low voter turnouts. The 16 year olds I know do not care about politics that much either.…
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People at age 16 have no political interest most of the time. They wouldn’t vote anyway due to the lackof knowledge. The percentage of voters then will decrease even more due to a larger voting population, but the same amount of voters. This means voting will not change, so there is no point of changing it.…
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Recently, discussions have been made about proceding to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. I fully believe that the age should remain at 18, considering I myself happen to be 18 years of age and know for a fact that two years ago I was in no way capable of voting. We are better off keeping the statistics at 62% participating voters, then letting immature teenagers who want to be able to make adult decisions without adult responsibilties vote.…
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Young children are easily swayed into making decisions that they would not make otherwise. If sixteen-year-olds were given voting rights, then they could be pressured into making the ‘right choice’, which wouldn’t be their choice at all. It could be by their friends, or by their teachers or even their parents. This peer pressure would result in biased votes that wouldn’t represent the country right. As a result, the people in Washington wouldn’t be the right ones to represent the country for the country.…
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Although, many advocates of lower the drinking age have argued, if eighteen year olds are allowed to vote, they should have the right to drink at the age the government feels they are responsible to pick the country’s leader. To entrust young Americans to vote should not be a counter argument on the topic because voting cannot kill or injure other people. During the 1970’s the drinking age was lowered to eighteen in a majority of states but researchers discovered.” An increase in the traffic fatalities in these states” ( Griggs 3), because of the increase in accidents the government was forced to step in and demand the states increase their drinking age. It is a proven fact that letting people below the age of twenty one can cause an increasing number of accidents. Lower the drinking age can…
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Nat Marshall draft notes for English course work 12th Jan Should the age at which people gain the right to vote be lowered to 16? The right to vote is a very important human right. It gives us an opportunity to participate in the way democratic countries are governed.…
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Oh sixteen. That magical age that we fervently look forward to, imagining the the new found freedoms that are to greet us..The age of going to parties every friday, driving our friends around in a shiny new Toyota Prius, and finally having our parents not breathing down our necks every second. There are so many responsibilities and freedoms that are given when one turns 16, but there is on crucial power that we are not entrusted with. The vote. While many countries around the world have lowered their voting age, Canada remains a country that has not. Teenage suffrage is a controversial issue that has created many a debate throughout the years. Both adults and students remain divided in their opinions on the voting age.But when deeply considering this issue, it is easy to see that lowering the vote can make a positive impact on Canada by…
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17 year olds voting can go both ways. Most teenagers around the United States don't have the correct, political information to vote. Not knowing what the candidate wants to pursue or is willing to put into action, makes it useless and inefficient for students to take the time to vote. These teenagers may believe they know who the candidates are, but that is only because they are getting fed into the everyday, attention grabbing news. Though this controversy can sway both ways. If an adolescent executes thorough research on city/ presidential races, they have every right to place a ballot. If this proposition were to go through, about 17 year olds voting, a course or class on candidate races information, and school boards, could give teenagers…
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