Adult Crime‚ Adult Time A good argument needs not only logic and clear evidence‚ but also the establishment of a personal connection to the reader. In 1998‚ the Washington Post article “ Adult Crime‚ Adult Time” by Linda J.Collier is a well-created problem solution argument that almost fits this definition of a good argument. In this article‚ Collier argues that children who knowingly engage in adult conduct and crime should be punished as adults. Overall I agree with Collier’s argument
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06 August 2013 Juvenile Crime In “Adult Crimes‚ Adult Time‚” published in the Washington Post on March 29‚ 1998‚ Linda J. Collier argues about the juvenile laws and her principal argument shows that children should serve the same time as adults when they commit adult crimes. Collier provides some statistics and examples (Jonesboro shooting‚ Daily City shooting‚ and her experience with a particular girl) that support her position regarding the information of the article. The diversity of laws among
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individual becomes an adult has primarily been based on their age. Age being the determining factor of adulthood influences domestic policies‚ such as the legal drinking age‚ enlistment age‚ and even what individuals may watch on the internet. Biological‚ psychological‚ and even religious factors also play a role in determining when someone gains the responsibilities of adulthood; however‚ with each of these factors‚ age is still the underlying variable in distinguishing adults from other groups of
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As for young adult who just enters society has many problems to face like lack of money to buy a house. These problems make their life very hard. In order to make their life easily‚ some young adults would like to go back to their original home and live with their parents. In recent years‚ this phenomenon is becoming more and more popular. It is not clear that it is better for young adults to live with their parent or live alone. Economy is a main factor why these young adults live with their
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References: Boyd‚ D.‚ & Bee‚ H. (2006). Adult development (Ashford University Custom Edition). Boston: Pearson Education. Whitbourne‚ S.K. (2001). Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Smith‚ Mark K. (1999). "Life span development and lifelong learning." Infed. Internet.Accessed from http://www
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this generation are however different. Settersten and Ray (2010) purport that becoming an adult has traditionally been known to comprise five core transitions— completing school‚ leaving home‚ entering the workforce‚ getting married‚ and having children. Recent research on how young adults are handling these core transitions has yielded some important findings. First‚ the process of becoming an adult is more gradual and varied today than it was half a century ago. Social timetables that were widely
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reaches emerging adult hood‚ they have completed the most rapid stages of biological growth that a person goes through‚ unlike in infancy and toddlerhood‚ as well as adolescence‚ emerging adults have reached their maximum height around age 16 for girls and around age 18 for boys (Berger‚ 2011). This is also the age range of which humans have the greatest capacity for physical strength; strength decreases over time once a person reaches adulthood (Berger‚ 2011). The body of a young adult is also at its
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self-internalized realization of perspective roles that an individual chooses to take on for themselves. These changes have very distinct characteristics that define each phase of life. Early adults or emerging adults are usually categorized as adults from the age group of 18 - 25 (Berger‚ 2010). This is the time where adults are well into their stages of puberty and growth and they are at the height of their physical potential. Males tend to have more muscle in comparison to fat content‚ their health is in
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1a. What is the greatest task of each child? Mother Nature has endowed every child with the necessary powers for a great task is that of building the adult human being. Dr. Maria Montessori emphatically states that the first and the foremost of all that the child needs to do is the great and miraculous construction of a healthy human adult. All the different aspects of teaching‚ child rearing or even child care should revolve around this thought especially when we are dealing with the two to six
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3: Early Adulthood Chapter 4: Becoming and Adult Chapter 5: Young Adult Issues and Trends CHAPTER 4: BECOMING AN ADULT Overview Developmental Theories Stage Progression Theories Age-Linked Stages Theories Constant Change Theories Socialization Family School Preparing for an Occupation Family School Part-time work THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD Becoming an adult begins in childhood and continues until you are an adult In your own eyes In the eyes of your parents
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