Should the legal driving age be raised to eighteen years of age? Well‚ take into consideration that some sixteen year olds have jobs and other things to attend to such as extracurricular activities. Raising the driving age to eighteen would cause a big problem in getting them to school‚ work or any places they might need a license to get to. Think of all of the parents who have to work early‚ preventing them from taking their sixteen year old to school or work. Then tell me. Would you still make
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proposed an increased driving age from sixteen to eighteen to try to alleviate these issues. I believe increasing the minimum driving age will help protect our citizens by better preparing drivers‚ increasing safety for motorists‚ and setting a higher level of maturity on the road. Although it may seem cruel to teens‚ raising the minimum driving age will allow drivers to become better prepared. In school drivers education classes are wonderful‚ but I do not believe it should just be crammed
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Being a Teenager: Is hard‚ harder than some can imagine‚ harder than some can even remember. It’s those years you’ll never forget‚ though sometimes you wish you could wipe away. They seem to last forever‚ but when you look back‚ they went by so fast. Being a teenager is falling in love too fast‚ and too hard‚ talking for hours on the phone to your best friends‚ being talked about and talking about others. It’s being guilty when you’re innocent‚ it’s standing out and fitting in‚ it’s when you have
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medicine‚ every developed society throughout human history has held alcohol to be an important aspect of life in some way. Only now‚ in the modern day United States of America alcohol carries much more controversial social implications. The authorities‚ our government‚ and worried parents see it as the devil’s drink‚ bringing with it only irresponsibility‚ self destructive habits‚ and a general decline in standard of behavior. Meanwhile it is held up by social media and marketing to cater to our adolescents
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Should the legal driving age be increased to 21 in Australia? To this date the legal driving age in Australia is 16‚ there has been a discussion throughout the community of increasing the legal driving age to 21 in Australia. Concerns of drink driving under the legal age limit had caused a sky-rocket in fatalities on the road in 2013 from drivers under the age of 20. With the age increased to 21‚ this means there will be fewer drivers on the road‚ which will cause less blocking on the road. Reasons
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The teenager is a uniquely human phenomenon. Adolescents are known to be moody‚ insecure‚ argumentative‚ angst-ridden‚ impulsive‚ impressionable‚ reckless and rebellious. Teenagers are also characterised by odd sleeping patterns‚ awkward growth spurts‚ bullying‚ acne and slobbish behaviour. So what could be the possible benefit of the teenage phase? Most other animals - apes and human ancestors included - skip that stage altogether‚ developing rapidly from infancy to full adulthood. Humans
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person’s success. Secondly‚ a responsible business person must be creative and know how to keep their promises. As a successful businessman‚ people should be able to manage their time and schedules. We are aware of how good it is as being a punctual person who always complete jobs or assignments on time. Moreover‚ we have to think many times before speak up; because whatever we say would be remembered by our customers or colleagues. Being able to do or even do better than what we have said will impress
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family but he can’t drive to work because the legal driving age is eighteen and work is too far away to walk to. The legal age for driving should not be raised to eighteen because teenagers need to have autonomy‚ driving at sixteen can teach responsibility‚ and also transportation issues will arise. First‚ the driving age should stay at the age sixteen because teenagers need to learn autonomy. While driving they will learn to be more responsible and make better choices from things they see. They will
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Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18? The drinking age in America is currently at 21. Some people have argued against that saying that it makes no sense to keep the drinking age at 21 since in most countries around the world it is at 18 or lower. Others argue that if the voting age and the army allows young men and women to fight why shouldn’t they be allowed t drink alcohol. Alcohol is a powerful drug that effects the mind of anyone consuming it. That is why it is best for society if the drinking
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Who was responsible for Thomas a’Becketts death? Henry II was ultimately responsible although four knights did the deed. Henry had been having arguments with the church for many years‚ and decided to install Thomas a’Beckett‚ formerly Lord Chancellor and a close and trusted friend as archbishop of Canterbury. He thought having his friend‚ as the most senior clergyman would bring the church onside. However this didn’t workout as Henry planned and as Archbishop a’Beckett favoured the church
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