teenage years and isn’t fully mature until age 25. One 16-year-old’s brain might be more developed than another 18-year-old’s‚ just as a younger teen might be taller than an older one. But evidence is mounting that a 16-year-old’s brain is generally far less developed than those of teens just a little older. The research seems to help explain why 16-year-old drivers crash at far higher rates than older teens. The studies have convinced a growing number of safety experts that 16-year-olds are too
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You just turned 16 and can’t wait to drive a car by yourself.Why should you have to wait even longer. You already have to take courses before you get your permit‚ and you have drive a year with a parent/guardian supervision before you can get your drivers licence. To persuade you that 16 year olds are mature enough to drive a car I will give you two reasons why. My first reason that 16 year old are mature enough to drive a car is you take courses to before you can start driving. This means
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937 drivers age 16 who were involved in fatal crashes"(Davis 249). 16 teen year old’s are the youngest and most immature drivers to hit the road. 16- year- old’s need more development in their brains to be safe drivers. 16- year- old brains are not fully developed to obtain their license. Also teens are too inexperienced because they are new drivers. 16- teen- year old’s are not getting enough experience with Co drivers. The driving age should be raised in Washington. 16- year- old teenagers’ brains
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In “The 16 years Old Killer” video‚ it was about a 16 years old‚ Cyntoia Brown who had committed first degree murder. During the time‚ 16 years old Cyntoia was working as a prostitute for the man she was living with for awhile. A man requested her services and demand that it should be done at his house despite Cynthia disapproval. The murder took places in his room when Cyntoia took out a gun and shot him in his bed with his back against her. In her defence she told that she was being fearful for
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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. This is a sign that they shouldn’t be allowed to go into
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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
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16 Year Olds and Driving Permits Motor vehicle crashes are the most common cause of death among teenagers in the United States. A question among many debaters is if teens should be allowed to drive at the age of 16‚ what about if it affects the driver to drive with other teens‚ also if it affects the driver to be driving at night. I will list the positives and negatives of these the questions‚ and you‚ the reader‚ may choose your side. In 1998‚ 38% of deaths from all causes among teens 15 to 19
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 16 YEAR OLD CHEF TO BE. By: Frances Rios Hello. My name is Frances Rios. It is not easy starting to get ready to become a chef. We will explore some of the wonderful / artistic wonders of becoming a chef on this paper. There are many things I have to and want to do with this career. Here they are: I have to go to college‚ I have to practice twenty-four seven on my tons of recipes‚ and also where I want to go with cooking. There are many things also that I have to do to get
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The mayor of your city is trying to decide if a 7:00 p.m. curfew for those under age 16 is needed. What do you think? What are the advantages/disadvantages? Youth curfews are widely used in the USA to keep children off the street at late. How many people you know‚ who go outside after 7 pm? A lot of people go outside after 7 pm. The curfew is a great law for under age 16 years old children. A 7 pm curfew is a wonderful idea. The main reason of curfews is usually lowering the crime percent. Curfews
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“It’s like your hands are tied behind your back. You can train the heck out of your legs but in the end‚ it won’t matter.” At one time I was a 16 year old girl who loved life. I enjoyed school‚ was involved in several extracurricular activities‚ and most importantly I played the best game on the planet‚ softball. Long story short‚ I had my life together‚ and then something unimaginable happened in July of 2014. I stepped out onto the mound a Friday night in Los Angeles and lost control of the game
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