An anonymous person once said, “maturity is not by age, but the acceptance of your responsibilities.” This quote explains how a person could mature at any age. When considering a number for an age of responsibility, you must keep in mind that a person could make major mistakes at any age. However, 18 would be an age that can prove how young adults, also considered teens, are capable of accepting responsibility just as any middle aged adult would. Nowadays, 18-year-olds are capable of driving, voting, and making life changing decisions which proves that they are responsible. The age of responsibility should be 18 because at this age you should be capable of doing what adults can do. In the article, “What is the Age of Responsibility” by Alan …show more content…
For example, the author, Alan Greenblatt, points out how 18 year olds are volunteering to serve for our country, but they may not enter a bar to have a drink. Adults in our country have emphasized the idea that “military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are left to question why they can fight America’s wars but still can’t patronize in its bars” (1). This quote shows how 18 year olds are trusted to go and fight for our country, but they cannot come back home and have a drink. These young adults should be considered responsible if the government can hold them responsible for millions of lives. Also at this age, they are trusted to go out and drive as long as they have a license. The possession of a license proves that they are responsible enough to do what older adults are capable of. Some have argued that “while nearly every state recently has put new limits on teen drivers, no state has begun restricting - or even testing - elderly drivers, some of whom may, like teens, lack mastery of their vehicles” (3). This quote shows how 18 year olds compare to the elderly. Although they aren’t perfect drivers, they seem to be responsible on the road. Everyone makes mistakes, but these mistakes are not caused because of someone’s age. Some people older than 18 have made more major mistakes meaning 18 year olds are just as capable as any 35 year
Many people have been questioning on whether maturity depends on one’s age. I believe that maturity isn’t dependant on someone’s age because one matures based on things they’ve undergo, and how their environment can be.
This evidence proves that because they were exposed to responsibilities of adulthood sooner. In conclusion this all shows that 18 year olds are maturing and able to take care of
The age of responsibility could not make sense at 18 because of all the rights and responsibilities that are given at age 18 such as financial decisions and college and moving out of the house, but their are still so many things that 18 year olds cannot do such as they still can't rent cars or drink alcohol. “...lowering the legal limit to 18 would only be pushing the drinking problem down to 16-17 year old.” (Wagenaar 17). According to Alexander Wagenaar in Greenblatt’s article lowering the age down to 18 would make drinking a big problem for younger teenagers that are 16 and 17. This could make an even bigger problem in high school because people may say that they are close to the age and they may feel more responsible even though they are not. Therefore, it would not make sense to have 18 be the legal
According to web sources, most of the teens get cognitively developed between the ages of 13 to 17 years. In this period they attain maturity, that is they start getting the ability to make decisions based on the knowledge they attain. At this age, they also start building relationships with friends and family. I prefer that the age of responsibility should be increased from 10 years, at this age a child is still not mentally matured of the act he or she is doing. An article was also published in the newspaper ‘The Guardian’ dated 5.12.2012, with headline as ‘Age of criminal responsibility must be to protect children rights’.
In America, when a person turns eighteen, that person is now considered an adult and is treated like one as well. That person is entrusted with responsibilities such as voting, enlisting in the armed services, opening personal bank accounts and possibly holding public office. If a person can be entrusted with such responsibilities at that particular age, who can say that he/she is not ...
Maturity does not depends with the person’s age, it's when a person becomes to emergence of personal and behavior characteristics through the growth processes.
Teenagers still should have the chance to grow up and to experience “love” and relationships without their life being jepordized by other parents because they are unhappy about their children's relationship. In other words, they should not be considered an “adult” because they really do not understand the law or what is actually going on in life. Twenty years of age would be more of an appropriate age that people can actually be considered an adult.
...r the age of eighteen is not considered an adult. It has been proved that a person does not mature mentally until about age twenty one. Many basic adult rights are not granted to juveniles because they are not responsible enough to assume the role of an adult. It goes without saying that the law regards those under the age of eighteen as minors, and so these minors shall not ever be treated as an adult in a court of law. Three basic reasons that minors should not be tried as adults are the decreased mental capacity of juveniles, the basic adult rights are not granted to juveniles, and the fact that prison is an unsuitable environment for minors. Juveniles and adult do not have a parallel mental capacity; therefore, a juvenile should not be tried as an adult in a court of law, and should instead be subject to separate age-specific judicial procedures and legislation.
It is ironic that how some children are able to present themselves more mature than adults. The youth of the generation is becoming more mature and are developing adult skills faster than ever. People are beginning to wonder about the age of adulthood and how it should be determined. This controversy beleaguers around privileges such as drinking, driving, and voting. According to the article What is the Age of Responsibility by Alan Greenblatt, society determines that a person is an adult through customary rites, legal rights, and one’s responsibilities. However, I believe that the best way to adulthood is shown through one’s obligation for their priorities and work.
An article written in 2016 by Chittom, Lynn-nore, and Finley mentioned this about many critics’ views on the social problems created by raising the legal driving age, “Meanwhile, critics argue that people under age twenty-five are legally allowed to vote, join the military, marry, attend college, and drink alcohol, and so should not be prevented from driving.” Across America, when teenagers reach the age of sixteen or seventeen, they begin their journey towards being an independent and responsible adult. Choices about career, marriage, what and who to vote for, and whether or not to join the armed forces are just a few of the decisions that teenagers are starting to work through (Chittom, Lynn-nore, and Laura Finle, 2016). However, without the privilege of legal driving, many of the steps towards adulthood became confusing and complicated in many ways. Ultimately, raising the driving age lessens the responsibility that comes into play while transitioning into an
I see their point in that not all 18 year olds are mature, but you can be responsible without being mature. Also some might disagree because the brain’s prefrontal cortex isn’t fully developed until the age 25. The prefrontal cortex helps with decision making. I can’t disagree with science, but just because your decision making skills aren't fully developed, they are developed enough to be accountable for their actions. So even though not all 18 year olds are mature or fully developed they still are able to make the right decision.
Teens only make up seventeen percent of the population today, but almost twenty percent of fatal crashes are due to teenagers behind the wheel. Growing numbers suggest changing the driving age to eighteen and some even believe that changing it to twenty-one may save even more lives. With a sixteen year old behind the wheel, accidents are even more likely to occur when compared to a seventeen year old (Boulard). With so much new technology in today’s society there are more distractions on the road than ever before; therefore the legal driving age should be raised to save more lives. If we do not act quickly, then more lives will be lost.
One point that didn't seem to be fully addressed in Elmore's article was that a mature person recognizes and admits when they have made a mistake. They do so in such a way that addresses the problem effectively, but doesn't place the blame on others and isn't detrimental to him or herself. The ability to collaborate and problem solve with others without creating an overly dramatic situation is also an important quality of a mature person. There will be many different people and situations throughout life that someone may not necessarily agree with, but being able to act civilly and without prejudice is very
Age do not determined the actual matureness of a person neither the circumstance to handle situations. Adulthood is not based on age; it’s based on emotional maturity. The ability to listen to and evaluate the viewpoint on circumstance they find themselves on and been able to analyze how to find the solution to the problem that makes them mature. Age is just a number; therefore you could be twenty-six, twenty-eight and still act immature. Many teens think that as soon they 18 their parents are going to continue to help them but the true is that they already did their part raising them up. One part of growing up and becoming an adult is that parents are not always going to be there so you got to grow up on your own. Sooner or later he or she are going to face obstacles on their own and that would make them stronger which will help them mature.
When you think of the word adult many things may come to mind; age, responsibility, being the bigger person and goals are just a few. Everyone eventually becomes an adult but just because you turn eighteen does not mean you should be considered as one. “I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody 's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you 're here. And when you don 't, well, you suffer the consequences.” (Adam Savage, brainyquote.com) Adulthood requires sacrifice and a good mindset. Sometimes people aren’t shown how to take care of themselves, this being either too babied or not having anyone to look up to. Growing up is hard but no one says you have to do it alone. It is nice to get advice here and there from those that have been through the newly-adulted stage. Being an adult is not just an age.