Explain How The Age Of An Adult Should Be Changed From Eighteen Year Of Adulthood

What is the right age of responsibility, where a teenage is entitled as an adult? Some say 18 and lower, while others say 21 and higher. Nowadays, there is a wide spectrum of ages as to what is deemed to be correct in society. “What is the age of responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt explains how young adults are constantly getting mixed messages as what age they are viewed as responsible young adults. The age of responsibility for young adults should be at age 21.

A person’s age has nothing to do with maturity ; a person’s life is what shows maturity. For example, if a person has had a very

I believe maturity is not dependent on a person’s age because humans are affected by different situations, are different genders and are raised differently.

16-19 years | This is the stage where young people become young adults, and are often at the peak of their physical performance. Almost all girls will have reached physical maturity, boys will continue to mature into their mid-20 's. | By the time they have left school they will be thinking about their pathway for their career, whether it involves college or university. | Young people enter adulthood but still require advise and guidance from adults. They will lack experience and individuals will vary in emotional maturity and the way

Statistics show when the drinking age was raised to twenty one the teen car crash rate was 4,500 deaths and 400,000 injured and now its 22% less due to less drunk teen drivers. My opinion 21-25 would be the legal drinking age. That way at least the brain is some what developed because when you hit 25 years your brain is fully developed.

The minimum drinking age in all 50 US States should remain at 21. Exceptions do exist on a state-by-state basis for consumption at home under adult supervision, medical necessity, and other reasons. If parents allow their teenagers to consume alcohol, then we are saying that it is acceptable for a 10 year old to drink beer. In 1976, US Supreme Court case Craig v. Boren ruled 7-2 that this age difference violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment (American Medical Association).

from their parents at that age. Emancipation of a minor is when a child is no longer

16–19 years – Young people reach adulthood at around 18. A girl/woman will stop changing physically at around this age, but a boy/man may continue changing until they are in their 20’s

eighteen to twenty-one. Today, many teens wish that the drinking age was lowered to eighteen.

Maturity doesn’t depend upon age, it’s the you treat others and yourself. “... remembered what Atticus had said, then dropped my fists and walked away.” (Lee 102). Children tend to see life in a simple and fair ways but actually, life is very complicated in the eyes of adults. Sadly, life is not always simple and fair.

Society states that eighteen year olds can not handle alcohol because they make a lot of mistakes so therefore they are “irisponsible “. If you start to drink at age eighteen or twenty one your tolerance is still going to be the same. So in that case it does not matter what age you start to

The drinking age in the United States has always been a topic of much debate. With the legal drinking age in the United States at 21 years old, it is the highest in the world. A major reason as to why the drinking age was changed in 1984 is because of the rise of drunken driving accidents. The older generation attributed the rise in the rate of alcohol related accidents to the younger generation being reckless when they drank. The government raised the drinking age from 18 to 21 in hopes of lowering this rate, and hopefully saving lives.

under the legal age due to the physical, mental, and legal consequences alcohol can cause.

The legal age of adulthood in this country is a controversial issue, the current system in place for determining the age of responsibility for minors makes the most sense with a few minor changes based on current research and cultural trends. Age, Maturity, are two very different things, it is often said that maturity comes with experiences. Most of the people in the world would think the same thing. With experience comes responsibility and knowledge. If lowering the voting age will increase voter turnout, also the government officials would have to appeal to the younger demographic. We let emotional adults vote. Why not rational youth? When I was a child, I used to think that because I am a kid I can’t understand basic things.

There are many factors that constitute being an adult. An adult is much more than turning the age of 18. The definition in the dictionary states an adult means being completely grown: fully developed and mature. I think there is much more that defines an adult. In the United States an adult is considered to be someone who takes responsibility of themselves and their actions. An adult has stability in their life and is able to take care of themselves physically, mentally, financially and emotionally. In other countries and cultures there definition of an adult differs.