Should There Be Considered The Most Appropriate Age For Adulthood Essay

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People think that all teens are immature and can’t handle certain things. So if todays teen can handle going to war and driving at age 16 they are maturing. So why not make the adulthood age 18 for everything too. Most people are going to be able to handle it. If they cant handle it priororities should be revoked from them until they mature more. The age of legal adulthood should be 18 because it's at this age today's young adults are maturing more and are ready for some responsibilities that come with facing all of the consequences of their actions. One reason that 18 is the most appropriate age for legal adulthood is because people start maturing more at that age. This can be seen quite clearly in Alan Greenblatt article “What is the Age …show more content…

In some cases 18 year olds are already considered adults at 18. “In most respects, people are considered adults at age 18, that's when they can vote and enter into legal contracts--including purchase “ (1,3). If teens can vote for the country they should be allowed to gamble and drink too. So if you could be signed in contracts you're basically considered an adult, so might as well be considered mature enough for everything else too. 18 year olds were allowed to fight in the war because that's when they were considered in adulthood. “ It was thus common for 18- year olds to support themselves and start their own families”(2,8). 18 year olds are old enough to take care of themselves and raise a family, to me that's being an adult. There are 21 year olds who been mature ever since they were 18. Life lessons makes a big difference in a teens life more than people think because they do learn from them and do better. There’s some people that mature at even a younger age but i think 18 is the right age for things more grown up. They need to be treated as adults too or else it'll take longer for them to mature than what's expected from

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