Curfew Persuasive Essay

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Teenagers have the freedom to run the streets. Teenagers will do as they please no matter the consequences or legal curfew. The terror some teenagers could leave behind is impossible to stop always. Teenagers may drag their feet, nag, and brag, but not all of them are rebellious. Changing the curfew on weekdays to 10 and weekends to midnight is pointless because teenagers thrive off of disobedience, not all teenagers are rebellious, and curfew interferes with teenagers young lives.
The adrenaline is what makes a teenager thrive for dangerous situations. They love the thrill of almost not making it or almost getting caught. The consequences are inevitable to teenagers. They simply do not care. To teenagers, though, the experience of getting

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