The Age of Reason

The "terrible twos" and "trying threes" tend to test a parent 's patience more than any other phase, so it makes sense that kids in these age groups are the most likely to be spanked. Nobody should be in physical pain for a wrong doing, this applies explicitly for children. Corporal punishment is sometimes used to define physical discipline, such as slapping or spanking. To punish, is to impose a consequence on for a fault, offense, or violation. Spanking is to strike on the buttock with an open…

reaching an amount of nearly 40% of all teenage fatalities. The thought of changing the age a teenager drives has been argued and discussed over the years. Opposers to the idea say that teenagers should get their driver license as soon as possible while supporters say that it will decrease the amount of teen deaths caused by deadly car accidents. According to the article, “ Debate: Increasing the Driving Age” states that, “ Multiple studies prove that sixteen-year-olds are involved in more…

The legal age in the United States of America to purchase and consume alcohol is 21. Before 1984, the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages was 18 years of age, until the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed through Congress. The legal age to consume and purchase alcohol should be lowered, so it can keep young adults and college students safe. According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, four out of five college students drink alcohol. This…

In modern society, science, logic, and reason live side-by-side with religious faith. People today have come to terms with scientific facts and what their religion tells them. But was the divide between scientific thinking and blind faith always so clear? Thousands of years ago, the darkness of the Middle Ages in Europe gave light to an age of knowledge and enlightenment, when faith took the backseat to scientific and logical thinking. This new age didn’t just take place immediately, however.…

driving age should be raised I think the minimum driving age should be raised because because over the past few years there have being a lot of teenagers getting in car accidents. In 2008 50,186 tennagers were involved in fatal crashes. It’s important to minimum the driving age because tennagers are risking their life , they don’t have that much experience driving , and they are not that much responsable while they are driving. One reason why is a good idea to minimum the driving age it’s…

debates regarding the minimum drinking age have amounted, thus meaning that this issue is one that cannot be forgotten, instead it should be dealt with immediately. Some might believe that the minimum drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18 years of age. What those few people are not considering is the fact that decades ago, when the drinking age was lowered…

In 1984 the Minimum Drinking Age Act, also known as MDLA 21, was signed by Ronald Reagan requiring all states to establish a minimum drinking age of 21. The goal of this bill was to reduce the number of drunk driving incidents. Initially traffic fatalities did decline, but those under 21 still continued to drink. This created an “underground” drinking scene where risky and irresponsible decisions occurred that lead to a whole new set of problems. I’m interested in this subject because of the…

Due to the way that Americans have developed their society, divorces are more common today than ever before. The divorce rate has continuously increased though the passing years. Some of the reasons that many American marriages end are due to the infidelity of spouses, couples marrying at too young an age, and those who find it an easy way…

Introduction: Ageism from a definitional perspective is prejudice or discrimination based on a person’s age. In simple terms, ageism occurs when employer tend to considered employees in middle age or older as enervate, unworthy of attention, or inappropriate for employment, then harmed those workers by any decision in their workplace, based on their age, that may be considered illegal age discrimination. While most people have a limited knowledge or understanding of ageism,…

research was being provided for this part of the selection. Most of the information provided, talks about the children having unstable households. Also, it talks about that the reasons they have an unstable home is for their parents or guardians always arguing, or being very mean and vulgar. Their parents might be reasons on why they have an unstable home, and that is why they are so unfocused and not performing well. In a selection read, written by Eric Jensen, talks about how kids live in…