The Age of Reason

Soccer has banned heading for ages 10 and younger for safety reasons. What they didn’t take into account was the future for these athletes. The number one thing college coaches look for in players is their ability to play in the air. When the youth players don’t learn the right techniques early for…

teens. It also mentions very brief history of slang words that are not used anymore. Three things that this article covers are what slang words mean, how it is spreading and being used by all ages, and how it doesn’t affect language. I strongly disagree with the part on it not effecting language. My first reason is that slang words are words that are short for other words or a completely made up word to represent something. Slang words are used by teens to fit in with their peers and to face…

variables will be used. The independent variables are age, race, abuse as a child, social class, gender, and substance abuse. Age is one of the factors that can influence crime occurrence. Sweeten, Piquero, and Steinburg research suggests that a majority of crime is committed by people between the ages of 12-25. The peak at which crime is committed frequently is around the age of 16. On the other hand, the decline of crime will happen at the age of 25. In addition, the research concludes that…

Of the 190 countries, 61% have a drinking age of 18 or 19 years old (Drinking Age ProCon.Org). The United States is one of only 12 countries that has a MLDA of 21. It’s hard to think that in the land of the free, when you’re 18 years-old you can serve your country and vote, yet you can’t have a sip of alcohol. We tell teens it’s time to grow up, move out of the house, choose your career, and know exactly what you want to do with your life when you turn eighteen; but they aren’t grown up enough…

threatening activities to occur, which, is why the Minimum Drinking Age must not be lowered to 18. Keeping the current Minimum Drinking Age, or MDA, at 21 would be the most responsible decision concerning this topic because it would save the lives of many young adults who would otherwise be harmed with exposure to the right to drink. Since July 17th, 1984, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act has legally prevented anyone under the age of 21 from consuming alcohol. People who support the act…

twenty innocent people were sent to their death. What caused the Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692? Age, gender, marital status, notoriety, and a divided town. One cause of the witch trial hysteria was age, gender, and marital status. According to Document B, twenty-nine of the of the accusers out of thirty-four accusers were females. Twenty-one out of twenty-seven female accusers were under the age of twenty accusing mostly married women that lived in the eastern, richer area of Salem that…

ways. Universal Health Care is looked upon by many americans for one main reason: everyone at least gets basic health care. Their origin, background, age, gender, income, pre-existing condition and financial status will not get in their way. As long as you are a legal resident of the region, you are eligible for universal health care.…

“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.” (Chbosky) .Many books get banned due to things like sexual situations, violence and negativity, age inappropriate and many other reasons. Some books are based off of real life complications, such as, family problems, drug or alcohol addictions, and many more drawbacks we face in the real world. Jodi Picoult's book, My Sister’s Keeper, should not be banned in High…

The legal drinking age should remain at age twenty-one for several reasons. Many of these reasons are for safety. If people start drinking at a young age it can cause brain damage. Many people are aware that drinking below the age of twenty-one can cause brain damage. In fact, 74% of Americans would vote against lowering the drinking age (Engel). It’s still dangerous for anyone to drink alcohol, whether twenty-one or not. The brain is still forming until the mid-twenties (Beacon). With the…

Depression in aging adults Introduction According to Taylor (2014), one of the most common problem in older adults is “depression” and the signs of depression in old age can affect your life in every manner. It becomes the reason to affect your energy, need to eat, sleep, as well as concentration in work, hobbies. Relationships are also one of the most important thing that is affected by depression. Depression is not a symbol of weakness or a character flaw Most of the older people deal well…