Have you ever had a family member fight in a war? If you have‚ you know that many people die while at war. There have been many debates over whether the U.S Navy needs new super-carriers to help protect our seas. If you know anything about having a loved one in the armed forces‚ you would agree that the equipment always needs improvement. Buying super-carriers for the U.S Navy will improve America’s chance of winning future wars and protecting the people of the United States. If debates on whether
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Women can be deeply frustrated by the lack of privacy the physical burden‚ the routine of family life‚ the confinement of it. However‚ none would give up her home and family if she had the choice to make again.” Redbook comented few women would want to thumb their own. Those who do may be talented individuals‚ but they rarely successful women. The year American women’s discontent boiled over it was also reported that the more than 21‚000‚000 American women who are single‚ widowed‚ or divorced do
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which is the legal definition for the threshold of adulthood.”The age that is considered as an adult in most of the U.S. is 18 years old.And some states the age considered for adults in the legal system is as young as 14 for a violent crime.Children who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults because they could repeat their offense‚ they should be treated as adults if they are going to act like adults‚ and it brings justice to the victims. They could
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juvenile court treatment. Not only in California are juveniles being tried as adults‚ but other places as well. Young people are being sent away to adult prisons that most likely “Have nothing to gain‚ or nothing to lose” (Coleman). Juvenile offenders should not be treated as adults because they have a time set aside for learning and growing‚ and they are still doing just that. Also‚ they don ’t have the responsibilities of full-grown adults‚ and still depend on their parents to provide for them. There
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Dr. Allison Burke stated‚ “Adolescence is a tumultuous time‚ full or change and transformation... The adultification of youth (or waiver to adult court) is unduly harsh for youth whose brains have not fully formed” (Should Adolescents). Many facts point to the conclusion that juveniles should not be tried as adults. Although some believe children should be punished for what they have done‚ it should not be done in such a harsh and permanent method. Juveniles make bad decisions‚ but they are somewhat
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committing a crime at an age when you were unintelligent‚ and impulsive. Prison then becomes the only life you will know‚ and see. Sending Children and Teenagers to life in prison‚ and trying them as adults means that we as people and a society have given up on these young people. The Teens and Children serving adult sentences now‚ have no future to look forward to‚ and now cannot change and become active members of society. When a juvenile is arrested‚ the police will submit an application for the perpetrator
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charged as an adult in the legal court system. The traditional rule is that anyone who is under 18 is a juvenile and will be tried in the juvenile court system. However‚ in certain circumstances‚ almost every state now allows for youths below the age of 18 to be tried as an adults. Some states give juvenile court judges to power to have juvenile’s case tried in adult criminal court. Some states give power to prosecutors the power to decide whether or not a juvenile will be tried as an adult. In some
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Juveniles Consider as Adult Mae West once said‚ “you only live once‚ but if you do it right‚ once is enough.” This saying tells us that everyone are so blessed to have an opportunity to live in this world‚ so each of us should appreciate every moment in life‚ and be wise to every action that people make. However‚ everyone has their own path in life. Unfortunately‚ some are choosing the wrong one. These days‚ most of young people are often do an illegal things like taking drugs and drinking
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like to negate the resolution: Resolved - Kids should NOT be tried as adults. Let me being by putting forth the following definitions. A kid is an informal term for a child or young person‚ a child defined as a person under the age of 18 years old. An adult is denoted as a person who is fully grown or developed‚ that is‚ a person 18 years of age or older. To be tried is to be subjected to trial. Essentially‚ a kid being tried as an adult means that a person under the age of 18 years old should be
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apply‚ if a juvenile is to commit a heinous crime like homicide or first-degree murder‚ they should be tried and sentenced for the crime. Therefore‚ I do agree that juveniles should be tried as an adult when they commit the same crimes as that of an adult. When it comes to charging juveniles as adults‚ it always start a controversial argument. Many people say that juvenile shouldn’t be charged as adults because “they are just kids” or “they didn’t know that their actions had consequences” which I do
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