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The following sentence in the article states this, "Because of this, some legal experts argue that minors should never be tried as adults, and should be spared the death penalty."

What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree? Explain why or why not.

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The article states, "In American culture, a teen can drive at 16, vote and serve in the military at 18, and drink at 21. But Giedd says the best estimate for when the brain is fully mature is 25."

Implicitly, this is suggesting that maybe these ages are too young, considering the brain does not develop until age 25. What are your thoughts on this? Make sure you explain why you feel the way you do.

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In the article, the author describes teenage behavior such as "emotional outbursts, recklessness and rule breaking."

Do you think this is a fair analysis of teenage behavior? Why or why not?

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this is only showing one part the behaviors but i agree with part of it

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David
That in the teen behavior is asking one for one thinks which have in which the brain is have the experience of having a high count of neurons that it make thing more difficult for teen to handle.

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I do not think so because many teenagers use their brains differently and have different behaviors or reactions to certain events in life.

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I think that this is not a fair analysis of teenage behavior because teenagers are not the same and therefore, they cannot be tied into this quote. Most teenagers do not like to go out in public and/or party all the time so to say that they do is not a correct assumption.

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I think this not a fair analysis of teenagers' actions. They had explained to us why teenagers will suddenly acting like this, it is because they continuing their development but they start with the back lobe which related to people's touching and hearing. This lobe can not controls their actions.

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I think this isn't a fair analysis fro teen behavior because there just negative comments "describe"

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Yes, Because the brain hasnt fully developed

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I dont believe this is a good analysis for teen behavior because it only tells you very little of the behavior and this behaviors dont justify teens.

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Yes I believe is a fair analysis for some teenagers but for other it might not be so its diffent for each one.

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I don't think this is a good analysis because teenagers aren't the same. Many think differently and act differently.

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I will say this is not fair for teenage behavior because each teenage think differently and their brain thinking it depends on the enviroment

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I agree and disagree, not all teenagers are like this. Some are calm, others aren't. -Steven

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I agree and disagree, not all teenagers are like this. Some are calm, others aren't. -Steven

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I agree minors shouldn´t be tried as adults and be spared the death penalty because they are not fully aware of good and evil or understand it yet as they are still developing.

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i think hes doesn't get it their has to be practice and a process to get to the mastery of it , cause as you turn 25 your not like " oh i know everything im dEvELoPEd" you need a base

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I disagree, I feel as if every teenager is different and how they feel emotionally Is how they will physically act upon it.

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To be honest I don’t agree with him but I also don’t disagree with him. I agree for sum like the one that talks about driving a little and driving alcohol. But I disagree with him in the one about the military because that ages is still to young.

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I agree with this because we as teenagers have yet to experience life to the fullest so to cut our life short over a mistake (unless it's a mistake that has happened multiple times) is not an appropriate solution. We can still change, we have maybe 60 years of life left over to overcompensate our wrong doings.

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I agree to the statement but to a certain extent. It only explains about the rollercoaster of emotions that a teenager is experiencing, but it doesn't further explain how they are transitioning from childhood to an adult.

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I agree with the fact that the ages are to young I believe the ages for this things where fine in the past but now that time has changed its better that teen do thing when they are older because it for the best

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I agree with this because minors don't know what is good or bad as they are still developing and learning.

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yes, i agree that being the age to drink is a little young, because the brain is not fully developed and it can cause serious damage to the brain

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I disagree, You need time to develop. You don't just wake up at the age of 25 and percent everything you know, You need to practice and learn how to get "mature" characteristics.

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Those ages are developed enough to make their own decision, and drive we shouldn't have to wait till we're 25.

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I think that Giedd was judging some teens and their intelligence on how to commit to certain types of actions that will help us become more aware during adulthood. I feel this way because there are some teenagers who are more mature than others, and we are smart enough to accomplish tasks that will bring us to adulthood at certain young ages.

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I disagee because I think there is very limited information because every teenager's behavior is different.

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I believe that the brain mature as you get older and not when you young because the brain is learning something new everyday. The brain learns by making mistakes.

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My taught on this is that I agree with him because to be sentenced to the death penalty at a young age is not right because he still has time to recuperate with whatever his doing wrong and can change his life around.

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I personally believe the brain keeps developing everyday no matter how old you are. Those ages aren't too young I think its the perfect time because if it were to be done when they are older then it would be too late like if a person starts driving at 26 rather than 16 you are able to get more practice and be more successful.

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Hector I agree with this statement as they are still developing and if they were to drink it will affect there development and lead them to make foolish choices also they are not wise or have the suffient knowledge yet.

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Hector I agree with this statement as they are still developing and if they were to drink it will affect there development and lead them to make foolish choices also they are not wise or have the suffient knowledge yet.

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I agree if they're under 18 they shouldn't be tried as adults, because theyre not adults yet.

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David
That for the American Society of how our brain works that I will disagree since just because that you are the right amount of age of twenty-five do you think at many people will have there brain developed fully does it consider your done with the brain.

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I think they can increase a few years on legally drive but 25 years old too old and people will not be comfortable with that.

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i disagree cause they could use it as a loophole to get away with it

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i agree for the most part that if they where tried at a young age to be tried as a minor not as an adult bust as soon as they are no longer a minor to tried again as an adult if they need to.

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I personally think is is a fair analysis of teenage behavior. All of us as teens have our fair share of emotional outbursts and rule breaking. Though I will also say that all teens aren't the same, we aren't just a statistic. Teens have more or less of these things compared to other teens and happen at different ages. It can also depend on how fast we mature and what we think right and wrong is. Some people think it's healthy for teens to break rules but to an extent and parents have different extents.

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I agree with this statement as teens are finding there place in the world as well as there identiy and are easily influence by social media and friends as they compare there life to them and think they don´t have a fun or good enough life. Also they pretend to be someone there not to gain fame or attention. Which usally leads to rebelious behavior for they do not like to be corrected when there path is wrong thus commitin foolish acts learning the hard way. They also tend to not listen to there parents wise advises and lie to them and they are cruel and two face among each other pretending to be friends when in reality they are not.

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I agree with this statement as teens are finding there place in the world as well as there identiy and are easily influence by social media and friends as they compare there life to them and think they don´t have a fun or good enough life. Also they pretend to be someone there not to gain fame or attention. Which usally leads to rebelious behavior for they do not like to be corrected when there path is wrong thus commitin foolish acts learning the hard way. They also tend to not listen to there parents wise advises and lie to them and they are cruel and two face among each other pretending to be friends when in reality they are not.

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I disagree with this because even though teenagers have some reasons that did things badly but they are old enough to responsible for their actions. 16 years old is not a child, it is a half adult .

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I agree because when you are a minor your brain is developing so you don't think things quite well and to be tried as adult is unfair because an adult brain is almost fully developed and they reason with things more so they should trial people as they are minors or adults no matter what crime they commited.

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Those ages arent to young since we are still learning from our mistakes and maturing as we grow.

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I'm neutral with this because honestly some teens have a better thought process than adults of the age of 25. But for some other things, like military and maybe even alcohol consumption, could be harmful to the way that the brain is developing.

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i disagree because every teenager think differently

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David
That I will agree since many of the problems in the young that did something bad is not their fault since many problems in many lives of young ones are have mental problems that they can't be controlled. I don't think they deserve a death penalty for young ones for that.

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I kinds agree because, They still committed a bad crime, but it also depends on how old they are.

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I agree because minors are not still fully developed and are not aware for the most part was is correct and wrong.

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I think that the brain keeps developing no  matter the age you age you are. Since you're still experiencing and learning new things.

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I agree to be spared of the death penalty because teenagers as they go throught adulthood, they can't control themselves like their emotions and whenever they get out of control that's when they make bad decisions without thinking. Once they make a mistake, they learn more what was wrong with his decision.

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My thought on this are very iffy. A part of me wants to think we shouldn't be able to do any of the three things stated until our brain fully matures. I'd say that's what a good ten percent of me believes out of safety concern. The other ninety percent of me thinks that it's worth the risk. We should be able to live our lives and experience things at the age we are allowed to do so. Drive at 16, cool, drink at 21, cool. The only age that I think can go upward is being able to go into the army at age 18. In my opinion it should be even with the drinking age, 18 just seems too young to me. Though I don't have enough information on the topic to give a confirmed opinion that I really, really believe in.

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I don't think this is a good analysis because teenagers aren't the same.  They all think differently.

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I disagree with this because as the years go by everyone is learning new things, from old people to young children, and we can't stop the evolution. Many people are more mature than others due to their life experience. They could be 14 years old, but they can take care of their 3 other siblings because that 14 year old is the oldest. Some people can't mature as fast as others since everyone is living a different life style. Those ages, although they look young, can change the world, maybe the whole world but they can change their own world for the better.

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Well I agree with the point of minors being minors and not being treated as adults. I disagree with the death penally because if they're not being treated as adults then who really gets to decide with what's evil and good.

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I disagree with this because some teens have better minds than more adults 25. But being able to drink, military it can cause or be harmful to the brain as is being developed.

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I agree with this because a minor is still figuring out the right things and the wrongs, so being treated like an adult shouldn't even be an option.

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I agree because they're minors andhey are still developing. Such as learning what is right and wrong. To be tried as an adult it is unfair since they're sill minors and they aren't as developed as an adult, making their thinking and choices be completely different than what an adult woud do.

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i disagree because if would of effect if they were to drink

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To me, it sounds a bit tragic to what happen to certain minors that are treated as adults. I agree with this because some minors should be treated with respect for how much they have matured through their late teenage years. Also, they are still learning and gathering information to fully understand how the world works.

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My opinion on this is is very simple. I believe that no one, no matter what age you are should receive the death penalty. I believe that people who commit a crime so bad that the justice system / government think that that person deserves death and will receive death, that being the death penalty is all wrong. I think that rotting in jail for the rest of that persons life is much more reasonable because it's not death but arguably a fate worse than death in a way.

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i agree because teenagers are not fully developed and mostly they dont understand

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I dont agree everyone is different and this  only shows one point of view.

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I agree that the drinking  age is too young because it can  harmful but when it comes to maturity no I have met people my age more mature then grown men