https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks Rite of passage en-us 2020-11-25 13:53:47 UTC 2023-05-17 02:02:10 UTC hello@padlet.com rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/959909528 Camila Cordero, Angelica Valencia, Isabela Martínez, Rafaela Crespo]]> 2020-11-25 14:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/959909528 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/959980813 18 - Your 18th birthday is probably the most important in American society.  You are officially an adult in the United States at this age, even if you don't act like one! (UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE SERVICE, 2020)]]> 2020-11-25 14:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/959980813 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/959986272 This label comes with more responsibilities, such as the possibility to vote in local, regional and national elections.  Most students are also high school graduates and go on to college or full-time employment at that age]]> 2020-11-25 14:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/959986272 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961351288 2020-11-25 20:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961351288 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961367253 It is the passage to adulthood]]> 2020-11-25 20:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961367253 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961374393 -You can get your drive licence.
-You are a legal person.
-You can vote for the president of the country.
-You can join in night clubs and drink alcohol.

]]> 2020-11-25 20:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961374393 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961403601 2020-11-25 20:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961403601 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961409336 Reaching 18 is starting a new stage of maturity because that is where responsibilities officially begin.]]> 2020-11-25 20:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961409336 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961454978 2020-11-25 20:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961454978 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961481789 Across the world, it is generally acknowledged as the age of shedding minority status, but why is 18 considered the legal age of adulthood?]]> 2020-11-25 20:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961481789 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961490489 Well, American history shows that the right to vote has long been tied to adulthood and the age of majority.

The national voting age was lowered to 18 during the Vietnam War, when U.S youths were recognised as having the ability to make political decisions, after many were drafted into the armed forces(Qukula,2015)]]> 2020-11-25 20:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961490489 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961495867 2020-11-25 20:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961495867 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961499315 2020-11-25 20:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961499315 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961502606 Bibliografía
Qukula, Q. (14 de october de 2015). CAPETALK. Obtenido de Why is an 18th birthday so significant?: http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/5781/why-is-an-18th-birthday-so-significant
UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE SERVICES. (2020). Obtenido de Five birthdays are specific milestones in the US.: https://www.universitylanguage.com/guides/important-birthdays-and-milestones-in-american-lives/]]> 2020-11-25 20:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961502606 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961515518 2020-11-25 20:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961515518 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961520464 2020-11-25 20:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961520464 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961525195 2020-11-25 20:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961525195 rafaelacrespoa https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961530372 2020-11-25 20:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelacrespoa/Bookmarks/wish/961530372