Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Adulthood?

We talked briefly about this in class. What is it and when does it begin? Maybe once you start being a productive member of society, but what determines that? The government allows you to vote at 18, but you can't drink or carry a firearm. This is counter-intuitive. Why trust someone to vote an important person into office who you dont think is competent enough to know not to drink and drive? Despite that, adulthood begins when you know right from wrong and can make conscious decisions. Just because you reach a certain age does not mean that you are an adult, it is your actions that make you one.

8 comments:

linnea said...

i think this is a good post and it brought up some good points. Another thing about 18 year olds is that they can go into war- yet they arnt aloud to drink. I think the conclusion in the post is very true, how you act shows your true adul;thood

linnea said...

i think this is a good post and it brought up some good points. Another thing about 18 year olds is that they can go into war- yet they arnt aloud to drink. I think the conclusion in the post is very true, how you act shows your true adul;thood

linnea said...

i think this is a good post and it brought up some good points. Another thing about 18 year olds is that they can go into war- yet they arnt aloud to drink. I think the conclusion in the post is very true, how you act shows your true adul;thood

linnea said...

i think this is a good post and it brought up some good points. Another thing about 18 year olds is that they can go into war- yet they arnt aloud to drink. I think the conclusion in the post is very true, how you act shows your true adul;thood

linnea said...

i think this is a good post and it brought up some good points. Another thing about 18 year olds is that they can go into war- yet they arnt aloud to drink. I think the conclusion in the post is very true, how you act shows your true adul;thood

linnea said...

i think this is a good post and it brought up some good points. Another thing about 18 year olds is that they can go into war- yet they arnt aloud to drink. I think the conclusion in the post is very true, how you act shows your true adul;thood

Jun said...

I think the boundary of Adult is a responsbility.
If you can deal with any situations by yourself, it means you are adult.

shawn said...

wow linea have 7 comments..kk

I agree with all you guys.