So, what makes someone be considered an adult when they grow up? When they’re 18, 25 or when they’re above 18, but they’re fully mature before the age of 25. So why do people say the age should be 18, even though there are many 18 year olds who are considered an “adult” but still don’t make the right decisions for themselves and can’t even take care of themselves? Same goes for 25, why should that age be considered an adult? Well the most reasonable answer to determine adulthood is when they’re mature and they’re above the age of 18 and below the age of 25. So when a person is considered an adult is when they’re fully mature based on any age.
Adulthood is based of maturity when we grow up to be older than the age of 18. Anyone can be mature …show more content…
When you’re old enough to do responsibility tasks then you’re mature enough to be considered an adult. In Greenblatt’s article he brought up a man Justin McNaull and he “grew up in a hurry. By the time he was 23, McNaull had graduated from, college, married and gone to work for his local police force in Virginia. But McNaull, now 36, still bristles at the memory of something he wasn’t allowed to do at 23: Go down to the airport counter and rent a car.” Justin who is a police officer even stated that “I’d been involved in police pursuits more than 100 mph,”(Greenblatt par. 1) he says, “and yet they still wouldn’t rent me a car”(Greenblatt par. 1). The quote shows that Justin who graduated from college at the age of 23 and now has a job with his local police force, so as an adult he’s shown that he is responsible to be successful on his own. However, it shows that even with him being in the police force and graduated from college he still can't rent a car because he hasn't reached to the required age to rent a car which is 25 in the United …show more content…
In Scaccia’s article she list 5 milestones to be defined as an adult. “completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying, and having a child”(Scaccia par. 1).Although the last two milestones isn’t for everyone to do you should still do the first three to become an adult. People who are at the age of 18 are less likely to make decision on their own without any parent aid. In Greenblatt’s article he shows us some scientific research about the brain and says “Using advanced brain-scanning technology, scientists are getting a better view of how the human brain develops than ever before. And what they’ve found is that in most people, the prefrontal cortex and its links to other regions of the brain are not fully formed until age 25”(Greenblatt par. 5). This quote shows us that at the age of 18 our brain isn’t fully developed, however at the age of 25 it is fully developed which is when the prefrontal cortex links with other parts of the brain which helps with our decision making. So when we’re 25 we can make better decision or when our brain is fully
Adulthood is based of maturity when we grow up to be older than the age of 18. Anyone can be mature …show more content…
When you’re old enough to do responsibility tasks then you’re mature enough to be considered an adult. In Greenblatt’s article he brought up a man Justin McNaull and he “grew up in a hurry. By the time he was 23, McNaull had graduated from, college, married and gone to work for his local police force in Virginia. But McNaull, now 36, still bristles at the memory of something he wasn’t allowed to do at 23: Go down to the airport counter and rent a car.” Justin who is a police officer even stated that “I’d been involved in police pursuits more than 100 mph,”(Greenblatt par. 1) he says, “and yet they still wouldn’t rent me a car”(Greenblatt par. 1). The quote shows that Justin who graduated from college at the age of 23 and now has a job with his local police force, so as an adult he’s shown that he is responsible to be successful on his own. However, it shows that even with him being in the police force and graduated from college he still can't rent a car because he hasn't reached to the required age to rent a car which is 25 in the United …show more content…
In Scaccia’s article she list 5 milestones to be defined as an adult. “completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying, and having a child”(Scaccia par. 1).Although the last two milestones isn’t for everyone to do you should still do the first three to become an adult. People who are at the age of 18 are less likely to make decision on their own without any parent aid. In Greenblatt’s article he shows us some scientific research about the brain and says “Using advanced brain-scanning technology, scientists are getting a better view of how the human brain develops than ever before. And what they’ve found is that in most people, the prefrontal cortex and its links to other regions of the brain are not fully formed until age 25”(Greenblatt par. 5). This quote shows us that at the age of 18 our brain isn’t fully developed, however at the age of 25 it is fully developed which is when the prefrontal cortex links with other parts of the brain which helps with our decision making. So when we’re 25 we can make better decision or when our brain is fully