Our relationships with friends and family are crucial to our growth and without the support of loved ones; the transitional phase we must surpass can be difficult. Entry into a new world entails courage, motivation and perseverance, in order to adapt to new conditions in which one may encounter countless opportunities for growth and Development. I will be exploring this concept with ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ and my related text The Blind side. 2. In the Story of Tom Brennan, Tom confronts a traumatic disaster which compels him to undergo physical relocation and antisocial emotional change.
We view through our history that major conflict in the form of war and political matters lead may to experience horrific life-changing conflicts. Conflict is beyond the reaches of our control, as we may be wholly influenced by others and their actions, we may also be tested in an extraordinary way that can be show us the different circumstances we are placed in. this may also show the people who seem least weak, are capable of what they are doing. Those who experience conflict are truly tested as they must stay focused and make senses of who is around them, and what they are experiencing. We view through the film Paradise Road by Bruce Beresford, as the conflict of enduring a war has encompassed during a cultural misunderstanding.
Which comes in, why kids shouldn’t be try as an adult. Most of us teens act pretty much like kids when were still 15-17 years old. In Adam Liptak’s article “Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers” published in The New York Times quotes “And jurors may not necessarily accept expert testimony concerning recent research showing that the adolescent brain is not fully developed”. Jurors have to accept the fact that teens brains aren’t develop and still may act like little kids. Also the fact that teens are so rough towards one another there brains aren’t thinking on what can happen if there physical towards people violently.
Decision- Making Process Paper Milton Pass XGMT/230 6/21/2015 Allan Bardos Making sound decisions in search of a better life will be the toughest part of your life. It will never be an easy process. There of course will be some decisions that will be easier than others. The decisions will start very early in your life. The results of some of your earliest decisions will in some cases limit the amount of success you will enjoy in your adulthood.
Studies have shown that for the most part, we have increased the probability that our child or children will not have a problem with alcohol or drugs. A teenager’s brain reacts differently to alcohol than an adults brain would. We know that because the beginning of this addiction can happen much quicker in a teenager than it would on an adult. I think that the main reason for this policy is to help teenagers avoid the use of alcohol as much as possible. As you can see, the seriousness of alcoholism is by far worse than what most teenagers may think it is.
The controversy of whether or not the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen in the United States has been an ongoing issue. Turning eighteen means receiving rights and responsibilities of adulthood, therefore why not change the legal drinking age? Many argue that doing so will produce new problems among young adults that will put them as well as others in danger. However, lowering the drinking age to eighteen can actually benefit our society and create a safer environment for those who are underage. This controversy goes back to many decades ago.
Minimum Legal Drinking Age The current legal drinking age is twenty one years old; however, there has been an interest in lowering the drinking age down to eighteen years old. A teen can become an adult in every arena of life at this age, except being legal to consume alcoholic beverages. One may choose to lower the drinking age because many teens do not follow the rules anyways. In high school parties, it is common for there to be drinking. The drinking age should not be lowered because seniors in high school can contribute to the underage fourteen to seventeen year olds’ desires to experiment with alcohol.
Instead of losing hope, dropping everything and surrendering, they fought for what they thought was right. After confronting unimaginable adversity the characters find a new depth within that they didn’t know existed. Their actions demonstrated what individuals can accomplish when faced with overwhelming disruption to their everyday lives, while having to fight for survival. The novel Tomorrow, When the War Began shows that the characters have to go through the chaos and trauma of having to change from teenagers to growing up and making mature decisions and choices. They also have to change beliefs and principles in order to survive.
Then again, I do not work as indicated by agendas and in order to start achieving my goals, I need to be highly motivated. After taking the survey, I learned that I need to manage my time accordingly. There should be time for fun and time for serious work. Individuals who have lower future orientation experience arousal procrastination, putting things off to get a last minute rush. I sometimes distance from or reject future goals so that I can reduce present tension and look for more immediate and pleasurable rewards than longer arranges or future objectives.
Whether it was basic immaturity, peer pressure, pregnancy or some other issue is not the main concern. What is more pertinent is whether or not you have the tools to be successful in the present. Some questions that we can ask ourselves are 1) Are those factors that kept me from completing school still affecting my life, 2) Are there new obstacles that will keep me from completing this new goal, and 3)Am I prepared and motivated to make a commitment to complete my education in order to reach my new goals. Write these answers down for review. If you are uncertain about the answers, take some time to reflect or make a couple of phone calls to an old friend.