Many countries consider eighteen-year-olds to be adults, while other countries don’t. What do you think about it? Give your opinion and some relevant examples based on your own experience.

In today's

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the

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for

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of

adulthood

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varies from one country to another.

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a number of countries hold eighteen years as the right

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to

adulthood

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, others dispute with

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. But is

age

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the absolute metric to decide

adulthood

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? I believe that

age

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should not be the only

criterea

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

criteria

criterion

to label an individual as an adult.

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essay will

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analyze

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

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both camps and point out the flaws in the current

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based systems and later suggest a better

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to decide

adulthood

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.

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, from a biological perspective development of an individual is heavily dependent on factors like the

diet they

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diet, they

consume and the climate they live in. These factors directly impact the production of testosterone and

estrogen

a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics

oestrogen

, which are two of the major hormones responsible for

adulthood

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, in a human being

there by

by that means or because of that

thereby

affecting their mental and physical growth.

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, according to a study conducted by

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the American Health Association

a sample of 100 16 year old girls from

texas

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

Texas

showed the same level of physical and emotional maturity as 18 year olds from 10 other states in the USA, which led to the Texas government reducing the legal

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of marriage to 16. Unfortunately, the purely

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based qualification system among countries does not take all these factors into account and

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are flawed in a

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and needs improvement.

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, a better

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would be if the governments around the

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start considering their citizens on an individual basis and not set an

age

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for

adulthood

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.

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, authorities around the

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can design a test which would assess an individual's mental and physical maturity level, and label them as adults based on their test scores.

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would be fruitful to both the society and individuals in numerous ways. To name one benefit, qualified adults will be taking part in voting resulting

in capable

(followed by 'of') lacking capacity or ability

incapable

leaders.

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Thus countries

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Thus, countries

around the

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should not only depend on

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and follow a more efficient method as mentioned above. To conclude,

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based systems are not the most optimal

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to determine

adulthood

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and the idea of setting

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it 18 or any number above for

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cannot be supported.

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Thus those

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Thus, those

in charge should move on to new methods like test based systems.