1. Children at the 15 should be allowed to make decisions about their lives
without the inference of their parents. Society should accept that chi ldren mature at a
younger age these days and should adjust the law accordingly. Technology
nowadays is so advance that with just a swipe of a finger you can access everything
at your fingertips. Children in the 21st century now are so exposed to technology
such as smart phones and laptops at a very young age and different responsibilities
are forced upon them.
I personally do not think that children at the age of 15 should be allowed to
make decisions about their lives without the inference of their parents. The law
should be more strict in fact because teens nowadays are trying to act mature
without knowing the consequences that comes with those actions. If the law is
adjusted accordingly the percentage of teens smoking, abusing alcohol and drugs
would increase drastically. Teens are the most curious at this age and tend to
explore all sorts of things which makes peer pressure play a part in ruining their
lives. Teens want to try smoking, doing drugs and drink alcohol or either forced into it
because of trying to feel accepted by peers. Teens nowadays are abusing alcohol
and smoking even though the law states that minors are not allowed to drink and
cigarette cannot be sold to them. The sad truth that most people start drinking and
smoking before the age of 21. For more information visit this site:
http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Fa
milies_Pages/Teens_Alcohol_And_Other_Drugs_03.aspx
Furthermore, religion now is irrelevant because teens now are premarital sex
even at the age of 13, they have already lost their virginity. Those who still are
virgins throughout high school and college will be shunned and made fun of for being
a virgin. Eventually this will increase the rates of teen pregnancy, girls at a very

2. young age should be parents because they lack the maturity, are not fully educated,
do not have a stable income and cannot fully take care of themselves what more to
say taking care of another human being. Teens too are easily deceived especially
young girls, they are the perfect victim to older men who trick them thinking they love
the girls then just abuse them for sex and unfortunately getting them pregnant. This
then will increase the rate of abortion and baby dumping which is a sin to be killing
an innocent human being. For more information visit this site :
http://zeusevsusls.weebly.com/factors-causing-teenage-pregnancy.html
Moreover, teens are constantly having to worry about their self image, how
they look and what they wear. This is affecting children nowadays very badly doing
all they can trying to look good. If the law is adjusted accordingly drug trafficking will
increase among teens along with the rate of prostitution. Desperate acts to trying to
earn money to satisfy their materialistic desires. Poverty is everywhere, sometimes
teens are willing to rob and murder for that extra money to buy the things that
everybody wants or has. Body image too contributes, young girls are trying to
achieve an unreachable level of having a body like a super model and young boys
trying to achieve a physique of a greek soldier, this then leads them to try all sorts of
drugs to change their body the way they dream of it to be. For more information visit
this site : https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-teens-and-self-esteem
All the above will then contribute to gossiping happening, no matter the age
group gossiping happens among adults, elderly and teens. With the law being
adjusted to the current situation, mistakes are bound to happen to teens, this is a
process of growing up we all have to face. Thus cyber bullying, harassing, and
gossiping are bound to happen. Victims to these actions might undergo depression

3. and might attempt at committing suicide. For more information visit this site:
http://www.apa.org/research/action/blues.aspx
To conclude this, children at the age of 15 are still not ready to overcome life
challenges alone without parental or adult help, even adults sometimes need to seek
advise from others when they face a problem. The law too should be emphasized
more. Schools too should organize sex education classes to educate the young
children about sex. Drug, smoking and alcohol awareness too should be introduced
to the children letting them know drinking, smoking and drug use will harm their
health in the long run and might claim their lives due to an overdose. Parents too
should advise their children and educate them properly to make sure they grow up
into young, independent and mature adults in the future.

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5. Pre- writing
Causes of children over 15 years old should be allowed to make decisions about
their lives without the inference of their parents
1. Peer pressure – influenced into smoking, alcohol use and drug abuse.
Curious and tempted into trying new things
2. Premarital sex – Teens and children are having sex at a very young age due
do the influence of mass media
3. Self – image – trying to fulfil their materialistic desires, trying all sorts of
desperate acts to have things other luxurious things others have
4. Gossiping – teens always gossip among their peers and spread rumors about
each other, and this might cause mental abuse and harassment