The following essay is in favor of the topic - it wants parents to be
responsible if their children commit crimes. The essay is in 3773 layout.
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Introduction
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Present situation |
Many crimes and social problems are caused by children.
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Despite the damage these teenage criminals cause, parents are not held
responsible in most countries.
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What this essay will do (Thesis
sentence) |
This essay will discuss whether parents should be forced to pay for
their children's crimes.
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Paragraph
2: Against
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Topic Sentence |
There are many reasons why parents should not be responsible for crimes
committed by teenage children.
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Reason 1: Independence |
First of all, teenagers today are independent. They often move out of
the parent's house at 18 years of age or younger. They are expected to
learn to take care of themselves and make their own decisions, and not
stay like small children attached to their parents.
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Reason 2: Parents working |
Secondly, parents are working. They cannot watch their adolescent
children all the time.
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Reason
3: Parents have done their job |
A third point is that even children from good families can sometimes
commit crimes. Parents should not be responsible if they have worked hard
to raise their children properly.
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Paragraph
3: For
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Topic Sentence |
However, because of the many problems young troublemakers cause,
I feel we should make parents responsible.
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Reason 1: Lack of Parental Control |
Firstly, most juvenile crimes are committed by adolescents whose
parents do not care or make any effort to control their children. If
parents had to pay fines, they might make more effort.
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Reason
2: Children not mature |
Another point is that even though the children may seem mature, they
are not really able to make good decisions. Parents should be responsible
for raising and teaching their children until they are fully grown.
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Reason 3: Children will think |
Furthermore, if children know that their parents will have to pay, they
will think carefully before doing getting into trouble
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Conclusion
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Summary
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In summary, there are good reasons both for and against making parents pay
for acts committed by their children.
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Future/Personal Opinion
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However, I feel strongly that if we want to reduce the number of such
crimes, we need to make parents take more responsibility.
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