Paul Thompson in the article “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” , claims that 14 year old Brazil, charged in last May’s shooting of middle school teacher Gunrow, was found guilty of second degree murder. Paul Thompson supports his by first explaining that Brazil was only 12 when the incident happen. He then says since he was only 12 , his brain was and still is not fully developed. Lastly the author says ,” teenagers are not yet adults , and the legal system shouldn’t treat them as such. Thompson’s purpose is to get the world to know , if children are not yet adults, why are they being treated like one in the legal system in order to stop it.
The article “ Inside the Teen Brain” by Marty Wolner, states that recent resherchers on the human brain provides parents with shocking evidence abou there teenager that probably explains there irational, ilogical, and impulsive behavior. As it turns out, brain developement during the teenage years is radically more active than previously thought. Even though the brain is almost matured the grey matter in the thinking part of the brain is still making connections. The information proccesed in the limbic system, without benefit of higher level processing in the pre-frontal cortex may result in impulsive, egocentric,, and even risky behavior. Because of the construction of the teenage brain is that its not capable of fully processing information
Inventing Ourselves; The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 1 chose this book because I have an interest in the brain and neurology, something I've been considering as a future career. The brain is something that is so complex and the teenage brain is even more. The adolescent brain goes through so many changes that I and my classmate have all felt not so long ago and the fact that I had the chance to read about it in a book that is very easy to understand and an author who doesn't want to demonize teens as they go through this developmental process. As previously stated this book talks about the development of the adolescent brain. Some major talking points Blakemore goes over are, the brain structure, societal pressure on teens and how it affects their development, why adolescents make the choices they do, and
She discusses with two experts, the first being a neurologist named Frances Jensen. Jensen states that the frontal lobes of teens not being “fully wired” is to blame for them doing dangerous things (Jensen 3). The metaphor reinforces Kolbert’s thesis because it shows that studying neurology will allow the world to see inside teenagers’ brains. Kolbert ends Jensen’s piece by saying Jensen “provides no empirical evidence that scare tactics work” (Kolbert 3). Although Kolbert agrees with Jensen, she does point out that even Jensen does not know what to do about teens, strengthening Kolbert’s thesis.
Paul Thompson in the article "Startling Finds on Teenage Brains" suggest that teenagers have something in their brains. Thompson supports his/her suggestion by first explaining how a 14 year old killed a teacher and outside people are say a “A child is not a man.” He/she then tells how school shootings have gotten more frequent over the years and also how teenagers lose a lot of brain tissue during their teenage years.
The more thought there is towards how the teenage brain develops, the more the questions grow towards what capabilities teenagers really can do, and what goes through their mind while doing the most reckless things. The questions rise, but the answers are never given. On the website, “ Debate. Org,” it states, “ They lack the prefrontal cortex, the lobe of the brain that helps with reasoning and judgment. Teens also do not have a fully developed cerebellum, the area of the brain that helps control impulse.
”(healthychildren.org) It is true that the adolescent brain is still developing and not fully mature, but they should
The aroma of alcohol and drugs reeked throughout the entire house. The stench came from the room of a once innocent, teenage boy. Nearby that room, a formerly virtuous, teenage girl was trying on revealing miniskirts and strapless dresses, trying to attract the attention of others. Could it be that hormones played a role in the choices that these teenagers made? It has been proven from multiple scientific studies that hormones play a significant role in assisting in the erroneous choices that teenagers make.
The author points out that “Brain imaging studies reveal that the regions of the adolescent brain responsible for controlling thoughts, actions and emotions are not fully developed.” Brain imaging studies have repeatedly shown that the brains in younger people are still developing well over the age of 18. Garinger states that
Q1.3 Explain the impact of adolescent development on a young person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours A1.3 Adolescence is a time of great change for young people when physical changes are happening at an accelerated rate. Puberty is accompanied by physical, psychological and emotional changes adapted to ensure reproductive and parenting success. But adolescence is not just marked by physical changes – young people are also experiencing cognitive, social/emotional and interpersonal changes as well. It marks a transition in risks for depression and other common mental disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders and anti social behaviours. As they grow and develop young people are influenced by outside factors, such as their environment, culture, religion, school and the media.
Whether it is modern-day teens or teens from the 14th century, teen brains are developing and therefore they rely on their emotions rather
In the article “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains,” by Paul Thompson, he speaks about how adolescents lose brain tissue as they mature. Specifically gray matter, which according to Thompson, “...brain researchers believe supports all our thinking and emotions.” The matter is being purged at a rapid rate. It’s taking with it the cells that support risk-taking, impulses, and self-control. While this shouldn’t prove to be an excuse for adolescents to break the law, it should prove to be an explanation.
1.3 Explain the impact of adolescent development on a young persons thoughts, feelings and behaviours. During puberty the body will go through many changes and a young person will start to become more aware of their body and their personal appearance. As they go through these changes a young person will also try to find their identity but still want to fit in with their peers which may have an influence on their likes and dislikes. They will also become more sensitive to their feelings being highly emotional/upset or easily frustrated over minor issues. These emotional changes also cause mood swings resulting in young people becoming irritable or moody at times and not wanting to converse, this is also due to the hormonal changes
Hook: __Have you ever wanted to know why the one child policy was a good idea. Well in this DBQ you will find out why the one child policy was a good idea due to the economic impact, environmental impact, and personal impact. Putting it all together - using the lines below, you need to put together your introduction using your hook and your thesis statement. (Rewrite what you put above in sentences) __China has a lot of people as you may know but do you know how that happened. In 1949 Mao Zedong the ruling communist leader of China at the time called for couples to have more children because China was very poor at the time and thought it might bring more money to the government.
Some people don’t wanna benefited because being broken gets them attention. There are three reasons why. teenagers are not careless and also do not think about their consequences are a lack of failure, learning experiences, and tennagers listen a lot. The first reason on why tennagers are not careless is lack of failure.
