I disagree with all of the arguments made against children’s literature (especially argument number nine). Argument number nine states that children and Young Adult lit entail “ silly and simple-minded stuff about dating and trivia like that? ” First of all , I personally wouldn’t consider dating and trivia to be simple-minded stuff . It is all stuff that we all will face at some point in our lives so it is a good thing to gain knowledge on . Plus, I do not know a single person (both young and old) who does not like to read about dating and trivia. Both of these activities are a time of questions and discovery that helps our brains gather information . And what i s so bad about reading about dating and trivia? For this question, I am going to be arguing the book Brown Girl Dreaming. The school board would say something along the lines of “ Why have kid...
I chose Taking Care of Yourself as a rite of passag e because I feel that nobody is really an adult until you must do things in life on your own. An adult to me is some who accepts responsibility, makes independent decisions, and becomes financially independent. A little reminder :) A series of tests that the youngster must accomplish in order to become an adult Cooking for yourself - can you make more than just ramen noodles for yourself? Can you make healthy and nutritious meals? Cleaning your house - can you keep a clean living environment? This also helps with your personal health as well. Doing Laundry - do you know how to start & stop the washing and drying machine? Do you know where to put the detergent? Do you know how to empty the lint trap on your dryer? Paying your own bills - do you know how to budget so you have money left for food and other necessities...