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The Rule - Online Term Paper

The Rule

When one turns eighteen years old they are looked at, by many, as an
adult. They can vote, probably stay out later, receive more responsibilities
because now those responsibilities can be handled. They will soon leave home
and start a journey to college. They will be on their own, free to make their
own decisions. They will rely on no one but themselves.
If we are given in college the freedom to do as we please then why are
their rules when we get there? I am not talking about drinking, or smoking in
the rooms. Or how much noise we can make after a certain hour. Colleges have
to be strict on those issues because they can be unsafe to the individual or
people around them. By ...

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that issue? I feel
that one should be trusted until one proves otherwise.
The rule may forbid boyfriends, girlfriends, or just friends to stay in
a room, but why family members? Have a heart. Your family member drives all
the way to your school to see you and they must sleep some where else, why?
Didn't your brother or sister come to visit you in college? Didn't you want him
or her to stay with you? If they were a younger sibling wouldn't it make you
feel safer if they were by your side all night?
Listen, I am not attacking your decision pertaining to this issue. I am
simply asking reasonable questions and stating reasonable ideas on why I feel
this rule should be changed, or at least thought about. If we are said to be
adults, and are expected to act like adults, then I feel we should be treated
like one in all aspects.
It's hard growing up. The challenge of moving away from home can be
hard for some people. But to grow one must step forward, take risks and
challenges, ...

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Added: 12/12/2006 03:35:55 PM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 445
Pages: 2

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