Writing Prompt: Write a response in which you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Teenagers are not responsible enough to drive when they are sixteen-years-old." Student's Introduction: While some sixteen-year-olds may seem immature, most are just as responsible as adults. Many of us help take care of our homes, look after our younger siblings, and assist with other adult duties. Teenagers should be given more credit and trusted with bigger responsibilities.

Rewrite the student's introduction so that it contains stronger claims, which are related directly to the prompt

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

you can buy 12 peppers or less. $1.50*12 = $18

answer: age of the protagonists.

dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by james joyce, published in 1914. they tell the stories of the irish middle class in and around dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

joyce divides the collection into three sections dealing with childhood, adolescence and maturity. therefore, one pattern he uses to organize his stories is the age of the protagonists. the initial stories deal with children, and as the stories continue, they focus on progressively older people.