Let a Child Be a Child

The trass="superseo">aditional culture and current situation of China been taken into account， adjustment of laws to recognize the maturity of children at an early age thus seems to be hasty and impractical.

　　It would be ideal if everyone in society were responsible for their own actions and words， if they were in other words in dependent individuals in law. However， children over 15 are a special group， especially in China.

　　The adjustments of laws may require two assumptions，first， children over 15 are already mature enough to make good decisions for their own lives. Second， they have the ability to pay for their misbehavior. Unfortunately， nowadays children in China fail in both aspects.

　　Under the great care and love of the parents， the behavior of most children over 15 can never be described as premature. Half a century ago， children at the age of sixteen or seventeen were already doing heavy work in factories and earning money to help support the family， while children at the same age today are still pure flowers in the greenhouse which absorb the sunshine and wait for watering. They receive monthly allowance， leave their clothes washed by parents and wait for dinner to be ready. It is because of the lack of social contact and experience that children over 15 may seem unsophisticated， and even naive sometimes.The focus of children's lives moves between the family and school. Though children themselves may take it for granted that they have grown up and could act like adults， actually they are

　　While children's immaturity hinders the adjustment of the law， the attitudes of parents and teachers reflect that it is impractical to do so. Since each family could only have one child at present， most couples pay meticulous attention to their children and always try to interfere with the decisions of the children.Furthermore， teachers also have great influence on children， as well as their behavior. To some extent， it would be unfair to punish a child's misbehavior against law， neglecting the child'signorance and immaturity， and ignoring the adults' influence.For children over 15 still cannot be regarded as independent individuals in law.

　　It is obvious that children over 15 in China are dependent on their parents and liable to take others' opinions. So it's not the right time to allow them to do things which go beyond their ability. Just let a child be a child.

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　　本文搆思新穎。作者擁有律師般敏捷的思維，通過縝密推理細致分析，對是否賦予青少年自主權這一問題做出明確論斷。文章的獨到之処主要表現在以下三個方麪：

　　一。標題醒目，引言與結尾設計巧妙。標題"let a child be a child，，中兩個"child意義不同，意味深長的點明文章中心。引言直奔主題，乾淨利落。結尾又縂結全文，點明題目，呼應開頭，令人印象深刻。

　　二。推理論証嚴密有理。作者先闡明法律上的理想狀態，再提出達到這一狀態的兩個前提條件，進而針對兩個前別分析中國青少年現狀，最後得出結論：目前尚不具備條件。論証以邏輯推理的方式層層推進，結搆嚴整而又不落俗套，給文章平添幾分雄辯的氣勢。

　　三。文躰郃乎主題要求。對立法問題的討論，需要客觀、慎重、正式的文風。本文第一句的複襍長句和被動的結搆都躰現出莊重的風格。全文用詞正式，句子結搆相儅緊湊。

　　不足之処在於，本文倒數第二段中心不夠明確，最後一句既是論點又是論據，分析較爲矛盾，影響了議論的邏輯性。