Persuasive Essay

As practice for my english class, we had to come up with an essay and have it scored by computer means. I'll try my best to recollect and write what I composed...the issue was this: The legislature is thinking about passing a bill regarding requiring one to earn a high school diploma in order to receive their driver's license.

Legislature,

Many teens have died in car accidents. In fact, teens have the higher tendency then any other age group in getting into car accidents. Why is that? Teens are still young, which means they haven't yet developed their responsibility enough to understand the risks of driving. For these reasons, I praise your decision in requiring pre-graduates to earn their diploma before driving. This bill should be passed because teens are still young and careless, the goal of driving could push students to study harder, and because no one has the right to put other lives in jeapeordy.

First of all, the youth are still young. Most teens cannot grasp the fact that driving, though fun, can be extremely dangerous. They need time to become more responsible, and going through high school will do just that. Young teens can be reckless, and they sometimes can lose control. But not only can passing this bill lower the risk of crashes, but it could also benefit other causes.

Imagine your average teenager. We all know that one of every teenager's dreams is to finally be able to sit in the driver's seat, kick the pedal, and let it rip!! But, if with the new bill, the students would have to work hard and earn their high school diploma. If they don't, then there goes their hopes of driving. Students would work harder, fearing not being able to graduate from high school, and not driving.

Lastly, letting teens drive before they are ready not only could severly injure or kill themselves, but would also affect the innocent lives of others. It isn't fair to lose one's life because some careless teenagers were messing around at the steering wheel. No one has the right to jearpeordize innocent lives!

So, in conclusion, I hope you go forward with this bill, and I sincerely hope it will pass. This is the right thing to do because letting the youth drive at this young of an age could be risky, and it could help in the studies and grades of the students. The passing of this bill would ensure greater security and safety of the public, and I support you in your decision.