Reading Quiz: "Sixteen" by Charlie Spence Please answer the following questions, based on...

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Reading Quiz: "Sixteen" by Charlie Spence

Please answer the following questions, based on "Sixteen." You may refer to your own copy of the reading and your notes.

1) What is the topic?

2) What is the author's viewpoint on the topic?

3) What do we learn anything about the author (Spence) from the introduction to the reading, or from the reading itself, that makes us think he might have a bias about this issue?

4) Please give one example of where Spence discusses the viewpoints of people who disagree with him.

5) Was Spence's argument convincing? Why or why not? You need to mention at least one specific piece of evidence he provided to support his argument, to answer this question.

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Sixteen- Charlie Spence
1) What is the topic?
The topic of the essay is expressing reasons for not trying juvenile offenders as adults, and giving them a chance to rehabilitate.
2) What is the author's viewpoint on the topic?
The author views juveniles as children, who are still in the process of mental development, and explains how life sentences can be destructive for their lives, taking away their right to change.

Reading Quiz: "Sixteen" by Charlie Spence Please answer the following questions, based on "Sixteen." You may refer to your own copy of the reading and your notes.

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