Abstract
The document answers several questions about an article from The New York Times, and then focuses on the topic of pet abandonment as a brainstorming topic.
Extract
[...] The author argues that their lives are at stake and that it is not a question of experience in the game but of their day-to-day reality. 7. The author invites us to take action by demonstrating or opening the debate on the inclusion of 16-year-olds at the 2024 elections. At the end of the article, people must think it's unfair that 16-year-olds can't vote. 8. The title is explicit and very clear about what the author is trying to say. The phrase "High Time" highlights the urgency of the situation, but otherwise does not seem provocative. Chosen topic: Animals 1. [...]
[...] It also takes time to gain an animal's trust, and once you have that trust you can develop a real relationship with it. 3. Unfortunately, I don't see many animals. I would love to see new species like orangutans, for example, which seem to be very intelligent animals. 4. Animal abandonment is very sad, sometimes abandoned animals die of sadness. I think that if people saw this they would feel empathy for abandoned animals. 5. By using words and images to show how cruel abandonment is. Videos are very effective for this, and sometimes you don't even need words. [...]
[...] The New York Times, Runners-Up From Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest, "It Is High Time We Give 16-Year-Olds the Vote" - Sydney Black (2022) Questions on an article Selected article: "It Is High Time We Give 16-Year-Olds the Vote" By Sydney Black, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, N.Y. 1. The issue is about legal voting age. 2. The author defends bringing down the legal voting age to 16 years old. Several arguments are developed, but she insists on the fact that 16-year-olds are treated as citizens without the right to vote. [...]
