1. Why would an author use other words like adolescent, teen, or young people just to describe minor?

2. How do you correctly punctuate sentences containing documented evidence?

3. From this thesis statement , what topic can you form out of it: Some people may believe these teens deserved the harsh punishments, however, the lack of brain development, the fact that juvenile systems treat children, and the statistics of committing more crime clearly show that adolescents should not be tried as adults until they are truly adults.

1. variety

2. MLA or APA??

3. What do you think?