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Critical Review

Introduction

For this session of critical thinking, we have been given the task to evaluate 2 articles that has the same core subject of implementing a specific curfew time for teenagers living Down under (example : Australia ).

The first article, entitled "It's 11pm. The cops know where your child is" was written by an anonymous writer with the benefit of being anonymous, the writer has expressed his/her feelings regarding the redundancy of the idea of the Australian government to impose curfew on the Aussie teens. He/She seems rather harsh and very adamant with his/her opinions. He/She does not agree with the idea of the government to nationalize curfew on teens and he/she questions the authority, or more exact, the role of parents in the lives of teenagers.

On the other hand, the second article with the title "It's late. Should we force them home?" was written by Penelope Debelle. Miss Debelle does not imply her thoughts exactly about the curfew for teenagers. Rather, she writes about the first-hands situations that 2 officers have encountered with teenagers hanging out late at night. Miss Debelle has a more subtle way of placing her words in her featured article. Her write up is more likely to have resulted from interviews held with the said officers.

Review

To curfew or not to curfew, that is the question that is primarily issued and asked in both these articles. "It's 11pm. The cops know where your child is" ( from hereon regarded as article A ), has stated that imposing curfew upon teenagers in Australia is a laughable issue and it shows the loop-hole in the workings of the Australian Government. Article A has also, in 2 different statements, questioned the role of parents in the lives of their teenage children. This is rather unfair for the parents and too harsh an issue to be asked. Yes, teenagers are the responsibility of their parents and yes, teenagers' whereabouts must be known by their parents. But then again, it is not only the...