Global Breaking News - Friday, September 25, 2026

 People recognize a difference between children and adults. What events (experiences or ceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

There are so many differences between children and adults, such as adults always make decisions independently, while children often deal with things under the supervision of adults. Although it is a course that a child grows up and become an adult, I believe that many events play a significant role in it. Based on the experience and life style of my own, leaving parents and living alone is the event that turns a child into an adult.
* make a decision = 결정을 내리다 / independently= 자주적으로, 단독적으로 / deal with = 다루다, 처리하다 / supervision = 감독, 관리, 통제 / grow up = 자라다 / play a significant role = 중요한 역할을 하다 / turn A into B = A에서 B가 되게 하다

The main reason of the argument I support is that living independently could develop the ability of thinking and doing independently. In family, parents always prepare everything and create a comfortable condition for children. Children at home are almost carefree, and need not worry about cooking, washing, cleaning, and the only thing they have to care of is study. However, when living in the dormitory of school, they have to begin to study how to deal with house work and how to get on alone with others. And it is more important that they have to think independently and make decisions like adults.
* argument = 논쟁, 말다툼 / support = 지지하다, 옹호하다 / comfortable condition = 편안한, 안락한 상태 / carefree = 근심 걱정없는, 속 편한 / worry about = 걱정하다 / dormitory = 기숙사 / get on = 하다, 지내다; 성공하다

Another reason can be seen by everyone is that to live independently a child will have to face many problems which need courage and the capability to cope with. Without the help from parents, children will find there are so many unexpected concrete troubles can not be resolved only by themselves. For example, when a freshmen move into dormitory, he or she has to learn to change the light bulb, clean the house, how to get on well with roommate and so on. At this time, making friends and helping each other are very important for them to resolve the troubles.
* face = 마주하다 / courage = 용기 / capability = 능력, 역량 / cope with = ~에 대처하다 / unexpected = 예상치 못한 / concrete = 구체적인, 실체가 있는 / resolve = 해결하다 / freshmen = 신입생 / light bulb = 백열 전구 /  roommate = 룸메이트, 동거인

In addition, the frustration and even the failure in life is very significant in the course of growth. An experience, example, or observation imparts beneficial new knowledge and wisdom. In the same way, a failure brings children lessons and makes their thought and behavior mature and sense.
* frustration = 좌절감, 불만 / failure = 실패 / observation = 관찰 / impart = 전하다, 주다 / wisdom = 지혜 / In the same way = 같은 방법으로 / lesson = 교훈 / mature = 성숙한, 어른스러운, 분별있는

General speaking, living independently will develop the ability of dealing with things of children, test the courage of cope with difficulties of them, and bring them many lessons. Taking into account of all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that living by own make a child mature and wise, and turn a child into an adult.
* generally speaking = 일반적으로 말하면 / difficulty = 어려움 / take into account = 고려하다 /  factor = 요소 / reach the conclusion that = ~라는 결론에 이르다