American Teens Lie, Cheat, & Steal
Chuck Colson, BreakPoint Smore Created By Jennifer Thornton
Important Quotes
An important quote from this article is where the author states that ¨Thirty percent of those surveyed admitted to stealing from a store within the past year.¨ This is an important quote from the article because it is giving us information and an idea of how many people stole from stores within a year.
Another important quote from this article is where the author says ¨64 percent admitted to cheating on at least one test, and 38 percent said that they had cheated two or more times during the past year.¨ This is an important quote because it is also giving us information that is important to the article.
Important Vocabulary Words
Contemporary Ethics- This word is important to the article because it is needed to describe what the article what be talking about.
Future- This word is also important because it´s explaining why this is bad for our future politicians and parents.
Attitudes- This word was used to that we can know about the students who were surveyed on their actions and attitudes.
Impersonal Nature - This word is important because it is used so that we can know that these students who are stealing and cheating do not do it because of impersonal nature but for other reasons.
Main Idea Of Article
The main idea of this article is to why american teens lie, cheat, and steal.
Authors Purpose
The authors purpose of this article is to inform readers about percentages of teens who lie, steal, and cheat and reasons why they do so.