At age 7, Curt was found guilty of starting a fire that burned the gazebo in the park of his home town in Illinois. At the age of 12, he was found guilty of burning a barn full of hay in a neighboring county. Now at the age of 21, Curt is living in the state of New York and he has been accused of setting the fire that destroyed a motorcycle shop. Can his juvenile records from Illinois be used against him in New York?

Should the city pass a ban on skateboarders on all public property, or are the citizens who oppose the ban right when they argue that there are benefits to having the skateboarders in public parks? plan and write a response in which you state your position and persuade readers to agree with you. support your position with reasons and examples drawn from the proposed amendment to ban skateboarding and from information in the letters to the editor, as well as from your own experience.