Rite Of Passage

A lifetime is divided by many years, years into days, days into hours, and hours into minutes. But out of these minutes, some stand out the most making our most memorable of our memories. Whether you felt joy, anger, or sadness, it is the way that we felt at that second what makes us remember that moment and what made us change from who we were. It is an experience where you know you can’t go back. In the following passage, I will talk about my rite of passage.

In my opinion, American society lacks defined rites of passage. Many cultures have distinct coming of age traditions where individuals are given more responsibilities and freedoms; however, American society does not have a specific tradition. Responsibilities and freedoms in America are given gradually throughout the life of an individual. For example, individuals are given the right to drive at 16, the right to vote at 18, and the right to drink at 21. Individuals in America are given their rights through small milestones; however, this system causes many problems in American society. Individuals often do not wait for these rites of passage and implement some freedoms before they are of age. I believe the lack of defined rites of passages

I never realized before this class that these changes in my life were rites of passage every time that I was getting older as a person.Rites of passage have been in my life ever since I was born until now because as a child I transitioned from a fetus to a fully born baby,every single birthday that I ever had and continue to have,and even in the future when I get married or even when I die.All of my rites of passage were celebrated with a form of celebration as every birthday was celebrated with a birthday party, my graduation for both middle school and high school as I went through the ceremonies and parties afterward,and for my religious moments when I would have a celebratory mass and a celebration with gifts after each of all my events.Rites

In Conrad Philip Kottak’s “Rite of Passage” he mentions the three stages of a rite of passage. Anthropologist Arnold Van Gennep defines these stages as Separation, Margin, and Aggregation. Victor Turner, another anthropologist, focused on Margin, which he referred to as liminality. Not only can a rite of passage be an individual experience, but it can also be a communal experience which Turner called “communitas.” Many of us experience this “communitas” in different ways such as my Hispanic culture that experiences quinceneras. Quinceneras are a rite of passage for young girls’ transition from adolescence to womanhood. I for one never experienced this rite of passage.

Maturity is a state that everybody tries to reach during their lives. Children spend their infancy, and sometimes adolescence, growing up and learning how to behave in the adults and work world. Schools teach them dissimilarities between these two different worlds. There isn’t a precise age in which kids become mature, it depends on the experiences they had, their society, their family and other causes. In the movie and novel The Giver, the community has a rite of passage where children, during the annual ceremony, become more mature and assume more responsibilities until they get into adulthood.

Kyra’s head was pounding as a result from all the drinking she did the night before, and she growled as her fingers fumbled around on her nightstand. “You stupid piece of shit, always reminding me of how god damn early it is.” Her fingers grasped the edges of the alarm clock and she threw it to the floor, cursing at its existence.

A twelve year old boy holding an Airsoft, sitting on a swing in a park at 3:30 p.m. in broad daylight was shot not two seconds after officers arrived at the scene. He died the following day from injuries.

Certainly every moments or steps are critical in life of each individual. Futhermore, the rite of passage that teenagers have been through is the one may not missing. Firstly, it demonstrates the tradition and indenity of nations all around the world. Secondly, the rite of passage is a transformation of the teenagers to adults and they become mature and responsible for what they did. I am going to use the North America rite of passage to certify my viewpoints. In North America, in order to acompany with the implementation of family planning, each household must pay a birth free ($2500). Gorvernment will subsidy the school fee in orger to raise their children until they celebrate his/her 18th birthday, moreover, they will refund the birth fee

Rite of passages are traditions that has been around in different cultures for many years. These rite of passages is a way of celebrating the transition from childhood to maturity. In the Spanish culture there is a rite passage called “Quinceañera”, which is the Spanish world for a girl that turns 15 years old, this rite is not only for girls but also boys. During a “Quinceañera” the adolescent is introduced to the family as an adult. This celebration is very similar to the “Sweet Sixteen” celebration that the American culture takes part of.

A rite of passage is something that happens when person goes from one stage of life to another. When a person goes through a rite of passage their social stats changes. The majority of the time it is used to describe a child going from a child to an adult, but it can also be for many other reasons. In Africa marriage is a very important rite of passage. There is an African Proverb that says “A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers”. In Africa they celebrate the first rain, the first harvest, and the birth of a child along with marriage. In this culture marriage symbolizes a new life. Marriage is the most celebrated rite of passage ever since the African culture has been around. Africans believe that it is not the human right

Although rite of passage are different from culture to culture, they all symbolized same things, kids emerging into adulthood. According to global citizen “in Vanuatu, a small island nation in the middle of the south pacific, young boys come of age by jumping of a 98-foot-tall tower with a bungee-like vine tied to their ankles, just barely preventing them from hitting the ground. The catch? Unlike a bungee cord, the vine lacks elasticity, and a slight miscalculation in vine length could lead to broken bones or even death.” Another example is from my home country of Ethiopia, in the west part of Ethiopia they have a tradition called Hamar Cow Jumping which is basically before a man gets married he has to jump over a castrated male cow four times

A rite of passage is a huge turning point that everyone has that will change your life forever. In the text “The Medicine Bag” Martin’s great-grandfather comes to pass on a native american family tradition of the medicine bag but Martin conflicted on taking it by what others will think of him. In the video “Apache Girl’s Rite Of Passage” Dachina is excited to undergoing her tribe's ritual of when the girls go thr0ugh challenges to test their strength. In these two stories about native american rite of passages, there are several similarities and differences consisted between the rites of passages. In addition to the advantages and disadvantages between the text and the video.

“I wasn’t expecting anything from you.” He muttered. He opened it and picks out the pocket clock. “This is so cool man” he shouts as the room grew silent. He opens it and realized it was engraved: Wayren Thomas 14. He began to cry. My gift did a little more than I expected. Wayren handed his dad the pocket watch and ran into a room. Mrs. Thomas ran after him while Mr. Thomas came to thank us. “Wayren, has never received a gift like this, I think it reminded him of one of his favorite movies in which the main character had a pocket watch.” He explained. “He didn’t want to feel stupid in front of you, no worries!” Mr. Thomas patted me on the back and went on to catch up with his son. A few minutes later, Wayren came back out in another outfit. Everybody applauded his entrance. He took a bow and took a seat beside me. He grabbed my arm squeezing it with a motion of thanks. I whispered in his ear, “You’re Welcome Sir!” The dinner turned out to be a thanksgiving feast. It was so much food; everybody had to leave with a

The alarm clock jolted the life out of her sleep. Yesterday she changed the alarm ring before setting her cellphone next to her sofabed. Cheriz never could stomach the standard alarm clock. She felt this associated too much with a settled home life; which did not mirror her reality, so her phone was an adequate substitution. Her former ring sounded like a wave of a sweet intermittent melody that so easily meshed with fading dream remnants in the wee morning hours; yet did nothing to return her to the husyle and bustle of daily life. Especially now with the looming shadow of heartbreak taking over her resting hours; she tended to drift into slumber abyss only minutes before it was time to arise. Now, the 1920"s style rotary ring programmed on

    A Rite of Passage is a ceremony that will change someone from one point in their life to another. The people from the Southern part of Pentecost Island have their own Rite of Passage. Its called land diving.