Adult Learning Essay

vote and sign legal documents at 18, and then can drink at 21. One thing they have not been told is when are they considered full adults in society; when should adolescents be considered adults? Adolescents should be considered adults at the age of 18, which means that they should have received all their rights by the age of 18. Teenagers have earned all of their adult responsibilities by the age of 18, except drinking. According to Edgar Snyder, a lawyer graduated from Pennsylvania…

especially maturation and independence, as it has little interactions with adult figures. Although…

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden does not cope well with becoming an adult and moving on from the death of his little brother, Allie. He holds on tightly to the memories of his childhood and wishes that he could be a child forever. Holden does not want to grow up because he fears change and does not want to leave his childhood behind. Holden has a strong connection to Allie and does not want to become an adult because Allie will always be a child. He tells the reader, “What I did, I…

with the Arnett lifespan model, Guiney & Machado (2013) investigated among stratified age groups the ability to mentally decipher task goals before responding, respond physically to stimuli, and complete short term memory tasks. Among the young adults, they concluded that physical activity was shown to improve the structural integrity of the brain, which in turn allowed for improved cognitive functions in all three areas tested. Similarly, Hogan, Mata, & Carstensen investigated whether…

The article Grow Up? Not So Fast by Lev Grossman is about a new life stage called the twixsters and why it is taking them so long to grow up unlike past generations. Six friends from Chicago go out at least three nights a week. They are all single, live in apartments, and jump from job to job. These six friends are all from the age of 24-28 years old. Thirty years ago by the age of 21 most women were married then by the age of 22 had a child. In this generation the age is 25 for marriage and…

The law states that an adolescent becomes an adult when they turn eighteen, but in reality anybody can become an adult at any time in their life. I experienced a life-altering event when I was six years old that has changed my life forever, and has made me mature quicker than most. Maturing and becoming an adult is an important moment in someone’s life because it shapes them into who they are and becomes a person’s identity. People may experience positive moments that have changed their lives…

Most teenagers as they grow older fantasize about becoming an adult because they will no longer be under their parents’ rules and restrictions, and have 100% control over their own lives and the decisions made. Often, the new adults realize the extreme amount of responsibility, self control, and smart decision making causing them to become overwhelmed. This overall cycle is usually associated with teenage adolescence. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is extremely…

The Catcher in the Rye illustrates within its masterful pages the gradual maturation of an immature boy into a self-reliant young man. It is the unorthodox story of seventeen year-old Holden Caulfield, who is growing up in the decadent world of New York. He has thus far been unable to come terms with the fact that eventually, he must grow up, and that the world will never be pure. Holden has profound difficulty in accepting the inevitable, which in turn delays any form of progression towards…

in a third-class carriage of a deserted train” (260). This description of the train ride is very intentional. Joyce intentionally places the boy on a train alone in order to show that the boy is gaining his independence, a key part of becoming an adult. As with anyone who transitions to adulthood, they must learn to be able to live independently. The entire ride to Araby the narrator “remained alone in the bare carriage,” (260) demonstrating that he is reaching the independence of adulthood.…

to the fact that young adults are not facing financial independence until later in their lives. Most young adults are currently pursuing to expand their education or training compared to past eras. Moreover, the current liberation of encouraging and permitting young adults to explore their careers as described in the dual-cycle model (Berk, 2013, page 374). Thus causing a delay in comparison to other cultures whom by economic hardship or general practice start their adult lives at an early age.…