Transition to Adulthood Essay

There is no one event that marks ones true transition into adulthood; it is series of events, but there are moments that prove you have nearly completed that transition. The transition into adulthood is a gradient, like fading from white to black. It means gaining self confidence, gaining respect in the community, and less reliance on parental guidance. Events that show that one is transitioning into adulthood include getting a drivers license, getting your first car, registering to vote,…

Question A: The transition from childhood to adulthood is a very important step in the life of a human being. It marks the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. Today, I will be reminiscing the rite of passage of a friend who transitioned from childhood to adulthood. The rite of passage that I witnessed was a Quinceanera, a Quinceanera is a coming of age celebration/ceremony that symbolizes a girls transition from childhood to adulthood/womanhood. The event started with a mass, although I…

bill would rectify is the issue of at risk youth who have difficulties with successfully transitioning into adulthood. The bill that I chose is called “An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Interventions For At-Risk Youth.” This social problem affects youth from ages 17-24. This could also affect youth younger than 17 because eventually they will need to make that transition into adulthood as well. This bill aims to help youth from any ethnicity or race as well as gender. As for social…

The concept of transition can be believed to be both confronting and transformative for the individual or groups involved. This idea is undoubtedly explored within Steven Daldry’s film, Billy Elliot with a central theme of maturity and Robert Gray’s poem, Late Ferry, as it expresses ideas about the transformative concept of transitions. Additionally, Meiert Avis’ music video for Paramore’s Brick by Boring Brick explores a confronting change to the protagonist as the music video demonstrates…

In the short story “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier, Lizabeth's tumultuous transition into adulthood leads to her realization that she cannot be an innocent adult. After Lizabeth instructs the neighborhood children to “expertly aim stone[s in order to] cut the head[s] off ” of Ms. Lottie’s marigolds, Lizabeth is then “ashamed, [because] . . . the child in [her] . . . said it [is] all . . . fun, but the woman in [her] flinche[s] at the thought of the malicious attack that [she] ha[s] led”…

what stood out to impact me the most was reading the section about emerging into adulthood. Also, having to read and reply to student discussions from other students who were taking the course helped me engage in the topic more. Reading other students discussion post and identifying their thoughts and feelings on how they felt about the transition into emerging adulthood, you see everyone experienced their transition in different ways, but had stories you could relate to in some way of form.…

views on adulthood prevent him from transitioning to adulthood. The traumatic death of his younger brother, Allie, traumatizes his state of mind leaving him stuck in between adolescence and adulthood. From the beginning of the novel Holden seems to blame himself for Allie’s death. Immediately after hearing the news of Allie’s death, Holden “breaks all the goddamn windows in the garage” (Salinger 39). As a result, he…

The fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood reveals the drastic transition of a female from childhood into adulthood. The chronicle of Little Red Riding Hood through the woods represents the journey of the innocent and naive child, losing her virginity and becoming an adult. Little Red Riding Hood’s encounter with the wolf in the forest relays the reality of entering adulthood by reaching sexual maturity, which is marked by the lost of virginity. Both Perrault and the Grimm Brothers explored the…

Every June, a whole new group of new high school graduates crosses the threshold of adulthood. As the graduated students look back on their childhood years, they see it is time to move on and start completely over in a new environment. College is a time for exploration and discovery of things people never thought of before and many see the job of universities is to teach students how to become independent. Colleges are being denounced for denying students the ability to become mature by using…

A Quinceañera was the great transition to adulthood for my best friend. My cousin was thrown into growing up at a young age when both of his parents passed away. My immediate family prides themselves in hard work and ethic. So my transition into adulthood was not a grand party nor has it been a traumatic. Since hard work is my family motto, my transition into adulthood has been becoming a productive member of society and working. This transition has not been a magnificent event nor a scarring…