Adult

As I take the time to reflect through my personal experience during this course I have came to a clear conclusion that there is now an understanding of what the term “adulthood aging” truly means. Through this course, it is without hesitation that I have gained an abundant amount of knowledge over the life cycle of an individual that prepares us when aging. Gaining this understanding has helped me answer the simple question of this paper: “What is aging?” As I take the time to put my thoughts…

In your lifetime you will arrive at an age when you begin to think you are now an adult and have now reached a strong maturity level. That age is different for everyone and is defined by many different events such as a death, a party, a ritual and other life moments. In today's society, there is no reason to hold a traditional coming of age ritual. In modern times not everyone is brought up in a family that will supply a traditional celebration like a Quinceañera or a Bat or Bar Mitzvah and…

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…

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…

putting others before oneself and knowing the difference between what is right and wrong. Taken together, the film Lars and the Real Girl and T.C. Boyle’s story “Greasy Lake” illustrate this definition of maturity. In general, it is believed that adults…

ALPINE FINESSE ‘UNIQUELY FRESH’ ™ This paper is an honest reflexive analysis of my relationship to the product Alpine Finesse, a cigarette brand that I used as a teenager and into my early adulthood. How did the item express your self-identity? As a teenager I was influenced, like most other teenagers by the peers I surrounded myself with. Arguably, I was a teenager with an unusual background. My family was working class, my parents were divorced, and I was one of five living in a large blended…

a health nut to see the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle; we just have to have good eating habits and physical activity. It is easy to ignore the damage that one does to their body physically in their adolescence and early adulthood. College adults can partake in heavy drinking and smoking, not feeling long periods of a hangover or shortness of breath. However, depending on how often one does so, can result in devastating long term health issues. Diseases such as liver disease or diabetes…

and my new friend, who I will call Betty Boop, has really opened my eyes for my future. Betty Boop is truly an inspiring person who has touched my heart. For my last journal, I am going to talk about chapters eight through fourteen in my textbook, Adult Development and Aging by John Cavanaugh and Fredda Blanchard-Fields. First, I asked Betty Boop if she has met her personal goals over the years. She had to stop and think about this as we were at the bowling alley having a good time. After…

A lot of people go through life never accepting change and the responsibilities that the road ahead of them has to offer. It is as if they wish they could stop time and stay innocent forever. As a person grows older, the purity of childhood fades into the realities of adulthood. However, the transition from childhood can be tough, one should not change into adulthood too fast, but value their equity. In J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” the fear, confusion, and loneliness of a young…

this more like his personal opinion than a fact. The author of “Emerging Adults, Not there Yet” asserts, “To feel more like a grown-up, Alana Prant, 23, says she wants to become financially independent. That 's the response of 30% of those surveyed who said financial independence is the most important factor in becoming an adult” (Jayson). Millennials mind set about adulthood is not quite clear according to Reiner; to become adults’ millennials must take responsibility and commitment on love but…