Age

that the concept of “coming of age” does not really have anything to do with age. For me, coming of age is about you believing that you have reached a certain level of maturity. Everyone’s perception of coming of age is unique to them, so coming of age can be different for different people. Overall, coming of age is about being able to believe that you deserve respect from yourself and others by reaching a certain level of maturity. A person’s ideal for coming of age will differ based on their…

The age of responsibility, the rite of passage, the yellow brick road into adulthood, the law that should not be. The age of responsibility currently dictates how old an individual has to be to drink, drive, vote, pay taxes, et cetera, et cetera. Yet, every individual on this planet matures at a different pace, so why constrict the country into a few different laws that may or may not be effective. In many instances, a twenty-one year old isn’t mature enough to drink, but a sixteen year old is.…

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…

With the story of the middle Ages or better known as the medieval times comes a life of trickery, evil, pleasure, death, war, and religion. The era in which this life began was around AD. 500. This time period lasted until about AD. 1500. One thousand years past by quickly as people were fascinated by the new things they were exploring and creating. There were many different lifestyles that arose during this period. The roles played in the Middle Ages were unique. The clothing was extravagant.…

The age of Exploration and Conquest was a time of change. Discoveries and conquests during this period had major effects on the ways of life and caused many changes for many people. One of the things that changed during this time was the idea of slavery. There are many things that caused a change in concept of enslavement. Factors most important in shaping European views of the relationship between race and freedom were the expansion of the Ottoman empire, racial superiority/inferiority, and…

the historical fiction book, “The Gilded Age”, written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner the book gives us a very good picture of the era of that time and how the thin covering represented all the great ideas and businesses (i.e. the railroad) was profitable but that what lay beneath it all was corrupt and a nation that desired materialism. What were some of the problems in the Gilded Age? In the book, American History, Stobaugh writes, “The Gilded Age was a period of obscene materialism…

of 19th century. In essence an object looks to be very precious and expensive because it looks to be made of gold; however, looks are deceiving, the objects only covered by a very thin layer of gold on the surface. Mark Twain uses the term Gilded Age to describe the period between 1870 -1900. During this time the United States experienced an expanding population, dramatic technological advances, improved transportation, financial innovations…

Much of Europe during the middle ages was divided amongst lords. In order for them to defend the land and its people the lords would first have to defend themselves. To do this they built large homes called castles. The castle made defending the lands easier. Also it made it harder for enemies to attack because of the large walls. Castles were built on tall hills or in the center of the land to see the invaders attack and to govern the land. Originally, they were built with mud and wood. Which…

The Middle Ages lasted from around the 5th century until the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. After the fall of Rome, the government or or no single state tried to reunite the people who lived on the European continent. The Catholic Church soon tried to take over and help reunite the people. The Catholic Church was a big part of Europe. It was the only church in Europe during this time so it had a major…

The American Gilded Age yielded an extreme amount of economic prosperity and industrial improvements. During the late 19th century following the Reconstruction Era, the economy flourished and America transformed from a struggling country to a thriving nation. Railroads, businesses, cities, and agricultural centers benefitted from the growth during this period. Gilded, as defined by The Free Dictionary, means “to cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold” or “to give an often deceptively…