Initiation

pushing the Abnegation around and gives himself a new nickname: Four. The next story deals with Four's experiences in initiation. Used to being isolated in Abnegation, Four has been avoiding his other initiates and has not been successful with making friends, instead spending all his time in the training room, even though he is currently ranked top of his initiation class. Amar, the initiation instructor, invites Four to join the Dauntless in a game of Dare that night. During the game, Four is…

Living day to day in a gang sometimes isn’t all that it is said to be. Yes there are some positives to being in a gang like the protection and “family” feeling that you gain from it. However there are certain things that, depending on which gang you join and where, can limit what you do. Your sex can be a huge difference that determines what jobs that you do, the respect you get and the ranking that you take. Not many people put that into account when they consider joining a gang. Just your…

Hercules feels. The movie Hercules is about Zeus’s son Hercules who was born a God but turned into a mortal human being. Throughout the movie, Hercules encounters many ups and downs as he travels throughout the three different phases; the departure, initiation, and return. The first phase of a hero’s journey begins in the departure phase. In the departure phase of a hero’s journey, as outlined by Joseph Campbell, the hero realizes there is something different about himself. There is also a call…

invent their own.” (Joseph Campbell). Gangs are a way that struggling teenagers find their rites of passages, and are able to grow in the stages of life and in the stages of one role or social position to another. However, a gang Rites of Passage or initiation ritual is often brutally violent or involves criminal acts. The culture of a gang is that of a subculture with a tribal organizational structure. Gangs have their own values, language, beliefs, and artifacts. Gangs have their own way to…

step of gene expression. It is known to be the process of making a copy of genetic information stored in a DNA strand into a complementary strand of messenger RNA (mRNA). The process of eukaryotic transcription can be separated into three phases, initiation, elongation and termination. This complex process involves various cell signaling methods as well as the activity of many enzymes. Genes are segments of DNA nucleotides located on a chromosome that contains the codes for the construction of…

activities are considered hazing behavior. According to Hoover’s study, hazing is, “any humiliating or dangerous activity expected of you to join a group, regardless of your willingness to participate (5).” Hazing is almost always associated with initiation and…

Initiation is an ordeal symbolic of physical dying and that of symbolic of physically being that of being reborn as a brand new person possessing knowledge. As man and woman come together as they become the ultimate godhead that of which the God and Goddess…

along with the long-term risks of cigarette smoking. From the research, it is apparent that social factors have the largest influence on smoking initiation. This includes parents as well as peers. Parents have the power and influence so they should reduce smoking initiation in their own child or children. The most effective way to reduce smoking initiation is to educate parents about the social and genetic causes as well as the harmful physical and psychological effects of smoking, and encourage…

which the other frat members consider to be “initiation”. It is ethically wrong for Gordie to begin to participate with the initiation because it involves consuming alcohol. Gordie is a freshman which indicates that he is not of age. Gordy’s dilemma is considered to be a legal and inefficient. This entire situation can be damaging to everyone involved with this including the university. If Gordie choose not to pledge and not go on with the initiation, he would still be alive. Now that this has…

Hazing is the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation. Lately, it has been a very controversial topic in the news. Often confused, are other acts of initiation. As an article from the Gale Group states, “individuals joining a Christian church may go through the ritual of baptism” then further explains that this is not considered hazing because it does not involve danger or humiliation. Violent forms of hazing include…