Rites of passage

Hazing is an activity that should not be tolerated or applauded. Fraternities and sororities still encourage this harmful and humiliating initiation. Organizations use hazing to break down their incoming members mentally, physically, and emotionally. Under no circumstance should hazing be conducted or performed. More action needs to be taken against organizations that authorize these rituals because no group should have the power to control their peers with humiliation and violence. All of the…

“Jail became not a cruel punishment but a rite of passage for many that helped define one’s entry into manhood.” (41) George explains that the characteristics and disposition that those develop from the normalization of incarceration and how it has plagued the black culture’s perspective of how a man…

What is a tattoo? A tattoo is a form of body modification, where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The word tattoo, or tattow in the 18th century, is a loanword from the Polynesian word tatau, meaning "to write". Another meaning is from Tahitian word tatau which means ‘to mark something’. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology of tattoo as "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. What…

A young boy and his father have an old family tradition of going on a camping trip together. As time flies by however, their expectations change and they both find themselves in a predicament of growing up and making new decisions. In the passage from Dalton Trumbo’s novel, Johnny Got His Gun, a boy named Joe, is maturing into adolescence, while his father must accept the revelation that his son is not so little anymore. Trumbo’s use of literary techniques, such as point of view, selection of…

woman tried for witchcraft. The Bardbury drove across the country to Los Angeles in 1934, with young Ray piling out their jalopy at every stop to plunder the local library search for L. Frank Baum Oz books. In 1936, Ray Bradbury experience a rite of passage familliar to most science fiction readers, at a bookstore in Hollywood he…

Sending a child off to college has been a rite of passage to parents for decades, often accompanied by hours of subsequent crying and worrying. The experience can be just as traumatic for students as well, where they are now given a world of possibilities and opportunities. However, as a student starts college, whether they wish it so or not, they will now be exposed to numerous opportunities to drink. One of the many ways a student can be exposed to alcohol is through Greek life, where the…

traced back to ancient Egyptian times. Its mention is found in religious texts and in the twentieth century circumcision was regarded as being medically necessary in preventing various diseases and complications in males. In some cultures, it is a rite of passage, while in others it is done for socio-cultural and medical reasons. Currently, in the United States of America, circumcision is one of the most commonly performed medical surgeries in hospitals. Centers for Disease Control and…

The Karen People Ethnicity The Karen people are an ethnic group living in South-East Asia with their own distinct languages and culture. The Karen people who are from Burma are ethnically distinct from other groups living in Burma and Thailand. The Karen are unique in which it is not necessary to have Karen parents in order to be Karen. To be the Karen people, a person must identify himself or herself as Karen by knowing Karen culture and customs as well as speak a Karen language. The Karen are…

Why do people fear growing up? The progression from a child to an adult is only natural. yet many absolutely dread the idea of transitioning into adulthood. Set in New England during World War II A Separate Peace tells the story of two friend, Gene and Phineas, and their short lived time of being children. The two boys spend the last of their years at Devon concerned with preserving their innocence before the war takes them. But Gene learns a lot about himself during this time and in return…

Getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage for many American teenagers. The problem with this rite of passage is many of these same teen drivers get in an accident. Geico, an automobile insurance carrier, reported one in five first year drivers were involved in an accident. To decrease this number many laws have been passed. According to the Office of the Revisor of Statues, a government website that contains all laws passed in Minnesota, when a teenager first gets their license they start…