Rites of passage

Where 's the one place you can find all your Jock ,Goth ,Emo ,Punk ,Skater ,Gangster ,Mexican ,Nerd ,Stoners ,Preps ,Band geeks ,Art freaks ,hoes ,rich people, and loners? Thats right high school, also known as hell school lol. The closest all these groups get together is when they go to the hell hole aka “The Cafeteria”. For the last couple weeks i 've been studying and analyzing the cafeteria. Interesting enough the results that i 've gotten are quite the surprise. You know that kid that…

Genital Mutilation A 5,000 year old trend that is still practiced in more than 28 African countries and has been debated for more than three decades is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The World Health Organization has estimated that over 100 million girls have fallen victim to this practice and around three million girls will undergo this “procedure” every year. Of all of the countries in the Middle East and Africa that still hold true to this tradition, 95% of girls from those countries have…

only be acceptable to do or say in this ritual area. The book then provides to give many examples of rituals and describing what the ritual space and liminal states are and do in each one of the rituals described. Rituals also can serve as a rite of passage which often come during an important part in your lifetime, such as puberty, certain age, etc. The chapter also discusses legend-tripping which is gathering as a group to set out on the hunt of a legend such as Cry Baby Bridge. There are…

An heir to the Danish throne versus the heir to the Norwegian throne. Who is more suited to rule a country, conquer lands, and command subjects? We have Hamlet, a young man hell bent on avenging his father’s death and young Fortinbras, seemingly, chasing the same dream. One deems to stealthily eliminate his adversary while another marches forward unafraid. What distinguishes Fortinbras from Hamlet? The better question is, what makes Fortinbras a better kingly character than Hamlet? Fortinbras…

Is there Still Hopi left in the World or are we doomed? Throughout history there have been many Native American tribes each impacting our societies differently, some have been violent in nature while others much more peaceful. The Hopi tribe were considered to be Pueblo people, and both were descendants of the ancient Anasazi civilization. “Hopi tribes spoke Uto-Aztecan, which was more closely related to Nahuatl than to the languages of the other Southwestern pueblos. The Hopi language is still…

Romeo and Juliet was a Shakespearean tragedy in which the manipulation of time is an overarching theme. More specifically, the rite of passage from childhood to adulthood was hastened due to the timing of events. This is evident throughout the actions, dialogue and the outcome of the play. Romeo and Juliet had a tumultuous romance which spanned only four days. They met on Sunday evening, married less than twenty-four hours later, and by Thursday evening, they both had committed suicide. Their…

The ceremonial scenes on the walls were enacted on an earthly plane and concern the cult of the individual glorified in death. All the successive stages of the funerary rites, from the purification of the body to its entombment, are represented. The “Book of the Dead” is scrolls buried with the dead that contain paintings and text of the rituals and ceremonies that took place in the mummification process and the bringing…

Subcultures are all around us and every individual is part of one in some way or another. These social groups unite people together due to their commonalities and at the same time are distinctive from other groups because of their uniqueness. In this writing assignment, I will give an insight of my experience as a member of the White Rhinos group during the jungle themed frosh week. I will also demonstrate how it represents a subculture and analyze it from the viewpoint of the symbolic…

The documentary, The Devil’s Playground, directed by Lucy Walker illustrates the lifestyle of the Amish culture. This film particularly focuses on a Rite of Passage known as Rumspringa. Rumspringa occurs when an adolescent turn sixteen years old and the adolescent then has an opportunity to experience the outside world before deciding rather or not to officially join the Amish church. By using Turner’s concepts of liminality, communitas, rituals of status elevation and status of reversal, one…

I do not play sports, I do them. My most prized sport and the one I am best at doing is Wrestling. It is not a sport for the faint of heart. It is rough and brutal. It is the oldest sport in the world and in some countries a rite of passage. Other sports that I do include, Cross Country, Track and Cheer. I never imagined that I would do Cheer in my whole life. Although, I can tumble fairly well, so I could only assume it is a good sport for me to do. Cross Country and track are really…