The Second Coming

“You do realize once you join, there's no going back,” Rocco said. “I know that just don't let me get caught!¨ Imani said rudely. ¨Imani, actually you don't...if you die in there you can die here!¨ Rocco shouted. ¨Well then say your goodbyes now,¨ Imani said, you could tell she was over it. Imani laid on the flat table. Rocca brought over the head gear and cords. He placed it on Imani’s head. ¨Oouch! That's tight!¨ Rocco ignored it and continued to hook her…

Titan spinned around and threw his hammer at him. I pulled out my golden gun and shot repeatedly. The three of us ran to find some cover. It was not long until the ogre showed up. The crash really threw us all out of shape. We did not know what was coming. Me and the titan were taking care of the Taken King by damaging him a repeatedly. Hours passed with us fighting until we realized that our plan was not working. We had to come up with something quick that would take him out. We aimed for his…

There is no one event that marks ones true transition into adulthood; it is series of events, but there are moments that prove you have nearly completed that transition. The transition into adulthood is a gradient, like fading from white to black. It means gaining self confidence, gaining respect in the community, and less reliance on parental guidance. Events that show that one is transitioning into adulthood include getting a drivers license, getting your first car, registering to vote,…

Coming out is now more loved than feared however some media outlets that can reach out globally and religious views that shun upon them can strike fear into the hearts of the LGBTQ community. “Coming out” is a term that the LGBTQ community often uses as a way to describe their gender identity or sexuality as well as their pride for it. For approximately 150 years the LGBTQ community has been holding social movements in order to gain equality. One of the first well known cases was brought to…

As midnight creeps up, a small group of friends gather at the bar for their first shot of the night. The beginning of a long and messy tradition for one lucky individual called, The Crawl, is a Rite of Passage event for some emerging adults on their 21st birthday. Erik Erikson’s theory of identity development plays a role in an emerging adult’s rite of passage tradition because these practices assist in forming personal identity. Tradition is not the only factor that plays a role in identity…

Coming of age occurs in the short story “Celia Behind Me” because Isabel Huggan describes Elizabeth, when she transmogrifies the way she looks at Celia, as a transition in Elizabeth’s life. Elizabeth silently endures to the fact that Celia follows her around. Then, something in Elizabeth’s mind triggers the inner evil to come out of her and she looses it at Celia. “I was so filled with horror that I couldn’t even cry. I just sat on the toilet seat, reading all the things that were written in…

Holden is afraid to grow up is because he is scared that he will become a phony. When Phoebe asks Holden why he is so scared to be grown up, Holden exclaims, “How would you know you weren’t being a phony? The trouble is, you wouldn’t” (172). Because Holden strongly considers himself as ostracized by society for the reason being that he is a non phony, he believes that when he gets older, it is certain he will become a kind of person that is fake, or somebody that in his eyes doesn’t live a…

Sugrīva says, “Svāmi! You are my only refuge. You have to get my kingdom back to me.” When a friendship is formed, āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito 'pi vā | rich or not, poor or not, sad or not, happy or not, faulty or not, guilty or not, well known or not, penniless or not, only a friend is a refuge; when a friendship is established, that is how a friend should protect. Sugrīva says Rāma must help him. Sugrīva is quoting śāstra - āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito 'pi vā |…

things like discrimination, being looked down at, seen as worthless, or looked at as either teen moms or gangsters by society. All these barriers that Latinos have to deal with prevents them from coming out as an LGBTQ+ member because Latinos fear that they wont be accepted by their family due to culture. Coming out of the closet and being latino is really crucial because Latinos are not always accepted within their cultural grounds. Latino family 's tend to feel strongly about tradition,…

“My Diary: Documented. Done.” By L. Canale describes the journey of a girl whose father finds out that she is gay. Coming out is not something that you have to do once and its over; you have to come out to different people all the time. Canale’s coming out doesn’t go as planned. Her father finds out before she can tell him and he begins rejecting her right away. Not everyone’s coming out story is the same, and people in different aspects of someone’s life can take it differently. In Canale’s…