Rites of Passage

9/23/2025

Most cultures have "rites of passage" which mark the transition from an adolescent to an adult. What are some "rites of passage" in our culture? Do you think these experiences help us "come of age"? How long do you think "growing up" takes?

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Taggart Burk

9/23/2025 01:17:13 pm

Yeah it proves to others and yourself that you have completed one of the big stages in life. For example: when you get your drivers license it allows to drive anywhere you wanna go in a car with nobody but yourself. Meaning it helps find your place in the world and to explore the world by driving and you get this sense of freedom or accomplishment.

Maddie Morton

9/23/2025 01:17:13 pm

In our culture turning 18 usually means becoming an adult. I think becoming an adult comes from experiences and how we hold ourselves accountable to things. You may be considered an adult because you're 18 but that doesn't mean you act like one. You have to be able to make smart choices, be responsible and be able to hold your self accountable to your actions and decisions. I think growing up takes a different amount of time for everyone. You could act like an adult at 16 or you could be 18 and not act like an adult.

Sean hansen

9/23/2025 01:17:18 pm

some things that could be a "right of passage" could be moving out at a young age or could be outgrowing you own father. I think growing up doesn't take a specific amount of time but it more so depends on your mental maturity.

Clare Buhler

9/23/2025 01:17:39 pm

Some rites of passage in our culture includes, getting a driver's license, graduating, turning 18 or 21. These experiences often give people more independence and responsibility, which can help them "come of age". I believe growing up isn't something that happens all at once, it usually takes years of learning, making mistakes, and gaining life experience before someone really feels like an adult.

Kayden O'Connor

9/23/2025 01:17:53 pm

When kids come of age there are many mile stones they pass. Being able to make designs for yourself, in terms of signing. As well drinking and marrige without permision are age permitted. I do not think these things help us grow up, they let us make our own decisions. Growing up is maturing and until somone has become of that stage the ability ot make those decisions can get those people into trouble and cause more problems than would happen if they had been more matured beofre they made those decisions. Maturing deos not happen all at one time for everyone, some people are immature and need an extra push or stent of time to keep maturing, a bad decisions consequences may as well help them to choose the correct decisons in the future.

Olivia Murphy

9/23/2025 01:18:06 pm

The rights of passage in our culture would be becomeing 15-16 getting our drivers licence then 21 becomeing a "adult" or definitive of a drinking age but to me even most 21 year olds still haven't developed enough maturely to be labeled grown up. Growing up means to me being emotionally mature and being able to be understanding of everyone and still being able to disagree with them respectfully

tuckerwinters

9/23/2025 01:18:25 pm

The right of our culture could be when you grow up, because when you grow up you get to make your own choices as well as do your own job.and in other cultures walking on fire and stuff.

Avelina Fraga

9/23/2025 01:18:44 pm

One example is when someone turns 18. In our culture, until you are 18 you are considdered a child. Once you turn 18 you have freedom to do whatever you want to, you no longer need permission from adults to do things, and you can legally vote. I think this experience does not necissarily help someone come of age. Sometimes when people turn 18, they still act like a kid, think like a kid, and do things like a kid. Some people also mature faster than others and begin acting like an adult way before they need to. Growing up takes your whole life. Every day is a different experience, no day is exactly the same no matter what. These experiences change who you are over time, because the environment that you are in influences how you develop and your behavior throughout life. You will always be growing up, every day you can learn something new.

Kate Judy

9/23/2025 01:19:30 pm

I think one of the first rites of passage is getting your driver's license or your first job. Another change in your life that marks becoming an adult is moving out and going to college. Yes, I think all these experiences prepare us for the challenges of being an adult. You officially become an adult at 18, but I think growing up and maturing takes a lot longer. For some people it might be in your 20s or 30s.

Anna Thompson

9/23/2025 01:19:48 pm

Some "rites of passage" I see in our culture is getting a job and getting a driver's license. Both are very huge stepping stones into adulthood because you need your license to go places efficiently and freely, and getting a job means that you could pay for your own food, shelter, and clothing. Growing up takes a while depending on what happens, but I see a lot of mature people around the age of 17.

Stevie

9/23/2025 01:20:15 pm

Some rites of passage in our culture is getting into high school, learning how to drive, getting your first job, or getting into college. These experiences help us become adults because they´re something that helps us learn how to live as an adult and give us a look for whats to come. I think you finally stop growing up when you´re in your late 20ś because at that point you´ve practally done everything any adult does.

Brieanna Jones

9/23/2025 01:20:36 pm

An example of rites of passage in our culture is when you turn 18 you can move out, vote and you are required to pay taxes, your an adult. You don't have to follow rules from a guardian, you have freedom but that doesn't mean everyone is doing those things, some people still follow guardians rules and don't have that freedom, or they still act how they did when they werent an adult. You still learn how to act and what to do and what not to do overtime, things like that take time to learn and acomplish properly.

Alexis Daniel

9/23/2025 01:22:05 pm

Some rites of passage are traditions that can come down from generations to generations. A rite of passage in our culture would be graduation and going to college. Yes, I think these experiences can help us grow into evolved humans and adults. I think growing up takes as long as it takes if you are grown and mature at 18 then you have grown up. But if you're 25 and immature then you're still growing up. In my opinion it honestly depends on the person.

Payton Stipe

9/23/2025 01:22:34 pm

Some rites of passage in our culture are moving out of your parents house, getting married, voting for president, and turning 18. These experiences show you what it means to be an adult in the 'real' world and have to take care of yourself. I also believe that someone can be 45 and still not be grown up. For example, if they never become responsible for themselves then they are not grown up. Just because someone does adult-like things, it doesn't mean they are an adult.

jack

9/23/2025 01:24:06 pm

I believe some rights of passage in our culture are getting a car, graduating, and getting your own place to live. These experiences take levels of maturity that make you work harder and grow as a person.

Nathan Loeweke

9/23/2025 01:24:44 pm

Some of the rights of passage our culture has are getting a driver's license, graduating high-school, having a sweet 16. These things help us come of age by going threw these things will give us experiences for the real world. Growing up doesn't take a long time because you decide when you think your grown up, but for most people it might take a while.

Byron Davidson

9/23/2025 01:24:50 pm

I think that, nowadays, the transition from childhood to adulthood is very gradual. We slowly are exposed and grow our understanding of experiences and aspects of life as an adult all throughout our lives. One of the first ones we see in our lives as responsibility. As we grow we have to learn to be responsible. One of the ways we learn this is through school. School teaches us not only the knowledge we will need in our futures, but how to interact with others, and what it is to be responsible for something. As life progresses, we will learn how to work, starting with family, and chores, of activities needed complete around your home. Eventually, we start into our vocations. We'll learn how to manage and save money. All throughout, slowly maturing mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Isabelle Oliverson

9/23/2025 01:24:58 pm

Coming of age is like turning 18 or moving out of your house. Taking that big step into the world is where you make your own decisions and decide what you want to do with your own life; how you are going to live it. Turning 18 is also a big change because you now can vote, your an adult, you get treated different.

Ally Hilton

9/23/2025 01:29:18 pm

In our culture, "some rites of passage" that we have are birth, sweet sixteen, eighteenth birthday (adulthood), twenty-first birthday, marriage, anniversary, and death. They can help us look forward to checkpoints in our life, where we move on to show maturity. I think no one ever grows up until they really find out who they want to be. We are always changing and becoming new and unique to ourselves; learning and making constant mistakes.

Braxton Wing

9/23/2025 01:29:18 pm

Some of the general rights of passage are getting your drivers liscense having your 18th birthday and voting for president. These experiances can make you feel grown and I would say you get a little more mature each time. I think growing up can take until you are self sufficient.

Edward Turner

9/23/2025 01:31:19 pm

In multiple cultures including ours, getting married is considered a big rite of passage and a huge step in peoples life. I feel that after people get married they really do come of age and become even more mature. When a person is ready to mature and let go of their normal childhood activities and personality, that shows that they are moving towards growing up.

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