The Rite Of Passage In The Electric Bugaloo

In stories, there is always a pattern that they all have in common. This certain pattern is known as the Hero’s Journey. There are varying descriptions of the Hero’s Journey steps but only the steps that are set by the teacher is used. These steps are the “The Call”, “Allies”, “Preparation”, “The Guardians of the Threshold”, “Crossing the Threshold”, “Road of Trials”, “Saving Experience”, “Transformation”, and ”Sharing the Gift”.This essay is explaining what the Hero’s Journey is in the book Whirligig by Paul Fleischman. The step that is coming up is the Call which is when the hero starts their journey.

There are different rites of passage for every culture, whether it be the tradition of passing on a family heirloom or testing for another level of responsibility and/or maturity. In ¨The Medicine Bag¨ it Martin explains how his grandfather granted him the family heirloom, the medicine bag. Meanwhile in the video ¨Apache Girl´s Rite of Passage¨ Dachina tests herself so she can transition from childhood to womanhood.

| I love this quote because it is a typical child left up in their room to “think about what they’ve done”. Instead of thinking about what they did wrong, they listen to all the conversations and sulk over what their missing. I also like this quote because of the sentence structure. Everything is as how he hears it. Every conversation is bunched together into one long sentence that never ends.

“Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.”

A rite of passage is a transition from one stage of life to another. These passages are pursued when one passes a milestone such as birth, maturity, and achieving adulthood. These milestones will clearly show changes in the characters life. It involves significant change in their views, and of society. A rite of passage is shown in Anthem, Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, and Great Expectations. The characters show significant changes as they transition through their life..

Although the themes were simlilar, the authors perspective on the topic differ.Beryl Markham thinks that a rite of passage has to be proven to other people. Doris Lessing disagrees. Her thought on the topic is that for it to be a rite of passage it just hasto be proven to yourself. As long as you know you achieved your goal, then its considered a right of passage. I agree with Lessing, because I feel as long as you know you did itthen, no one can tell you otherwise. You don't have to prove to anyone anything.

The paths taken in each person’s lifetime can associate with any factor or situation that one may come across. For example, one could come across a path that stands for tradition and the effect of traditional beliefs on a society like the one represented in “Dead Man’s Path.” Another example could be a path that stands for the power of love and the effect of unselfishness that makes one continue with life like the one represented in “A Worn Path.” An additional example could be a path that stands for overcoming doubts of beliefs as these may uphold or tear one apart like the path represented in “Young Goodman Brown.” No path is easier than another and they all hold a spectacular significance in each person’s life. Therefore, in this independent

4. 4b-2. At the end of the last semester, I gave a horrible presentation to the class after stayed up all night. My breath was about to stop, and my heart was beating so fast when I was talking. I could not stop thinking that I ruin my presentation, and all the people would laugh at me. Nevertheless, all of my classmates gave me warm applause for that speech. When I read Burg’s quote with my memory, I understand that the scenario I have experienced was not a random one. Most people are not going to laugh at you when you are nervous. In contrast, they will encourage you to overcome it. Therefore, the first step to put Burg’s advice into practices is that I will honestly tell others that I am not a native speaker, and I am very nervous to speak

From its title, the tone of the poem is already set as serious, and we know there will be a significant event taking place in someone's life. As earlier stated, a rite of passage is an important ceremony or a life changing

Don’t fake a laugh when you don’t mean it because it won’t be genuine. This quote is talking about Rat Kiley and how he barely smiles. If you’re not happy in life you have to do something about it, but some people just can’t fix it. My reaction to this quote is that sometimes I also sigh when people laugh because I don’t feel the same way as them. Why should you fake a laugh when you know it’s going to sound forced? This quote is important to note because it helps the audience with daily life on what you should do when you don’t feel the same about a certain topic. Toleration is a different story, and I completely understand why Rat couldn’t tolerate disbelief. It’s because it’s not true in general, and this topic is hard to

An example of a rite of passage is the Vision Quest. The Vision Quest is a very

The medicine bag has the most significant rite of passage to me because passing down tradition is very important in my opinion. In the story the grandfather came to town to give his grandson the medicine bag. He is giving the medicine bag to Martin because because it’s tradition to pass it down to the oldest male child. In the story Martin’s grandfather said that once he knows it’s time that he is getting ready to die is when he must pass along the medicine bag. When Martin had to learn what to put in it his grandfather told him that he needs to replace the sage that is in it now and he needs to put iron in it. In the story Martin was talking to his grandfather about why he is getting the medicine bag instead of his father and his grandfather said “My son”,“ He went one after clearing his throat, ”had no sons, only one daughter, your mother. So the medicine bag must be passed on to you.”

"If you don't ever make mistakes, you can't fix anything when it finally goes wrong. You're justa' kid, a good kid, so you have to learn how to fall down and get back up before you're too old."

Never hate yourself – We make mistakes, we do wrong things, but we should never put ourselves down unnecessarily. If we are not careful we start bitterly

The first one was ‘Don’t Expect Perfection from Yourself.’ No one is perfect but when it comes time to speak in public, some of us pick at every little flaw we think we make. We blow up our imperfections yet ignore the good things. Honestly, though, even the greatest and most experience public speakers can make a lot of mistakes. The difference is, when they do, they’re able to gracefully recover and keep going as if nothing happened. That’s one of the keys to success: keep going gracefully. Most of the time, the audience won’t notice most of your mistakes unless you make them obvious by stopping your speech, breaking down and admitting your mistakes. You just have to carry through with poise and let yourself not be perfect.