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    The “coming of age” experience is a melting pot of emotions. Each individual experiences their own set of varying emotions that come to life when a person reaches a tender age when these changes occur, whether physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual. It is the age in which the question of identity arises as the person begins to formulate who he or she would be. It is also the age in which a person is mistaken on who they are. This short period is significant as the person explores who they

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    get, a lot of emerging adults are setting themselves up for unhappiness because they expect so much." One of the largest struggles that people around the age range from 18-29 face is the problem with becoming an adult. Legally, 18 is the key to adulthood, but most people this age don’t feel socially accepted as one. As an emerging adult myself, I agree. I often find myself questioning what age group I fall into. I am legally an adult, but I am often criticized on the adult choices that I make (such

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    Out of the nest pattern is referring to the actions that people take when they are seeking their freedom and want to move out of their parents’ house. These changes usually take place when children are transitioning from adolescent teenagers into young adulthood. This phrase consists of two meanings. The first part “out of the nest” is referring to an action taken by a child when they or their parents feel that they are ready to leave their parents’ home. Nest are established places of dwelling

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    I believe we don’t grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenges. I strongly believe the challenges young people face when transitioning to adulthood can vary based on the environment they are encompassed in. In today’s society, there are universal challenges to growing up. Globally, humans are faced with the vexatious and emotional struggles of relationships, cultural expectations and identity issues. To a large degree, the nature and quality of young people’s future lives depend on

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    Coming of Age Essay The main difference between a child and an adults mentality is their level of maturity. It is very unlikely to see an adult cry, and especially not in public. And the reason for that is because of an experience in their life that has changed them. Gabrielle Zevin's novel Elsewhere and Sandra Cisneros short story “Eleven” both express ideas of the fact that, there is a hardship that changes your way of thinking of the world. The episode “Heartbreak” from the show The Wonder Years

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    Loss Of Innocence

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    Every person must experience the coming of age where one matures mentally. For some this can occur abruptly at a young age due to certain circumstances causing sudden maturity thus, childish innocence and purity is lost. In the novel Asking For It by Louise O’Neill, Emma, a beautiful teenage girl from Ireland deals with her own disbelief in accepting the traumatic reality of being raped by a group of boys at a house party and exploited all over the internet. Emma begins slowly to accept her reality

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    Thematic Essay For many the reality that is the coming of age is one of the most burdensome times in their lives. This time can come at many different moments in our lives, leaving children with the task of having to deal with adult responsibilities at a much younger age than they should have to. In some cultures all one has to do to reach adulthood is turn a certain age. But for many, tragic life events such as losing the life of a parent force children to grow up and fill the void that has been

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    responsibilities to the youth. Paragraph 8: youth adults’ weakened expectations of life affect the economy negatively and limit their own social relationships. In addition, the signs of proving people being mature and activities in adulthood are gradually disappeared. Paragraph 9: governments, corporations and the media offer a simple explanation for those young adults who do not have the same rights as what normal adults have in order to replace adult with youth. Also, in the meantime, there is always

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    feel the weight of the adult world with its responsibilities and restrictions of a society that doesn’t value the individual and expects its citizens to morph into mature, controllable adults. This is the time parents hate, the time when their children try to rebel or run away to escape their future as adults, but time, alas, cannot be outrun. The adult world expects many things of its inhabitants—a job, a family, taxes, sex, and much more. Unfortunately, most young adults feel as though they will

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    Holden identifies with, yearns for, and despises traits of the adult and child realms. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, fears becoming an adult who exhibits the characteristics that he holds complaints against. Throughout this Bildungsroman narrative, Holden searches for his identity. He tries to figure out his place either in the adult or child realm. Holden possesses a combination of fear and hatred for "phonies". Holden uses

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