My High School Experience High school, what a long strange trip it's been. ... Some of those lucky people in this world, accepted the transition into "adulthood", let's say, quite easily and others, myself for example, struggled. ... The experiences I have in high school, will stay with me forever and hopefully my new attitude will enable me to responsibly and maturely pursue my own interests, and create a better future. ...

• Word Count: 1124
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In this story, new experiences and the recognition of nature's ways assist in the transition from boyhood to adulthood. ... His whole vision of the world and how life should be has changed from this one experience. ... This is a major step towards adulthood. Realizing the ways of nature is a major step toward maturity and adulthood. ... Maturity is a never-ending road on the way to adulthood. ...

• Word Count: 1120
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• Grade Level: High School

The life span approach emphasizes developmental change is throughout adulthood as well as childhood. ... As a 24 year old female in chronological age speaking as well as life experiences. ... All of these concepts direct how we and what we will experience in life. ... Taking these factors in consideration the probable age I would say is best is middle adulthood. ... Any age would be the best age to experience as a growing organism an becoming an adult and reaching old age. ...

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As we mature physically in our unique life cycle from infancy (1-2), to childhood (3-10), then through adolescence (11-19) into adulthood (20+), we go through turbulent changes; the most significant of these is puberty, when we go through the biggest physical change. ... Early adulthood is a time of increasing self-awareness, discovering the right job for your persona and in quest for a permanent partner. ... The most major change in ones life is the emotional step from childhood to Adulthood. ... These perceptions can be affected by one's: personality, experiences, beliefs and gender....

• Word Count: 778
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," she uses various types of figurative language and imagery (personification, metaphor, and symbol) to portray the idea that death is not a dreadful event, but actually a pleasant experience. ... "Fields of Gazing Grain" is a symbol for adulthood or the long middle part of life. ... Also, people have the idea that the afterlife is a great experience, but Dickinson wants the reader to feel that the eternal life is boring. ...

• Word Count: 541
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• Grade Level: High School

In "The Garden Party," Katherine Mansfield is the story of Laura, a young girl who is beginning her entry into the world of adulthood. ... After assessing the situation, Laura begins to examine the new experience of death. ...

• Word Count: 591
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• Grade Level: High School

The A&P John Updike uses Sammy's attitude toward the people and the town along with the setting of the dreary atmosphere of the A&P to exhibit his change from a young, immature boy to a man who is finally ready to experience the fruits of growing up. ... As he slowly realizes what has happened, Sammy "saunters into the electric eye . . . and outside the sunshine is skating around on the asphalt" and is blinded by the decision he made to finally step into the harsh and unpredictable world of adulthood. ...

• Word Count: 468
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Three romantic poets, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelly, have expressed their love nature and have used it to express values and experience. ... The same feeling he had as a child is not the same in adulthood. ...

• Word Count: 702
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School