Comparing Coming of Age Ceremonies

In most of the cultures around the world there are a couple of similarities that make them seem that they are really similar and close together. One of the similarities is that they all have the same type of lifestyle, which is a hunter gatherer. Since they are hunter gatherers the boys will show there strength by hunting an animal by themselves. Since the boys are normally the ones that get the food the girls are cleaning so the girls need to get ready for being a woman so they are cleansed. I think that they are all similar because first of all they all live in the same conditions so they would want to live the same lifestyle resulting in similar ceremonies.

1) Eddie brought home Bud a suprise because he was working so hard with practicing on his clarinet. Eddie brought him an old saxaphone that wsa a little beat up but it still had a great sound.
2) When he told the band his mother's name he realised after all of the reactions he got that the room he was sleeping in was actually his mother's old bed room.
3)In the glove compartment of Mr. Calloway's packard Bud found a few rocks that looked just like his rocks that he carried around in his tobacco bag. The only difference was what was written on the rocks.
4)Mr.Calloway never visited his daughter or Bud because she ran away and he had no idea where his daughter went and had absolutely no idea that he had a grandson. He really wanted to see his daughter again so much that he would look for her at every show they have.
5)Mr.Calloway's daughter ran away because she felt to pressured. Her dad wanted her to become a teacher after she went through college and she didn't want to at the time so she decided to run away.
6)I think that Mr.Calloway was so stuborn by accepting Bud because he was trying to think out of how Bud knew him and how he could think that they were related. I also think that he was thinking of his daughter and how much she missed her. I think that after he found out they were related I think that there relationship changed because now he accepts that she is gone and that he will take care of her son for her.

Bud not Buddy Response

1) Bud thinks that the girl that used to sleep in the room is dead because he was told that the girl was gone and in his book of rules it says gone means dead.
2)I don't think that Herman E. Calloway enjoys having Bud in his home because on page 185 someone points out that he doesn't have any sympathy for Bud.
3)The statement "I can't believe you, you'll take care of any stray dog through this neighborhood, but when it comes to a child all of a sudden you have no sympathy," on page 185 is said by Miss Thomas. I think she says this because Herman E. Calloway doesn't talk or say anything to Bud so he won't take care of him and lets the other members take care of him.
4)I think that on page 191 when Eddie asked Bud a question he is asking the question so that the band looks a lot better and not so scrappy. I don't think that they would want to be seen with a boy that has a scrappy suitcase so he decides to give him his old saxaphone case to carry his stuff in.
5)When the band give Bud the nickname Sleeby LaBone they were trying to get a fancy and "cool" name for him when they annouce his name on stage. They came up with the name because he is so sleepy by staying asleep until 12:30 and LaBone because he is so thin.

Interesting Fact about the Sioux

An interesting fact about the Sioux culture and how they symbolize changing from a child to an adult is that they put the children into the forest for a few days. The more interesting fact is that both boys and girls are required to do it but it is altered for girls. Girls are put out into the forest when they have there first period, after they've been "cleansed", with another older woman, but they are able to eat and drink unlike the boys. I think that this is interesting because it is a different way to symbolize bravery and courage and that both boys and girls are required to do it.

Comparing Adolescence

Our parents and us have some similarities with our adolescence but there are also some big differences. Both of the generations seem to have a hard time during adolescence with emotions and how they look. Both generations seem to believe that they change when they get into there adolescent years from when they are kids and when they turn into an adult. One of the biggest differences in the generations is that before they didn't have as much technology so they would spend a lot more time outside, but now since we have a lot more technology and it's a lot more advanced so we spend more time inside then outside. I think that if we didn't have such advanced technology we would probably spend more time outside with friends or playing sports like the last generation did. I think that both of them have there ups and downs because now there is a lot of technology that makes it easy but then we don't go out as much so we aren't as social or active. Before they didn't have technology so they were more social and active.

FRIM Trip

During our field trip at FRIM I felt more comfortable with being around all of my friends more than I was uncomfortable. There was such a big group of students and teachers together but I felt normal and calm. I was really comfortable being with my friends for almost 36 hours because it felt natural and it felt like we were at school together. The one thing I was really uncomfortable about was when we took a shower or went to the bathroom. Since there were so many people you weren't sure if someone was going to walk in or accidentally look at you. I liked everything about this trip besides the bathrooms and showers. What I like the most about this trip was about was that we were able to pick out partners and that people were really comfortable around everyone else. Overall it was a really good trip and I learned a lot about my friends and made some more friends.

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