1. I agree with some aspects of Sydney Cook's paper, like the fact that Americans rites of passage do seem to be primarily focused on materialistic things, such as birthdays, presents, and alcohol. Then again that isn't always true. The rites of passage the Sydney mentioned weren't based on ritual or anything spiritual, but there are things such as being baptised or confirmed that could be a passage in someones life, it just depends on the person and what they value.
2. I guess I haven't really gone through anything that has been a significant rite of passage in my life, but I did turn 18. Nothing really changed, I didn't feel any different and I wasn't a new person, but I did realize that everything I did was on my shoulders. No longer could I pawn off my problems onto my parents. I was responsible for my actions and the consequences carried over onto me. I do consider this a positive experience, because my life is now completely MY life and I'm allowed to live it however I want.
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