Coming Into Adulthood in Today's America

Download or read book Coming Into Adulthood in Today's America written by M. Johnson-Smith and published by Clearwater Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framed around the final one hundred days before his intended commencement ceremony, it presents M. Johnson-Smiths personal coming-of-age story as a boldly curious, anxious college undergraduate in Boston. His relationships with his family and peers, their struggles with life, and his eventual move from prestigious private university to poverty stricken West Africa all become parts of a memorable script.By connecting his personal experiences with larger political, cultural, and core human questions, M. Johnson-Smith uses his life as a canvas on which to paint the nuances of race and identity, sex and love, violence and pain, triumph and forgiveness. Coming Into Adulthood in Todays America: A Story of My Final 100 Days of College serves as the memoir to young adults in todays America.