Hazing School

The idea of the Palestinian Intifada consists of rights of passage. As such, it is represented in many facets of American culture. I find hazing to be the most latent form of rights of passage.
As a class takes the place of freshman, its corresponding senior class has the duty to make sure that they have what is necessary to go on. Throwing freshmen in trashcans, having flour fights, egg fights, and no end of brutal activities toughens the freshman class and prepares them for life, or so some people believe.
Hazing in high school is a school in the same way that prison is for Palestinian males. With it boys become men by having to toughen up and learn to trust no one, always watch their back, and be weary of all, among other valuable lessons. Or not.
There is one plus to hazing though. The bond created between freshmen and seniors lasts for many years to come. I, for instance, still keep in touch with my seniors. I believe hazing is wrong to a certain extent; students have to know when to stop. However, I see this as a very latent form of the Intifada in our society.