Life in the Fishbowl Ministers and their families live under remarkable pressures. Their lives are examined in a fishbowl, as the congregation and community observe their every move. ... However, no one would be the wiser in noticing a rocky clergy marital life because it is expected to be "perfect." ... Keeping a separation between ministry and family life is vital to maintaining a healthy clergy family relationship. ... I can remember when I was little, I felt abandoned when my father's life was too full of other things. ...

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The standard set to consider the "goodness " of a woman in this time period, then, must be her level of subscription to the patriarchal society in which she lives as well as her awareness of her role as woman in relation to that of a man. ... Griselda's goodness, unlike the other described women, is much more evident as she lives a life less defiant and radical in terms of her role in the patriarchy she lives in. As a youthful, incredibly beautiful girl working for her father, Griselda lives a life of service. She is arranged to marry the lord of the region she lives in by her father and...

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The high level of freedom in western societies and the liberal lifestyle may favour this opinion but there are certain values that life outside the marriage simply cannot offer. ... As marriage has equalled children for many centuries those various reasons meant that all these single people would be childless for the rest of their lives. ... As long as words such as stability, financial security, health or quality of life are often mentioned in various media among the most important aspects of our lives we should consider marriage a way to improve our lives and this is exactly what I will try ...

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The decision parents make when they decide to separate does not only affects the parents" own lives, but also, the lives of their children. " For example, many children adapt or adjust to their parents" divorce and continue to function well throughout their lives; however, they may continue to carry the pain of the divorce with them for many years. ... Divorce is an understood and acceptable part of life, but because children lives are being significantly changed by something that they have no control over, something must be done. ... Children learn how to practice these skills in relation to ...

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Whilst the government passages lured the women with images of colonial prosperity and the possibility of marriage and a new start, the reality was that life in the colonies was hard, and every morsel had to be eked out of an environment that wasn't ready to release its own stranglehold on the life it knew. ... Certainly some were employed for unscrupulous persons who forced the young ladies into a life of prostitution. ... They were 'sold' the concept of a new life with colonial prosperity and even matrimony. ... They arrived to live in a crowded barracks to a community that ...

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It is still an essential piece of growing up and an objective in life to be hitched and have kids and so forth. It is constantly portrayed as every young person's fantasy to be hitched, potentially to a ruler, however despite everything it stands is still a yearning in life. ... Just because of this reason the level of people's understanding to other people's lives and their daily habits or cultural facts may be differ from each country and the debate about this topic may be emerged in every single moment of daily life. ... They will meet all requirements for all the profits of...

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Unlike sexuality, which changed women as a whole, women were affected by working life in varying ways and degrees based on their ethnicity, social class, and even level of education. ... Traditionally, this would appear to cause many rifts in what would otherwise be a stable home-life, but there were some advantages afforded to the children of working mothers. ... In addition, many working mothers strived to improve the quality of their children's lives by affording them every advantage possible including education. ... It was very discouraging for educated women to be trapped in th...

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Today's average person lives significantly longer lives than their counterparts of several decades ago. Because of this longevity, these people have more opportunity to explore and learn more about themselves, finish college or graduate school or even just travel and experience life. ... They are more ready to settle down and become supportive involved parents because they have had time to enjoy and explore their own lives. ...

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It has virtually affected every aspect of women's lives. Hence it is important to define patriarchy because it explains the reasons for the treatment of women throughout history and what it means to their future and success in life. ... Women were assigned to the private and domestic sphere of life while men were assigned to the public sphere. ... As seen throughout history, political and cultural invisibility, intellectual restrictions, sexual vulnerability and economic exploitation, all justified in the name of God have shaped he lives of women and have both stimulated and hindered the ...

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Married couples have better "emotional and physical health, longer lives, more wealth, and higher earnings than single people do."" Compared to all sexually active people, faithfully married couples experience the most physical pleasure and emotional satisfaction with their sex lives. ... Importance of Marriage in Islam Islam strongly encourages marriages, particularly marriages that occur early in one's life. ... Islam is a way of life; it is aimed at covering all aspects of life. ... People may live and work and practice religion on their own, but it is only a "half life."" ...

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The city of Jefferson appears to be a community that is growing, evolving and changing, but most of the residents there still gossip and spy on each other and seem to divert their attention from concerning themselves with their own lives to worrying about the intimate details of the upstanding family of the neighborhood which now only constitutes miss Emily Grierson. ... As the story unfolds we find that Emily is use to a life of prestige in her community living with her rich father who set the impression for her and the rest of the town that no man was really good enough for her. Since this...

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The city of Jefferson appears to be a community that is growing, evolving and changing, but most of the residents there still gossip and spy on each other and seem to divert their attention from concerning themselves with their own lives to worrying about the intimate details of the upstanding family of the neighborhood which now only constitutes miss Emily Grierson. ... As the story unfolds we find that Emily is use to a life of prestige in her community living with her rich father who set the impression for her and the rest of the town that no man was really good enough for her. Since this...

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The way you live your personal life is your choice, not the choice of the government or society. ... Unfortunately without the legalization of same-sex marriages, partners are denied rights that affect their lives in regard to matters that are essential. ... The unalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness are guaranteed to the citizens of the United States. Civil liberties that have always been inherent in the lives of heterosexual couples have always been forfeited by our government for couples of the same gender. ... Marriage benefits would improve the quality of life f...

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On the other hand, assumes the power to feel, nurture, serve and manage domestic and interpersonal life of the home. ... Her central mission in life is to care for her husband and children, and finds her major satisfaction in her family. ... The housewife lives in a private world dominated by family, children, and an occasional neighborhood tie. ... If a woman finds no such rewards from domestic life she is convinced that something is wrong with "her", not with the role she is playing. ... Very much in need of emotional support they still regard the interpersonal facet and life as secondar...

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Now a middle-aged widow, Mrs Malaprop lives alone apart from the company of her young niece, Lydia Languish. Having almost no life of her own to be occupied with, Mrs Malaprop continues to live her life entangled and constantly interfering in her niece's, leading her to be described as "the old harridan." Much of the play happens to revolve around Lydia's constantly eventful love life, of which Mrs Malaprop is always involved. ... Despite her infuriating behaviour, we are engaged to feel sympathy for the middle-aged widow who's love life is non-existent to such a degree that...

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Wollstonecraft did not believe a woman should center her life on her husband, for she said that women who act in such a way will "fade", having lived their vane ambition for a short time, rendering the rest of their lives meaningless and pointless. ...

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Linde that it was I who raised the money' for the holiday that saved Torvald's life. ... Linde's difficult working life, described by Mrs. ... Linde's words as knowing so little about the troubles and hardships of life') with the harsh reality, that workingwomen lead hard lives. ... Linde's plight, how 19th Century society made life difficult for those who dared to be individual. ... Here, the writers of 19th Century texts show that women were often condemned to discontented lives, suggesting that the only way to attain true happiness is to blend the nee...

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("Domestic-) Domestic partners should get all the benefits they qualify for such as "health, dental and vision insurance, sick and bereavement leave, accident and life insurance, death benefits, parental leave, housing rights and tuition- ("Domestic-). ... Everyone should be looked at as a separate individual rather than through his or her actions or life styles. ... Society needs to learn that changes take place in the lives of people practically every day. ... Our society has learned to accept many changes in our lives for the betterment of our futures. ... Also we learn from our societ...

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A Quinceañera is a big event in the Hispanic culture for many fifteen-year-old girls lives today. ... The young Quinceañera was now required to make a choice: to devote her life to the church or to marry. ...

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Abigail didn't have formal education-like most women of her time, but her intelligence was fostered by the many books she read and was reflected in the two thousand letters she wrote throughout her life. Her vivid letters describe her life in times of Revolution and reflect the many roles that this woman undertook before and throughout her function as the second First Lady of United States. ... However, the fact that they were both women who found themselves next to highly public lives of their husbands provides for interesting insight into roles and limitations of females in the past. .....

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Jayanthi, "the bad girl," spent years of her life "rebelling against her family.... Alicia's background played a huge role on relationships in her life. ... There is an issue here that has been a repetitive theme in Alicia's life, that as men get close to her they begin to discomfort her. ... Through the lives of Bell's patients and her studies as a therapist, we can see that actions have a huge effect on the outcome of people's lives. ... Many of the things discussed with her patients lead to prove theories that identity is a causation of actions throughout ...

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However, the explicit sparagmos imagery of death that hinders the couple from marriage (lines 1334-1371) move the reader's attention away from Haemon's inconsistent family values, and toward a deep sympathy for the young couple who has prematurely taken their lives to fight for the principle of valuing intimate relationships over civil law. ... Not only does Antigone commit suicide, but Haemon, "doomed, [and] desperate with himself", also takes his life by, "by leaning his full weight on the blade, / [and burying] it in his body halfway to the hilt" (lines1362-1364). ... The image ...

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Unfortunately, the media is far from a representation of real life. ... Many African-American women and teenagers are not provided with the resources to educate themselves on how having children out of wedlock will affect their lives, and as a result, they fall under the poverty line; many of them never come out of poverty. ... The Black church is more than a place for worship, it is a place where people go to socialize, counsel or get counseling; it is a place where children go after school until their parents get off of work; it is a place where a teenage mother can receive the love and s...

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(Edgar, Earle & Fopp 1993, p. 303) Feminism, a political and social movement to empower women to take control over their lives and situations, achieve economic independence, experience freedom and access higher education is supported by Sarantako's (1996, p. 17) by adding "The set of beliefs in the entitlement of women to emancipation, and the political and social movement which seeks to ensure the achievement of that aim". ... Certainly, the influence of religion on Australian life is weaker than it use to be with "the younger generation not valuing marriage and children the same way...

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In a sacramental marriage the couple promises to be faithful to each other for the rest of their lives. ... I believe that is a sacrament, since most of he people in the world when they marry they try to realize the presence of god in their relationship, to be loved by God is a feeling that is hard to realize, and with marriage another human being loving a person and taking vows with them to live together for the rest of their lives is a very big commitment, and this commitment can be endured over the lifetime of a couple if marriage is a sacrament. Because it is very hard to stay with one pe...

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