... was a farmer, so they didn't have many problems with finding or losing their jobs. The children helped the family by doing chores around the house and on the farm. In her time, not many children went to school because there weren't many jobs available for people with high school or college diplomas. There was not a regular ... we had to work so hard to make money for food. There was never time for any of us to get clean." On their farm they raised cows, pigs, and chickens, and working on a farm all day consisted of many things. As soon as the sun came up, they had to feed and clean the an...

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... lesser position of power to his father. His father would punish him, and he would punish his wife. He is to eventually rule the family and the farm, but grows impatient and challenges the power that his father traditionally has. Martin stays out late hunting a bear, and is punished not for the amazing ... is far more a direct challenge, by stealing his fathers grain and planting it in his own field. He lost two teeth for killing a wild animal, what would he lose when Monsieur Guerre found out that his own son had stolen from his own stores? Their society's custom of aggressive patriarch...

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... air. My mother drove up to a white house with a grey roof. It was my grandmother's house. There were all types of farm animals in the backyard. It looked like she had her very own personal farm. The same types of animal were grouped together like it was a zoo. The back yard was this immense grass area. I rode the horses with my brother as ... ...

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... for the parents to focus on or worry about. Finally we have the infamous middle child. When talking about the middle child i like to refer to a quote from George Orwell's Animal Farm, "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others". Because parents try their best to treat everyone the same but it is harder said than done. The middle ... ...

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... Navajo's used to live in far Northern America, today's Alaska and Canada. Originally, they were hunters. They made bows and arrows to kill. Their clothing and houses were made from animal skins and they made baskets. Their religious leaders were responsible for dealing with the forces of nature and curing the sick. When the Navajo's moved to the Southwest they took ... , they were able to stay strong as a culture and as a people. The Navajo's were influenced by the Pueblo Indians who lived close to them. The Pueblos taught them how to farm corn, melons, squash and beans. From the Spanish...

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