But this love also binds them together and, after a long journey apart, brings them back together as a family. ... The narrator's sympathetic but honest tone lets readers understand the narrator's love-hate relationship with Sonny, where he hates what his brother did, but he still loves him because he is his brother. ... From the way he cares about his "new" family, which consists of his wife and daughter, to the way he cares about his "old" family, Sonny, the readers can feel the narrator's love for these people. ... The theme of "Sonny's Blues" is f...

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Each author also writes about how the death affected them and their family. ... (Trips from There to Here, Page 60) Marjorie showed love for Karen and wanted to keep her safe from the drugs and help her stay away from them by playing with her. Zoë never writes about how she loved or cared for her sister. ... Both writers wrote how they had to learn how to stay away from Karen for the better of the family. ... Zoë hated Karen while Marjorie loved her but could not compete against her drug addiction. ...

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This just shows how much being in jail effects family members. ... When he was using he was very violent with his family. ... At the time of her arrest she was in a foster family. ... Kim loved music and loved to rap. ... He was unable to contact the family as well. ...

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Having an addiction can scar a family and leave charred relationships in its wake. ... Alcohol destroyed my family, and I know that I am not alone. ... If they do not have jobs, then they rely on loves ones to keep them afloat. ... Not only the addicts, but the families and friends that watch them slowly disappear. To witness a loved one slowly poison their body to death is a horrible thing to have to see. ...

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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, approximately half of all Americans have a loved one, a friend, or an acquaintance who has a drug addiction. ... In most cases, one may not understand why or how their loved one becomes addicted. ... Objective signs of addiction are loss of interest in family and friends, disappearance of money and valuables, verbally and emotionally abusive, not telling the truth, constant excuses, poor self-image, and no concern for anyone or anything. ... A person suffering from drug addiction does not understand that they are not only hurting themselves, ...

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Cocaine's negative effects are shown in family, economy, and personal well being of the user. ... Cocaine affects the family of the user by causing the family members to feel angry, manipulated, and unloved. ... Family members may also feel fear for their loved one. Family members may also feel ashamed of their loved one. Family members may also suffer from financial loss. ...

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"Oh dear god, help me adjust, help me be accepted, help me belong, don't let me be an outcast and a drag on my family," (Anonymous, 13). ... She said it gave her a feeling of belonging and love that she had never felt before. ... She found a "best friend" (Chris) - one that would give her drugs - and they decided to runaway and leave their family and friends to start their own shop in San Francisco. ... This teenager caused a lot of stress on her family and friends. ... She was inconsiderate to her most loved people, her grandma and grandpa. ...

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He hones in on his love for music and at Isabel's house with their family piano. ... The narrator, being a respectable middle class family man can be seen as a flat character. Living in the Harlem housing project, he consciously protects himself from the dangers that surround him and his family. ... He is astonished at what he sees and begins to appreciate his brother's love for music. ... Sonny and his brother have had many verbal arguments after Sonny discovered his love for music. ...

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The enabling behavior can start as an attempt to be kind and helpful to a loved one who might suffer from an addiction or illness -- by taking care of their responsibilities that they should be doing themselves. ... We lived with a wonderful foster family, but we were a unit unto ourselves within this family. ... I was making excuses for their behavior to friends and family. ... Sundays became family day once again since; I was not visiting my brothers in jail. This meant that we could go to the movies, go to the lake house, go to flea markets, and do fun weekend events as a family. ...

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Sonny moved in with his brother's family after their mother's death. ... " After the one thing he loved, music, was taken from him, he turned to an alternative. ... Issues may strain communication, but the bond between two family members will never fade. They prove that in the end, family will always be there to help you overcome your obstacles....

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When he got back he decided to bring Brenna to meet her family. ... He, himself, loved the town of Hanover and all his childhood memories of being there. ... She loved it in Hanover and accepted it as home and called her mother daily. ... She loved being out of the house. ... And I have never seen a little girl that appreciated the love and affection given to her nearly as much as Brenna. ...

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If this addict has a family they will suffer a great deal to survive. ... As you can see, drugs won't only hurt the abuser but it also affects the people they love. ... This consequence will not only affect the drug user but it will affect the people who love him. ... If you don't care about your self think of your future children and loved ones!...

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You obviously would not do that in front of your friends, family, or loved ones you would let them see your upset side. ... The reason mainly that these kids aren't given any assistance is because their parents have been categorized as lazy, for not working full-time to support their family and this isn't always the case because they have young children who they need to be with at home. ...

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A friend of mine told me how her dad used to be a drug addict and that he cleaned himself up, as I listened to her story I grew angry and wondered "Why can't my dad do that for me, why doesn't he love me?... I came to the conclusion that it was because he did not care how deep the cuts he made in my heart ran, he did not love me enough to make a choice that would not leave me wounded. ... I will walk down the aisle and smile at my family and friends. ...

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In counseling those who abuse or have dependency on substances, it is therefore essential to be able to communicate with clients in a way that ministers love and healing to them; helping things to be corrected rather than creating further hurt, distress and objectification. ... The book points out, "bitterness, envy, indifference, resentment-these are the hallmarks of the hot and cold wars that fester in the hearts of family, neighbors, colleagues, and former friends the world over," (Arbinger Institute xx). ... Communicating with love, sensitivity, and understanding by virtue of bei...

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The sociological messages presented in the movie are: that people need to accept their faults in life, that sometimes you are a better person than you give yourself credit for, and that people will do whatever it takes to help a family member. 5. Other sociological insights/patterns/connections are: insight: people can change their whole perspective on life and it only takes one little push, pattern: people will do anything for love and happiness whether it was with Tony and fiance or Sheriff and Beth, connection: all counters frown of drug use and have great lengths of punishment f...

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The most important questions, in my opinion are "Am I still going to love this person once I get sober/clean? and "Is this person still going to love me and accept me being clean and sober? ... I came from an alcoholic family were everything was a secret, you did not confide in anyone, you never talked about the drinking and the abuse that went on in the house. ... As the book states, as a rule, whenever alcoholism and do-dependency are active in a relationship or a family, most people find it difficult, if not impossible, to be honest. ...

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Parents who drink alcohol and use either prescription or illegal addictive drugs destroy their families and ruin the lives of others. ... Just like with alcohol, cocaine and marijuana cause severe disruptions to normal family life. ... This amount is related to medical care, food stamps, welfare and child care payments to foster families. ... For some, they may never even get to live because of the choices of those who are supposed to love them most. ... Foster families often have lack of training and may even be the same kind of harmful, abusive people as the original parents. ...

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When discussing the legalization of Marijuana, take a mechanistic view of one symptom of a much larger social problem. You cannot talk about legalizing marijuana without getting into discussions of other "Social problems". I am talking about all other "drugs"-- prostitution, health care, social secu...

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But in a perfect life, people wouldn't hate, only love and consider other peoples feelings before their own. ... The accusation of teenagers in Colorado schools would stop, leaving behind reason to make fun of kids with a lower family income. ...

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Sonny was special to the family, because he shared a bond with each individual member. ... This makes him realize that his brother is the only family that he has besides his wife and children. ... The narrator is a cautious, respectable family man. ... While, on the other hand, Sonny is dead serious about his love for music. ...

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It is their responsibility to try and spread love, in such an angry community, even if they are angry as well. ... While using, he lost family members, friends and even his own freedom. ... While playing music for his brother, he was able to do his best at reconciling and showing his best side to his brother, generating much more love than they had ever had for each other before. ...

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We were always told stories about princes and princesses, love and romance, once upon a time beginnings and happily ever after endings. But what we weren't told were stories about peers, family, friends, and about any other person you could ever imagine being lured into, experimenting and possibly dying of addictive substances. ...

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Lying could get you accused or even arrested for something you didn't do, cause you to become addicted to drugs or alcohol and result in you losing the respect and trust of friends and family. ... You risk losing the respect and trust of loved ones, becoming addicted to drugs or alcohol, or even getting arrested simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. ...

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It is not only hard for the subject to handle, due to the chaos inside their minds, but also for their loved ones trying to understand or lack of understanding in some cases. ... Steve also, through Nathaniel, was getting better, with his family and life in general. ...

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