Do parents and children have genuine respect for one another, demonstrating love, caring, trust, and concern, even when there are disagreements? ... Some families cannot seem to settle conflicts. Family members may deny that problems exist. ... Some helpful suggestions for separated or divorced parents are; Reassure your child that both you AND his/her other parent still love them. ... Family Stresses such as coming to terms with parental divorce, remarriage, and coping in a "step-family". ...

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Most Americans will date, fall in love, marry and establish their own family. ... The two main types of families in present world are nuclear and extended families. ... Sociologists also refer to the family of orientation, the family which an individual grows up and family of procreation, the family formed when a couple has their first child. Main component of family is marriage. ... For example, some kind of payment is given to the family of bride by groom or his family. ...

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She provides history on the culture of her land, it's terrain, her personal family's beliefs and health status. ... Her family remains in Thailand, but E.S. has a sister moving here next summer - also marrying a gentleman that she met on-line. ... Her relationship with her family has remained close thanks to the computer and face time capabilities that she has. ... To her knowledge she has no genetic disease in her family although she has a sister with elevated triglyceride levels also. She denies that there have been any serious illness in her family but does remember her grandm...

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I love being Tonya Marie Willis. ... My Pastor prays for me and family. ... We are too Love are neighbors as we love ourselves. ... My goals are to become someone everyone wants to know and respect and love. ... I want to put more smiles on people's faces than I did last year, I want to hug and love more. ...

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Although the convenience the dinners gave to a family allowed a lot more time for other activities, it took away the tradition of home cooked family dinners. ... In "Heat, Tray, Love" Connie Schultz says, "Imagine my horror when one of my friends told me recently that she had no childhood memory of eating TV dinners" (114). ... In previous years TV dinners signified convenience to the American family. ... " Formal/traditional family meals allowed open communication within a family; this is now something of the past that very few Americans still value. ... The dinners...

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ICONIC AMERICAN FAMILY AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM. ... American families typically have what is called a modified extended family structure. ... Moreover, marital and family roles for men and women are overlapping more and more; love is emphasized in mate selection; and divorce is granted easily. ... Therefore the image of American family is gradually changing. ... Therefore, Americans are reinventing the family. ...

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Many people in the United States have grown up with the concept of "romantic love". ... As long as the two primary parties involved in an arranged marriage treat each other decently, and as long as the social foundation is sound and the union blessed by the two families involved, love indeed will evolve. ... In view of this love marriage affection begins at the time of their meetings, while in the case of arranged marriages love and affection commences after marriage. ... Not all love marriages have happy endings (Meyer 340). Sometimes discord arises even in love marriages. ...

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During times of war, families are often separated by long distances, and families during the Revolutionary War were no different. ... Throughout their on-going communication the Adams write about their family, concerns with the status of the war and its outcome, but most importantly political views of the time and specifically the critical issue of equality that Mrs. ... When it is apparent that this initial approach is not having the desired impact she then re-strategies and attempts to appeal to John Adams' love of his daughter. ... Adams of the need for equality is by addressing the...

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Everyone has a different definition of home but for me, Home is a place where my Lebanese soul is, surrounded by love and comfort, a place where I have created many special memories with my family and loved ones. ... Home, for me is where my loved ones are. ... No matter if I have a huge castle to live in, it will not be called a home until my loved ones to are there to accompany me. ... My father ˜s, my brother's, and my love for each other illuminated the darkness that took over the family, especially my mother's love. ... No one will give you as much love and joy as your f...

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They just want to live their live with the one that they love by getting married. ... Love is a blessing, which is only human. ... However families have developed more differently over the years. ... As researchers studied how dissimilar family interactions concern children, it has become obvious that the value of a family's bond is more imperative than the meticulous family structure. ... On a indirect level, marriage provides a legal framework for family life that promotes interdependence and enhances economic efficiency for couples and families. ...

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As a result of this stigma, there are many people who have missed out on the possibilities of finding a soulmate, blended families and, most importantly, finding love. ... As a young adult, she fell in love with her then boyfriend who was Cuban, and they conceived a child together. ... " Since her deceased boyfriend's family isolated themselves from her and her child he doesn't know the other half of his family, and never will. Her child will grow up not knowing the other side of his family. Moreover, at the end of the day, she didn't care whether or not his family objected...

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Building a family through adoption is a rewarding path to parenthood, but getting started can be overwhelming. There are many children in our world that suffer without the love and the warmth of a parent. ... Adoption is the best tool at insuring that parentless children have the chance to love and be loved and therefore should be promoted and made easier to achieve. ... Although many families are discouraged by the adoption process, waiting patiently and working through the difficulties can eventually bring a child into the family. ... Every child has the right to grow up in an atmosphere o...

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A union such as this is a sacred bond between two people who love one another. ... When love is declared it should be true and pure, and able to bend to the bumps that may come along. ... In addition the research proved that a gay man can not teach his son to love another woman, and a lesbian woman cannot teach a daughter to love another man. ... Family diversity has been largely confined to these differences. ... ,141) A homosexual marriage threatens all other marriages and families. ...

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However, some families are single parent families. ... Some families can end and lead to divorce. ... Once a single house with one family becomes two homes with two separate families. ... This can lead the child to thinking the parent that left no longer loves them and soon the other parent will do the same. ... Secondly, showing the child love is even more important than telling them. ...

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All relationships, including gay ones, are based on mutual attraction, love and affection. People in love get married everyday so what harm is done to society if a law is passed legalizing same sex marriages? ... Psychologists tell us that what makes the difference is the love given from the parents, not the gender. ... Studies are very clear about the love received by the children, and gay people have the same amount of love to give to children, as anyone else does. ... Homosexuals have the ability to form a happy and safe family atmosphere for both the spouses and the children and therefore ...

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The Jackson family has a tradition of everyone engaging in family games, dinner and communication every Sunday. ... Michelle has expressed that her family loves to vacation together but she doesn't like to vacation with them because they don't let her do what she wants. Michelle says that she loves to join her family during the holidays and she knows that they love to see her. ... Michelle loves her adopted mother and father but feels it's time for them to not worry so much about her and worry about themselves. ... She says she has a large amount of friends and loves to hang out...

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The reason why it has become very popular in the US is that it is reflecting today's American families, and people can relate to it: father loves drinking beer, hates to work, and is irresponsible, and the children enjoy the bloody cartoon, "Icy and Scratchy." In spite of this scenario, it tells us that having a family is better than no family. ... Many of the traditional values of the American family survive this satire, above all the value of the nuclear family itself (National Post, March 25, 2000)." ... Thus, people love satire and poking fun of something that they are familiar w...

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Generally, parents who adopt children have the ability to love them no matter where they came from. ... Therefore, instead of the usual environment of love and support a normal family has, more pressure would be put on the clone because of the higher expectations that are placed upon them to be comparable with the original child. ... loved for his or her physical attributes. ... Although traditional families have founded love on the grounds of commitment and reproduction, not everyone agrees with this notion because some people believe reproduction is not the only way a loving family can be fo...

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I have noted drastic differences between my family in Mexico and my family in the United States. ... The idea of a family in Mexico is very different from the American idea of a family. ... The differences have nothing to do with how much a family loves each other, because most families love each other, even if some of the members do not want to admit it. But it has to do with the type of love that is shared in the family. ... Families in Mexico have family gatherings much more than American families do. ...

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Parents of the families are the ones who make the decisions about the firearms in the home. Public health workers and law makers can make sure that when families make their decisions they understand the risks associated with firearms and know how to reduce these risks. ... Children are not fascinated by shotguns, but they love handguns. ... American Academy of Family Physicians say that any gun you own is a potential lethal weapon, if not in your hands or your family's hands, then in someone else's hands. ...

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On a similar note, sperm banks are practically replacing the search for love, which in hand sets up other problems. ... A friendship begins, and love follows shortly after. ... For example, a donor is limited to giving a child to a maximum of six families, and only two children per family. ... Not only do banks gain, but they eradicate a factor of love within families. ... Children are meant to be loved, not desired. ...

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Scarface shows the Cuban family as extremely poor searching for an American dream. ... The woman of the town are educated only in sewing or making homemade tortillas and everyone of them are in love with one of the white "three amigos." ... Due to her strict religious following and family beliefs she lies and denies her love due to her shame and embarrassment. ... Their family dinners consist of hundreds of people complete with mariachi band. ... One thing that I do believe after seeing this movie is that the portrayal of the family and the character of Isabel added an entertaining ...

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Up until then children were not associated with sex in any way, being it the norm to with hold them from such a topic until the family felt the time was right to bring them up to speed. With this surge from the mass media, families had no choice but to watch at top labels like Calvin Klein used children to help sell their clothes and this was being broadcast on every television. Eventually families begin to give in and stop their view of the children being sexual beings became more accepted, "Their willingness to do so provides a measure of both their recognition that sexuality was moving irre...

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Consequently, euthanasia should become a law if specific sub laws are put in place to protect the patient and their loved ones. ... Through physician-assisted suicide an ill and dying patient may have the choice of a comfortable death in their own home surrounded by loved ones and away from the foreign surroundings of the hospital. ... "[Euthanasia] should be universally available, legal, safe, painless, and suitable for the gentle parting in one's own home with loved ones present" (Barbara Coombs-Lee). ... (BBC) In this case the family members of the patient would be able to...

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Racism is still prevalent in many southern countries, where families aren't as diverse. ... " Having a family from New York, i really have never seen or experienced difficulty with being mixed. ... Some families tell you which race they find appropriate to date, and many teenagers hate that. Dating against your families preferences is a way to rebel against them and feel independent in making your own choices. ... For those who do date interracially for true love, sometimes they are afraid to face the scrutiny from the public or their own family themselves. ...

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