This continual movement, although a hardship, has led me to realize home is where my family is and it is the people that make it a home. ... Every time we move it is difficult leaving friends and the support network but we have learned to embrace the new opportunities and experiences that always come with moving to a new place. The hardship of dealing with my father's deployments is always easier after we have been somewhere long enough to make friends who provide a support network. ... Any story of my life would be incomplete without knowing that I am from a military family that has trav...

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Family ties and the Joad family's connection to the land, that is their livelihood, are two of the most prevalent elements in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The Joad Family has to stay together through the times of hardship in the 30's for support and strength. ... Ma holds the family together, and this concept is exemplified when Steinbeck says, "She seemed to know that if she swayed the family shook the family will to function would be gone" (80). ... Some emotional evolution of the family is shown best by the character Ma. Ma experienced the greatest change fro...

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Cornell University conducted a study with 12 and 13 year old's from single parent families. ... The study also showed that these kids have a stronger bond with their parent or any other extended family or friends that had helped raise them. ... Children in single parent families tend to learn that marriage is only an option and it's not necessary to be happy. ... Kids also learn how to be more independent and learn to support themselves better and know that marriage is not the answer. ... Kids learn disappointment early in living in a single family home, which is really a good thin...

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"The Glory Field," by Walter Dean Myers, is a well-written and heartbreaking story about an African family who is forced to live as slaves in America. The novel begins when the family, living in Africa, is captured and shipped to America, and through the course of the book, the reader journey's along with the family from freedom, to slavery, and to freedom once more. " In July, 1753, the family was captured in Sierra Leone and brought to the United States on a slave ship. The father, Bilal, was enraged that his family was trapped aboard this vessel taking them to the unknown, and "He fou...

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The Greasers make Pony and Johnny feel as if they belong to a real family not just a gang, they care, support and protect them when they are in danger and the Greasers feel as if they have the responsibility to look after both Ponyboy and Johnny. ... Johnny also knew that he belonged to the Greasers even though he did not belong to his real family. ... In the novel the Greasers provided Pony and Johnny with care, support and protection. ... Pony and Johnny were cared, supported and protected but all of the Greasers. ... The Greasers made Pony and Johnny feel as if they belonged to a r...

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Firstly, the accident was caused from a minor stroke, the minor stroke was caused from an unknown fact, and the unknown fact caused a whole family to join as one to give comfort, love, support and a happy ending. I have learned that something yet so dramatic and life draining can bring a family together which forms a healthy, happy and peaceful environment. ... Thirdly, I never took the time out of my life to respect the biggest value in my life my family. ... I realised my cousin was only hanging in there for the life she wanted to share with her family and friends. A dear friend of mine put...

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Nascar Drag Racing Nascar drag racing is entertaining for the whole family because of the uniqueness of the cars, the opportunity to meet the drivers, and the shopping sprees. Nascar is a family event being entertaining for both kids and adults. ... Clothing for all ages is offered from all the drivers in support of everyone's favorite team. ... Nascar racing is an entertaining event for the whole family with the uniqueness of the cars, the chance to meet the drivers and see the cars, and the shopping sprees of souvenirs. ... With all the neons, models, and pictures available the ...

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Lampito from Lysisstrata, Lady Bracknell from The importance of being Earnest, and Gary from I Hate Hamlet are all supporting characters and make the plays a little more interesting and humorous. ... In The Importance of being Earnest Lady Bracknell is trying to get Gwendolyn to marry someone from a high class family, and who wouldn't want to marry someone from a family with class and wealth and a good name? ... It always turns out that what these supporting characters were telling the main characters to do was not what the main characters wanted to do, and What they were telling the ma...

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Many women living in the United Stated during segregation, mainly African-American had hard times supporting their families. ... Mama has the insurance money and what to do with it is fought over by her family. ... This upsets the whole family. Though Mama supports them in their decisions and they move into the new house. ... Her family fought the system and Supreme Court after they moved into an all-white neighborhood. ...

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Another dream of Walter's is to be able to financially support his family. ... She does not care so much about money; all she wants is for her family to get along. She tries really hard to hold the family together, and instill both religious and family values. ... Near the end of the story things started to look up for the Younger family. They got the insurance money, got a new house, and started to get along like a family should. ...

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She has continuously supported and tended to me - waiting for the harvest season to come. ... Senior year began, and my mom saw the reality of all her hard work: I would be the first in my family to go to college. ... Because of her strength and dedication to our small family, she is my main motivation as I pursue my college career. ... I plan to major in criminology as a way to give back to the communities that have helped my mother support me. ... Maybe one day I'll raise my family in a safe community I've reaped, and just smile - knowing I am the gardener in their lives....

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My family and I rush out of the house, thinking his at the hospital and that he will be okay, but minutes later my brothers friend calls to let us know that he has passed away. ... The entire family was devastated of his death, he was a loving person who not only cared about himself but others as well. He was eighteen when he moved to US to support his parents and two younger brothers in Pakistan, from that day on his life changed, he was only a teenager when he had to worry about supporting his entire family instead of going out parting and attending college, he was working hard to earn his...

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A person's family plays a significant role in an individual's aspirations and goals. ... Duddy Kravitz's only real family relationship is with Simcha, Duddys scrupulously honest though unbending Grandfather. ... However, although he is neglected and treated as if he is unloved by most of his family, his Grandfather Simcha still loves and continues to show affection for him. ... When Simcha tells him "a man without land is nobody" he leaves a great effect on him, this is because he had no other parental support (49). ... His conscience feels nothing, he simply does not ...

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Henry did not get enough support when he really needed it. ... He never acted the same and his family never recognized him from before he left. ... Henry and Lyman were so charismatic that Susy's family took them in as their own. ... But it also shows that his family didn't give him enough support, for example his lip was bleeding and no one bothered to tell him that he was getting BLOOD all over his food. ... When Henry came back from the war he was angry at the world and his family. ...

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She gave up on her dreams of becoming a romance novelist thinking that people aren't going to support her and that they are going to say that its silly, regardless of her being an amazing writer. ... In the Spirit family she is knows as Mary Runs Away because she goes away without telling anyone. ... The reservation tried to suffocate her by not supporting her dreams and keeping her trapped in her basement but with only a little hope left she fought back, she was a warrior and she was roaming the fields of Montana. Leaving her life in the "rez" didn't mean leaving her family. ... H...

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Sporting events are places where you can enjoy yourself or with family. For the more hardcore fans, it is life to follow there home team and support them in any way possible. ... Seeing as people aren't supporting their so-called teams, the leagues commissioners see that people won't mind losing that franchise. But wait, since the fans do not want to waste their money on going to the games, why do they all of a sudden support the team and object on that decision. ... There is a saying that one of my coaches from little-league would tell the parents, "It takes hard work by a team ...

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Later on in the movie, she was the head of the family, after the deaths of the main family members. She was the one who encouraged the whole family to work hard in Tara and pay the back the taxes ($ 300). ... Another incident was the emotional support to Ashley and Melanie and many more In one way, these events was a lesson to herself. ...

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Seeing my family members be the very essence of hard work, I realized it's something that has become a big part of who I am and what I value in life. ... I had the support of those working with me and any mistakes I made were corrected with patience, which let me say, is quite rare to find in a typical professional kitchen. ... Mid-summer, my family received news that we had to move out of our house, and the support of the staff that had been working with my mom and I in the kitchen, quit, and moved on to other jobs at the same time. ... My family is still figuring out our next living sit...

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Jobs are harder to find more than ever, and if you have a job that does not support the cost of living, a person could get into trouble financially immediately. We do have support systems that help people that are in poverty, however it still seems that only a select few receive the benefits. If a person is struggling and has children, how do you expect them to work forty plus hours a week to make a living for their family? Most of the time individuals do not have family or close friends to watch their children while at work, so they would have to pay a babysitter to take care of them. ...

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Adeline had grown up with love and support from her Aunt Baba, Ye Ye her Grandfather and also 3rd Brother. ... When Adeline was young her Grandmother supported her and was proud of her, once when they were at the dinner table and Adeline had become top of her class, her Grandmother praised her and was proud of her. ... And how she doesn't feel respected by her family. ... Aunt Baba was Adeline's best friend and apart from Ye Ye was the only one in the family who respected Adeline and loved and cared for her. ...

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Mama wanted to see her kids happy, Benetha wanted to become a doctor, Walter's wife wanted a place to raise a family, and Walter wanted to get out of his dead end job. ... In Mama's attempt to do what's best for her family, she paid the down payment on a house with the money she received. ... And when the bottom fell through on the deal, she still supported him as the head of the house. ... This proved to be beneficial when he decided to follow his family's lead in being honorable and upright people. He finally laid down his own dream, to better the dreams of his family...

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In families without strong connections, kids will very simply forget about their parent's existence. ... Then if look at the nature, you would not find creatures who would do something to support their parents after they grew up. ... For example in my country, Lithuania, parents are taking care on their kids until "babies" can really support themselves. ... Because of all the moving from one place to another, families don't see each other so often. ... In Lithuania parents, kids, grandchildren are one big family where you satisfy everybody needs no mater if it's your child or mo...

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In families without strong connections, kids will very simply forget about their parent's existence. ... Then if look at the nature, you would not find creatures who would do something to support their parents after they grew up. ... For example in my country, Lithuania, parents are taking care on their kids until "babies" can really support themselves. ... Because of all the moving from one place to another, families don't see each other so often. ... In Lithuania parents, kids, grandchildren are one big family where you satisfy everybody needs no mater if it's your child or mo...

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They also support her standing up to the principle Mr. ... Racine did to his family. ... Racine left his family and that he quit his job because of him not paying his child support. ... Racine quits and she finds out that he left his family. ...

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The nurse wasn't thinking logically to support two people who had only just met, get married. ... Friar Lawrence's decision to marry Romeo and Juliet and deceive their families was based on his well intentioned belief that the marriage would end the feud between the Montegues and the Capuets. ... However, he chose to ignore those doubts and take a chance that this union would create peace between the families. The Friar planned to marry them, inform the families at a later date, and have everything end up right in the end. ...

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