"The Family" The nuclear family, as stated by Coontz consists of a family including a father, mother, and child. This family structure is generally ideal but it is not realistic. ... In my family which consisted of my mother and sister instead of being a nuclear family are family was non-traditional. As stated by Jack a family lacking a parent was a non- traditional family. ... In my family my single parent mother got support from my othermother who was my grandmother. ...

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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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The Oath is given to Midshipman when they graduate and receive their commission; this commission is a legal document saying that we will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. ... Family would also be another tough decision to decide between. Family would be on my triangle in the first principle, although it wouldn't be as high as religion. My family would have to know that I care for them but also family need to know that people in the military took that oath to be called on when they are needed and I think that is something that military families need to know. ...

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How can legislators say they are trying to "save traditional families" if more than 50 percent of of heterosexual marriages end in divorce? ... Allowing gay marriage is fair not only to homosexuals, but to all the supporting people in their lives. ...

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Being miseducated by peers of even family members may be a contributing factor in teen pregnancy. ... Nearly forty-six percent believe that abstinence-plus is best (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2004). ... Roughly sixty-seven percent of families that start out in their teens end up living in poverty (Roe V. ... Their children's prospects are even worse "they have less supporting and stimulating home environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, worse educational outcomes, more behavior problems, and are more than likely to become teen parents themselves. ... Being miseducate...

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SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, was originally created in 1939 to help families in need. ... WIC is used to support low income women and children under 5 years old by supplementing their diets with nutritious foods like baby formula, milk, cereal, cheese, peanut butter, etc. Finally, TANF is temporary monetary assistance provided to needy families to help them with child care issues, job training and strengthening of the family unit. According to [AmericanJournal], an estimated 20 percent of 3.7 million families that currently receive welfare benefits in the US are headed by a parent wi...

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Support for the government and its decisions creates all sorts of emotions and controversy within families. One such example would be America and its allies choosing to make war on Iraq without the United Nations support. How the support for the war is moving will affect a family's stress level for their family in the military; if US morale is low, it might cause family to question why their child, sibling, or kin in general is in such a dangerous situation. ... I figured out that sharing the worry with my family makes it easier to deal with the stress and the worry because we have a str...

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Another significant idol in the awareness and acceptance of homosexuality is Jason Collins, a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association who 'came out' recently and has received much support and love from friends, family, and fans about his confession. ... These commercials have made a huge impact on the young viewers and have encouraged and supported many homosexuals. ... "Coming out" to family can be a very scary and difficult thing, but families have, in recent times, been more accepting and supportive of their homosexual family members. ... (...

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These women encounter these special barriers when they want to achieve economic support and self-sufficiency. ... The limited number of publicly funded English Language training programs exacerbates lack of family support for language acquisition by women. ... When parents need guidance that their own families cannot provide, they see out religious leaders or other elders in the community for help or support. ... They do whatever they have to do support their family and try to give them a better life. ... Some women do not adopt or refuse to conform to other traditions but this does not sto...

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All of these people had problems with finding ways to make money, keeping the homes, and supporting their family. During this time, the families often wrote to their president, Franklin Delenore Roosevelt, for help during that time of struggle. ... They didn't ask for food a lot because most of them were better off then some families and could afford some food. ... I think that out of the five groups the middle class was the best off due to them already having money and clothes to support their family before the depression. ... Though the groups were all different in their own ways, t...

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Although, they were not the only ones who had not supported the President's decision. ... This leads to children being deported alone without family support. ... Overall, families should not be separated with deportation of their children because where they are deporting them are unsafe environments where they have no family support and are helpless. ... Thousands of children and their families traveled far for an opportunity they could never receive from their homeland. They come from areas where violence is common, pay is low, or their families are broken. ...

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This subsequent inflation of agriculture and livestock costs, will ultimately end up on the dinner tables of Central Florida families, and their children. ... The Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida's primary goal is to see that local families in need can find relief when it comes to hunger and poverty. ... Second Harvest is a national network of local, and regional support centers throughout the United States and Canada. Their primary role is to supply the food needed by support agencies on the front lines of our war on economic hardship, and potential famine. ... Perhaps...

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This is the same for many students throughout the country whose families struggle to afford the costs of going to college. ... These can consist of simply being unprepared for college academically or lacking proper support or guidance. ... With figures this offsetting, it is obvious why lower income families struggle to get through college. ... How Rising Costs are Making College Affordable for Working Families" by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, a graph shows the total percent of yearly income needed to support a college student for working families. ... If the governm...

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Basically the patient can choose whether they want to be left on life-support if they are terminally ill. ... Most of the patients are left in a vegetable state which causes the family and the individual to suffer for a longer period of time (2 Euthanasia 2). ... When they are put on life-support it is usually a lot harder on the family. ... You never know when an accident can occur and your family is left to make that crucial decision for you. I personally would not want to be kept on life-support if I were left in a vegetable state. ...

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Basically the patient can choose whether they want to be left on life-support if they are terminally ill. ... Most of the patients are left in a vegetable state which causes the family and the individual to suffer for a longer period of time (2 Euthanasia 2). ... When they are put on life-support it is usually a lot harder on the family. ... You never know when an accident can occur and your family is left to make that crucial decision for you. I personally would not want to be kept on life-support if I were left in a vegetable state. ...

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Still, other people - both gay and straight - are fighting for the right of same-sex couples to marry because they recognize that it is simply not fair to deny some families the protections all other families are eligible to receive. ... Family leave. ... Gay and lesbian workers are not entitled to family leave to care for their partners. ... This is supported by the AAA (American Anthropological Association) and I quote, ""The results of more than a century of anthropological research on households, kinship relationships, and families, across cultures and through time, provide no support ...

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Family Independence Assistance was enacted to secure the lives of the children of the beneficiaries. ... State assistance should be used for temporary relief, not for an unlimited support of drug use. People who use government assistance to support a drug habit are abusing the welfare system. ... The government does not collect tax money to support the habits of drug users. ... Paying higher taxes takes food and clothing away from the families that are not collecting government aid. ...

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Republicans have supported legislation aimed at raising the minimum wage over a period of three years, while the Democrats have supported legislation aimed at raising the minimum wage over a much shorter period (Rosenbaum). Even with bi-partisan support, it often seems as though support for a minimum wage raise bolsters during election years and wanes during others. There is a rather alarming disparity in the average incomes of white and black families. ... Costing 7.5 million black families $120 billion dollars, the income gap between white and black families rose by five percentage poi...

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At the core of these cultures, lie families who have been in the United States for many years, but never received assistance in learning the English language. ... With that being said, families are enrolling their children in the United States public school systems before they have any or very little English language skills. ... Without the proper support, children will not be getting an equal opportunity in their education. ... Students from culturally diverse backgrounds are being put into teachers hands each year because their families believe in our education system. ... In order to prope...

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Welfare in the United States gives people a reason to be lazy, and quit looking for a job to support their families. ... They don't just sit on their butts they want better for their families or themselves. ... An income of $23,550 for a family of four is considered living in poverty. ... Now consider a family of four, only making $23,550 a year. That is nowhere near enough to support a family....

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The Democratic Party The United States" Democratic Party is a strong political party and many people support their views. ... Democrats work to maintain the security for senior citizens, disabled people, and survivors of family members who have died. ... There are also many people who support the Democratic Party. ... Minorities support democrats because the Democratic Party supports equal opportunity and social services to provide for minorities. ... Labor unions support democrats because the Democratic Party is pro- labor union and supports workers rights and not the corporate executive...

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Rosas comes out of the province of Buenos Aires and was raised in the rural countryside from a working class family of cattle ranchers. ... Rosas had a lot of ways to mobilize and solidify widespread support for his policies. One way was to dispense "vast expanses of public lands " to those who supported him. ... Santa Anna came from a wealthy creole family and his rise in politics came through his military exploits. ... Santa Anna used his military background and excellent national defense to gain support. ...

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It unified these two programs under Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF). ... In order for the public to support aid to people they must see good reason for it. ... It began to be viewed as a government handout that supported people who were using the system. ... It can also be seen as a failure, in that only 9 percent of TANF families have a working family member. ... The program is set up to be a pay-as-you-go system, this means that today's workers are supporting today's retirees. ...

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In Rain of Gold, Mexican families had dreams of a better life in America. ... Following a life of struggle, bloodshed, and hard work, the families in Rain of Gold arrive in America. ... Despite their troubles, her family supported her love to learn and encouraged her to follow her dream of obtaining an education. Lupe aimed to attain an office job so that she would be able to support her family so that her parents no longer had to work in the fields. ... Both families were forced to encounter obstacles that eventually led to a better life and hopeful future. ...

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" this is a problem because if a family is sick and interacts with other families than the sickness is spreading causing more people to get sick, this is especially bad when it is a deadly disease. ... To begin the expectations of a family for the child(s) is tremendous because the children are away and don't have any friends where they are going. ... In addition this is a significant problem because it goes to show that the younger Native Americans are not getting enough support as it is. ... Based off of these fact there is not enough family support and the teenagers are not gettin...

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