These two domains determine people's self-concept and also how well one is able to blend in with an external environment in which they live. ... Environment in which we live influences our concept of who we are. ... People need others to be able to live meaningful life. ... Our culture clearly dictates what is "ok" and not "ok" in respect how the people's lives should be lived. I left one form of life behind in the country where I was born and raised, and started new life here in US. ...

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The protagonist's life, Harriett Frean, is highlighted by self-inflicted self-sacrifice and by the chant-like repetition of "behaving beautifully". ... Harriett and the Frean family live in a large, prosperous house in an area with other similar minded people. ... The Bourgeoisie do not produce anything for society; instead they live off the earnings that come out of paying the Proletariat less. ... Hancock financially, which can be taken as symbolic of his economic control, but essentially afterwards still have the means to live. ... This materialist view upon life can only be truly foun...

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In other societies, forms of marriage other than monogamy make more sense, and make life easier. ... Kung San live together in small groups, in which everyone takes care of all the children, and much of life is not privately shielded from the group. ... In other societies, descent determines how you will live your life, what you will inherit and from whom, who you may marry, and how you will live after marriage. ... This works well for the structure of life that has developed in this country. ... I believe this to be especially important to the advancing of our society, and to the way of life ...

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The rich in America live affluently and are accustomed to having busy social lives this is reflected in their family life. ... They tend to live further apart making frequent family occasions difficult. ... They are likely to live farther apart, but frequently call and visit one another. ... The poor usually live close together allowing them to sustain a "close-knit" relationship. ... They are usually in good mental and physical health because they can afford regular check-ups and any necessary maintenance medications, plus they live a virtually worry free life. ...

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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life. ... Heroes have certain expectations put upon them by society, and they must live up to those expectations. ... My parents have been role models for me all throughout my life. ... When there is a universal connection these people can live forever as heroes in our hearts. ... Heroes and role models inspire people everyday, in all walks of life. ...

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But it is plain: whatever changes took place in the upper, non-producing ranks of society, society could not live without a class of producers. ... The peasants of course had to live off the land and take graciously whatever animals the lords gave them. ... The term is called Life chances which states, ALife chances refer to the chances throughout one=s life cycle to live and experience the good things in life.@ The good things in life to me refer to 1. money 2. money 3. and more money. ... Also, the poor assume that they are not talented enough to pursue well paying jobs they feel as thoug...

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They cannot even begin to understand what a good life is.... Why should someone have to live their life in poverty if they are smart enough, and/or physically able enough to do better? ... They cannot begin to understand what a good life is.... In India, the higher castes have so much power and control that they live an ultra-lavish life. ... " He contrasts the "millions wake up at dawn-stand in dirty, crowded buses" with those who live the "good life". ...

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We teach our youth to strive for college to achieve a "better life," a more financially empowering and comfortable life. ... Therefore children are taught at a young age that to 2 live a happy and comfortable life they must have money, and the best way to get it is through education. ... We do not live in a perfect world where everyone can work where they wish to, and live where they want to, or have the financial means they desire. ... It dictates who can live in the low crime, high property 3 value, scenic neighborhoods and who is forced to live on the other s...

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These guidelines stretch into every perceivable sector of a society's life. ... Giddens" definition, although worthy, lacks an injection of life. ... He introduces us to the idea of culture as a template for a life, the shape and form an existence will roughly take depending on where that life takes place. ... So, if we follow the rules, life is made easier. ... So, culture is something we live with, live by and something we can't exist without creating. ...

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Nolan says; "At this age not on your life Tradition John, Discipline." ... This opposes Welton's beliefs by allowing the students to grow through taking risks and being able to make individual decisions in life. ... Keating encourages students to think for themselves and resist conformity, he teaches them that they will not always be accepted in life, but by standing by their principles, they will live a much happier life, as opposed to just conforming blindly and unquestioningly. ... This is obvious when Keating says to Charlie; "Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't m...

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Leila Ahmed's main argument as demonstrated in "women and gender in Islam" surrounds the topics about status of women in Islam and the rise of the oppressive society that leaves women with nearly no rights to live by. ... In order explain her concept better, Leila Ahmed compares and contrasts the life of Khadija with that of Aisha. Her research over Khadija' life claims that since Khadija lived through the "jahilia" period, her conduct of life was completely different from that of Aisha. ... Whereas Aisha, on the other hand lived through the period of "transi...

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Absolute poverty refers to those without the basic necessities to sustain human life. ... Townsend has developed poverty relative to the kind of society we live in in that poverty can be assessed in terms of the customs and standards of a previous era. ... Surveys have shown that the majority of people regard the poor as being responsible for their own poverty and are suspicious of those who live for free on government handouts. ... Poverty is an experience of doing without that touches every part of life and family health (Blackburn 1991). ... Differences in health experiences and life ex...

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Another pivotal stage in her awakening comes when she realizes that she cannot live dually awakened and oppressed by gender roles; she needs to choose one path and commit herself fully to it. ... In search of direction for her life Edna seeks guidance from Mademoiselle Reisz. ... She will never be able to live truly free from society's patriarchal influences in pursuit of her dreams and desires, and thus she will never be able to be her true self. Thus, Edna's ultimate awakening is to the realization that her object of desire is to live in a world that doesn't exist. ... As...

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The ideology of something is a lived experience and isn't categorized as true or false for it is always true since it is lived. ... The fact that her aunt is stuck with how she now has to live out her role that society has already placed on her, also blinds her from "a true knowledge of society." ... Kingston also wrote "White Tigers," which she uses her storytelling as a way to live out her possibilities within her storytelling. ... After her heroic story of the great swordswoman, Fa Mu Lan, she leads into a story of her own life and an incident she had with her boss. ... Meaning th...

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"A nation can be maintained only if, between the State and the individual, there is intercalated a whole series of secondary groups near enough to the individuals to attract them strongly in their sphere of action and drag them in this way, into the general torrent of social life" (Durkheim 1964: 28). ... Industrial capitalism being the traditional "job for life" deal where the "bread winner" in the household went to work every day to the same job, then came home to a family and community with strong social bonds where each individual knew what was expected of them within their social role,...

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The review also brings to life the sad truth about how utterly painful it is to be an artistic dancer from the clothes and shoes they wear to the victimization they face from their choreographers and their own minds which are closed to anything but perfection. ... This article offers another take on the life of a ballerina. They live their lives constantly focusing on their roles in order to make an audience happy, so much so that they sometimes become entirely consumed by them. ... On one hand, their peers live through them and on the other hand, they cannot be better than their peers. ... ...

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Groups have the immense power to move people in creative and more life-giving directions. They provide a sense of community, which can be an antidote to the impersonal culture in which many people live. Groups provide a natural laboratory that demonstrates to people that they are not alone, and that there is hope for creating a different life. ... I lived in a constant state of anxiety just waiting for something to happen. ... Some others had specific goals in life like finishing college while others seemed to need some guidance as to what direction they should follow in the future. ...

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In the Hindu religion, it is believed that how you live one life determines which caste you will be born into the next. If you live a good life you will be born into a higher caste until you eventually reach the top where you do not have to be reincarnated anymore. If you live a life of sin, you will be born into a lower caste, such as the "untouchables", which are worst than slaves. ... Their way of life or religious beliefs may prevent them form obtaining more or having the ambition to try for more. ... A person's class can determine what kind of life they will lead and the opportun...

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"Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest. " (Porter/Mill, p511) Mill is focused on the individual. ... "As individuals express their life, so they are. ... THE LIBERTY OF TASTES AND PURSUITS The liberty of tastes and pursuits, and the rules governing how one should live their life, surfaces some differences of feelings between Mill and Marx. Mill is of the opinion that the individual decides how they are going to live their life, where as Marx feels that many life choices have alread...

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The values that I believe in play a very important role in my life. ... The beliefs I have are important because they shape the way I live my life in a way that I think is desirable to me and those around me. ... I feel that through life you may meet new friends but unlike family there is no guarantee that they will be there for the rest of your life. ... I believe that I have no control over my life and that God is the only one who knows what and when something will occur in my life. ... Sometimes I think that without the strong influence of religion, I would probably live my life in an immo...

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McWilliams' mother lived in Colorado for decades and could not forget the beauty of her hometown. ... Liu lived in China for most of his life and his memories of his hometown was deeply embedded into himself. Just like McWilliam's mother, he felt like he only lived in Toronto, but not belonged to there. ... But at the same time, I asked myself: do I want to live in a "fake" society like this forever? As a fifteen-year-old teenager who has his dream to live and thrive here, what stops me from moving on and getting into the local society? ...

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Minorities from all over the globe wishes to immigrate to North America hoping to find a better living situation, enhance education and ironically to live in a country where individual's mind and self are valued with no oppression and power struggles. ... An-Mei's mother lost her husband (An-Mei's father) and was sent back to live with her maternal parents by her mother-in-law after her husband passing away. ... An-Mei herself experienced oppression and power as she was brought to live with her mother in the wealthy merchant's house. ... At the end of An-Mei's story, I...

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Van Gennep's work focuses on the "rites of passage", which today is seen as a ritual for people in different forms of life. ... Van Gennep disagreed with Durkheim's "Rules of Elementary forms of Religious Life". ... Example of communitas in modern societies such as hippies, or the travelling community, these groups do not conform to societies discourses and live on the perimeters at their own pace. ... Asylum seekers or even the travelling community, who are also in a liminal state, as they do not adhere to societies rules but live according to their own. ... Yet...

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Everyone who lived in my neighborhood basically lived in homes that were all alike on the outside. There was no one of a different race that lived in my area so I was basically surrounded by the same thing. ... When growing up your reality is shaped not only by your environment but also by the adults in your life. ... Those were just two perspectives used to describe the neighborhood that I lived in but the thing is there are probably a million more different perspectives that are out there. ... Charon states, "social structure was formed in the past, and we are all placed in it at birth ...

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Everyone who lived in my neighborhood basically lived in homes that were all alike on the outside. There was no one of a different race that lived in my area so I was basically surrounded by the same thing. ... When growing up your reality is shaped not only by your environment but also by the adults in your life. ... Those were just two perspectives used to describe the neighborhood that I lived in but the thing is there are probably a million more different perspectives that are out there. ... Charon states, "social structure was formed in the past, and we are all placed in it at birth ...

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