Using such a strong languages to convey what is considered abnormal, evil and filthy, she is sinful to the rest of the family. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's discrimination at an early age which also allowed her to conform to a male-dominating culture and choose not to voice her emotions or opinion of her own mother. ... Ying-Ying is developing her own identity in a new place, with a new family and new culture yet she is silent and depressed. ... Lena's marriage consists of equality as they "split everything down the middle" she hates ice-cream yet she has...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Status attainment and social mobility are directly related to education, race, and family background. Past research has indicated that family background influences the level of education you will receive (Carter). For example, if I come from an affluent family my educational prosperity will be more likely than if I was to be born in a ghetto. ... The variable maeduc was split into two groups as well: the first being whether the mother had a high school education and the second being the mother did not. Once I split the variables up into these groups I was then able to perform a cross-tabul...

• Word Count: 2386
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• Grade Level: High School

As relations with Britain were beginning to falter towards the end of the 18th century, largely due to heavy taxation and imposing new governments, the country began to split. ... In the failure to reach a bipartisan solution the split within the country increased. ... These were people who were content with their simple lives, people whose religion preached pacifism, those who did not want to see their homes, families and lands ravaged by war, and those who felt that the colonial armies where not strong enough to defeat the British and did not want there land and possessions confiscated. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As relations with Britain were beginning to falter towards the end of the 18th century, largely due to heavy taxation and imposing new governments, the country began to split. ... In the failure to reach a bipartisan solution the split within the country increased. ... These were people who were content with their simple lives, people whose religion preached pacifism, those who did not want to see their homes, families and lands ravaged by war, and those who felt that the colonial armies where not strong enough to defeat the British and did not want there land and possessions confiscated. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It almost seems that it's the individual versus the family. ... Today's traditional American family is no longer a reality. ... I believe that this sense of individualism is creating many American families to split up. ... Long work hours put many different strains on the family. ... My family still puts a strong emphasis on traditional family values. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The country would be split up into two almost separate countries. ... In addition, family members are exempt from immigration restrictions. Once one family member gets into America, the rest of his family can get in regardless of quotas or any other restrictions.4 What the government meant to keep families together is being used to get dozens of people into America. Mexicans have large families as the majority of them are Catholics and do not use birth control. ... These people cannot simply be shipped back to Mexico as some of them have family in America and have become part of society. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When the statistics are further scrutinized we find that in fact America is split into thirds on the issue, as shown in an article that appeared in Atlantic Monthly by Ezekiel Emanuel. ... Two thirds of Americans oppose physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia when a terminally ill patient has no pain but wants to die because of concern about being a burden to his or her family, or because he or she finds a drawn-out dying process meaningless. ... Stories show of how suicidal patients once convinced euthanasia was right for them, after much caring talk with a physician changed their mind, ha...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But with the ever-present changes in our society, it has been proven to still be a valuable source for helping those who are stuck for no other reason than lack of a strong family background. ... Trouble is, the Constitution is not supposed to split the difference. ...

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Civil War historian Shelby Foote describes the American Civil War as the most important event in American History. The Civil War was, at the very least, one of the most controversial periods in American history. Because of this, there are many theories that explain the cause. Most conventional theories attribute the causes of this conflict were rooted in economic, social, political and geographic differences. There are strong arguments for each of these theories as well as, strong arguments against each of these. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Widow Douglas and Miss Watson are also portrayed as piously religious people who profess themselves to be believers in the word of God, yet they see nothing wrong with keeping slaves and the brutality of disconnecting Jim from his family. ...

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