: Over the years, people have brought forward hundreds of proposals for the breakdown of society. One of the more popular, or perhaps notorious, depending on your point of view has placed the blame on the rising predominance of single parent households in society. I personally have trouble believing that one problem can be held responsible for all of society's ills. However, I can definitely see how some people could feel so strongly about this. Coming from a two-parent family, I cannot speak from experience about life in a single parent household; but I do have friends and acquaintances that were brought up in single parent households. When I spent time with these people and their families, it became quite clear to me that their way of life, though not necessarily better or worse than mine, was certainly not the same. They were clearly missing certain aspects of life that I was accustomed to. For instance, while growing up, I always had the experience of two adults on which I could draw in order to form my own opinions, whereas the children who had grown up with only one parent were not afforded this luxury. I always felt bad for them because I had something that they didn't have. Whenever I brought it up, they became very defensive of the parent they lived with, and accused me of being short sighted. Financially, single parent households seem to be at a definite disadvantage compared to households with both parents. There are many statistics showing how difficult it is to support a family on one income. Even the United States department of Health and Human Services has declared, It is no longer feasible in America to enjoy a middle class standard of living without the presence of two incomes (Burk, 1). This problem seems to be worsened by the unfair system of transfer payments that has been implemented by our government. It becomes a case of two families living on two incomes, rather than the traditional system of one family living on the same two incomes.
Soccer is the most popular sport in the word. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries, and for many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer and is one of the most famous international sport. In a soccer g...
The high chancellor ordered Gordon Deitrich's execution after a satire tv show that made fun of the high chancellor. ... Gordon's satire t.v show that made fun of the high chancellor led to the execution of Gordon Deitrich, showing dissent is unacceptable and will result in the most extreme punishment. ...
As a child Christmas was an exciting event, but now as an adult it feels like a chore. Christmas has changed so much in recent years for me, that I don't look forward to it anymore. It's to commercial and people don't think about the real meaning of Christmas. In the 1980's when I w...
"The Fun House" In this chapter the author talks to us about Victors aunt and takes place near Tshimikain Creek. ... They are in the delivery room, which she describes as a madhouse or a fun house, (because everyone is shouting, the doctor to the nurses and his aunt while having the baby.) in which the title from the chapter comes from. ...
Basketball Basketball is a sport loved by many people around the world. It is a very popular sport and in my mind it is growing in popularity. Some Version's of the game have been played since a long long time ago. The actual game that had a set of rules and regulations was made up in the e...
One of the supposed causes for this is the association that youngsters establish between fun and alcohol or drugs. ... Therefore, it may be concluded that the average teenager will feel that these habits are necessary to have fun and escape reality. ... Nevertheless, none of the conclusions mentioned above should lead us to think that fun must necessarily include unhealthy habits or that a person can't choose what he does at a party or a nightclub. There are many possible ways of having healthy fun like sports, games or hanging out with friends, and a person will always decide on his act...
I was seventeen years old, still in high school, and out having fun with my friends. But in those years, my idea of fun was breaking the rules; more specifically - shoplifting. ... We decided it would be fun to cross the river into Ohio and go to a WalMart store just off highway 52. ...
Basketball is a simple and fun sport. ... Basketball can be a very fun and exciting game to play with friends or on a NBA team, as long as u plays buy the rules and play fair. Those rules are probably the most important rules to follow in order to have a fun exciting game of basketball. ...
Skiing I can still remember the first time I went downhill skiing. It was a cold and dry November day . It hadn't been snowing much at the time, so most of the snow on the hills was that slick, jet blown, artificial-ice/pseudo-snow. Not exactly what a first timer likes to start on. My Parents ha...
"Drinking is Fun...or is it?" The legal drinking age in all states should be eighteen. First, it would eliminate most people from drunk driving. Secondly, it would be a reasonable solution to keep teenagers from over drinking. Fianlly, being eighteen is an adult, and dri...
