However, Oriel withdraws from her family, to live in the tent, for her own thoughts, where she feels she belongs, in her head, her "country", has become confused. ... However, Fish had not just been damaged, he had come back altered, meaning that the incident gave way for his unimaginable bond with water and his abilities as a visionary. ... "Cloudstreet" gives the idea that we all need to find some meaning in our lives, whether it be through spirituality, religion, family or something else. ...

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He does not have a true bond with any character in this story. ... She is content as long as her family is near. ... He learns of his family background and is just happy to know where he comes from. ...

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"I am not happy with everything, grades, family and friendships." ... I want to be appreciated, so I must appreciate my family and friends and accept them in the way they are. It is the small things in life we do that helps us in building a strong bond between people. ...

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Before Lester's change began, it was good for Caroline's image as a real estate agent to have a family. ... Now that Caroline had gone outside the bond of marriage, Lester felt free to go outside that bond as well. ... Not only did Lester ruin his own family by having the relationship with Angela, but he ruined Ricky's family as well. ... Their relationship not only leads to the ruining of two families, but ultimately the murder of Lester. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Here or elsewhere-what difference did it make? To die today or tomorrow, or later? The night was long, dark, and never ending." (pg.93_Elie). On the surface, the meaning of this quote refers to a period of time. The period of time beginning at the setting of the sun. In this book, there is a deeper...

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Naturally other factors help shape a person's identity; such as family, religion, educational opportunity, athletic ability, intelligence, and personal experiences. ... Growing up, Jamal has good friends in his neighborhood and they share a bond. ... Jamal finds himself forming a new kind of bond, in a very adult and mature way, with himself and a famous author turned recluse. ...

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Family Lyndon B. ... Family unity signified her core value. In order to keep a united family she made sure she kept in touch with all her family members on a daily bases. ... Rosa has a lot of old-style views about family life she also believes that women and men should be equal on all issues pertaining to family life. ... Our love for our families gives us a common bond. ...

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Her mother plays the central role in her family and thus has a powerful impact on Ruth. ... This guilt and responsibility limits Ruth's ability to accomplish all that she wants to and to branch away from her family. ... Doug and Ruth's father bond immediately and Ruth realizes that she knows nearly nothing about her father, and in fact had virtually no relationship with him. ... Our families affect us all; we all have adopted traits, both good and bad, from those to whom we are closest. For Ruth Reichl, her mother is the driving force in her family and the central figure in much...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Love, family, community, wisdom and others are what will bring a person and the world a better life. ... Through Mitch's descriptive language telling us and describing the amount of family photographs around Morrie's house shows us how Morrie puts great emphasis and importance on family. ... Morrie has a very warm and close relationship with his family, hence he is happy but at the same time Mitch is distant and vastly separated from his family. ... We as the reader as persuaded to react in the same way, because Mitch is the narrator with whom we are encouraged to bond with and adopt...

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He hones in on his love for music and at Isabel's house with their family piano. ... The narrator, being a respectable middle class family man can be seen as a flat character. Living in the Harlem housing project, he consciously protects himself from the dangers that surround him and his family. ... As the main conflict of the story becomes resolved, the two brothers are also able to find a bond in which together they can alleviate their pain through music....

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However, he fails to realize that this connection with the river is not simply an individual bond, but one that pervades everything. ... The death impacts the family profoundly, causing each of the members to reflect their relationship with Paul. ... This realization helps Norman, and the entire family, endure the loss of Paul. ...

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It is a story of a special bond of friendship that was lost for many years, but never forgotten and picked up again at a crucial time of both Morrie's and Mitch's lives. ... There were lessons of love, of family, of relationships, of education and many more topics and issues that were very touching to the heart. ... Morrie teaches Mitch lessons about marriage, greed, and family those young adults can learn from.Love each other or perish?... I guess I would say good bye too all my friends and family members, but I would probably want to do some of the things that I hadn't done an...

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• Grade Level: High School

They build a strong bond that evolves from a friendship to brotherhood and they set out looking for adventure together. ... The focus is on the present and the high value placed on family and friends. ...

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Independent Reading Essay In the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven, it talks about how a young man, named Mark, goes to a Native American village, called Quee, and their he learns about the Native American life. It is a great story because it teaches you about other cultures a...

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However, during the summer of my twelfth birthday my life changed forever when I was told that, come November, my family and I were going to be moving to Virginia Beach. ... When I moved, the bond that I once had with my soccer team dissipated into an occasional conversation with one or two of my former teammates. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

During the early 1940's, a small landing strip was built into the dirt of the desert floor by Groom Lake, Nevada. Little did anyone know, this area of landing strip would soon turn into one of the largest talked about government secrets of all time. We now know this area of land as Area 51. The m...

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• Grade Level: High School