You can see in the story as well, that she is very much the one in charge of running her home. ... Homers seems to show that when everything is not going your way, you always have family there that you can count on. ... But once again, Homer goes way beyond a simple text book definition. ... Along his long journey home, Odysseus was tempted many times to forget his wife and not return home. ... As one can see, the roles of social class, family and kinship, and marriage all play a major role in the story of the Odyssey. ...

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They spent a lot of time decorating their homes because that's where they spent most of their time. ... Sometimes they would go with out food or walk home from work just to save enough money to afford nice clothes so they can go out. ... Although working-class girls were enjoying their leisure time, it did cause conflict at home. ... They were also expected to help with the housework when they arrived home from work. Some would help and then go out, but most ignored their duties at home. ...

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Characters can be divided into three types according to their language habits in this novel. ... It was over fifty words long" From the dialogue we can see two upper-class ladies of southern America was talking in standard English. ... "He aint come out home yit," Simon answered. " I' speck he went to de graveyard." Miss Jenny asked again, "Does Colonel know he's home?" ... Besides the pronunciation, in the grammar structure Simon didn't use the grammar of standard English "has come home", and used the typical blank English structure "done come home", especially in the senten...

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Aside from the Student Center and athletic facilities, a student at Smith finds time to enjoy right at home. ... Each home looks different, and you can enter the front door with your key or by knocking and having someone answer it. Depending on its size, each house can hold anywhere from 13 to 100 students. ... For now though, let's take the aesthetics of the campus apart and see what we can find. ... The house-style living is geared to make the students feel like they are at home, like they belong. ...

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In the 19th century women were expected to live in the home and be constrained to the affairs of the household and family (children, her husband). ... The household would not have survived if it were not for the men, who went outside the home and worked (for a payed wage) to provide for the family. While the men were at a paid job the women stayed home to care for the family. ... We can attribute the hustle and bustle of Christmas to the Victorians as they launched the wide spread holiday, Christmas. ...

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Satis house, the home of the Havishams, seemed like it should have the appearance of an upper-class home: much more comfortable and wonderful than a lower class home because of the money that the Havishams possessed. ... Wemmick's home. ... At his comfortable, castle-like home, Wemmick is very pleasant and cheerful. ... 'I think you're another.'" (443) By this quote, Wemmick reveals that Jaggers too can conceal the truth. ... The mendacity of the characters and the settings in this book enforce that if one can pursue reality, the truth can be found behind an illusion. ...

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Satis house, the home of the Havishams, seemed like it should have the appearance of an upper-class home: much more comfortable and wonderful than a lower class home because of the money that the Havishams possessed. ... Wemmick's home. ... At his comfortable, castle-like home, Wemmick is very pleasant and cheerful. ... 'I think you're another.'" (443) By this quote, Wemmick reveals that Jaggers too can conceal the truth. ... The mendacity of the characters and the settings in this book enforce that if one can pursue reality, the truth can be found behind an illusion. ...

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Homer Barron, a stranger who has come to town on business, the town begins to scrutinize her actions and incisively gossiping about her and her new "fellow."" Eventually, the women of the town decide that Emily's relationship with Homer has begun to disgrace her family name, and decide to call upon her cousins from Alabama to put an end to her charades. ... With this, the townspeople are convinced that Emily and Homer are now married, and subside from their gossip on the issue. Later, Homer is seen entering Ms. ... However, if Emily ever uses this status to her advantage, she can expect t...

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However it seems as though nearly everyone living in this nation has illusions about living in the capitalist "land of opportunity", where any average Joe can make his million if he works hard enough. ... These stereotypes sometimes begin while still in school as Gans explains, "Teachers treat students differently if they think they come from broken homes" (p. 67). These labels can be psychologically damaging to a persons self-esteem, and can actually cause more oppression of the poor by their own selves, who feel trapped in their position. ... For example, men and women claim to agree...

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Just 3 months into my college career I go home and take a look at my old friends. ... He had no choice but to stay at home, no choices whatsoever. ... They live life as they were taught and who can blame them? It is the way they were raised and I don't think anything can change them. ... I am fortunate however to be able to attend college and look forward to my life away from home, wherever the path may take me. ...

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Their religion, their homes, the way they look, their friends, and many other ways. ... Labels can make us blind from seeing what a person is doing right, and the good things they do for the world. ... When we let go of labels, the identity of an individual can become open. ... Twelve million adults in the US were homeless in the year of 2001, or still without a permanent home. ...

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Passion, the ultimate desire, can be ones greatest motivator and still be ones biggest isolator. ... Emily's lover, Homer, was the man she had planned to marry. ... The death of her lover is suggested to be done by her as evident by her purchase of arsenic poison and her erratic behavior towards the last days Homer was seen. ... The life of Homer also proves very interesting. ... Homer obviously was attracted to Emily's dominance as it was one of her strongest traits. ...

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In fact, because the townspeople could not stand the smell of her home, they snuck into her home and removed the smell by sprinkling lime all over her property. When the townspeople disapproved of Miss Emily's relationship with Homer Baron, they could not work up the courage to tell her. ... The older waiter's point of view shows that he too once fell into the illusion that money can eliminate your troubles. ... When someone can relate to another persons situation, they are more understanding as to why a person acts or does what they do. ... Instead of serving the old deaf ma...

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Being an outsider can be very difficult at times, especially if you are an outsider in your own society. ... While coming home after a party one night, the police followed them home to look for alcohol. ... It is not always easy being an outsider in the place you call home....

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Bad fortune falls upon him and he is sent back to his poor home in Kent. ... Terrified by what the convict might do if he were to disobey him, Pip went home and the next day he brought the dark, scary man what he had requested. ... One day Pip is taken by his arrogant uncle Uncle Pumblechook to play at Satis House, the home of the wealthy Miss Havisham. ... However he is then forced to go home and reconciles with Joe and other loved ones whom he so crudely regarded when he was in grasp of his fortune. ... This book, as his others, served as an expression of Dickens's feelings of the time ...

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The first lives in a trailer, the second in a million dollar home. ... Location of the student's home has little or no bearing on which school the student will attend. ... If a low score is achieved then the results can be disastrous. The student will be given a choice of low performing schools in areas of high unemployment and lower class homes. ... It certainly seems that how people feel about us, can have a general affect on our performance. ...

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The first lives in a trailer, the second in a million dollar home. ... Location of the student's home has little or no bearing on which school the student will attend. ... If a low score is achieved then the results can be disastrous. The student will be given a choice of low performing schools in areas of high unemployment and lower class homes. ... It certainly seems that how people feel about us, can have a general affect on our performance. ...

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After completion of a survey in English 101, I realize that I can survive in the middle class for the following reasons: I know how to decorate the house for the different holidays, how to order food in a nice restaurant, and how to get someone out of jail. ... My roommate and I wanted to fix the room up and make it feel more like home. By knowing how to decorate for the holidays, I was able have a homey looking room and not be extremely home sick. ...

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From these conflicts, the reader can observe that it seems those of higher status have less moral value and are more concerned about society. ... Jim, as a black slave in the South, can be considered one of the lowest ranks in society. Towards the end of the story, Huck and Tom execute a risky rescue of Jim from captivity at the home of the Phelps. ... Later, Tom is carried home on a mattress accompanied by the doctor and a group of people who have Jim in chains. ... Through the story of Huck Finn and his rode to the North, the reader can see obvious evidence that shows a correlation between s...

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After her father's death she Homer Barron was the first man to court her, and with her father not around anymore she could finally have the one thing that had been missing in her life. ... Elizabeth is poor and lives in a dirty, rat infested home while Emily lives in a big house with a servant to wait on her hand and foot. ... Which will be very difficult, because now she is the one who will be away from home all the time because she is forced to be the breadwinner? ... Though after her father's death and feeling somewhat liberated she became infatuated with a working class man nam...

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Much underlying plot can be taken and interpreted from what Cisneros does not directly state through Esperanza. ... On page 32 it says that Alicia only fears mice and fathers illustrating this theme of dominance that begins at home and escalates through Latino women's lives. ... Women cook, sew, wash clothes, raise the kids and attend to the rest of the home-orientated responsibilities. ... Even when women are talented and have potential they are still, more often than not, kept at home and sheltered as in the case of Esperanza's mother. ... Esperanza believes that if she can onl...

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Those who can afford housing are over crowded and living in conditions not much better than those sleeping outside. Children are being forced to work in dangerous factories or at home just so that their family can afford a meal. ... The entire family must work so that there can be food on the table. ... There needs to be some limit set to how many people can live in a house, How much a person is allowed to work and how much his or her employers pay him. ... They are good workers because there fingers can fit between the sharp moving parts of the machines, that is until they get cut off. ...

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Pip feels comfortable in his home, at that time he was not aware of his social status and so he was happy were he was. ... He doesn't even want to look at the home which was so good to him anymore. ... Pip now wants to live in London, so he can learn to be a true gentleman. ... "No varnish can hide the grain of the wood, and the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself". ... Pip starts to realise that if you are a good person just like Magwitch you can achieve great things in life, class and social standing has nothing to do with it. ...

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However, interactions at outer levels can still impact the inner structures. ... Growing up with these beliefs has allowed me to be comfortable being the breadwinner while my fiance' stays at home and cares for the children. We both work in my opinion because being a full time parent can be just as challenging as working full time outside of the home. ... We lived in a 3 bedroom home which housed 2 of my aunts who had 3 kids between them, as well as my grandmother, mother, brother, 2 sisters and me. ... "Macrosystems can be used to describe the cultural or social context of various societ...

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Walton would experience a happier home life than the other daughter, just more opportunities for hobbies and better schools. ... Single parent homes are not common among the rich. ... Education is one of the most important tools a person can possess. ... The rich can afford the best doctors for both mental and physical care. ... They life on shoestring budgets and can not afford medication to treat mental illness nor can they afford maintenance medication for health problems. ...

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