By the early 1800s, a nationwide tax assessment revealed that there were near six hundred thousand dwellings in the United States, and by the 1850s, there were well over three million. ... Brick and stone homes were a rare sight, and were only really used in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey for the richer families; this was in agreement with German tradition, an ethic group that settled there. ... These successful merchants and lawyers, large plantation owners, and other various professional men were at the top of the social scale, followed by farmers, storekeepers, and successful artisa...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Finally the day arrived, the day that we all were waiting for, the day that my brother would come into the world. ... After she entered a room, with large and wide door, my father and I were alone, we started walking by the hospital to see if we could find any coffee shop, and we notice that the hospital was really clean, a lot of employees were working to keep it in that way. As it was too early, none of the coffee shop were open yet, so we decided to go across the street of the hospital, where there was a restaurant that served breakfast and was opening at that very moment. ... We were waiti...

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In some situations, there may be a sense of oddity present, however those situations are very likely to be seen in reality. ... None of his mother's actions is free of racial overtones and she is ostentatiously racist in disregarding the wishes of Carver's mother. ... The narrator describes her eyes as "sky-blue, [they] were as innocent and untouched by experience as they must have been when she was ten" (397). ... O'Connor's use of violence is almost as though she were trying to shake the reader awake, since it is so sudden and stark. For example, "Then all at once she ...

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There were certain adverse economic conditions and social issues that affected the dynamics of the family because of the daily pressure and strains that the mom had to endure and as a result the relationship between Essie Mae and her mom suffered. ... In her quest of "trying to learn the white folks secret (p.41)", the normal, usual activities of a nine year old child were disrupted by societal issues of race that were prevalent in the neighborhood environment. ... Yet they were Negroes and we were also Negroes. ... The social problems the Mom endured in dealing with Ray's family ended up...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, there are differences with the way it is presented. ... In Scene Five, Williams creates tension between the two sisters; in Blanches interrogation of Stella concerning the gossip about her, " there is clear panic in Blanche's voice, acting as if she has something to hide. The defensive tone immediately creates the effect that there is a clear element of dishonesty and distrust between the sisters which furthers the idea that their relationship is disjointed and flawed. ... Although, because there are no other examples later on in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy of this possibl...

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There is a tension permeated with sadness in the New York City air and both Tom and Amy are awaiting a painful moment. ... Is there hope for my family yet? ... My sister remembers a time when my parents were in love, but I never had that opportunity. ... A persistent triad was then formed, not among mother, father, and child; but rather, a subsystem was created among my mother, my sister, and I "a situation detrimental to any family structure (Minuchin 291). ... This controversy has been debated thoroughly and there is no single correct answer. ...

• Word Count: 3707
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