One possible event that may have influenced this play is a lawsuit that occurred not long before King Lear was written, in which the eldest of three sisters tried to have her elderly father, Sir Brian Annesley, declared insane so that she could take control of his property. ... Another event that Shakespeare and his audience would have been familiar with is the case of William Allen, a mayor of London who was treated very poorly by his three daughters after dividing his wealth among them. ... Another event that Shakespeare and his audience would have been familiar with is the case of William A...

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The conclusion to the parable also seems be left open ended since we don't know what happened after the father talked with the older son. ... 'Prodigal' is defined as the reckless spending of money, practically what the younger son did before finding himself in hard times. ... He is asking to receive his part of the inheritance right away, before his father is dead and still making use of his wealth. ... The way in which the father repeats the phrase of how the younger son 'was dead and is alive, he was lost and is found' in the text seems to have the intention of gui...

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In addition, more of these couples are making the decision to have a child(s) before they married, with or without intentions of marrying (statscan.ca). ... Nowadays the main expectation before starting a family is education and a steady job rather than marriage. Children may come before or after marriage (if the couple wants to marry) or not at all. ... As per interviewee, her husband and herself co-habituated before they were married to determine if they would be able to live together for the rest of their lives, and to try to avoid foreseen divorce. ...

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After this incident she always was determined to become one of the ladies. ... Not to long after wards Leshaya was not picked up after school so she had taken a taxi home and noticed why she was not picked up, her "parents" had been busted for selling heroin. After the cops were gone Leshaya had decided to go into the house and to grab clothes and things she needed. ... Eventually Leshaya became afraid of the case worker coming to get her and put her in to a foster home, so from there she had snuck out of Harmon's and gone to the bus station, but the night before she had done th...

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My adrenaline was racing; I remember I couldn't wait to get back in the net for another game, after that day I was hooked. ... After Master zone shut down I started going to my local field called Extreme Rage, this is where I started to grow a passion for paintball, its also where I met some of my very close friends who have also been my teammates since I started playing tournament paintball three years ago, and where I learned the fundamentals of paintball. ... I used to not be able to play with both hands but before my first tournament it was like second nature. ... In conclusion, pra...

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I believe this caused for many disagreements of which continue until this day, even after twenty years of marriage. ... During this time period, counseling should be mandated by the state in order for the couples to resolve any differences before the damage is done, and they have married. ... Therefore, if after this reflection they begin to feel a little unsure if their partner is the one they wish to share lifetime experiences with; they will be able to go over their decision before getting married and being legally bond to one another. ... The males on the other hand, become well off af...

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We already get used to the way we live now but maybe some people will have such doubts: what kind of society that is before the modern society and how did the ancient people live? ... In addition, with the increasing trend of social differentiation, the role that the family plays in society is not as much important as before, the family is no longer the only group you can rely on, and it has been relegated to one of many social institutions like school, trade unions, political parties and so on, each organization play special role in modern society, you can join in any group with your interest...

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Bone, a punk living in upstate New York, had finally found a safe place to settle in after running away from his abusive stepfather and oblivious mother. ... After saying goodbye to Froggie and sending her home by bus, Bone soon saw that he, too, needed his mother and left I-Man with the money that he had stolen from the drug addict so he could buy himself a plane ticket home as winter was coming and I-Man couldn't survive off of frozen vegetable plants. ... Initially, Bone tried to mend fences with his stepfather, leaving aside the awful secret only the two of them knew, and offering to ...

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In it, partners would once more have segregated conjugal roles, with the male becoming more work centred because work would be more interesting, and the female looking after the children. ... Because of this the females are not at home as much to look after children and do all the housework and so it has had to be shared. ... According to Bott, partners have different social networks before they are married. Some networks are close-knit, meaning that partners meet regularly and know each other and their families before they get together. ... She found a variety of patterns within couples, ran...

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We are now living in an age of increased life expectancy, better access to health care, social services, technology, mobility, and far more human rights and freedoms than ever before. ... They were expected to obey their own families before marriage and their husband's families after marriage, at the expense of the former. ... In the past, the concept of dating was considered unacceptable and most brides and grooms had little to no opportunity to meet and interact with their spouses before marriage. ... It has been shown that this illness may cause veterans affected by it too often behave...

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They were expected to obey their own families before marriage and their husband's families after marriage, at the expense of the former. ... In the past, the concept of dating was considered unacceptable and most brides and grooms had little to no opportunity to meet and interact with their spouses before marriage. ... There are now many websites such as shaadi.com, dedicated to providing a way for men and women to meet and get to know one another without undue influence from their families, before deciding if they wish to marry. ... It has been shown that this illness may cause veteran...

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First of all, it is because two of them are originally forced by their parents to have a wedding with each other, whom they might not have even met each other before; therefore it would be difficult for the arranged pair to fall in love with each other. ... It is quite certain that love marriage would be a much better way of marrying however there are also some consiquences of love marriage, where some couples might find the wrong partner and ended up divorcing after the marriage. ... It is also proven that before love marriage, couples would spend time understanding each other....

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After the creation of the monster, Frankenstein has a nightmare in which he embraces and kisses Elizabeth before he realises that he is holding the body of his mother. ... The relationship between Frankenstein and his mother was obviously a strong one, and Frankenstein was deeply affected after her death. ... An example of language used to convey this idea of Frankenstein as a male-mother is visible after the creation of the monster, when Frankenstein's health deteriorates. ...

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One evening Happy and Biff meet Willie at a bar, and soon there after get into a fight with him, upon willies retreat to the bars bathroom, and the flashback that he has while in the bathroom the story of the significant event which stopped Biff from pursuing his dreams is revealed. ... Biff then makes it expressively clear that he wants nothing to do with his father and does not have any respect for him after the incident. ... After the Flashback Willie is not the same, this seems to be the straw that breaks the camels back. ... This event right here I believe is the climax and final snap of ...

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Change is a major transformation; especially immigrating from a country you were once familiar with, to a country you have never been to before. ... During the Second World War and the Great Depression, the government prevented immigrants who were understood to have a communist view from entering into Canada, which they then saw a decrease in immigration soon after. ... This caused much controversy, and it was not long after when this act was abolished and based on the individual's personal characteristics (Abu-Laban & Gabriel, 2003, p.295). ... In the last stage, the applicant must pro...

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The famous television actor Bill Cosby stated, "For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked" (Motivational Quotes). ... Before Antigone commits suicide, Haemon agrees with his father's verdict to kill his bride, Antigone. ... Sadly, Haemon reveals his love when Antigone dies and before sharing a blissful marriage that they both so passionately desired, thus conveying the pathetic tone. ... Before Haemon dies, and still has his senses, he embraces Antigone, "and breathing hard/ [releases] a quick rush of blo...

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While most girls were married before age eighteen, Rachel was working as a maid in her aunt's house without the resources necessary to enable her to marry anyone of acceptable status. ... One of these many times occurred a few days after the birth of Rachel and Abraham's first daughter Minnie. ... She later consented after rechecking the sky and noticing some stars. ... As Rachel and Abraham continued to have children year after year, two sons were born. Both boys had to be circumcised eight days after birth, and each time there were festivities following the ceremony of the Cov...

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In favoring good health before anything else and concentrating on ensuring strong immediate family ties, he expresses great partisanship toward his family. ... There is yet another incident where after the law has changed allowing all to ride horses no matter what the rank of someone they might have passed on the street. ... He never rushed them to read and instead waited until they were of some age 5 or 6 before he began to teach them reading and writing. ... Here we see once again education is not the only focus Fukuzawa had, here he would care a tremendous amount on the physical health...

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The family theme continues with a different slant, with battling single mother Leah Patterson looking after her deaf two-year-old son, V.J. ... Self funded retiree and part owner of the diner, Alf Stuart lives on top of the diner and is looking after Seb Miller, Kirsty Sutherland's boyfriend. ... Sub-cliffhangers before each ad-break, major cliffhangers at the end of each episode and even bigger cliffhangers at the end of each week all ensure that the ratings keep high and the viewers keep watching. ...

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A lot people feel that getting married is for older people and not for the young ones, although we still see young couples compromising more than before and taking that next step of living together without any compromise. ... On the other hand, divorce come right after couples rushed to get married because they dint know each other well enough and yet they still end up signing that paper. ... I think it is understandable that getting married short after you meet someone its not the smartest thing to do and yes many don't need a piece of paper to show the world that they are happy and comm...

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After putting education at the top, the next comes to the rent of the house, if the family is renting the apartment. ... After having accounted for, the next important act is to plan savings from family outings, movies, partying and outdoor leisure activities. ... Apart from following the above tricks in order to maintain financial stability in the household, one of the most important ways to achieve a greater degree of financial stability is to have a yearly and a monthly budget before the term of the period starts. ...

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Assessing Family Grief A critical component of responding to grieving families involves making a thorough assessment of their grief, including the stresses/challenges before them as well as the strengths they exhibit. ... Sinclair suggested that a primary reason clinicians do not routinely engage in such follow-up after death is that they do not know what to say (or, in correspondence, what to write). ... Does Contact After Death Make a Difference? Very little has been documented about the importance and value of providing contact to families after death, and Dr. ... Subjective comments by fam...

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From this line, the reader begins to assume that the woman longs to be out in the world, free to leap about as she pleases, free to move about as easily as she did before her old age. ... After reading into this line, one assumes that the father was forced into his role because his father was a farmer before him, and his grandfather was a farmer before his father. ... "We took them to the edge/of the field and put them in the shade/of a sand moist clod," suggests the possibility that the boy can choose a different path for himself in the future, a path other than the one laid before him by fam...

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After nine months, we're just getting to the hospital called "Promater" on a sunny day with a lot of wind, typically weather for my city, almost a perfect day. ... For some unknown reason the doctor that would perform the birth of my brother was the same who performed my birth nearly eleven years before. ... We returned to the hospital, and ten minutes after, some people of our family began to arrive there, all too eager for the arrival of this new family member. ... After a few minutes my tension began to raise, nervous, anxious, cold sweat, to see my brother, and to have some news about...

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It is estimated that the odds of divorce occurring in a household before children are grown up is 50:50. ... After a divorce, there are significant changes in family composition, parent-child interaction, discipline, and socioeconomic conditions, and emotional reactions from both the parents and the children. ... It is apparent that children are more vulnerable to the disengagement if he/she experienced a close psychological bond with that parent before the divorce. ... In the same study, Peterson et al., 1984, stated "children who are socially competent prior to divorce often show signs o...

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