He notes that, "the message received by children whose parents have battled with the world and come away feeling defeated is that they are better off not even trying." Erkel's parents are one of many who try to make it financially in this "land of opportunity," but fail to achieve great wealth, fail to land the jobs that could elevate their status to one of high economic standing; thus, they are "willing to settle." ... Therefore, Erkel's upbringing made caused him to be, "vulnerable to low self-expectations," causing him to struggle with overcoming this "sense of hopelessness" and...

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It's almost as though Wal-Mart is seeking the public's loyalty and support to its stores by their marketing tactics in order to withhold the truth of its employee's dissatisfaction with their wages and unjust work expectations. ... Wal-Mart has successfully eliminated unionizing attempts and is considered by many to be a company that "will go to great lengths to avoid a union". ... On a positive note, if employees achieve wage increases and better working conditions at this leading employer, it could help set a new standard for workers throughout the service-oriented field. ...

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I feel like because God wrote the Ten Commandments and shared it with his people, he then allowed for everyone to gain the knowledge that they did not previously have, which will influence all of their decisions from that point on because they have been exposed to the expectations of God and they now know what is right and wrong. On a different note, I also was very interested in the text, "Red Jacket Defends Native American Religion". ... The one statement that stood out to me the most was this one, " Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit...

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Review and Discussion Most Americans are busy people and a great number of them schedule their daily routines down to the minute. ... According to these therapists, "Some Mexican-American families may operate under different time expectations, and an explanation of time limits may be necessary. ... This point was also made recently by Alexander (2006) who notes that, "Punctuality is one of the modest virtues hitherto regarded as good manners" (p. 18). ...

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