The ordinariness of day-to-day life that families encounter is most often the subject matter of Tyler's novels; many critics ascribe her popularity with reading audiences with the fact that her characters are relatable and ordinary but not simplistic (Concise Dictionary ). ... Perhaps one of Tyler's greatest family novels is If Morning Ever Comes, a story about a home that is "cluttered with people and objects and becoming the place characters often leave and always miss" (DISCovering Authors). ...

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Ruth Reichl makes it obvious from the beginning of "Tender at the Bone-, that she grew up in a far from ordinary family, her mother being the cause of much of this weirdness. ... This attitude affects Ruth greatly; She adopts an ability to look past the boundaries of the ordinary, and is thus introduced to a life of people and experiences that is truly unique. ... Ruth doesn't judge people or opportunities by society's standards. ...

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The soap opera shows many situations of every day life and depicts its characters in everyday situations such as arguments between people, blackouts at the diner, students coping with exams and maintenance around the Caravan Park. Interspersed with these every day situations you have out of the ordinary dramas like, Leah being stalked, Alf having a near death experience, Max claiming there are ghosts and Colleen falling off the face of a cliff. ...

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It is unconvinced to just judge these kinds of people to be spies. ... People use to send greetings and cares through letters to their friends or relatives when they are far away from home just as the father does to their children in the camp. Also, these are ordinary things owned by a Japanese family, and in our common sense, people keep stuffs taken from hometown just for the memory or because of their cultural blessings and lifestyles. ... The father also describes himself as any one of the typical American people who are encountered on a daily basis. What he mentions are what a local peopl...

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Characteristics that some peoples found positive were considered negative by others. ... In, Beliefs About Birth Rank and Their Reflection in Reality, three studies found that people believe those with different birth ranks differ in their personalities, higher birth ranks are more likely to attain higher occupational success. ... Participants gave the most positive ratings to people in the same rank as themselves. The present study found that people have definite beliefs that can well qualify as stereotypes about birth ranked differences in jobs and personality. ... The studies also comp...

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And unlike her sisters who were "attending extraordinary-person Arts daycamp" (Franzen 1), Patty was simply "attending ordinary-person Sports daycamp" (Franzen 1). ... Furthermore, Coach Nigel made Patty feel like she wasn't alone like an outcast and that there were people who actually cared for her, especially in a time of great distress. ... Coach Nigel's presence during this whole situation helped Patty understand that even if she would sometimes feel like an outsider in her own family, she could always turn to other people like her for support and attention. ...

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Willie Loman is an ordinary man who embodies traditional American values of success. He has reached the age where he can no longer compete successful in his chosen career, that of a traveling salesman. Faced with the termination of his job, he begins to examine his past life to determine its valu...

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With three texts spanning over four centuries, not only does the style of writing change, but the presentation of relationships becomes arguably more realistic. In terms of love, it is arguable that all three texts; "Hamlet," "Sons and Lovers," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," present it as a destruc...

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