On the positive end of the spectrum, a son named after a father who diligently gets up daily and goes to work, setting a positive example for his son lays the foundation for his son to engage in like characteristics. The idea being that the son feels an even greater connection with his father and the positive attributes displayed by his father, given the fact that he is named after his father. In dramatic contrast, naming a son after an absentee father has a negative effect on adolescent psyche. ... The reasoning behind this anticipated variance is that while a son that is named after an abs...

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Even in contemporary Christian circles, the use of this language is becoming less accepted, (words such as father, king and son) due to the persuasive powers of the feminist movement. ... The latter refers to the use of "God" instead of "Father" or "King", representing more of the very essence of the "object of religious discourse and devotion in itself.... Through this 'the one'(when speaking about "God" or the "father) indicates that there is only one higher power when we don't know exactly there could be more than one, so it w...

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Her father, Egeus, has dragged Hermia off to Theseus's court in a desperate attempt to compel his daughter to comply with his wish that she marry Demetrius, rather than her beloved, Lysander. ... What is remarkable about Hermia's response to both her father and to Theseus is that it is impassioned but logical, convincing but calm. ... In fact, her most strict critic is her own son, Hamlet, who finds it utterly despicable that his mother pursues his own uncle for a romantic relationship after her husband's death. ...

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Through a simple story (a man with his son searches his stolen bicycle, extremely important for his survival) the film became a parable about the difficulties and the problems which afflicted Italy during the post-war period. ... The figure of Bruno also gives an intense dramatic impact: Bruno can be seen as Antonio's alter ego: he acts as his father (when he reprimands him of having lost his bicycle), he is his saviour (he saved his father from being lynched), and he is also his conscience, as he always gives him advice. ...

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"Feliks Skryznecki" also explores the dichotomous nature of belonging through the father's ethnic connections as an older migrant, while the son experiences alienation as he integrates into a new society. ...

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