The name Willis is a surname, often referred to as a last name or family name, is a name passed down through a family from generation to generation. ... Willis is 172nd most popular name in the U.S. with a 70 year lifespan and National average of 75. ... I'm trying to write this paper on the history of my family. ... We had many women prayer warriors in our family, I being one. ... My Pastor prays for me and family. ...

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The adopted parents were of above average intelligence. ... Ninety-three of the initial 101 families participated in the follow up. ... The results of the study showed that Black adoptees raised in white homes had an average IQ of 106; Black adoptees raised in white homes had an average IQ of 99; Black adopted kids raised in black homes had an average IQ of 97; White adopted kids placed in white homes had an average IQ of 111 and Asian/Indian adopted kids raised in white homes had an average IQ of 100. ... The socioeconomic status of a family is found to affect children's IQs. Children ...

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Students enrolled in school come from all types of backgrounds and raised in different types of family structures. ... A traditional family structure in the U.S is considered as a family support system involving two married heterosexual individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring. ... All participants were raised by either a single mother or their grandmother and earned a grade point average of 2.75 – 4.20 with an ACT score between 18 and 27. ... They collected data by comparing 27 families with single heterosexual mothers, 20 families with lesbian parents, an...

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Average Americans do not have the same opportunities to increase their wealth as much as the upper class does. ... Having a good education can lead to a high paying job; however it is getting harder for an average U.S citizen to obtain one. ... With the average family income in America around $43,000, how could an average American possibly attend college without accumulating debt (The American Family)? ... These jobs have lower wages than the average manufacturing job, and benefits are poor. ... Social mobility for an average American is not a reasonable possibility due to income growth...

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Asians are now living here in the US and according to many recent studies they are on average making more that the average white. ... The Chinese also believe in the strength of a family, they value family and elders very much. ... If the family was in need of money the women are to help support the family by working in turn leaving the children to roam the streets. ... They usually work outside the home and raise a family. ... The article states that Asian American makes more money on average than whites and that on average they educate themselves longer than Caucasians. ...

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The Catholic Church has lost an average of 125 priests a year to death, retirement, or resignation. ... In addition to the low number of priests the average age is 57. ... The priest would have to give his family equal attention. ... The average priest is hardly paid enough to support himself, let alone an entire family. The salary of a priest would have to be doubled or tripled to support a family. ...

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For example, in 1999 the College Board reported that the average score for college bound women was 43 points below the average score for a college bound man. ... Among high school seniors who entered college in the fall of 1999, the African Americans' averages scores on the SAT I verbal section was 93 points below European American students' average scores. On the average, African Americans scored 106 points less than European Americans on the math portion, (Jencks and Phillips, p.3). ... Rather an examination of a child's family tree or the educational history must take place i...

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The models do not look average, or ordinary. ... These idealized models and celebrities are not considered average among the American population, because the average person cannot relate to the models and celebrities due to their appearance from surgeries and extreme diets. ... As the models' waist size goes down, the average American waist size goes up. ... The audience in all categories (family, teenager, middle aged, pre-teen, etc.) would relate more so with a model that appeared similar to them – more atypical and average. ... This idea of a celebrity interacting with average so...

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Since 1969 the cost of college education relative to the average household income has risen from 18 percent to an excessive 38 percent (Bernasek). ... Some students and their families are blessed to comfortably be able to pay for their higher education. ... The expense of attending the University simply became too much for the family of the individual. ... "Average student loan debt climbed to $29,400 for borrowers in the class of 2012, up from $23,450 for 2008 graduates and $18,750 for 2004 graduates, annual reports from The Institute for College Access & Success show. ... It is unaccept...

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For people who live in public housing, the arrest of any family member for a drug offense can cause eviction of the entire family. ... An average of 3,677 marijuana offenders has been put in federal prison each year since 1990. This compares to an average of about 1,900 per year in the 80's and about 1,200 per year in the 1970's. ... It makes an above average student average, and an average student below average. ... Smoking pot is very harmful to your health, family, and friends. ...

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The census bureau has been studying the distribution of income since the late 1940s according to the report, " studies first indicated a growth in the middle class or in the words of the report, a "decline in the family income inequality" of 7.4% from the 1947 to 1968. ... The average per capita income of the poorest fifth of the population as opposed to the national average per capita income between Brazil and the Untied States helps give an idea of the gap between incomes. Brazil facts: • Average per Capita Income = $5,370 • Per Capita Income of the Poorest fifth = $564 &...

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The average gay marriage in Netherlands lasts 1.5 years. In addition the research developed the statistic that the gay married men in Netherlands have an average of eight partners outside of the supposedly "committed relationships. ... Facts done by the Family Forum have recently averaged that 67% of first marriages in the United States last 10 years, and on top of that three-quarters of married couples stay committed to their vows. ... Family diversity has been largely confined to these differences. ... ,141) A homosexual marriage threatens all other marriages and families. ...

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For years women could not make as much as a man and to this day still are not making as much as a man on average in the same job. ... The average earnings for women have steadily gone up every year since the 1960's. ... I am family friends with a man who is a multi millionaire. ... Wealthy people will always go further than the average person when investing in their human capital. ... These are transfers that are limited to persons or families with an income below a certain cutoff point. ...

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The current homeless population is mostly non-white and has an average age of the middle thirties. ... The government defines a family of four as being poor if they generate a yearly income of $15,569 or less, although the average improvised families income was only around $10,000 in 1995. The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics states, the average annual income of the homeless in Chicago was $1198 in 1996. ... At which point the father then grabs his daughter by her hand and says to his family, dont even look at him, and then rushes them away. ... New York University did a study ...

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The current homeless population is mostly non-white and has an average age of the middle thirties. ... The government defines a family of four as being poor if they generate a yearly income of $15,569 or less, although the average improvised families income was only around $10,000 in 1995. The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics states, the average annual income of the homeless in Chicago was $1198 in 1996. ... At which point the father then grabs his daughter by her hand and says to his family, dont even look at him, and then rushes them away. ... New York University did a study ...

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For most patients, therapy should come as a referral from another clinic, such as emergency room settings, athletic trainers, and the offices of family practitioners. ... Physical therapists must teach patients and their family members how to continue the healing process after direct supervision of the therapist has ended. ... The average work week for full-time physical therapists is around 40 hours, quite possibly including some nights and weekends. ... Right out of school, physical therapists can expect to make between $40,000 and $45,000 per year, with the average salary being app...

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Average income for a family in the U.S. is currently approximately $50,000. According to Matt Dunning of Benefit Management, "The total cost of health care coverage for a family of four under an employer-sponsored PPO plan - including premiums and out-of-pocket expenses - rose to $24,671 on average.... How is even the most average family supposed to keep absorbing this rise, as stated earlier a big reason for this is a 13% increase in prescription drugs in one calendar year? ... Average profits for the other five top industries are about 19% in this study. ...

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Although Asian Americans account for a relatively small share of the general and multicultural population, their purchasing power is disproportionately large due to their above-average income. ... For example, ads for the Asian American market need to acknowledge the fact that extended families living under the same roof are common. I being a Korean American, I know that we maintain deep cultural ties and place heavy importance on family. ... Asians for example, are known to be early adapters of new technology, and they are known to have above average income, as well as being one of ...

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The average prison sentence of men who kill their female partners is two to six years and women who kill their male partners are sentenced on average to fifteen years, despite the fact that they did it in self defense (Talvi inthesetimes.com). ... Violence in the family is usually passed down from generation to generation (kakar 22). ... In most cultures still today women are responsible for the family life and nurturing the family. Women have always been socialized; conditioned, and trained to take the responsibility for making sure everyone is the family is taken care of (Kakar 26-29). ... ...

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Mass production of goods required mass consumption, however, the average American did not have the money to make cash purchases, so they abandoned the old tradition of saving for what they wanted and began purchasing on the installment plan. ... For example, "in 1929 Henry Ford reported a personal income of $14 million in the same year the average personal income was $750." 3 Many Americans were attracted by advertisements to purchase a number of the new products like the automobiles, radios and household appliances. ... "From 1923 - 1929 the average output per worker increased 32% in ma...

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One finding was that the aid to families with dependant families increases significantly over 30 years. ... This is when TANF became a program available to families. ... Estimated earnings are average retail wages in Tompkins Co. (30 hour-work week), New York State Labor Department, 2000. This analysis assumes a ratio of two children per family/parent. ... Estimated earnings are average retail wages in Tompkins Co. (30 hour-work week), New York State Labor Department, 2000. ...

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Muslim Marriages in the United States Family is the basis of Muslim society and marriage is the foundation on which the family rests. Notwithstanding the resurgence of Christian fundamentalist thing and or the conservative political drive to enshrine family values' in American society, Muslim family values are "at least on the surface "out of step with the mainstream of Western society and its views on marriage and family. ... The average female income is on the rise; therefore, women are not as in need of the financial stability of a marriage. ... Arranged marriages are v...

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Even with those families or adults working, they are not making enough to pay for the health insurance needed. ... The average family household income in 2012 was $64,053. There are so many people under that average, and the majority of them have been earning the non-family household income of $30,880 or less ("Poverty in the United States"). ... On average, people are receiving $133.14 per month in food stamps. ... With the public providing some space for the unfortunate ones to live, there has been a big increase in family homelessness. ...

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In India, the average woman makes around two dollars a month, which comes to about twenty-four dollars a year. ... The average American woman makes about fifty-eight dollars a day at minimum wage. ... That would make the life of the family better than ever. ... By 2008, Patel's clinic had forty-five surrogates on payroll and on average three new women each day come to the clinic to become a surrogate. ... This is for the sake of the surrogate, the child, and the family receiving the child. ...

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"This may be why home-schooled children generally score quite well on standardized tests, averaging between the sixty-fifth and ninetieth percentiles" (Sadker). ... Home schooling families hold different views as to the importance of socialization. ... Therefore, these families trust that their children come out ahead by remaining at home. ... Children in schools, on the average, spend two to three hours per day receiving education out of a six hour school day. ... They enjoy themselves, their ages, and their families. ...

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