Linda Brent has a strong relationship with her grandmother who instills the morals that Linda lived by before she sacrificed in hopes that she would be freed. ... Her grandmother was a free woman but chose to stay near Linda because of the role she played in her life and the strong bond they had. ... We can see that they were a significant part of her life when Linda felt "humiliated" after what she had done but ultimately it was slavery that forced her to make the choices she did. ... Without these morals, we would not have known the significance of Brent's decision. ... T...

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"We only get one call a week, if we"re lucky.... This method involves the soldier taking care of all the loose ends as quickly as possible before he leaves. He does this so he can enjoy as much free time with his family as possible before he departs for his new assignment. Another method deals that mostly with the family of the soldier before they are gone and after. ... They continue to research to help all those soldiers protecting us and remind us that freedom is not free. ...

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We were in town because of my grandfather's recent passing. ... My cousin Marcus had just run in five minutes before in attempts to wake me, all to no avail. ... Then I was outside, I was free. ... Marcus and I were busy hanging out on the front stoop when he arrived. He had this magnetic aura about him where no matter what anyone was doing before they saw him, he made them stop to take notice. ...

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It is almost certain that parents would do just about anything for their daughter not to have sex before marriage. ... Arguments were usually about how late they were out, where they were going, or about a boy they were not aloud to date. ... We are told that we are free. We are also made to believe that we can believe and do anything we want whenever we want. ... If the system is portrayed as free, open, and fair, one will not be conscious one is being controlled. ...

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The story begins after the two had been married for 6 months and were about to have a baby. ... Six months had past since they were married, Now little Barry is what Nicole has for 5 months has carried. ... Three months following that Barry Jr. had arrived a little before his time, And that's when the relationship went downhill with the drop of a dime. ... As Nicole had held it in for 2 week she could not take it anymore so she let her feelings out, And when Barry came home from work she said" Listen, there is something we need to talk about." ... "Huh, and just to think what you v...

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While most kids her age were dealing with the magnetic personality of Paul McCartney, Dolores was fighting with the effects of divorce, rape, and mental illness. "Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered." ... Not many people could withhold from their husbands the fact that they were once in a mental institution, just like their mother, or that they once weighed 236 lbs. It would be more difficult still to keep from them the fact that you searched them out, and got to know them by stealin...

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Home : (ham) n. 1. a. A place where one lives: residence. b. An apartment or house. 2. A household. 3. A place of origin. 4. A habitat, as of an animal or plant. 5. the goal in a game as in baseball. 6. An institution for those who need help or care ♦ syns: Abode, Digs, Dwelling, Habitation, House...

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As a young boy, I could not wait to get out of the car, dispose of my shoes for a couple of weeks, and run free. It did not take long before my sisters and I knew our neighborhood like the back of our hands. ... What makes this place so special though is not just the activities that we enjoy, but those who we savor them with, and the quality family time that is shared. ... During our stays over the years, we were far away from technology; yet I never felt more connected to any physical place or group of people. ... Instead of playing video games, we were playing tag, or defying our parents...

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I find myself wanting to go home after a long day at school or work, as opposed to my childhood when home was just a resting point before the next party. ... Both of us being from New Jersey, we were raised in an atmosphere where only people who had already graduated college, had a good job, their own house, and could afford it, actually got married. ... We knew it was supposed to happen, so we threw our petty reasons out the window and informed our families of the good news. ... The day Hayley entered my life, I knew things were about to change drastically. ... From stress-free, relaxin...

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There we would use lye soap and a rubbing board to get the clothes clean before hanging them out to dry in the fresh breeze. ... We knew when we brought in a basketful of brightly colored lettuce, tomatoes and radishes that we were certain to have a crispy salad for supper that could make you wish for a yearlong garden. ... When our chores were completed, we were free to do as we pleased until it was time to help Mama prepare supper. ... Some nights we chatted, other nights we listened to Babe Ruth and the Yankees easily add another number to their win column, but more often than not, we wou...

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Her father, my grandfather was in the ranks of the Ethiopian military and decided it was most wise to flee the country before the rebels overthrew the dictator. ... My family would learn multiple languages and stay in multiple countries in Africa for four years before finally escaping to an over illustrated "promise land." ... My mom and family were able to overcome all of the hurdles that lay in their paths way and all now live lower middle class lives. ... But as we all know, things do not always turn out as expected. ... I want to learn until the day that I pass, Id like to be free restr...

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We go through our young adult years living stress and care-free, not realizing that one day, we could be on top of the world and the next, we could barely be hanging on. ... I could tell that things were slowly beginning to go back to normal. ... We had faith. ... "I am cancer free. ... Before this all happened, nothing ever crossed my mind that something as terrible as cancer would be brought upon my family, especially my mother. ...

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I can't remember much about him until we moved in with him in Delaware before my 6th birthday. ... It even got worse through the years, when we moved to New Jersey right before my 2nd grade year and that's when I really started to notice a difference in my mom and my hatred for my step dad increased. ... I don't blame my sister it's not her fault that her parents were crazy. ... So my grandparents told my mom and my steep dad that they were bad parents and that they were the reason I was leaving. ... It's like I'm finely free....

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To demonstrate this, I would like to cite two quotations from the book: "Your mother and I, when we were children we had never control over anything. ... Her ten fingers had been named for even before she was born." ... If we ask or try to find a reason Haitian women commit and follow the tradition maybe we can get an answer from a quote in the novel: " "I did it," she said "because my mother had done it to me. ... Here we see how the practice of testing goes from Ife to Martine and then to Sophie. ... Sophie has to "double" during the test and even with her husband to free her mind and bo...

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We were very settled into our home and community. ... A short time before my father's death unfortunate death, my grandmother passed away. ... Thirdly, my mother enjoys her free time in the community. ...

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She spent some of the story with her grandmother, or Momma, and her Uncle Willie who were both very strict. ... She and her bother moved back to Stamps with their Momma and there she saw things that normal 10 year olds shouldn"t see (We"ll just leave it at that). ... She told her mother 3 weeks before she finally had her baby. ... Compared to Maya's life, so far mine has almost been completely free of problems. ...

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How parents open their children to proficiency even before they enter school is critical for the later improvement of reading. ... In spite of the fact that signs like these appear to be safe to just about anybody that has experienced the government funded training framework, we can see the negative effect they have on youthful understudies, for example, Rodriguez that decipher them the wrong way. ... He soon made a rundown of books to read in light of the fact that they were viewed as great books. ... It is my hobby, when I'm bored I read, when I have free time, I read. ... It got to t...

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Women were also accused of being spoiled, romantic, impatient, and jealous of men. ... Feminists were disposed to protect divorce because it freed women from sexual ties. ... Wives were also expected to cater to their husband's sexual appetites. ... People often take part in cohabitation before entering a bond of marriage. ... Unfortunately, we live in a world filled with money hungry people that will do practically anything to improve themselves financially. ...

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In Leonor Park it shows how Hispanic culture in New Mexico was male-oriented and macho during the early part of the twentieth century and before. ... There were too many problems that went with keeping the family going. ... No questions were asked and his orders were followed. ... In Rebeca's childhood all the girls have certain chores to do and had no free time to just relax and be by themselves. ... This further shows how women serve as the literary images to suggest both the continuing presence and yet the transformation of history and culture in New Mexico and South Texas as we have u...

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Pat is the free flowing hippy, she is also the complete opposite of what Ruth is supposed to be, the conservative, well-off, stable woman. Yet Ruth does not question or even consider Pat's lifestyle before she jumps full-throttle into a close companionship with her. ... Our families affect us all; we all have adopted traits, both good and bad, from those to whom we are closest. ... Her open-mindedness is one very positive aspect of her personality that she gained from her mother and possibly overshadows the negatives; were it not for her willingness to try new things, Ruth Reichl would...

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Before Skype, Ellen's calls to her grandmother were costly and brief. With Skype, the calls are free and give the compelling sense that the other person is present – Skype is an almost real-time video link. ... Even though she feels guilty that she's not paying attention to her grandma, she's still connected, more connected than they ever were. ... We are not living in a virtual world; we're seeing our friends in and out of school. ... I believe this is helpful in the way that we can't be with our friends or family the whole day. ...

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Before her death and before he went back into the army, the narrator spoke with her. ... Perhaps there is no way that we can completely avoid danger. ... It is evident, Sonny and the narrator live in very different worlds, as the narrator describes: Yet, as the cab moved uptown through streets with seemed, with a rush to darkness with dark people, and as I covertly studied Sonny's face, it came to me that what we both were seeking through our separate cab windows was the part of ourselves with had been left behind. ... He confides in the music, letting his imagination run free as he...

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More than 41 percent of children were born outside marriage in 2012 and the number has been increasing steadily every year since 1970s4. ... The recent studies of the University of Economics in Prague show that people who get married before they reach the age of thirty live longer than those who remain single5. ... Living a happy family life in a stress free environment and keeping an eye on each other and living together simply helps married people to live longer so marriage can also be considered very practical. ... Whenever we encounter a problem or whenever we fall ill it certainly helps t...

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Before the Army I was an impatient young man growing up. ... I was free in a sense, again, I was on my own I had no wife or family to go home to everyday. ... Unfortunately we are stationed in different states which allows me to have patience with my new relationship and has gave it me to use as a foundation from now until my last days. All I had was time on my hands to think about my journey, the good and the bad decisions that were made. ...

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Before the Army I was an impatient young man growing up. ... I was free in a sense, again, I was on my own I had no wife or family to go home to everyday. ... Unfortunately we are stationed in different states which allows me to have patience with my new relationship and has gave it me to use as a foundation from now until my last days. All I had was time on my hands to think about my journey, the good and the bad decisions that were made. ...

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