In her is the embodiment of southern values and respect, even a sense of piety. ... There is another instance in the story that illustrates the way that the grandmother feels about herself, in an arrogant sense. ... The sense is there too of it being very easy to judge someone else and to then be judged. The grandmother continuously tells the Misfit that he is not "common", showing her disdain for common people. ... Additionally, it is exactly what the Misfit wants, to be common and to blend in with others. ...

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Same-sex parents however seek out and create communities of supportive couples who share their common sociological risks and concerns, thereby creating a more extended family as a result (Almack, 2008). It is common for the children of same-sex parents to also have more of an appreciation of how egalitarian-based relationships work and how division of labor concerning housework is more focused on attaining results and less on dominance of one partner over another (Almack, 2008). Supporters of same-sex parenting couples also stress the fact that children raised in these families...

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Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller believes that a common man can think, aspire, suffer: and that a common man can give his life for "his sense of human dignity." ... That night, Willy took his own life for his sense of human dignity. ... A common man can indeed be a tragic hero, just like the highest kings....

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Jane Austen is a writer of romance and drama with a sense of social satire. ... The first family depicted in the book Sense and Sensibility is the Dashwood family. ... Sense and Sensibility is a book full of satirical family rituals and social customs. The relationships in the novel are very common of the time in the nineteenth century. Jane Austen had a good sense of social satire....

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I have seen this very common among my family in Pakistan where they live in large families with several extended members. ... In Pakistan, having multiple wives is very common and mostly seen in men who are wealthy and can financially afford multiple wives. Seeing polygamy as a common and preferred form of marriage left me at a surprise where I have mostly seen monogamy where a man has one spouse at a time. ... In several conversations with my uncle and grandmother I had in Pakistan where they tend to deem that the Pakistani culture is in the higher-end of the world, it's a bit dramatic a...

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Pets are not as common in Germany this is due to the small space and it can be rather expensive to own a pet. Birds and fish are the most common pets in German homes. ... Well this is a good thing in the sense that they don't own many appliances. ...

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., not generational extended ones, though these are still fairly common, especially in the rural areas. ... What has changed about this is that the interest in matchmaking has remained, but the parents of a couple do not have as final a say as they did 50 years ago; yet it is still common to be sure that one's parents approve and know about the family of a potential mate. ... A typical set of qualifications includes: college grad, not the oldest son or only son, prestigious job (especially if it involves work overseas), manly gentleness, strong convictions, attentiveness to others, humor,...

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Greg Sarris" Grand Avenue is a collection of stories that explores the roots of the Toms, family and the commonalities that exist between its members. ... The stories themselves were entertaining and somehow Sarris was able to incorporate a sense of humor in them. ...

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When a marriage begins to fail it is usually due to a couple's inability to communicate, lack of a common goal, or a trust vs. mistrust issue; therefore, more so than not, these types of situations will ultimately result in a divorce. ... Studies have shown that divorce affects children in many ways: affects their self-esteem, feels as thought they "lose" a parent, and takes away their sense of family. ... Children of divorced families are, in a sense, robbed of a special experience of having a family. ... Another common result of divorce is that children living in single parent famili...

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In Tyler's second novel, The Tin Can Tree, the feeling of stagnation of life and a person's sense of identity create a depression among the characters, as symbolized by the photographs, which are seen as "very remaining things" (Dictionary of Literary ). The family involved in this novel, the Pikes, are able to find a common ground between a constantly changing world and the despair of immutability by keeping a "strong tight hold" on what they truly care about: love, family, and neighbors. ... Daisy's attempts to keep her family together in some form of a "normal" family l...

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The transactions of his family however, led to the destruction of their estate lands, this was thought to have been common knowledge among the residents of the islands. ... I believe upon leaving Waimea he feels a sense of closure and a new found knowledge. ...

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Sam's absence becomes the only thing Abby and her parents have in common. ... In the book she keep on using the present and the past to tell her story, and that gives me as a reader a sense of how she go on with her life. ...

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I was looking for a mate who was independent minded, ambitious, likable personality; had things in common as myself, and no children. ... She was very ambitious, and she had a reputation as being very well liked and a great sense of humor; in addition, She had to be independent minded, because her occupation in the navy required her to make decision at a moment noticed. ...

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Bailey, having the most common sense out of all the family, but still not aware of the evil grandmother, tries to talk some sense into the Misfit. ... Grandmother still continuing her fake cries exclaims, "I just know you"re a good man, you"re not a bit common! ...

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Davy watches and listens as his father, the town Sheriff, wrestles with his sense of justice and his fear of confronting his own father who has controlled his whole life. ... At one point, sensing a threatening gesture by Frank, Davy pointed the pistol at Frank's head and considered the consequences of squeezing the trigger. ... I will explore the emotions and frustrations of that week, those typical for young boys and those not so common. ... Did grandpa sense the pressure he was feeling? ... These pressures are beyond typical; they are not common to most boys. ...

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Upon the family's arrival to Hal's father's home, you can sense the suspense as the family walks up to the front door, while (thru dialogue) Malcolm, expresses his true feelings about going to his grandfather's, begging to go back home. ... After delivering the final blow the family leaves with a sense of well being, and a higher self-esteem. ... They pick at the common issues of everyday life that we in our society today, as well as in the past can relate to. ...

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The Army aged me in a sense, to be this rock hard indestructible person mentally and physically. ... I was moving forward rapidly through life which in certain cultures was not common but in the military it was normal. ... I was free in a sense, again, I was on my own I had no wife or family to go home to everyday. ...

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The Army aged me in a sense, to be this rock hard indestructible person mentally and physically. ... I was moving forward rapidly through life which in certain cultures was not common but in the military it was normal. ... I was free in a sense, again, I was on my own I had no wife or family to go home to everyday. ...

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It is also common that Italians are overweight due to their love of food. ... The majority of Italian-Americans speak English and have a sense of the Italian language. ... As time passed, it became more and more common to use English in the churches, even though services were supposed to be performed in Latin. ... Traditions: Italian-Americans today have a strong sense of family, are extremely religious, and take pride in their Italian traditions. ... A common marriage tradition is to avoid marrying in the months of May and August. ...

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Over the course of five chapters the author assess the decline of effective adopted and foster families, reviews the typical behavioral problems that are common among the foster care and adoptive children, the impact they have on the family dynamics, strategies to assist in problem solving and discussions on special issues that occur in adoptive and foster families. ... It is extremely important to the parents and families to make sense of the child's behavior problems, emotional scars and dysfunctional patterns so they can devise plans and strategies to help provide the environment need...

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Community, whether it is imagined or face to face, the sense of belonging is common in both situations. ... This can also be applied to family setting in the sense that your daily involvement isn't with your whole family. ... Whether it is direct in Tonnies mind or indirect according to Anderson, both give you a sense of being, and that's what is important. ... I feel sorry for the kids who are born into nothing because their mother is not of age nor has enough sense to raise their child. ...

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There are common factors that make happy families but no common factors for the unhappy family. ... Togetherness Togetherness is another factor that all happy families have in common. A happy family always shares a universal sense of belonging and stand together whenever making a family decision. ... Support is a common factor that makes a happy family. ...

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Furthermore, Cheechum stood as a symbol for Campbell's sense of cultural identification. ... " Even though Campbell had a sense of identity due to her belonging within her Metis community she still subsequently experienced racism at the newly built school at Spring River. ... Separated from her original community, family and home she no longer had a sense of identity while living in Vancouver. ... Perhaps risk factors such as oppression, poverty, alcohol and drug abuse and family violence are all contributing factors as to why suicide among Aboriginal peoples in Canada is more common...

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When the reader expects him to be emotionally upset about losing his younger brother, the narrator doesn't seem to feel much of anything besides a sense of burden. ... These lines suggest that the narrator is embarrassed by his position of eldest in the family and feels a sense of patronization from the older men rather than condolence. ... The narrator of this poem feels a sense of being stolen away from his niche, and while he feels a sense of loss, it's for himself and his identity, not for his brother. ... Instead, the tone of the piece suggests something different, and the re...

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In this sense a nuclear family becomes a modified form of an extended one. ... Whether it is due to either their egoism or common sense, it is an individualistic aspect of a greater phenomenon. ... This is what they have always based on: practicality and common sense. ...

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• Grade Level: High School