Cornell University conducted a study with 12 and 13 year old's from single parent families. ... The study also showed that these kids have a stronger bond with their parent or any other extended family or friends that had helped raise them. Being a single parent, you're apt to create a stronger bond with your kids due to the fact you spend more one on one time together. ... Children in single parent families tend to learn that marriage is only an option and it's not necessary to be happy. ... Kids learn disappointment early in living in a single family home, which is really a ...

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This continual movement, although a hardship, has led me to realize home is where my family is and it is the people that make it a home. There are good and bad things about each place we have lived but it is the memories we make with family and friends that mean the most to me. ... As we grow older the bond and confidence in our relationship gets stronger and deeper and I intend to never let him down, but I have realized that some lessons he has to learn on his own. Any story of my life would be incomplete without knowing that I am from a military family that has traveled the world. ... Alth...

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In many great works of literature, such as short stories and poetry, there is the series of events that shape the future and will forever be engraved in the history of the world. These works account for the happenings that caused such celebration or tragedy. Many times an author will use this occurr...

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The horrifying effects of slavery on the family unit are clear. ... Sethe partially stays in the house because she feels a bond to the place: it is her own, ghost and all, and no one can take that away. ...

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Sonny moved in with his brother's family after their mother's death. ... Issues may strain communication, but the bond between two family members will never fade. They prove that in the end, family will always be there to help you overcome your obstacles....

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Because of this experience, I got to bond with my new friends, learn about everything I could about the lord and Jesus Christ, and it gave me a new look to life. ... And I learned that the reason God had taken away my mother, was to bring our broken family back together. ... My friends, my family and everything around me. ...

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Before Lester's change began, it was good for Caroline's image as a real estate agent to have a family. ... Now that Caroline had gone outside the bond of marriage, Lester felt free to go outside that bond as well. ... Not only did Lester ruin his own family by having the relationship with Angela, but he ruined Ricky's family as well. ... Their relationship not only leads to the ruining of two families, but ultimately the murder of Lester. ...

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If you find a secret area in Pittsburg, you find a family in a bathtub. ... They don't bond much, but the adults bond when they get to a meeting point set by the group, and the kids bond a bit before Ellie goes to bed, and Sam shows that he has been infected. ...

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One place that is all around the country is Evangelical Child and Family Agency (www.abortionfacts.com). ... Once you see that beautiful child, there is a bond like no other and maybe you may feel a need to keep your child. ...

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The characters Santiago and Thomas Hudson each had many similarities that represent Hemingway's definition of a hero. They showed courage under pressure, did what a man had to do, and were both put in difficult situations. Even though this happened, they acted with great nobility and were never de...

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" As his days dwindled down my visits to the hospital increased, many times not even seeing him, merely to help my grandmother cope or drive other family members. ... Football, the one thing we shared, the one bond we had, was nearing the completion of its season. ...

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The bonding and breaking of friendships, Ralph's obsession with getting home, and the regressions to savagery are just a few of the many aspects of Lord of the Flies. ... Ralph knows he has to light a fire on the top of the mountain to be used as a signal to flag down a passing boat or plane, so that they can be rescued and go home to their families. ...

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The two of them hold a strong bond with each other, there is nothing one would not do for the other. ... For instance when the old ladies are talking about Marguerite,"When our elders said unkind things aboutmy features (my family was handsome to a point of pain for me) Bailey would wink at me from across and I knew it was a matter of time before he would take revenge. ... Momma is the backbone to the family. If the family was like a business momma would be President of the company.Mya feels like her grandmother is her mother that is why she refers to her as momma. ...

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What made our bond worthwhile was having a younger sibling in which we both shared the role as older sisters. The bond you share with a sibling can never be tampered with. ... During the weekend we would always have a get together with some of our family friends. ... Deborah; a family friend of ours, along with her kids came over to visit. ... Every birthday and anniversary the whole family wears purple in honor of Rosa. ...

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Every time we hung out it was just insane because of the bond that formed. As the only boy in my family I looked at these guys as the brothers I never had. ... The bond that all best friends have in common is happiness. ...

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That was the last Christmas I ever spent with my Dad, the last Christmas we ever spent as a family. ... I have a deep appreciation for family and friends perhaps more than other kids that have not been through a divorce. ... The meaning of that bond to keep the past alive and also share the experiences that molded me into who I am today was simply signified in my Knicks hat. ...

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Maybe a father has lost his job and needs to find another so he can provide for his family, the father is desperate. ... Fathers and daughters have a bond that can never be replaced. ... Sometimes she worked two jobs to be able to provide our family with the basic necessities. ...

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These techniques show the audience the damage done to aboriginal families and their culture. ... The filmmaker wishes to convey the importance of family connections effectively and he wants the viewers to know about the tragedy of what had happened to the aboriginal families torn apart during the 'Stolen Generation'. ... The audience are able to comprehend the significance of their family bond and can know that the White society holds the absolute power over the aboriginals. ... Molly has a dream about her family members. The filmmaker blends the haunting music with mies-en-scene to...

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I remember those good old days. I usually just sat around and did what I wanted to do. Of course I did mischief things. I was a kid. My friends and I sometimes break a few things and do things that we are not suppose to do. Yeah, I remember those good old days. I was just finding all sorts of ways t...

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In the short story "The Red Convertible" the author, Louise Enrich, uses a red convertible to symbolize the bond between the two main characters, Henry Jr. and Lyman. ... Henry basically kept to himself and ignored Lyman and the rest of his family. ...

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Like Water for Chocolate is a novel published in 1989 by Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. The genre of this novel is of romance and Esquivel employs magical realism to combine the supernatural with the ordinary. The passage takes place after Nacha's death on Rosaura's wedding and Mama Elena makes Ti...

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Sonny was special to the family, because he shared a bond with each individual member. ... This makes him realize that his brother is the only family that he has besides his wife and children. ... The narrator is a cautious, respectable family man. ...

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He hones in on his love for music and at Isabel's house with their family piano. ... The narrator, being a respectable middle class family man can be seen as a flat character. Living in the Harlem housing project, he consciously protects himself from the dangers that surround him and his family. ... As the main conflict of the story becomes resolved, the two brothers are also able to find a bond in which together they can alleviate their pain through music....

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When you weren't able to be around your friends, Chucha became your entertainment and a bond was formed as though she was a real new-member of our family. When she became a part of our family, you treated her like she was your little sister. ... Having a supportive family and pushing mother really helped me with my journey. ...

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This story gives us a closer view of George Willard's family: his mother, Elizabeth, and father, Tom. ... The story of "Mother" is different from "Hands," "Paper Pills," and "Tandy" in that it discusses an obsession with the love between parent and child, nature's strongest bond. ...

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