This line stresses the idea that the family, and more the father and son, plant corn every Spring together as a business and tradition. ... The father seems to intend to open his son up to a new horizon and the possibility of other occupations. At one point in the poem, the father finds a nest of tiny mice and shows them to his son, "my father stopped at one point/to show me an overturned furrow/the plowshare had unearthed/the burrow nest of a mouse." ... The father in this piece appears to want a different path for his son, one in which he has the ability to choose his own identity, one that ...

• Word Count: 2322
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Neither of the two sons was married, and they were taking care of their father. ... He explained the situation to the eldest son. He informed him that his father was in the critical last stage of metastasis cancer and that there was no hope for treatment. ... T, but his son strongly rejected the advice and deemed it unacceptable. ... The MICU doctors and nurse approached the eldest son and asked him whether he wanted to discuss his father's condition in front of his family. ...

• Word Count: 1945
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Under the laws pertaining to "Of Succession- woman take clear inferiority to man in terms of inheritance, "Among Burgundians we wish it to be observed that if anyone does not leave a son, let a daughter succeed to the inheritance of the father and mother in place of the son."" ("Of Succession,"" 108) Only if there is not a son, can a daughter take full inheritance. Even if there is a son and daughter, the inheritance is not always split equally, "If moreover she has but one brother, let not half, but a third part go to her on the condition that, after the death of her who is a women and a nun...

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At the beginning of the film Billy's father is against the dance world and desperately urges Billy to go by societal norms and traditions. "Males do, football or boxing NOT ballet" , Jackie has a conservatorial view on the world which results in him not agreeing with his son's choice in choosing to pursue ballet. ... Jackie has changed into a father that supports Billy into any endeavour no matter what obstacles appear to be in his way. When an individual is transitioning they need a support network in place to assist them in doing so, Billy was deprived of this until later...

• Word Count: 1674
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hence, in the patriarchal society of China, men are heaven and the wife is the ground, she therefore must be obedient to her father, husband, and son. ... An-Mei's mother lost her husband (An-Mei's father) and was sent back to live with her maternal parents by her mother-in-law after her husband passing away. ... Ann Mei's mother eventually gives birth to a baby boy, her son however, is taken away from her and given to the second wife of Wu Tsing. ... Therefore, An-Mei's mother once again becomes dependent on a male, Wu-Tsing, although she has the lowest status in the house...

• Word Count: 2268
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Amir grew up as a son of a wealthy Pashtun businessman while Hassan was raised by a Hazara servant. ... Also, Amir was jealous of Hassan because his father, Baba, praised Hassan's courage to stand up for Amir while he could not do it even for himself. ... Baba forced Hassan to be the son of a Hazara servant because he valued his dignity and honor more than the family tie with his own child. After Baba and Hassan died, Amir finally knew the truth that Hassan was not son of Ali, a Hazara servant, but son of Baba. ... In other words, Baba was afraid that he would lose his honor because of th...

• Word Count: 1558
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When I was young, my father was my hero. ... Somehow, over the years I've spent growing up, I've also grown farther from my father. ... This fact alone largely contributes to the void that grows between fathers and daughters and sons and mothers. ... Television not only impacts our societal values; it also has a great impact on the relationships between fathers and daughters and mothers and sons. ... As I've grown older, time has worked its magic on the lost relationship between my father and me. ...

• Word Count: 1761
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their father Dennis was a firefighter. ... Derek inherited racism from his father. His father was very racist. ... Their father spreads his racist views to his sons. Their fathers hate and rage is shown when he talks to his sons about how a nigger got a promotion over a white man who had studied hard for the test. ...

• Word Count: 2014
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• Grade Level: High School

Primarily, Willy is a middle class business man whose dream is for him and his son to become successful and rich. ... Moreover, Biff fails the whole time and Willy is disappointed with him because he does not try to succeed as his father did. As a result, Willy believes that he is responsible for his son's failure. Willy does not realize that his son does not have the same dreams as he does: "He had the wrong dreams, all, all wrong" (138). ... Besides that, she loves and cares about him: "attention must be paid" (act 1) Linda states to her son that Willy's life is in danger. ...

• Word Count: 1268
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• Grade Level: High School

Many poorer Asian families think that having a son is more helpful than a daughter. Not only will their sons preserve the family name, but also the poor often say that men are more intelligent than women. Even many of the educated classes put higher expectations on their sons than on their daughters. ... The mother comforts children when they are hurt, gives a birthday party for the father, or does the Christmas shopping. ... The father provides income for the family, deals with financial matters, and makes the major household decisions. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In my own family, my paternal grandmother was beaten by her husband, my grandfather, and my own mother was similarly abused by my father, partly due to such dowry customs. ... Greedy families would then arrange another marriage for their sons in order to obtain another dowry from another bride's family. ... Another negative result of the dowry system was that women were expected to give birth to sons, not daughters since sons would not only carry on the family line, but also bring in a dowry, thereby increasing the family wealth, and daughters would have the opposite effect. ... My grandf...

• Word Count: 2249
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In my own family, my paternal grandmother was beaten by her husband, my grandfather, and my own mother was similarly abused by my father, partly due to such dowry customs. ... Greedy families would then arrange another marriage for their sons in order to obtain another dowry from another bride's family. ... Another negative result of the dowry system was that women were expected to give birth to sons, not daughters since sons would not only carry on the family line, but also bring in a dowry, thereby increasing the family wealth, and daughters would have the opposite effect. ... My grandf...

• Word Count: 2066
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Doria's father left when she was a little girl because he wanted to have a boy but Doria's mother became infertile after Doria was born. ... When I think of all the girls who get pregnant their first time, not even on purpose Dad, he wanted a son. (Guene 2) Doria does not respect her father at all for leaving her and her mother. She is now forced to provide for both of them, rather than her father helping to bring in the majority of earnings. ... By not having a father in the house, it is hard for Doria and her mother to create any income to support the two of them. ...

• Word Count: 1524
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• Grade Level: High School

Upon reciting the Lord's Prayer with the crowds, Jesus tells them, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my father who is in heaven"" (7:21). ... He makes the declaration that people must do the will of his father in order to receive acceptance into the kingdom of heaven, displaying his newfound power over the Pharisees and in the social hierarchy. ... He tells the crowds: "But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my father who is in heaven"" (10:33). ... However, now Jesus gives himself the ...

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Money and materialistic possessions hold no meaning or value in her system of beliefs standing in obvious contrast to her son Walter's values. ... Lena Younger holds steadfast to her values and beliefs" resulting in mounting tension between her and her son Walter because he believes that happiness only comes from money. ... -You contented son-of-a-bitch-you happy? ... Walter does not want to waste the insurance money from his deceased father on Beneatha's dream of becoming a doctor because he believes his dream of opening a liquor store is more important. ...

• Word Count: 1369
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• Grade Level: High School

Edmond is responsible for portraying his brother, deceiving and portraying his father, using both Gonerill and Regan for his advantage and also for Cordelia's death. ... Edmond's mockery stresses the gulf between the father's older world-view and the son's fashionable scepticism. ... In contrast with his father, Edmond believes that nature is a malign force that acts as a powerful motivator, and is concerned only with his own advancement and profit: "When we are sick in fortune. ... Lear's daughters Gonerill and Regan sabotage the power structure of the monarchy by fal...

• Word Count: 1753
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White trash, jock, stoner, retard, jigaboo, slut, and preppy are labels that society gives people. By labeling individuals or groups of people; do we as a society influence a person's behavior? I believe this is true. However, not everyone that is labeled turns out to be what they have been pinpo...

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This, therefore, meant that the property legally belonged to her son, Lien. ... During the trial, the cousin explained that he was merely avenging a crime which had taken place nearly thirty years before, for the death of his own father, purportedly caused by Lien's father. ...

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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. ...

• Word Count: 2208
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

According to a report by Mike Savage, high ability sons of working class fathers do worse in education than low ability sons of professional fathers, indicating and supporting Bourdieu's theory of cultural advantage (Savage, 1997). ...

• Word Count: 2087
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His father is a king or someone of great importance. 3. The father is often a near relative of the mother. 4. ... The hero is also reputed to be the son of a god. 6. At birth an attempt is made, usually by his father or maternal grandfather, to kill him. 7. ...

• Word Count: 2005
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We see Lady Bracknell's concern about her daughter's prospective fiancé's suitability, and whether Worthing's father was born in the "Purple of Commerce-(Act 1, page 20), or whether he rose "from the rank of aristocracy-. ... Sheridan, son of a poor Dublin actor, used his wit to fight his way into this London elite. ...

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Bromden, as the son of an Indian chief, is a combination of pure, natural individuality and a spirit almost completely corrupted by the mechanized society. This is evident in that early in his life he had free will, and can describe going hunting in the woods with his father. ...

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Some states began "Mother's Pensions" to help maintain children in the home when a father had abandoned the family or died. ... Today I rely on subsidized housing, student grants, food stamps and Medicaid to help give me and my son a roof over our head, food to eat and the chance to gain an education. ...

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She nurtured him in the traditional maternal way, against her husband Lukas's wishes to bring Rolf up as a strong and masculine figure: "behind his back the mother wrapped her son warmly, gave him double rations of milk, cuddled him, and sang him cradle songs" (p.27). ... He had an inclination towards romanticism and due to his father's and society's beliefs saw it as a sign of weakness. ...

• Word Count: 1714
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate