"Hamer examined 40 pairs of gay brothers. He examined 22 genetic markers distributed across the X chromosome in order to see if brothers concordant for homosexuality, were also concordant for the markers. He found that the chromosomal region of xq28, at the tip of the long arm of the X chromosome, 33 of the 40 pairs of brothers shared all the markers. This was statistically different from the expected rate (20 out of 40) suggesting that the gene influencing male sexual orientation, lies within that chromosomal region" In this study, Hamer along with many other fellow geneticists, is claiming t...

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Wes Moore's strong mother, caring father and respectable sergeants at military school helped send him down a good path, while the other Wes Moore's mother, father and brother did not support him in the correct ways at important junctures in his life and did not stop him from making mistakes that ultimately landed him in jail. ... Later, when she finally found Wes's stash of drugs, all she did was flush them down the toilet and yell at him to never do it again. ... Tony, the other Wes Moore's brother became involved in the drug game long before Wes, but wanted Wes to have n...

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• Grade Level: High School

Johnson was the middle child, fourth from the oldest out of all her brothers and sisters. ... At a young age she found herself internalizing the norms, values, and behaviors of what was expected of her, in regards to her gender. ... As a teenager, her main goal than became, in her words, " I had to get the hell out of my mother's house. " I found it to be very note worthy and interesting that Johnson was one of the first black students to integrate Garrison Junior High; which at the time had only white students. ... I found it also interesting that at that time white students were permi...

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Only in one case does Roy stand up for her, which I found strange, because of what he is going through you would think he would be more understanding of his daughter, however, Irma tells him to stay out of it and let her take care of the situation. ... Her brother, Wayne, however does not take the transition so easily. ...

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Evidence for the sexual objectification of women can be found practically everywhere, from the media, to women's interpersonal experiences, and in specific environments where the sexualization of women is encouraged and culturally disregarded. ... She has a twenty-year-old brother and an eighteen-year-old sister. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During this time in the story the narrators brother is getting bigger and stronger, "Once Laird and I were fighting, for the first time ever I had to use all my strength against him; even so, he caught and pinned my arm for a moment.... This was an informal initiation ceremony into manhood, Laird has found his identity. ...

• Word Count: 1909
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• Grade Level: High School