MacLeod's ethnography on the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers, shows how no matter the aspirations and determination of some of the members, class structure still remains. While the Hallway Hangers reject the "achievement ideology " and the Brothers accept it and have higher aspirations for their futures, both groups still end up following similar paths throughout their lives. MacLeod stated that "if the Hallway Hangers show that opting out of the contest is not a viable option, the Brothers show that dutifully playing by the rules hardly guarantees success either they show how rigid and...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this book, the narrator is the older brother. ... When Sonny's brother, the narrator founds about the Sonny's troubles with drugs and law. ... In "Sonny's Blues" the relationship between the two brothers, first there is childhood where the narrator loves his brother. ... He seems to be accepting more from his brother. ... As the two brother finally meet and both matured and on the way to Harlem. ...

• Word Count: 780
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• Grade Level: High School

Bounding to the living room, I found my little brother lying lifelessly in the arms of my mother. ... Nine long minutes passed before the paramedics arrived, and during that time, I managed to keep my brother alive. ... Along with sparking my interest in community service work, my brother's brush with death has played a significant role in defining my choice of career paths. ... Saving my brother was the most significant accomplishment of my life, and I am proud of my efforts to heighten community awareness of the need for emergency training. As I watch others learn and teach resuscitatio...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When he came home his parents were vacationing in Laughlin so he decided to be a cool big brother and take his younger brother, 15, out drinking. ... While doing speeds at almost 90 mph Jason thought him and his brother were sharing a moment, but then his truck tumbled several times. (5) Jason's younger brother was ejected from the truck and suffered major injuries to his legs, torso, and head. His left arm had been severed, ultimately the race cost Jason's brother his life, and Jason a lifetime of regret. ... S.A.D.D. was founded by Robert Anastas in 1981 in Wayland, Massachusett...

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• Grade Level: High School

His older brother, Adam Nolan, oftentimes found himself incarcerated for drug possession and theft (Tavernise). ... He had to see his brother in and out of rehab and jail. ... Lane's grandparents, who had custody of him and his brother, described Lane as extremely remorseful and unable to stop crying. ...

• Word Count: 587
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

His older brother, Adam Nolan, oftentimes found himself incarcerated for drug possession and theft (Tavernise). ... He had to see his brother in and out of rehab and jail. ... Lane's grandparents, who had custody of him and his brother, described Lane as extremely remorseful and unable to stop crying. ...

• Word Count: 590
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

His older brother, Adam Nolan, oftentimes found himself incarcerated for drug possession and theft (Tavernise). ... He had to see his brother in and out of rehab and jail. ... Lane's grandparents, who had custody of him and his brother, described Lane as extremely remorseful and unable to stop crying. ...

• Word Count: 587
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Johnson's time, was that his older brothers and one sister was born. His brother's names were Quincy and Larry, and his older sister's name is Pearl. ... Then Johnson Retired on November 7, 1991, when he announced he had HIV and when he found out his wife, Cookie was three month pregnant. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When we arrived in Virginia Beach it was about 3 o"clock in the morning, but my dad insisted we drive by the house that my brother and I had only seen once before, the house that would become our home. ... Early the next morning my dad went to work and my mom took my brother and me to visit the school we would be attending come December. ... I wasn't as apprehensive about entering high school as some other kids because I knew that my brother in eleventh grade could look out for me. ... I no longer missed New Jersey and felt that I had found a good group of friends. ... What I have foun...

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• Grade Level: High School

I loved working with the different accounting methods and found I was good at what I did. ... As my children are now teenagers, I have found that working full-time in my place of employment was affecting my family life. ... I liked doing this and found that I was good at what I did and that I could understand the tax laws and instructions, easily. ... My education values have mostly come from my parents and my brother. My brother attended college for seven years and received a great education and is now working for a company making a lot of money. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

After he finished middle school, he was forced to move to the city with his younger brother to start high school. ... He studied hard with little food or cash which he had to share with his brother. ... With extreme difficulty, my grandfather found a car to take them to the capital. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Ruth had to work to support Stephen and his adopted older brother,David and the family had to move often. ... When he was a little older he found some stories Donald King, his father, had written with hopes of publication in a trunk along with some hopefull rejection slips and some Horror fiction novels. ... King actually began his writing career in1959 when he and his brother decided to publish their own newspaper they called Dave's Rag. ...

• Word Count: 702
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• Grade Level: High School

She had an endless energy for life, and love for my two brothers and me, and I have tried to be the kind of person that she was. ... I was ten at the time, in fifth grade, and I suppose I didn't really understand it all that well, or as well as my older brothers did. ... I found myself involved in athletics, student government and publications, community service, academic competitions, and drama productions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I am forty years of age, and I have had six serious relationships. Of the six, my first serious relationship prepared me for next four. My sixth serious relationship has given me so much happiness. My first serious relationship took during senior high school, and after I graduated from high scho...

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• Grade Level: High School

I have found that a problem that is becoming more evident in our everyday lives is a growing us of dangerous supplements in teenage athletes. ... I often found myself in class wishing I was wrestling. ... As I spent more time conversing with wrestlers from other school I found the phenomenon was far from isolated to my school or even my state. ... As I made it though high school and I no longer take part in the rush for the hot new supplements to make me perform better I have found that I haven't even thought about it in a long time. ... I find myself relegated to telling my little broth...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Initially his favorite of the three was baseball, but it was through backyard games with his older brother Larry that he fostered his love for basketball. ... Michael was no match for Larry and seldom found himself the winner of their driveway contests. As Michael headed to high school in 1978 he still found himself unable to beat his brother. ... I found the transition to high school very hard. ... My relationship with my mom and my family became strained and I found that I was feeling generally unhappy. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As we went to different schools, we lost touch and found new friends. Inevitably I found a new best friend as the same for my old best friend. ... There was once a saying that my brother had told me "you"ll only find one true best friend throughout your whole lifetime". ... I see kids walking with their baby brothers or sisters while smoking. ...

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Introduction In an effort to improve the quality of services for the Safe in My Brother's Arms community outreach program, there will be an evaluation that measures the effectiveness of the programs in the agency. ... The founders researched the crime rate in the Orange County area and found that a large portion of our youth population has been, are, or will be involved in criminal activities during their teen years. ... The founders also interviewed criminal offenders and found that a primary reason for teen delinquency was the surplus of idle time that teenagers have. ... The pre...

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When Bree's mom found out that Lara made the team she was angry because Bree had been doing cheerleading since she was young, her mom soon found out what Bree was up to with the Christian profile, she wasn't even mad, she thought it was funny and asked Bree to be Christian for a while, while giving Bree flirting tips. ... A few weeks later Lara was released from the mental hospital, the police found the Internet IP address and found out that the location of it is in Lara and Bree's neighborhood. ... Bree's little brother, Liam was friends, well a little more than friends wi...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Being the oldest Jessica always had to stay home and baby sit her young brother and sisters. ... They spent hours there while Jessica laid out in the sun and her brother and sisters would swim and play in the sand. ... When Jessica found out she jumped up and down. ... Jessica and Jeff lived there for about three months before they found out she was pregnant. ... She told Jeff and they found a house in Mooresville which is only thirty minutes to get to my house. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I had traveled a long distance from the Philippines with my big brother to unite with my mother, who had been living here for 11 years, hoping America would help my future. ... The main difference I found in America is the amount I learned everyday....

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• Grade Level: High School

After attending the lectures of professor Oneal, I have found many ways to identify and relate to true and positive relationships. ... My brother was always irrelevant and I'm super reasonable at times. ... I relate to my brother in one very simple yet pure way?in a brotherly way. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Todd's brother, who attended Welton Academy prior to Todd, was a valedictorian and a national merit scholar. Todd feels that he could never live up to his brother's potential because his father spent most of his time with his brother, leaving Todd behind. ... This made Todd isolated from his feelings and his opinions because the only one who was getting importance in his family was his brother. ... Another personality trait found commonly in boys with controlling fathers is misbehavior. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Shortly after moving into my new house my 18 year old brother tells me that he is getting married to his high school sweetheart which have been together for the past five years. Everyone found out and asked questions about how I feel that my little brother is getting married before me. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

First, one must understand what they are (i.e. their parents" child, a sister, a brother, an individual, etc.) before they can decide who they are. ... The motto "leave it the way you found it" has always been used concerning common living areas in the house. ... I found myself asking the question "am I as smart as everyone else?" And if I found the answer to be no, I strove more to excel in everything I did. ... I found and strove to meet my challenges in the classroom. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School