They were not drastically affected by the Great Depression. ... One significant sign of hard times for my grandma was she remembered one of her brothers having to come home from college because her parents could not afford the expense after the Great Depression hit. ... My great grandma never remarried. ... Although my grandma's family was not significantly affected by the Great Depression, my grandma's life was personally and negatively affected by World War II. ... He was sent home from Europe after twenty months due to the shrapnel and mental depression. ...

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It is hard to generalize the lives of millions of Americans, but the values of Americans in the fifties were shaped by two major events: the Great Depression and World War II. ... After the hardships of the Great Depression and World War II, Americans were eager to embrace a new type of family life. ... The government subsidized housing to make up for the housing-crunch caused by the disruptions of the depression and war. ... The nuclear family aimed not only to escape past economic anxiety caused by the Great Depression and World War II, but it combated fears of the future as well. ... My gra...

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The book contains the emotions of sadness, depression, yearning, anger, and hatred of one's own body. ... According to WebMD, "Depression in women is very common. In fact, women are twice as likely to develop clinical depression as men. Up to one in four women is likely to have an episode of major depression at some point in life.... Having become so highly focused on her fantasy lifestyle, Pauline fails to realize her real husband and daughter are heading towards great danger. ...

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I would have times when I was in a great mood. I always knew that they would be followed by a deep depression or low. ... Depression, is it a mood, or a disease? Causes and Symptoms - Just Snap Out of It For most people depression is just a mood. ... I have a great job. ...

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After Dylan arrived on the scene she had a bad case of post mortem depression and after Elijah was born the depression became much more sincere. ... I know that she is a great mother and sometimes she gets down about her children and what it would be like if she did not have them, but if she could she would not change history. ... I know that she is a great family oriented person; her family is the center of her life. She has a great relationship with my mother and is at my house almost every single day. ...

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It is here that he gives the readers insight to his internal anguish and depression. ... This speech also gives the reader insight to Hamlet's low self-esteem and his great admiration for his father, and likewise, his discontent for his uncle. ... Hamlet's evident depression is seen in the first lines of the soliloquy. ... He wants revenge against Claudius for killing his father, and he is at a loss for his country following the death of his father, who many felt was a great king. ... His feelings never change and his depression never lessens. ...

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"Depression is oddly a commonplace in today's society." (Twenge 106) Twenge is basically saying that depression has become such a large part of today's society that whoever is going through depression is accepted as normal. ... A lack of self-acceptance can also lead to self-depression. ... Guiding ourselves to avoid insecurities is already a great leap towards self-acceptance. ... This might be one of the top elements of self-depression. ...

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Younger children tend to fantasize a great deal about their parents getting back together whereas for older children, it is a different perspective. ... Though, behaviour may vary, every child will typically have certain psychological reactions to divorce: sadness, or depression, denial, embarrassment, anger, guilt concern about being cared for, regression, maturity and physical symptoms. ...

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In April 1998, at ten years old, I lost my beloved great grandmother to lung cancer. ... However, I was never diagnosed with diabetes I was diagnosed with severe depression at the age of eleven after losing my great grandmother to cancer. ... It took me a few months to understand that my great grandmother was never going to come back to me again until I meet her in heaven. As a result of my depression, I would have panic attacks for no reason. ... I too had to take medication to calm my nerves and help with my depression. ...

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Having learned all these qualities through seminary, society tends to attack pastors with a plethora of problems ranging from a loss of faith, marital conflicts, and depression. ... In addition to high expectations and stress a pastor's spouse endure within the church, they experience great difficulty in maintaining a healthy home life. ... Self-esteem and depression are possible outcomes of such high expectations and pressures. ...

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The time of the great depression was an era of suffering for many people and families. ... Thus begins the tale of two mind-boggling women, and their journeys" through the great depression. ... Due to the economic downfall from the great depression, Mrs. ... Upon the many sacrifices, the immense amount of suffering, and numerous threatening situations, these women survived through the times of the depression. ...

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If you answered yes to all of these questions, most likely that person is dealing with teen stress, possibly depression. ... Anxiety and depression are just as prevalent in teenagers as adults according to studies being done today. ... All too often, children can become the victims of depression if they are faced with death(s) in the family or a stressful situation in the family. Now it is important for parents to teach children how to deal with stress and depression. ... But I know this, through the love and faith my family and I have always had in her she has overcome many obstacles and ...

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The most historical tough time the United States went through is The Great Depression. ... Identical to Americans during The Great Depression, we had to pinch every penny we had in order for the lights to stay on and food to stay on the table. ... The Great Depression was a major learning experience for America. ...

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The Foils: Tom and Tom The Great Depression was a trying time on almost all Americans. ... Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie are both young adults who are forced with the pressure of leading and supporting their families during the Great Depression, while attempting to discover who they are. ...

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It becomes a strain on the parent where lacking time for themselves, as well and many face depression. ... Because you are the main person responsible, a great deal of stress can build up over time. ... Often time single parents are in a state of depression and lose a sense of their identity trying to make everything stay together. They lose the sense to maintain healthy friendships, appearance, and often times drown their depression in form of substance to cope with the stress. ... Although not everyone is in a position to have a great support system finding comfort in church or group session...

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Yearly, figures of depression rates among teenagers escalate and we cannot help but wonder what is becoming of this new generation of young people. ... They feel a great need to be accepted socially, and to know they belong to a group of friends. ... When driven too hard, many teenagers suffer from breakdowns and depression. ... When one is unable to do so, the pressure will make him feel a sense of hopelessness, and thus falling into bouts of depression. ... When it happens, inadequately managed stress can lead to anxiety, depression and can yet again lead back to drug or alcohol usage. ...

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The two plays The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark and The Glass Menagerie they have a lot in common but yet they are both different. Tennessee Williams' play, The Glass Menagerie is considered a memory play because it is told from the memory of the narrator. The Glass Menagerie it was written...

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Divorce can affect children in many ways, including producing feelings of depression, guilt, denial, anger, insecurity and aggression. ... The importance of having two parents in a child's life has a great impact on their behavior and personality. ...

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This is what the Kinder (plural for the children who participate in Kindertransport) had to experience when they were relocated from their homes in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia to Great Britain in order to escape deportation to concentration camps. ... On account of families not taking "the time or trouble to understand the emotional upheaval that their new charges had just gone through" (Sharples), the Kinder experienced frustration or loneliness, which only snowballed into bigger mental issues, such as depression, insecurity, and negative thoughts in many aspects in their l...

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As Pa starts to dwell in a depression, she rises as the head of the family, and at the very end she makes some very important decisions for others. ... Ma has a hope that California will be great because she has a handbill that says that there are workers needed to pick fruit. ...

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To grow up during the years when there was war and depression would have been hard, but to have on top of this, all the cultural expectations of the time, and an abusive father, would have been too terrible to tell for most. ... The Depression in Australia, as described by Davy, came slowly at first, but then hit with all the ferocity of a "slide of earth". " It was like a great river flooding or changing its course, the way the depression came-the insidious creeping movement of dark, strong, unpredictable forces, the flow of hidden currents, a clod falling and dissolving, a slide of earth, ...

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Michelle present problems consist of overdosing on her prescribed medications because of her depression issues. ... This has caused her to suffer from depression, not feeling normal. ... She was receiving counseling for her depression and drug habits. ... She has always had a great relationship with her siblings. ... She has been able to maintain great relationships with her peers. ...

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My next step in the death of my grandfather was depression. ... He was a great man and I didn't want to lose him. ... I just couldn't stop thinking about the great times we had. Depression hit me really bad, as he got more and more sick. ... I was only twelve years old, but I really encountered a lot of happiness from age nine to twelve and it was a great three years of my life. ...

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Adopting a dog can bring a great amount of joy, loyalty and trust. ... People who suffer from depression should consider adopting a pet, it can decrease their depression levels. With that being said, if a pet can bring so many great benefits, can you imagine what a human could pass to you? ... Overall, adoption is a great way to expand a family. Adoption takes on a great amount of care and responsibility. ...

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The need was so great that eventually married women with children were also recruited (Veteran Affairs Canada, 2013). ... Women remembered the days of the Great Depression and now felt they could balance home and work life ( Keshen, p.255). ... Depsite the emotional rollercoaster that men and their families experienced post war was a time of great when the country began to thrive. ...

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