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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Road to Perdition is a mob drama that took place in a Midwestern town during the depression era of the 1930s. ... What makes a film great can vary in a combination of ways: A superb cast, flawless acting, and a captivating story line are some of the elements. ... Mike Sullivan had a great deal of love for his wife and two sons. ... In addition, he mentioned that everyone in the film showed great acting skills that were indeed captivating. ...

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It felt great to see her, because of my crazy schedule. ... The day was going great, I hadn't had that much fun in a long time. ... I had to pretend like nothing was going on, making my family think that I was having a great time when deep down inside I was anxious, ready to end the day. ... What was supposed to be a day of relaxation, became a day where depression built up in me, worrying where our life was going to go from here. ...

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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath tells a story about the Joad family in hardship. The family suffered cruelty by migrant laborers during the Great Depression. Like the Joad family, many lower-class farmer families were forced to leave their homes while banks maximize their profits off...

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Frost's poems received great reviews and his fame began to grow (Biography, 1). ... Frost also began to suffer from depression but he soon developed a strong attraction to his secretary and composed one of his finest love poems about her, "A Witness Tree" (Literature, 2). ...

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During the Great Depression of the 1930's, the United States government encouraged American women to stay home and refrain from taking jobs away from men. ... After a long journey, today we have women doing great things in the workforce, and men have put on aprons and are raising the future of America. ...

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Deterioration of the elderly physical and mental needs such as bathing, feeding, dressing, medications, and agility require a level of nursing way past family care, but families must remember to contribute often and with great passion. ... Emotional needs ranging from depression to shame need to be addressed also. ... This book was great because it not only went over everything we did in class but gave options on how to deals with each situation. ...

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Siddhartha, like most, encounters many challenges and learning experiences, including things like emaciation, bacchanalianism, avarice, depression, and learning that he has a child. ... In a great deal of Siddharthas transitions from one way of life to another, like when he leaves the Samanas, and later on, when he leaves behind his wealth and life with Kamala, Siddhartha is by the river. ...

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My mom and step dad got together when I was almost eight years old. I had never seen my mom so happy before so I knew this guy was perfect. Turns out, he was. He not only was my dad, but he instantly became my best friend. We did everything together, whether it be running to the store or just simply...

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Today there is a lot of controversy over children who have emotional problems. Are these problems genetic or are they caused by something else the child is exposed to? Major problematic outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, cause the child a lot of problems throughout their life. A va...

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In reality Sarty had a sense of right and wrong and having to lie for his father places him in great conflict. ... Sarty's struggle is with his own heart, the hearts of his family, and the Mississippi shares cropping environment of the depression era. ...

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In the article "The Corrosion of Character"," Richard Sennett proposes that the majority of American's workers have no long-term work. Where employees are now required to be more flexible with their jobs and become more open to change, even if it is short notice. People are grasping onto their work ...

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During World War One the crude marriage rate rose from the down point of the 1890's depression. ... In 1993 the crude marriage rate within Australia was 6.4 per 1000, (source: United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistic) since 1970 the crude marriage rate has decreased, whilst there has been a great increase in de facto couples. Many circumstances have had great effects on the choice of marriage. ...

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