These unrealistic expectations are damaging to a clergy family unit, physically and emotionally. ... 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. ... His expectations of people were exceptionally higher than a normal P.K. because of his father's high status in society. ... Franklin is a classic example of what can happen if the pressures and expectations are too much for a P.K....

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The poems we studied in class reflect the ways in which society's expectations and social stigmas complicate a person's quest towards identity and true personhood. Seamus Heaney's poem, Mid-Term Break, is a great example of how society's expectations can impact identity because the poem is about a young man who is away at school to obtain an education and establish his identity when he is called back home to deal with the death of his younger brother. ... Another poem that touches on identity and social expectations is the poem, My Father's Song, by Simon Ortiz. Thi...

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I also think that a great joy is seeing your child have a good family. ... That it would be a great joy if I were to succeed in life. ... My grandmother feels that a great joy is just being happy. She also feels that a great hope is that we will be able to live out our expectations and if we do live out our expectations this will be a great joy. My grandfather said that he thinks a great joy would be to have a good family, be good in business, and in home life. ...

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This is attributed to the higher academic and social expectations of the parents. .The nature of "the system", with its compartmentalized services, lack of communication between departments, numerous case managers, and inadequate assessments. . ... Older parents have great experience to draw from, and are less anxious about presenting behavior problems, and tend to be more realistic in their expectations. . ... Social workers should act as a mediator between family expectations and child behaviors. . ... Voices from the front line: (Some names have been withheld at interviewee&#...

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First and only borns have more one on-one-adult interaction than other siblings and therefore their parents often have higher expectations for maturation. ... Understandably, the way the children are treated by the parents has the largest effect on their personality, Generally, once later borns enter the family, the parents have become more experienced and have more reasonable expectations of the child. ... This great desire for attention often explains their outlandish and crazy behaviors they exhibit in order to obtain the attention desired. ... Although many birth order theories have been t...

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The mother is filled with high expectations for the daughter. ... These hopes are met with expectations from the wondering daughter. ... Suayan one of the mothers of the book had high expectations for her daughter Jing-Mei "In America I will have daughter just like me. ... This novel has not only given great insight into the Chinese way of thinking and living, but it has shown the great contrast that occurs from generation to generation, in the passing on of ideas and traditions. ...

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All eight students stated that their parents giving them high expectations and monitoring their work were important factors to their accomplishments. ... The eight participants also described that they would be disciplined for not performing to their parent's expectations (Bryan 3). ... They stated that by being involved, they were exposed to many activities such as chess, and had the opportunity to listen to great speakers. ...

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She took a huge risk within the first 30 minutes of the pilot, not having any expectations and open to everyone that crossed her path. ... This is a great example of showing that Felicity's college path is not only giving her an education, but most importantly, giving her relationships that will last a lifetime. ... Leaving her parents expectations at home when Felicity left for college, she knew she wanted to live her own life and discover what she's passionate about. ... Last but not least, what makes this show so great is the fact that all the conflict is really based off the char...

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An examination of the books I read, I found literature to be like a mirror to a great extent in many ways. ... In the country where I was born, China, males are believed to be superior to females due to gender roles and expectations that has resisted through time. ... Since Sommer was born and raised in America, her understanding and expectations of men in society is d...

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Many aspects of the "changing self" process are evident in this piece of related material ranging from suspicions or expectations of a change to the reaction of individuals when faced with a changing situation. ... This is an example of low-key lighting and when viewed, the images appear quite stark and contrasting - a great symbol of Kirsty's emotions. ... She accepts that she is going through a "changing self" process, like the flame, and tries to radiate through this by opening her mind to the possibilities beyond the changing moment - a sign of great maturity. ...

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Gender roles influence women and men in virtually every area of life including family and occupation, but are women and men subject to different roles or behavior expectations? ... This was accomplished on one level by preventing women from gaining the sort of education offered to men, and while this has changed to a great extent in the United States, there are still inequalities in the opportunities offered to men as opposed to women. ... While it is true men and women's roles in the workplace are becoming closer in equality, there is still a great amount of room for improvement. ...

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Sandy showed a lot of encouragement, injecting how "she was great" at it, and praising her efforts. ... Life cycle studies reveal that sexual expectations are altered due to developmental changes. ... The women have each had to make some compromises of their expectations, they explained. ...

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Women sacrificed their lives with their personal plans to improve the lifestyles and behavior of the expectations of all woman during that period and consistently lead to the future. ... Positions that were intended for men were taken up by women and resulting in great achievements. ...

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I have found that bearing down and working hard for that individual and carrying out what needs to be done to meet his expectations is always a better solution. ... It was a great game and great time for us to talk and bond as a family: It was one of the most memorable times of my life. ... I hope and pray that I can be half the parent to my children that my parents have been to me, because then I know I will have been a great parent. ...

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Based on the interpretation provided by Al-Hibri, a Middle Eastern feminist, the need to have a son is great because it is believed that through the son the family name would be carried on in future generations. ... In fact the doctor says that the family eventually does come to get the mother and child but this is done to show their displeasure and also is a disciplinary action so that in future she meets their expectations (6). ...

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Toni Morrison puts a great emphasis on places and the history that accompanies them in her novel Song of Solomon. ... Foster, and, therefore, Not Doctor street, paint a picture of Milkman as trying to live up to his expectations, yet also being so self-involved makes it hard to look past himself. ...

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In the wee hours of the morning, his wife was on the floor next to her bed, convulsing, foaming at the mouth and tightly clenching her fists. All the immediate family members rushed to see what the commotion was all about. I felt extremely hopeless and helpless as I saw my grandfather attempting to ...

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This included great grandparents, grandparents, parents and their children (Donn). ... Along with the paterfamilias, the materfamilias, the eldest woman of the family, had certain familial expectations. ...

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During the Second World War and the Great Depression, the government prevented immigrants who were understood to have a communist view from entering into Canada, which they then saw a decrease in immigration soon after. ... In 2001, Canada opened up its borders to immigrants who would be of great necessity to our country and who wanted to change their life for the better and kept out unwanted immigrants. ... There is a disparity in the expectations they had before coming to Canada and the reality they face upon arrival; immigrants can begin to have feelings of isolation (Anderson et al., 200...

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Introduction: Siblings are often treated differently by their parents leading to the reason of why children from the same family tend to be quite different from one another. According to research, PDT (parental differential treatment) influences sibling rivalry and lower self - esteem among children, especially those who receive lesser amounts of attention from their parents. As children approach adolescence they become more and more inapt to make their own decisions about their behaviors and their cohorts. This period of adolescence that contributes to extreme transformations in children...

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Her mid-length golden hair flowed out of her tight ponytail hitting the bottom of her white collared shirt. Her hazel eyes were really showing more green than brown this evening. The band was playing old western tunes. The girls' giggles and chatter about young boys filled the small, single-room sc...

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Our generation, Generation Y, have such huge expectations for ourselves and often tend to fail due to underestimating the difficulty of the goal, goals such as guidance and acceptance. Guiding ourselves to avoid insecurities is already a great leap towards self-acceptance. ...

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Gender roles are beginning to become more definite as societal pressures build and cultural expectations solidify. ... Television not only impacts our societal values; it also has a great impact on the relationships between fathers and daughters and mothers and sons. ...

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However, when taking a deeper look at the relationship between success and an education with a strong work ethic, there is not as great of a correlation between them as one might imagine. ... This widespread "Myth of the Model Family" brings negative effects to our society by causing family members to have unrealistic expectations of how their families should act and influencing them to implement change, even though nothing is wrong in the first place. ...

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The Navajo are one of the largest indigenous tribes of North America. They are commonly referred to as Native Americans or Indians in American culture but the Navajo tribe call themselves Dineh, which means "the people". "The Dineh have a strong tradition of oneness with the land, and fully believe ...

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