"Soldier's Home" is a prime example of this art of echo and indirection. ... But here at home it was all too complicated. ... The girls walk "on the other side of the street"; nothing can touch him. ... But here, in "Soldier's Home," there is no hint of incest. The brother-sister relationship remains a simple form of love in "Soldier's Home. ...
Mothers who stay at home know that at times, their lives can be discombobulating. ... Workers in day care are governed by strict rules which prevent disciplining children the way one can do at home. ... I think that all of these examples are helpful in raising successful children, however, I believe a stay at home mom can also teach these same qualities in the home. ... One of the greatest accomplishments in life is being a stay-at-home mom where one can teach and model good behavior and moral fortitude. ... As tough as this unpaid task may be, this self-sacrifice of staying at home to raise o...
"When I look away I forget what yellow means, but I can look again" (5:22) This scene indicates Fiona's awareness of the memories fading - but she knows that she can "look again" and put bits of what she knows together so that she can remember and hold on to those memories. ... The nursing home acts as the beginning of the couple's stages of drifting apart. ... It seems as if the nursing home was put into an area that looks very bright and fresh with all the natural lighting but on another level it represents the loneliness the patients must feel because they don...
You can see in the story as well, that she is very much the one in charge of running her home. ... Homers seems to show that when everything is not going your way, you always have family there that you can count on. ... But once again, Homer goes way beyond a simple text book definition. ... Along his long journey home, Odysseus was tempted many times to forget his wife and not return home. ... As one can see, the roles of social class, family and kinship, and marriage all play a major role in the story of the Odyssey. ...
"He used to walk home after a day like that, and Samira would be there. ... As you can see Jimmy speaks good English and picks up on skills easily. ... You can tell that she is looking for her identity by the way she has changed her name. ... Maggie was happy living at home where things were planned. ... Whenever Dee comes home you can tell how shy Maggie is by the way she hides behind her mom. ...
The first moment where Penelope suspects Odysseus will be coming home is in book 17. ... She comments that if he does perhaps return that he will avenge the outrage that has become her home. ... The beggar then goes further to explain that Odysseus is on his way home and will create havoc among the suitors. ... The dream clearly reveals that Odysseus is coming home to destroy the suitors and reunite with his family. ... She creates a competition that she knows no one can succeed, except her Odysseus. ...
Heavy demands from society can make for loads of pressure on clergy families. ... Duties and expectations of a pastor to be constantly on the move take them away from being more involved in home life, leaving the brunt of home responsibilities to the spouse. ... I missed so much by not being home to see the children grow and develop," he writes in Just As I Am. ... His father's fame and extended absences from home by preaching missions all over the world tore the father-son relationship apart. ... Having a father as a minister can be more frustrating than one would think. ...
In today's modern society, assumptions regarding a family can be very widespread. ... She would stay at home with me until I was about thirteen years old. I feel that, if possible, a mother should stay home with her children. ... She would stay at home with me until I was about thirteen years old. I feel that, if possible, a mother should stay home with her children. ...
Esperanza tells herself that she will get out of Mango Street and own her own house that she can be proud to go home to. ... But there are other ways that you can feel "trapped" within your life. ... She is very homesick and wants to go back home, but can't. ... Esperanza saw something similar within her own home. ... Throughout this book Esperanza views many different ways that your life can become a trap. ...
These disadvantages can be seen through Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory. ... As one can imagine the mesosystem can affect a child in a single parent home much differently than in other homes. ... One can see that the mesosystem is greatly affected from this social condition. ... I think that the extended family can actually be a bigger influence than maybe in other families. ... Hinkel made some suggestion of what they can possibly do to help that I either already thought or agreed with. ...
For many this can prove to be a promise that is not always easy to keep. ... On the way home that day, I felt unable to breathe. ... As we can see in Lou's case, her separation caused heartache for many more people than she was aware. ... Leaving home most likely affected her husband a great deal. ... They really wanted to go home as shown in, "We have to go home, said my daughter from her place on the rug. ...
A women position in the family has typically (in the past) been at home. ... Thanks to the changes and progress of society women can attempt and achieve any career or opportunity they desire. They may have a family and not be forced or required to be a stay at home mother . ... Women feel they now can manage life with out a man. Women can seek out their own education. ...
Women are the only oppressed group in our society that live in intimate association with their oppressors which can lead caged, unfulfilled lives. ... Hale arrive at the home to look for evidence and treat the home like a crime scene causing them to miss out on vital clues for the case. ... Hale arrive at the home to collect items that Mrs. ... Unlike the men they view the property as an actual home with meaning and not just another crime scene. ... This can be seen most when women stay home and only the husband works whether or not there are children to care for. ...
The old saying "blood is thicker than water" can be applied here, however it may not be as "clean". ... When Quick and Rose buy their new home and decide to move out, the "black fella" is there and he tells them "Go home", "this isn't your home. Go to you home, mate." Quick follows this advice and returns home to Cloud Street. ... The "shifty shadow", can be likened to Lady Luck. ...
Divorce can affect children in many ways, including producing feelings of depression, guilt, denial, anger, insecurity and aggression. The percentage of children from broken homes who display violent tendencies is higher than that of children with both parents living at home. ... The easy access of divorce in our country results in a higher rate of broken homes. ... Banning divorces in this country could minimize the rate of broken homes, unless there's a valid reason for getting a divorce, such as family abandonment, alcoholism, and abusive relationships. Broken homes, primarily re...
The telescreen also acts as a window for the government to literally watch everyone, individually, and how they act at home. The difference between the two novels in this instance, then, is that society dictates what people can and can't do and how happy they can be in "Pride and Prejudice" – conventions that just haven't changed. ... She rejects marriage for a "comfortable home" and this is more substantial than romantic fantasies. ... It is the totalitarian state that dictates how society works and how happy and free people can be. ... She rejects marriag...
Anyone can choose not to be gay; its like choosing not to be an alcoholic. ... They are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home, or become teenage parents themselves. ... Obamas statement along with the research from NPA and NFI can go both ways. ... This research along with Marks research further proves children in stable homes have better outcomes. ... If true excellence lies within moral qualities, and Gay marriage goes against Gods teaching along with the moral qualities that a Christian should have, then how can it be right? ...
On the negative side it can also influence the individual on making their journey though life more challenging. ... Every person has their place of peace, where they can go and feel completely safe. That place for me it's called home, where my family is. ... I remember many times I couldn't have both my parents together at a party because someone had to keep an eye on the restaurant we owned in our home town. ... I had to readjust a couple of things to make my father feel at home again, since I was now a young adult, with a job, responsibilities to help my mother at home and somewhat...
Roman women, in state religion, were priestesses, and in the home, "mea domina", or honored madam. ... Contrary to the lives of these upper middle and elite classes of women previously described, "we can conclude that the lower classes of women in Rome's society, freedwomen, slaves and the poor of the Head Count poor led much different lives". ... Prior to the Imperial Age, everyone in the family lived in the same home. ... Girls and poorer children were taught to read and write at home, but this was not typical. ... As soon as children leave the home of their parents as adults, they ...
The wife is a stay at home mom and the husband is the breadwinner. ... The husband leaves early in the morning to go to work and comes home in the early evening. ... Family outings help the family bond with each other in a different atmosphere than the home. ... The mother used to go out and party and was not home on the weekends. ... At times she can be a little bit overprotective. ...
The men would work and earn the income while the women stayed at home and took care of the house and the children. Young adults were to live at home with their parents until they were married. ... Another major demographic change is that women often do not stay at home with their children while the men earn the income to provide for the family. ... To one individual, family can mean a mother, a father, and children. To another individual, family can mean a mother, a father, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. ...
"Family dysfunction can be any condition that interferes with healthy family functioning." ... It can be aimed at the children's basic value, capabilities, intelligence, or even his or her looks. ... It can be disguised as humor in jokes. Both types can be just as damaging. ... I believe the traditional family has changed and evolved to where both parents, or single parent, can work with either or the husband or wife being the stay at home housekeeper. ...
Tess is not so strong to stand on her own and after Angel abandons her, she returns home. Instead of helping, her parents blame her and Tess decides to leave home. As I mentioned above here we can also notice her parents influence on her. ... On the way home she meets Alec who is a preacher now. ... We can find many things in her character which helps her to be a tragic heroine. ...
Women wanted their equal rights in the family and outside the home. ... A home in that era was much cheaper than most eras. You could buy a home for about 15-18 percent of your salary (Skolnick #44). Today people work their whole lives without the chance to own a home. ... Husbands working to support his family, the wives home taking care of the children. ...
