The American West has been a place that people envisioned as somewhere personal destiny could be fulfilled and diligence rewarded. ... In the last century, thousands of people have moved to the American West hoping to find the economic opportunity and personal satisfaction that eluded them in other regions of the country. ... People often moved numerous times in hopes that their next stop would bring them to their destiny. ... Barnes usually moved seasonally and for better jobs for her dad. ... She usually did not have a stable household on the move. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

To this day i still feel that a family arent the people that are in it, it's the love and bond between the people that live under one roof. ... With in a month my dad and i moved into her apartment. ... In that same week Lisa moved in with us. i hated it. ... After my papa passed away, i moved to roslindale. ... About a month after we moved in, my dad proposed to lisa. ...

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The people that have had influence on me are the most important humans beings, my family. ... I have learned from him how to move forward from the past, and focus on the future that God has planned out for me. ... A lot of people ask me if I miss my mom, and I always say I think anyone who hasn't seen their mom in 14 years would miss her, but I have learned how to accept it and move on. ... Someone had to create this world we live in and the people that surround us. ... Diego loved people as much as he loved to run and jump and chase anything that moved; squirrels, leaves, bubbles, you ...

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Initially, Oedipus is looked upon as a hero to the people of Thebes because he solves the Sphinx's riddle which free the people the Thebes from the Sphinx's terror. The people then crown him King of Thebes. ... Tiresias is well known to the people of Thebes as "god's prophet- (1262) and is "gifted with the truth as no one else- (1264). ... When Oedipus becomes irrational and pokes his own eyes out and no longer has strength his people feel the same way about him as he did of Tiresias when he made that rude comment. ...

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Generally people get married because they share a bond or special emotions for one another, but neither Mr.___ nor Celie desire feelings for the other. ... (Tan 128) This quotation is important because it clearly describes how severely that incident affected Rose's life, and therefore it would have to be an event that she would need to overcome to move on with her life. ... But the very fact of their survival is in large measure attributable to their belief that people can affect their own destinies." ... Relationships commonly develop between people, whether they are a friendship betw...

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It isn't difficult to hand out a survey to one hundred people with questions asking them how they feel about living with their father or mother, but it does present some major flaws that could cause questionable results. ... Most people, especially those who do not know me, would not be comfortable with some of the questions I would be forced to ask, such as "do you have any sort of criminal background" or "do you prefer living with your mother of father"? ... There is a strong possibility that I would have to survey hundreds of people before encountering someone who was raised or is b...

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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water is a story of three generations of women. Each woman is faced with basically the same type of event in her life and each reacts differently to that event. The event that is being focused on is the loss of the parent(s), whether the parent was known or unknown, and the l...

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During that time Chris, George and Larry were serving in the army.they had to move to New York. ... He said that he could not face people any more and that he decided to put an end to his life. ... Although all the I people thing him murderer, they enjoy his company. ...

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The biggest factor in our marriage problems is my father in law, Mr. David Robinson, and to some extent Dennis her brother. Dad never worked or did anything for his wife and family. All his life he was addicted to drugs and admitted several times to rehab. After a break became alcoholic and attracte...

• Word Count: 4191
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• Grade Level: High School