The Campaign to End Child Homelessness states that over 1.6 million American children go to sleep without a home of their own each year. ... They worry they will have no place to live, have no place to sleep or worry that something bad will happen to their family. ... To help the homeless children in our society, people can begin to get more involved with developing programs and shelter homes specifically designed for children. ...

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The ride home we were all exhausted and we TRIED to sleep. ... Our ride home was very eventful. We got back to the school about 2:30 or so and dragged our butts home that night only to sleep in until the next day. ...

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Just when you think you can get way from the terror in Philadelphia, it gets you and it gets your family while your each sleeping in your own little beds, dreaming of fairies and marshmallows, and the boy down the road. ... That is the way that it should be because it is the home of the president of the United States. ... During the night, while they are sleeping Grandfather noticed that Mattie had gotten the fever and had apparently carried her miles to a town with French doctors in it. ... After Mattie and Grandfather eat and rearrange the house they go to sleep. ...

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In one paragraph Oldenburg states that in a suburb, "a man works in one place, sleeps in another, shops somewhere else, finds pleasure or companionship where he can, and cares about none of these places". ... In his essay Oldenburg points out that people work in one place, sleep in another, shop somewhere else, and so on. ... Modernization has lead to work places far beyond the home, growth of cities and shopping areas, and the idea that home is the place to get away from it all. ...

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The story "Rip Van Winkle" is about a man that left his home one day and wondered off into the mountains. ... He saw at a distance the lordly Hudson, far, far below him, moving on its silent but majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself in the blue highlands." ... After Rip came back from the long sleep his wife had died and he was unchained from her control. This corresponds to how America won its freedom from Great Britain's oppression while Rip was in his long sleep. The lo...

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Franklin did a lot of traveling to and from London and France becoming more and more knowledgeable and respected.While he was in France he hears word of his wifes death and returns to Philadelphia.In 1776 Ben signs the Declaration of Independence from Britain.Ben started to work to promote one thing he felt very strongly about, peace.He helped make many treaties and formed alliances that helped young America greatly.He also worked to abolish slavery which believed was in humane.In his old age he found it was harder and harder to move around so he spent much of his time in his Pensylvania home ...

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As demand for ready-made clothing increased in the 1820s, shop owners found they could reduce their labor costs by cutting the cloth themselves, farming out the simple sewing tasks to women working at home, and paying them 25 to 50 percent less than male journeymen tailors. ... Although many garment workers came to the United States with some tailoring experience, most entered the industry unskilled or with only the sewing skills they had learned at home. ... A day in the sweatshops was ten hours long and many workers took work home to get overtime or even lived in the sweatshops and worked. ...

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With the infamous potato famine wreaking havoc back home, the United States, having far better economic opportunities than Ireland, became home to the largest independent female migration in American history. ... In addition to factory jobs, Irish women also worked in mills and took up domestic work in American citizens' private homes. ... Imagine living in shacks, with a mere few feet between you and all neighboring shacks, sleeping on dirt floors with nothing but some bedding between you and the earth. ... Although not all followed this way of living, some Irish immigrant families adopt...

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I retreat to my king size bed, which has a memory foam pillow top mattress that would rock even a night owl to sleep. ... Although there are many place that could be my favorite place, they do not quite give me that pleasant, feel at home, and free from danger feeling. ...

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Twenty-two million children in the United States go home to one parent; of those, 83% are moms. The most important person to me has to be my mother, Darlene Dennis. She has been there for me through thick and thin. She has helped me with my problems with school, my legal problems, and most recent...

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Later, my uncle arrived home and told us that the power was also out in some parts of the United States. ... Throughout the rest of the day, the power didn't go out but unfortunately for my uncle, his never came back on until late at night that day, so my cousins came over to sleep. ...

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For instance, this quote, "I am not one of those who left the land to the mercy of its enemies" relates to me because even though I was not present, I saw many people who were and they did not abandon their homes even in the shadow of terrorism. ... Especially for the scattered people who did manage to exit the towers safely the attack, I feel bad because they are forced to live though that trauma every night when they go to sleep. ...

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Then anxiety set in I was hundreds of miles away from my children and I was going to have to fly on an airplane to get back home. And lastly, the emotional breakdown, I cried myself to sleep for three nights and I could not tell you specifically why. ...

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Another factor of children falling behind academically could also be their home life. ... Children can also be lacking in sleep, or a regular schedule that they follow on a daily bases. ... There are many factors that play into children falling behind in school, such as the schools learning programs but external problems from school, like home life and technology. ...

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February 28, 1704; the town of Deerfield goes to sleep in the usual way. ... New England grieved after hearing the terrible news and wondered if these captives would ever return home. Several years pass and John Williams and many other captives have been given permission by the French governor, Vaudreuil, to return home. ... He discovers how some have been ransomed by the French and others allowed to return home. ... John Schuylers a New York trader was traveling north on a regular basis, he would attempt to find Eunice and see if he could return her home. ...

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Never the less, Jasmine disregards her friends" advice and stays in Ann Arbor sleeping on a sofa in the student union. ... Jasmine ends up not attending school and sleeping with someone else's husband, instead of trying to find her own husband. Following the theme of the story she looks for an American dream and finds herself doing jobs she wouldn't think of having in Trinidad, and associating with people she wouldn't associate with back home. ...

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The barracks were crowded and hot, and most of the time my grandfather wasn't able to sleep due to the fact that where he was sleeping was the smallest barrack in the base. ... At the end of these months he was able to go home and see his family and friends. ...

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Men are suppose to be strong, dominating, aggressive and bring money home. ... After bringing the men home, Alicia points out all the decrepit appliances that she can't afford. ... Most women who live there sleep with different men every night and have no respect for anyone. ... During the writing of her diary, Carolina holds fast to her dream of finding a home far from the Favelas for her and her children. ...

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The government has spent the past two years fighting a war on terror, when the united states government should be fighting a war right here at home that is sweeping across the nation. ... Those who use meth often go days without eating or sleeping. ...

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Society establishes a set of rules and laws to keep it stable and its people safe. Although the majority will usually accept and/or follow the rules, occasionally, individuals or groups will demonstrate their disapproval of them by revolting against the government and authorities. Ultimately, these ...

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For example, one person might consider a purchased home with a white picket fence their version of the American Dream, another might view it as the financial ability to run his own business. ... He would have to sleep on the streets some nights and would eat grass because of his starvation. ...

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In the past, television portrayed nuclear families, with a dominant father (who would go to work every morning to provide for his family), a submissive mother (who would stay at home to cook, clean and tend to her husband and children's needs), and 2.5 children (some shows there would be two [for example, Donna Reed,] or three [for example, Leave It To Beaver]). Their parents were shown sleeping in separate twin beds. ...

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Many women in China also work in restaurants, hotels, recovery homes and other menial jobs. ... In some cases they are even deprived of some of their basic rights; they are forced to sleep and eat at certain times along with forced contraceptive options. ... In conclusion, sweatshops can pop up anywhere from third world countries to right here in our home town. ...

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Whether they were at home, across the country or volunteering at home they played a big part in helping with the war. ... What Japan didn't realize is that they had awoken a "sleeping giant" (history.com). ...

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The best home improvement project that can be fashioned is one's body. ... Nowadays, children returning home after a day of matriculation have so many opportunities of which to choose. ... Television, video games, social media, sleeping, and injury are all factors of lacking a workout schedule to maintain and build muscle and eliminate fat. ...

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