In Frederick Douglass's narrative and "The Incidents of a Slave Girl," by Harriet Jacobs, this question is put to the test through the horrors of slavery. ... When she died Douglass remarked that he did not feel much emotion since she was like a stranger to him; he had "never enjoyed, to any considerable extent, her soothing presence, her tender and watchful care," Douglass uses descriptive adjectives like "soothing" and "tender" to re-create and imaginary childhood he may have known if his mother had been present. ...

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But one question continuously plaguing scholars is why Dante the poet considers familial relationships important enough to merit such heinous punishment. ... However, this denial of compassion is all the more torturous because they did not deny it to just strangers, but to their own siblings. ... His fourfold analysis method has clearly stood the test of time, and his divine comedy remains one of the most respected works of literature ever written. ...

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This question is asked all over the world by different people and the reason it can't be answered is the basic psychological garbage we all have inside our heads. ... Dr Berne's conclusion was that the harder the script that the person has is the easies to talk to a stranger. ... This can be a problem you have to take a test and pass it or because you have to make an educated guess and if you guess wrong then the patient does not receive what they need from you. The script data can be sorted by hardness; historical- that it's from your past and not from you determining it, cultu...

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Strangers with cuts and bruises were lying on beds, still asleep. ... A nurse walked in and decided to check on everybody and do a blood test. ... The question hit me like a truck. ... After a few minutes of driving, I decided to ask some questions. ...

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Foster care is when a child needs a temporary home with another family/stranger. ... The parent may be required to meet criteria such as: attending parent classes, Alcoholic Anonymous classes, monthly drug test, and or monthly-supervised visitation depending on the circumstances that may have resulted the placement of the children into the foster care system (National Foster Parent Association, 2007). The children are placed to live with a stranger, separated from the only parents they have known. ... For the parents, negative feelings of abandonment from the foster care system can c...

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