Thus, people could obviously secure larger and more reliable satisfactions than by their individual or family efforts. ... Family drama, or "domestic" drama, is centered on characters‟ intimate relationships, their actions towards each other and their responses to the surrounding circumstances and events. ... Specifically, Stephanie Coontz, in "The Way We Never Were" (1992), refers to a „family drama‟ as "a staged play that contains any group of two or more persons who engage in ongoing intimacy and obligation, whether they do so because of birth, marriage, adoption or choice.... Th...

• Word Count: 9352
• Approx Pages: 37
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the book "All God's Children" author Fox Butterfield delivered his point of view and his theory on the Bosket family and the American tradition of violence. ... He also wrote All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence about the child criminal Willie Bosket. ... Aaron and his family were sold about three or four times until they were purchased by a slave owner by the name of Bosket, that's when they received their surname Bosket. ... Also in the beginning stages of this chapter the whites began to become enraged due to the fact th...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

You can feel the intensity the moment Frank lays his eyes on America and how overpowering he feels. 2. ... Both our fathers were never there to support us. ... It is cruel for people to be allowed not to care about the well being of their family. 3. ... She has a son and a husband, but never complains about giving Frankie or Malachy something to eat when they were hungry. ... Frank has seen the pain in his mother's eyes when the children went without food and clothes. ...

• Word Count: 2588
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

I love to watch movies, do homework, and also just rest in this room. ... I have learned from him how to move forward from the past, and focus on the future that God has planned out for me. ... Honestly after a long church day our family tradition is to go out to eat then watch sunday night football. ... Yes, all dogs are special to their owners, but this was different. ... Those deep brown eyes sparkled with a beauty that was hard to walk away from. ...

• Word Count: 2511
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

She recalls her African American studies in 10th grade, a private school, opening her eyes to the oppression and guilt that her grandfather had gone through. In this class she found African American classmates who were educated like her and other ethnic backgrounds enjoying each other's company without worrying about the color on their skin. ... These values were instilled by her mother and grandfather's teachings and life experiences. Janice believes watching her mother's resilience and independent nature has fortified her independent familial beliefs. ... Janice defended h...

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It's hard to think about that day. Who knew it would be the last day I would spend with her. It still feels like a fresh nightmare that just happened last night. But it didn't. It happened over two years ago and I was still struggling with this new reality. I didn't like it. I hated it. How could th...

• Word Count: 2579
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• Grade Level: High School

Naylor's description of Nedeed with his "short squat body" and protruding eyes,""(3) conjures up an evil and almost satanic picture in the reader's mind. ... The Nedeeds chose only those who were hungry for materialism and status and would not offer any opposition. ... This scene shows how far removed the residents are from their own culture. ... The residents are willing to sell their souls to the devil so to speak in order to maintain their financial and material gains. ... They stand at their windows and watch it burn, all compassion and sense of duty to a fellow neighbor non-ex...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The event that is being focused on is the loss of the parent(s), whether the parent was known or unknown, and the loss of their childhood and how this affects their behavior. ... She and her sister basically were raising themselves during difficult time periods in their lives. ... During Clara's pregnancy both girls were sent away to a convent to have the child. ... Children who do not develop autonomy may doubt their abilities and their capacity to act on the world and develop feelings of shame (Sroufe, Cooper, & Dehart, 1992). ... The decisions that were made during the time Ida wa...

• Word Count: 3938
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School