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    rude of them. It was the same boring routine every day. I would sit on my shelf watching out into the street. I had always wondered what it would be like to live with a family. I mean they would be super lucky to have me. Everyday was the same. Talk about boring. It was like I was in a time loop. Until one day when the cycle was broken. It…

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    finally reached land but were captured by the Japanese navy. The Japanese army did not inform America about these two captured soldiers which caused the American military to claim that they had all died. Even though they were declared dead Louie's family refused to believe that he would not return, they even kept buying him Christmas…

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    Family is a very important thing to me. My family are the only people that have always been here for me, even during the hard times. It seems to be quite rare now and days for families to be close. I find myself very lucky. There are many ways to keep your family close and have a good family relationship. My family is a family of three it is my dad, sister, and I. We have been a small family as long as I can remember. When growing up many teachers and parents felt bad for me for not having a…

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    In the short story, “The Father,” by Hugh Garner, the main character, John Purcell had always been unhappy with his life and family. John and his son have never been that close, but a dramatic event could change their relationship for the worse. The father is neglectful, selfish and addicted which lead his relationship with Johnny to its eventual demise. John's broken relationship with Johnny is because of his consequential actions. To begin, John is too preoccupied with other things to pay…

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    To be truly successful some sort of obstacle must be overcome along the way. Failure is something that is experienced by everyone. Without failing or overcoming an obstacle, it is impossible to be successful. Many of our nation’s most successful people failed over and over again during their lifetime. Success is not achieved without failure or an obstacle being overcome. Ellen Degeneres is one of those people that overcame a huge obstacle and success came from it. Ellen Degeneres is the…

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    Essay On Fatherlessness

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    Tracing the moral breakdown of families requires gaining a greater understanding of the outcomes produced by a broken home. One of the greatest contributors to this crisis is the number of children being raised without fathers. This report explores the issues that families experience due to fatherlessness, as well as an interview portraying the accounts of two individuals, who grew up without never knowing their fathers during the 1940s and 1950s. This lack of relationship with their fathers…

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    values that appeals their perspectives: one’s beliefs shape their identity, and influences the choices they make for themselves. Henry Kreisel presents a short story “The Broken Globe”, which demonstrates the impact of different beliefs on the relationship of a father and son. Even though Nick Solchuk derives from an agricultural family where education is limited, he is passionate and adamant about pursuing an education on science. On the other hand, Nick’s father’s beliefs and values are…

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    Our Family Court System

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    social media these days, unfortunately in a lot of these cases it is already too late for the child. However, it is equally disturbing the number of families that are put through traumatic investigations and have their children taken away, even for a brief period because of false accusations or a careless mistake. Our family court system and CPS are broken and have failed our children. We as a nation have failed our children. There is a major problem when we are taking children out of good…

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    happy family, and a promising boxing career. Sadly, the Great Depression unexpectedly takes the United States by storm, and almost every aspect of American life is impacted, including entertainment. James J. Braddock is quickly out of a job and living in a shabby one-room apartment in New Jersey, barely making ends meet, and even having his boxing license revoked. Every day, he heads down to the loading dock and begs in a group of about 50 men for a shift. This puts a huge strain on his family,…

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    9/11: A Short Story

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    everyone had gone to bed planning to wake up joyful for another day, though, that preceding day was supposed to be a big day for the whole family because my brother was coming to America after spending his whole life in Haiti. We stayed up late that night discussing how it would subsist when he came. Superb. Right? At 2:35AM, they received a phone call from a family member, predicting great news came the outcome of a tragic event.…

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