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members are doing, where they go, and who they associate with. Demetrius attempts to control the choices and restrict the decisions of the other family members. This has negatively impacted the relationships even with extended family members to the point that we do not have ties with extended family members anymore. When he does not have control over others in the family he expresses…

Who am I? I regularly take a moment to understand who I am and who I yearn to become. I am first defined by Anglos as an uneducated female. At the same time, to my own ethnicity and culture, I may just be an ordinary female who is destined to grow up to become a respectable and caring housewife. Without questioning these assumptions, there are moments I come to believe I should fall into the expectation. Not long after, I come to realize that I am able to reach further in the world. Being a…

How are these two parent’s different? How are they similar? The parents I interviewed were extremely different but also similar in some ways. Parent A’s son is 18 years old and suffers from dyslexia and ADHD. Parent A is very straight forward and has reached out for help multiple times. From dyslexia programs to autistic programs, parent A has been very hands on in her sons learning inside and outside of the classroom. She has three other children, a husband, and a full time job. Parent A has…

Our Primary Group: What we remember and don’t want to remember In this chapter, Charles H. Cooley points out that “the central role of primary group development of one 's sense of self.” Primary group includes family, childhood friends, and our love relationship. I recall on our second discussion most of us agreed on how the family effect on individuals socialize in this society. Reflecting back on my life, it is true that a family has an enormous effect on us. I knew that for the first 5 years…

church congregation, neighbors, friends, and extended family. Melissa also shows a great deal of love, compassion and commitment to her family. She has proven multiples times that she would be there for…

In order to keep family above all and on track, Habit 4, Think “Win-Win”, Habit 5, Seek First to Understand, then to be understood, and 6, Synergize, all are highly interwoven. Covey explains these three habits as an equivalent to a root, a route, and the fruit. Habit 4 is the root, the foundation that helps families start to seek mutual gains, rather than mere individual successes. It is the root from which Habit 5 and Habit 6 blossoms from. Habit 5 is the route, the ability to tap into…

In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger family faces a collective dilemma when it comes to family situations and having a shortage of money. Family is one of the central ideas in this play and without their love-hate family relationship, this family would not be this strong. There are moments when hardships tear this family apart, but there are also times when family is what puts them together. Because most of the time, all this family cares about is money, disagreements arise…

According to Merriam-Webster, family can be defined as “the basic unit in society consisting of two parents rearing children”(Family). But in reality, family is much more than that. Families are people who have strong emotional connections with each other. To Live is a story about a man who experiences many misfortunes in his life. Fugui’s family is a big part of his life and once they are all gone he has no choice but to keep living without them. Throughout the story, Fugui realizes how…

In his opinion, he feels like his sons are not worthy enough to take over his company. However, he decides that Adaeze is the finest successor to his company and that she is to stay at home and bear his children. Despite her father’s plans, Adaeze is already engaged to Ezente (a member of another Nigerian clan) and is soon to have his child. The conflict between Adaeze and the Chief mainly portray the theme of cultural clash as…

Ben because they were afraid he would strangle them or worse. Luke, Helen, and Jane eventually attend private boarding schools and live with extended family to stay distanced from Ben. Paul on the other hand lived with Ben and their parents the longest and dealt with Ben. Paul became weak and not comfortable in the house because of Ben harming him. The extended family was more accepting to Harriet’s sister’s daughter who had down syndrome. They disliked talking about Ben or seeing him. Harriet…