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    offer them a good education and a great night life, Ty was enlisting in the army to serve our country. “I joined the army because it was a dream of mine ever since I was in kindergarten.” He explained, I wanted to follow in the footsteps of my family and I wanted to serve for our country.” Ty served in the army for nine years and eventually left because of the presidential administration and for personal reasons. While serving in the army, Ty was deployed twice to Iraq. The first time he was…

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    For my family project I have had the opportunity to spend some time with a family who has a child with a disability. Callie is a rising fifth grader in her rural elementary school, and enjoys attending each day. But what sets her apart from the rest of her classmates is the fact that she was born with down syndrome, and has an individualized education plan (IEP). In addition to down syndrome, Callie also suffers from epilepsy. I got to spend a good portion with this family and see first hand…

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    holiday Noche Buena. Her family goes to pick out a turkey for Christmas dinner to appease her grandmother. At the meat market Aparicio Casterjon is disgusted with the revolting conditions the animals are kept in. Christmas dinner preparation repulses Aparicio Casterjon but she desires to gain her father and grandmothers approval and to do so she helps in the plucking of the feathers. In this essay, Aparicio Castrejon celebrates her family and culture for valuing familial ties and bringing people…

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    China (almost 46,000 in 2001) and in the Russian Federation (more than 23,000 in 2001). 3. The purpose of adoption has evolved over time. Historically, adoption occurred primarily to preserve and transmit family lines or inheritance, to gain political power or to forge alliances between families. Today, the principle of ensuring that the best…

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    A family going through a divorce finds comfort on their families and friends. With their support and care, studies have shown that these stronger ties have helped in mitigating the effects of divorce on the family. For this last part, I will do a comparison of the contributions the middle-income and low-income families’ social networks. A divorce usually entails a lengthy process that requires economic and emotional resources. Lareau (2000) found that middle-income families have a higher chance…

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    second place where she had been was in the middle of nowhere in Australia. Ty kidnapped her and took her to Australia but, she had no idea where she was going because she was put in his car blindfolded and drugged. She said that it felt like she went to hell because she felt like she was dying from flames of fire and burning up. Once she got to wherever she was, she started crying and screaming to see if anyone could hear her. Ty was trying to say that there was no one.. nowhere.. (it was kind…

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    placement just because of there social class and ethnicity. When talking about family I took a look at divorce and how that conflicts with the used of the perfect family . Then I took a look at gender and how being a woman can be a challenging feat. I also brought up subject about how education makes you feel about your self worth which ties into symbolic interactions. Then th ideal family is a symbol on what I saw a family should be. With gender what…

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    for many reasons, one being because geography is a key factor to determining a plot to a story. This is shown in the novel, The Color of Water. In The Color of Water, the mother Ruth Jordan was born in Poland in 1921 where she was raised in a Jewish family. During her childhood, they had moved around a lot when she was younger due to her father’s attempt to capitalize on his distinction as a rabbi. Once they realized that they couldn’t make a living this way, they eventually settled down in…

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    a liar. The clear family picture is only revealed to him due to the violence of Edmund and his peers. Later, Edgar, the exiled son, takes revenge upon Edmund and stabs him. Edmund dies of the wound. Violence resolved a family dispute by removing the root of all the problems that plagued the family -- Edmund. The violence within the family is consistent, only the focus changes from the deceived, Gloucester, to his deceiver, Edmund. The theme of broken and repaired familial ties is woven into…

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    Career Exploration and Professional Development For years I have worked as a Social Services Assistant, not realizing how massive of a field social work is. But during my studies her at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, I learned about the different career options that are available. One of my professional activities was attending a Hospice of Chattanooga support group for grieving widows and widowers, called A Brave New World. The sessions are held weekly at the St. Paul Episcopal…

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