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    Flora's Search Essay

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    I started my search to answer this question by viewing the 1900 derivative census. I thought I found the answer to this question because I saw the name Flora appeared on this census. However, I took a closer look and saw it stated Morgan Bright was the head of the household and mentioned Sallie E as what appeared to be the sister. I knew something wasn’t right since I just found indirect evidence along with secondary information. Another thing that didn’t match up was when it said, Morgan…

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    In Albanian culture the main purpose of marriage is to find someone that is considered respectable throughout the community you associate with (family, close friends) and someone that is able to take care of you. In Albanian culture it is beneficial to marry someone who is successful and hardworking so that type of mentality transfers into the marriage. People see marriage a big part of someone having a successful life. If you do not ever get married then you can not continue your family 's…

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    through in order to make it through poverty. The purpose of kinship is defined by the community’s beliefs and principles that are analyzed by Stack incorporating herself and her…

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    In working with many different individuals in today’s society it is important to be knowledgeable in many different areas. Not only is it important to learn about different cultures, but how family systems operate, to be an advocate, and how people may be affected by certain events in their lives but also continuing education so we stay knowledgeable in these areas; this is what generalist practice means to me. In being a competent social worker it is important to take all aspects into account,…

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    Lewis Henry Morgan

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    has been observed in the times of barbarism, where territorial gain was through marriage, which resulted in family, thus creating consanguinity. This was practiced through domestic life/ house life. Thus, blood was not the only aspect necessary for kinship!…

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    Their Descents, Their Reasons The world was created by many methods for various reasons; according to the myths, a lot of gods and goddesses were born after this world was created. By their own roles, they have ruled over from a small tribe to a big society that is larger than a country with diverse names. Inanna, Ishtar, and Aphrodite are the goddesses who have similar roles, personalities, and characteristics but different names because those three regions of myths are adjoined. However, the…

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    D.B. Cooper: The Unsolved Hijacking “Miss. You’d better look at that note. I have a bomb,”. This quote from Cooper is what began the infamous hijacking in 1971 (Gray). There is still plenty of debate about whether or not he survived the jump that enabled him to get away on that night. This debate stems from the plethora of facts that can back up either side of the story. Who knows how it has been over forty years with the case still open and still unsolved. Although it may never be proven…

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    Masculinity In Waterlily

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    The novel Waterlily displays tradition Dakota culture through the chronicle of a young girl’s life beginning from birth. While many different aspects of native american culture is exhibited, the values of the people are explained in detail through the maturing Waterlily. As she grows, she begins to observe and understand the relationships between family members, men and women, and between large groups within a tribe. In Dakota culture, children were first in all things, especially through the…

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    West African Family

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    value of family and community breeds the harmonic communal culture. West African values and culture is inherited amongst hundreds of generations. This paper analyzes the extended family and kinship system in West Africa, the values of the community and the relationship between family and community. Family and Kinship System…

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    again gay couples are put on longer holding up records or denied totally. There are different advantages to being hitched too, for example, tax cuts. On the site professorshouse.com it peruses, "When we hit our mid-thirties, we needed just genuine kinships that were strong." This is an impeccable case of marriage and what it ought to be founded on. . As indicated by dictionary.com a marriage is, "The legitimate or religious service that formalizes the choice of two individuals to live as a…

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