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    and videos of my birth family. I know they existed and thought about how I was the lucky one that got to create a new start with my new family. Why did I get this lucky,when the rest of my brothers and sister had to stay their and deal with this very bad situations? Doctors and other people said, because of this major event that I might be unstable and or possibly insane when I got older or have a lot of medical problems. I never chose this path for myself my birth family made this choice for…

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    feel that family has affected me because I have a big family and a very dysfunctional one at that. My family has affected me because they make me want to strive for better. Although I love my family, their mistakes encourage me to do better in life. For example, I am a child of divorced parents, and my mom is a child from divorced parents and so on. I fear this cycle and seeing the similarities of the women in my family, I promised myself I wasn 't going to be stereotyped as my family was. So I…

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    I was given a broken family, and also being able to cherish grateful moments with my biological father again. The first marvelous benefit of rejuvenating my father would be never having to experience such countless abuse from an ex-stepdad. If my father was still here today, my mother and I would have never been neglected. In fact, my father would have adored us and make sure we were happy consistently. He would never hit my mother for…

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    The book “The Big Time” was written by Tim Green centered towards a younger audience and written as a sports fiction book. The protagonist, Troy, a young football standout who’s life is absorbed in football, in the most basic level, and even on the most extreme level in the NFL. He has a mind unlike any other kid his age or adult for that matter. He has the ability to read the offensive patterns set during a game before the play even begins. As he examines the formation and he sees how the…

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    Fathers Benefit Kids Does the presence of a father contribute to the healthy development of his children? The article Even Sometimes Dads Confer Big Time Benefits on Kids covers the claim on how fathers who bounce in and out of a child’s life is better than not having a father whatsoever. The primary researcher from the University of Houston, Daphne Hernandez, presents her insight into the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth analysis. Hernandez and her colleagues’ purpose of the analysis…

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    Chinua Achebe’s short story “Marriage Is a Private Affair” was written in 1952 and it talks about the conflict between Nnaemeka and his father, Okeke, because of Nnaemeka’s choice to marry Nene, a woman who did not come from their tribe and is pursuing a career in teaching (which Okeke believes that it violates the teachings of the Bible). The conflict between Okeke and Nnaemeka lasted for eight years, and the couple had to endure the oppositions of Okeke and the Ibo tribe (the tribe where…

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    characters concerning plot and narration since it is clear that the one is a major character and the other a minor one. However, the main difference between Jane Fairfax and Jane Eyre is their upbringing. Jane Fairfax was adopted by the Campbell family and they treated her with love and warmth. “That nature had given it in feature could not be unseen by the young woman, nor could her higher powers of mind be unfelt by the parents.” (Austen 129) Here, Austen points out that they considered…

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    transformation within Gregor. This transformation is not exclusive to Gregor, but is also prevalent within the entire Samsa family. Gregor’s metamorphosis was sudden and unexpected. “When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (4). Before this change Gregor worked as a traveling salesman to provide for his family as they were in debt. Since Gregor’s repulsive form made him unable to work, his father had to pick up the…

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    “Famil[ies] strengthen each other during storms. They help us be strong. After all, it is a family tradition. Our roots are deeper, our hearts are stronger. We never give up.” Lifting our families up during tough situations is one of the most important concepts in life. Once a loved one passes away, the whole family falls apart. Being there for family and helping them out even if it means taking sacrifices is a must. My entire childhood was spent with my grandpa, Bader, if anything, more time…

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    Roles We Play In the story of Beowulf family means a lot especially within a community. Each character in the story has a role, duty, and expectation to fulfill to make sure their family and communities are safe. A family provides love, protection, and guidance. This also helps with confidence and self-esteem. A community makes people feel like they belong and that they have independence. In the story of Beowulf without family and a community the men were incomplete. The characters…

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