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    The lovely mother of two, and the amazing wife any man would dream of, the best pet spoiler there is, and the perfect friend. That right there can say so much about someone without even knowing who they are. Johnna, my mother, is such a talented person. Along with this, she is also a mentor and therapist. Last, she devotes her every waking seconds to the ones she loves. First off, my mother is by far one of the most talented and creative people you will ever meet. She was a great cheerleader in

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    Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan offers some insight into the lives of Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters. Though the book provides the stories of four very different families, there are noticeable repetitions of the same themes and problems between them all. Tan shows recurring themes in all the families in order to show the similar struggles that all Chinese-American families, such as the one she grew up in, face. Amy Tan shows examples of finding inner strength in all families

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    leave their children alone at home because not all solo mothers have much helps from their families. Therefore, they need to look for quality early learning, but some of them can’t find quality childcare or day nurseries with lower or no cost. D (2017) reported, “In Oregon, Massachusetts and New York, a single mother of an infant ages 0-3 would have to pay more than half of her income for day care at a center” (n.p). Some of solo single mother qualify for the child care subsidy, but they have to wait

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    of a great mother to help guide and nurture me, and had my life turned from chaos to order. When I went through my parents divorce, that was my crossing of the threshold in a variety of ways. To begin, one of the many reasons that my parents divorce was my crossing of the threshold was because it was a very new experience for me. Like most kids with split parents, I had felt very overwhelmed with emotions having that I had never had considered that a

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    She also prayed that her father would leave the abuseful household before his name ended up on divorce papers and a death certificate. Penelope had been laying there for what felt like an eternity, until she heard the snap and crack of her legs. Her mother was dragging her off the bed and through the floor and purposefully

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    This book would be beneficial, because it explains how women are no longer accepting being stay at home moms. It supports my topic by proving the point that women are not willing to be dependent on a man to support their family. Grzelakowski, Moe. Mother Leads Best: 50 Women Who Are Changing the Way Organizations Define Leadership. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Pub., 2005. Web. In this book, it

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    Lovers” reminded me of situations that I have experienced in the past. I can honestly relate to this episode in so many ways, such as my outlook on family and friends. The first few people that babies ever know are their family. Infants value their mother/caregiver more than anyone. From birth they tend to form a bond with their caregiver, in which is known as attachment. Due to their family members being the first people they interact with they learn how to relate with people at home. Family relationship

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    In the book Out of the Dust a fourteen year old Billie Jo Kelby lives in Oklahoma on a farm with her parents during the Great Depression. She, her mother and dad struggle to make the best of what going on in their lives by acting like nothing is happening and everything is the same. Her father is a wheat farmer and works with what they have left of the farm they own and her mother is a house wife that cleans the house. Billie Jo helps

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    a better future, her mother, a beautiful but sour woman, settles uneasily into their new life. Su-Jen feels the weight of her mother’s unhappiness as Su-Jen’s life takes her outside the restaurant and far from the customs of the traditional past. As the book progresses Su-Jen starts coming out of her comfort zone making a name for herself and becoming a mature young lady by adapting to the lifestyle in Canada. A hidden secret found by Su-Jen's father shows how much the mother really valued their

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    letting Grendel bleed to death.  Everything is all well in the village after the defeat of Grendel, but Beowulf stays up and finds that Grendel’s mother seeks revenge for her son’s death.  “Grendel’s mother, monstrous hell-bride, brooded on her wrongs… sallied forth on a savage journey, grief racked and ravenous, desperate for revenge.”(Post)  Grendel’s mother is out to get Beowulf.  Beowulf commits his second act of greatness by defeating her.  “The blade in an arc, a resolute blow,

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