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    The elucidation of a role model is a person in particular, that is looked up to as an example to be inspired from and by. Drawing upon the article “What is a Role Model”, Dr. Price-Mitchell briefly recounts the characteristics of being a role model to others. I believe that by having the ability to overcome obstacles, Malala had been able to effectively help others form a vision for their own futures. In the excerpt “Malala the Powerful” the author Kristin Lewis iterates, “It seemed that by trying

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    knew my mother was considering sending me away, but I never thought she’d actually do it” (Moore 87). Joy made Wes go to Valley Forge because he wasn’t behaving. Valley Forge is what shaped Wes into well rounded person. Joy’s disciplinary attitude is what influenced Wes into good person. Unlike the other Wes’s mother

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    to share, not because I want to, but because I have to for a grade. Some of those include Loyalty, Compassionate, Stubbornness, and my argumentative side that just wants to defend my opinions. There is a lot that comes with me not just good things, but also things from my past that i bring here with me from my old hometown Palmdale, CA. I will begin with sharing my background and how I grew up.. First things first I grew up in Palmdale, CA which is about an hour out from LA city. I have grown up

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    parents are role models for children’s. Even when a child has been mistreated by her/his parent, it is easy for the child to forgive their parents. The reason behind that situation would be a parent’s unconditional love that a child sees, despite what he/she has been through. In the book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, she portraits a situation like that where the character spends her childhood memories with her father. Even though Jeannette’s father Rex Walls was an irresponsible father and failed

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    collected, fathers have become substantially involved with their children, even engaging in supposedly and historically feminine and private tasks such as cleaning and feeding. There could be multiple reasons resulting in this outcome for example, Floyd & Morman (2006) shows that fathers that display interest in home and are reserved with the quality of childcare are often married to high-earning wives, making a brilliant point by emphasizing that couples decisions, stay and home fathers and breadwinners

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    Father and Son Relationship The relationship between a father and his son is a very important part of his life but can be affected by past choices and opinions. A father is an influential person in his son's life and must guide him growing up. Elie and his father have a rather distant relationship, making it hard for Elie to have a close connection with his father. Elie and his father’s relationship is very complicated at the beginning of the memoir but as their roles reverse, they become closer

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    grounded, and press on.”- LL Cool J. I’ve been put on this pedestal that I have to do well or try my hardest at anything I do even if I don’t want to do it. Most importantly, I’ve been raised by my mother, who has served as two parents for both my little brother and me, as well as making sure we were well fed, clothed, and had a roof over our heads. I’m not excluding my biological father like he wasn’t part of my life, because he truly wasn’t. But, because of his absence and the stress that’s always on

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    himself” as Triune: “Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct but inseparable, eternally one in essence and power.” To say that God is Triune is not to confess three gods, but rather one God in three persons. This central teaching of Christianity asserts the worship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit as one God in unity and simplicity. Charles Wesley proclaims this co-dignity of worship to the three distinct persons of one Triune God in his Hymns on the Trinity 1767: Thee, holy Father, we confess/ Thee,

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    As I trudged bleakly through the double doors, slowly sitting down in my seat, and listened as the cushion deflated underneath me, I wondered whether I could just go back to my dorm and sleep. Thoughts ran through my light-headed brain, all I could really think about had to do with tissues, and lots of water to mask my hideous cough. I hated being sick, especially during school. Nevertheless, I still went to every one of my classes, even if I felt horrible. I always told myself during times when

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    like a father to me, has been in my life for the last 25 years and took the role on of being a grandfather to my kids lost his battle to lung cancer on the 14th. It was unexpected, he got pneumonia, went in the hospital and was gone within 3 days. They are in Prescott, AZ and I’m in KC, MO so unfortunately I could not get there. My husband understands but my in-laws that live with us do not understand the relationship I have with my ex in laws so my grieving has had to be quiet and hidden. My son

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