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    Mixtape of my life Throughout one’s development into a responsible adult said person may need advice to guide them through the maze of life. It’s been said that the years from 12-22 set up the majority of your life. Throughout my development as a young man there have been multiple situations when I needed guidance. Without the strong, understanding and patient men in my life to guide me I wouldn’t be as focused, prepared or secure young man I am today. The guiding hands of Uncle James, Cousin Fred

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    Father-Son Relationship in "Reunion" As children we look up to our parents as role models, it is universal that we have the need to have them in our lives, to feel loved by them. They are the people who should be responsible for our upbringing and in molding the way we are to be as adults. The role of a parent is not just providing food and shelter but also providing a good example. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. There are parents who for one reason or another are not there for

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    My Role As A Young Child

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    My role as a young child often involved taking care of Megan and Shane. Getting them dressed and washed-up, combing their hair and keeping an eye on them. When my father walked out and my mom was left to take care of all of us on her own my responsibilities to the family changed. My roles include babysitter, student, and helper. Not only did I help care for Megan and Shane but after school I would go to the motels where my mom was a maid and help clean the rooms. When my mother remarried

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    Gender Role Models ... who needs ‘em?! By Stephen Hicks encouraged me to reflect on my childhood gender roles as well as how I portray my gender roles today. After learning about the socialization theory I realize my parents were traditional towards gender roles and have incorporated multiple theories of human growth and development into my gender development. I have also learned how my gender roles have gradually transformed since I was a child. Therefore, this article has brought to my attention

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    Santiago's Morality

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    struggle. I personally can relate to Santiago, as my Marlin is self evident as myself. My personal endeavours aren’t done, so to speak, for others, as I feel success isn’t tangible or measured in dollars, but as a token of respect for oneself. In retrospect, I found success and triumph in an array of shapes and sizes, as Hemingway’s exemplifies, success is not gauged by caliber, it's an everyday elation that is disregarded when one lacks self respect. Being my own Marlin I ever so ask myself, How much a

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    mockingbird Atticus is a very good father for his children, because he is loving, wise, a role model, and more. Atticus is a very good father one reason is that he is wise and loving, his love for his children and gives them great advice. Atticus is wise he teaches them that you shouldn't judge a person no matter what they do and what they look like. He guides Jem and Scout as they begin to grow up and mature into adults. Jem showed his feelings when his father lost the Tom Robinson case, he

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    girl, when my parents told me what girls do. I painted my nails, wore dresses to school, my parents fixed my hair in little bows. My parents basically told me that I was a girl. Family structure and a person’s family processes are consistently regarding as important social determinants of a person’s health (Walton & Takeuch, 2010). This learner always believed that it was nice to dress up in skirts. There was one time that I had asked my parents why my name was always spelled like a boy. My parents

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    Freshwater English 200 1 September 2016 In Order To Be Successful, We Should Always Have A Role Model To Follow We all have our own unique ideas and definition of success. For some people they define success as having a lot of money, being wealthy, having expensive cars, earned degrees and huge mansions. While for me, I define success as having the ability to overcome impediment and being persistent. It is being with my family, living a simple and fulfilling life. A life full of love, joy, and happiness

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    by John Wyndham is a good role model, because David likes Axel as a friend, Axel helps David not fear his abilities, and Uncle Axel makes David feel good about his telepathic abilities. My first quote that proves Axel is a good role model in The Chrysalids is that David looks at Axel as a friend. David makes this clear to the reader when he says “He was a useful all-round man, though slow in getting around because of his leg, so my father let him live with us: he is also my best friend.”(Wyndham 22)

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    To Kill a Mockingbird It is difficult to define what makes a good father, but Atticus’s unconditional love for his children is admirable. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is portrayed as a good father with many good qualities. However, like any human, he is not perfect. He does has some flaws. Atticus was portrayed as an amazing father, however, he did possess few bad qualities as well. Unlike some fathers, Atticus is very loving and caring towards his kids. Even with his busy schedule

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