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    different the situations were. The first difference I realized was the reason why each of the fathers weren’t present. As the other Wes states, “Your father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, my father wasn’t there because he chose not to be” (1). Though both boys grew up without fathers, how each boy’s family reacted made the huge difference. Wes’s older brother, Tony, appeared as a great role model. He was always encouraging his younger brother to continue on his education and avoid the path

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    We 're all Haitian in my family. It 's not a big family, but we 're happy when we are together. My parents are very strict, I could say that it 's in our culture, but not all Haitian parents are strict. It 's just the way Haitians are. Heritage? I don 't think I have that in my family, except soils, animals like ducks, donkey, cow, and houses my grand-grandfather left before he died, but we don 't care that much. They 're not that important because all they bring is trouble to families. Education

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    Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863 in Wayne county, Michigan. He was the son of Irish immigrants, William and Mary Ford, who had settled on a farm in Dearborn. In addition to helping his father with the harvest, Ford also attended school in a one-room schoolhouse. However, Ford disliked both school and farm life, and at age 16, he walked to Detroit in search of employment. Ford was employed as an apprentice in a machine shop, where he learned about the internal combustion engine. After several years

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    school teacher and student at Boston University , and Otto Plath, German immigrant and Boston University professor. At the age of eight, Plath lost her father due to complications from diabetes, which had a drastic affect on her emotionally. From the way she talks of her father in her poems it is easy to tell that Otto Plath had been a strict father, and both his overbearing relationship with his daughter and death heavily influenced her future relationships and her poetry. In one of her more famous

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    Conduct Disorder (CD) are affecting at least 3.5% of children in the United States today (Perou, et al., 2013). Parenting style, Socioeconomic Status, and parental stress contributes to the development of CD in young children (Harvey and Metcalfe, 2013). According (Rolon-Arroyo, Arnold, & Hunt 2014), CD is characterized by behavior that violates the rights of others which affects 10% of the youth. CD symptoms emerge during preschool years and are often confused with typical development in young

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    “The Other Wes Moore” “We are our choices,” French Philosopher Jean Paul Sartre once said. Everything that happens throughout life is due to a decision made by an individual. That being said, all choices made by an individual have different possible consequences. These consequences will have a cause and an effect. Wes Moore, the author of The Other Wes Moore, explores this idea throughout his entire book. Wes Moore makes a point to show us that a character’s environment, education, and life goals

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    community to a unique individual, Lowry conveys individuality, duality and freedom. Overall, the novel illustrates that there is no ‘perfect world’, everything has two sides. The Giver portrays a seemingly utopic community in which all members follow a strict set of rules. In the community where Jonas lives, a rigid set of rules dictates and regulates every moment of the lives of its citizens. Although there are few exceptions, People in the community strictly adhere to the rules.  The community in The

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    Boyhood, a coming of age film, covers the life of Manson for twelve years, up to the beginning of college. While the film doesn’t have any defining moments, it shows the progression of a person over time. The change from boyhood to manhood can be seen in multiple lens throughout the film. The environment plays a key role when it comes to Manson’s development. Interactions inside and outside the home, help develop his personality and overall character. With these lenses we can view the trajectory

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    The rural setting depicted in In Cold Blood by Truman Capote has a big impact on the novel and by looking at the time and place’s impact on the book, gender roles and rural social norms that have affected the characters become clear. These effects can be seen in the behaviors and personalities displayed by the characters throughout the book and in their reactions to important things going on in their lives. The impact on the characters is a very important thing to look at because it clearly illustrates

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    Religion In Jane Eyre

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    Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, the role of religion is the influence it plays through the characters, and how they model different views of Christianity through the views of Jane. Throughout the novel, Jane encounters different people that shape and influence her own belief in a Christian God. Main characters Helen, Mr. Brocklehurst and Eliza, are individuals who model different perceptions of societies perspectives on Christianity, by either use as an instrument of power, an excuse for unethical

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