...John and Tim are gay partners with a son and daughter born through the procedures of artificial insemination and genetic surrogacy. The path they followed in having children and their stated attitudes toward fatherhood reflects common American ideas about the importance of both biogenetic connections and caring for children. The most essential American idea includes the significance in resemblance to one another to stablish a kinship relationship and resemble a nuclear family. In “Gay Fathers, Their Children, and the Making of Kinship” Aaron Goodfellow states that gay partners follow main concepts in the United States of the biological basis of relatedness. For instance, Tim claimed that they chose artificial inseminations over adoption so...
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...Father & Son Father and son love is complicated. Nobody said being a good father was easy. No matter what age your child is or how many children you have, you have to know that a father's work is never done. To be a good father, you have to be present, be a good disciplinarian and role model, and be sympathetic to your children's needs without being a pushover. I will explain the similarities on how the two fathers of the stories were good role models. The bond between a parent and a child is one of the strongest things on this earth. The relationships between father and son in the poems "The Gift" by Li-Young Lee, and the story “Digging“ By Seamus Heaney. In all two genres father and son are the most prominent characters. All have the absence or near absence of mother figures. They also all show how important a father is to his son. Show the importance of father-son relationships through the fathers' involvement in their sons' lives, the fathers teaching their sons life skills, and the fathers' immense love for their sons. Love with admiration, care, demurred, unrestricted, warm, role model and respect. The similarities between the stories “Digging“ By Seamus Heaney, and “The Gift” by Li-young Lee is that the kids have role model fathers. “Digging” describes how a boy looks up to his father and the son observes and writes it down as he is proud of him. in the poem it says “When the spade sinks into gravelly ground. My father digging, I look down”(3-4). It states that the...
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...him from reading. Alexie learned to read from comic books such as “Superman”, he used the pictures to help tell the story. As he became older and started school he was teased because he was an Indian child who could read and write. Now, Alexie is a writer who visits schools to help Indian children to understand how reading had an impact on his life and he wants to try and get more Indian children involved with reading. Alexie describes his family as being poor but they are considered second class according to Reservation standards. As told in the story Alexie’s family consist of 7 family members and at least one parent held a job so the family could make it through a time where poverty was hitting the world hard. They lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear, and government surplus food, but managed to be doing better than a lot of others in the reservation. The role of Alexie’s father played a huge role in his life. His father loved books and since Alexie loved is father with an aching devotion, he decided that he would love books also. Alexie’s father was one of the few Indians who attended a Catholic school, so I think that had a big impact on Alexie. He saw that his father would buy books by the pounds of random titles just so he could get more knowledge of the world around him. The metaphor Alexie uses is that he describes his family as a paragraph. He learned that a paragraph was a fence that held words and that the words inside the paragraph worked together...
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...used as mental models for their sons’ mate choice who provided more emotional warmth and less avoidance to their sons during childhood. The implications of the study’s results for the contemporary interpretation of Freudian theory are discussed. Key Words: Oedipal relationship; Mate preferences; Evolutionary psychology. Freud’s theory It is well known that the Oedipus complex plays a pivotal role in Sigmund Freud’s theory. This complex characterizes the early stage (between 3-5 years) of boys’ sexual objectchoice (Freud, 1905, 1938). During this period, boys have sexual feelings towards their mother, while they are jealous of their father and consider him a rival party. In Freudian theory, boys at this age have a primary incestuous urge towards their mother while they feel fear and anxiety toward the father because they suppose that the father would Corresponding author: Tamas Bereczkei, Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary....
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...an orphan and a ward of Tellson's bank, learns that her father is alive and has recently been released from prison after eighteen years of unjust incarceration. She travels to the French suburb of Saint Antoine with Mr. Jarvis Lorry, a longtime Tellson's employee who had managed her father's affairs before his imprisonment. They find her father at the home of Ernest Defarge, a former domestic of Dr. Manette's who has housed the doctor since his release. Though her father is teetering on the brink of insanity, she solemnly vows that she will be true to him and devote her life to helping him recover himself. The family relocates to London, and Mr. Lorry becomes a friend of the family. After time, the doctor begins to recover and resumes his practice, and though he occasionally reverts back to his trance-like state, he slowly but surely returns to himself. Throughout the process, he and Lucie become extremely close. After a period of five years, Lucie and her father are called to testify in the trial of Charles Darnay, a French citizen and London resident who has been accused of treason against England. Lucie testifies that she and her father saw Darnay on a ship bound for England the night she brought her father back home to London, and that he was conversing with other men and poring over documents. Though the testimony is damaging, Lucie notes that Darnay had been extremely kind and helpful to her in caring for her father on the ship, and she admits that she hopes her testimony...
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...woman, readers can feel what had driven her to become abnormal like that. First, Miss Emily was influenced so deeply from her father, a strict and selfish man, so that she could not decide anything. This is one of the main reasons that direct Emily to an odd personality in her life. During her childhood, she was isolated from society and had a very limit connection with other people. She totally depended on her father, Mr. Griersons, and became a copy of that man. For example, he refused to pay taxes when he was alive, and then after he died, ten years later, she also did the same way. She had no rights to choose what she wanted because of the selfish father who always controlled everything, “… we did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that”. Perhaps Mr. Griersons loved Emily with all his heart and did not want anything wrong happened to her, so he accidently became a selfish father. He always tried to keep her in best conditions, but the more he did that, the more her mental sickness developed silently. Second, although Emily had a strong appearance, she was a weak woman inside as other women. When her father passed away, she did not accept the fact and tried to think that he had not died yet. She went against the female type and social behaviors at that time. She cut her hair short, “making her look like girl, with a vague resemblance to those angels in colored church windows sort of tragic and...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a chilling historical fiction novel that centers around the trial of an innocent black man who is accused of raping a white woman. The novel is set in Alabama during the 1930s, and it follows an old lawyer and his family in the small town of Maycomb. Atticus Finch, the lawyer and father, is often called upon by the town for help due to his stature. He is level headed and focuses on the belief that everybody deserves to be treated equally. It is this belief that leads him to being chosen to represent Tom Robinson, the accused black man, in court. Because To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Alabama during the 1930s, the odds that he will be found innocent are exceptionally low, so Atticus must do everything...
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...disgusted that his father is a murderer Montresor’s son tells of his childhood Explains Fortunato and her mother’s story My mother was not around, my father told me she died during labor and no one seemed to have any memories of her living. I often wondered if Montresor was my real father. It wasn’t a question of resemblance, everyone in our town was dark skinned with dark eyes. I just never related to him. He was not a bad man, he just was not a good one either. He was always obsessed with revenge. My entire childhood was filled with him getting into trouble. The children at school called me the bastard baby from my lack of a mother. I had to leave when he choked one of them. I always resented my father because I thought he was the reason for my problems. One day I went to the Saturday Market to get some food for our manor since the maid had quit. I was not surprised when I was looked at with disgust. Being the son of a murdered in town seemed to be almost just as bad as being the murdered. The entire square was filled with flowers and memorials for Fortunato whom I had never known. The town painted him as a saint. They said he was a good man whom loved his wine. Even the local winery named a bottle after him. There was no Amontillado to be found. It was the wine that lead to murder. I was about to buy my provisions when the owner of the market stepped out and ask me what occasion I was buying groceries for. When I told him it was just for me and my Father he told me to...
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...Nhkahsdsahkjdsakjxkasbxkajsbkjbxkajsbxakjb jbaskbkj j snka sjka s kaa a s asa sa s sa s a sas sa as as as as sa sds d sd sdThe following morning, the family treks into the woods. Hansel takes a slice of bread and leaves a trail of bread crumbs to follow home. However, after they are once again abandoned, the children find that birds have eaten the crumbs and they are lost in the woods. After days of wandering, they follow a beautiful white bird to a clearing in the woods and discover a large cottage built of gingerbread and cakes, with window panes of clear sugar. Hungry and tired, the children begin to eat the rooftop of the candy house, when the door opens and a "very old woman" emerges and lures them inside, with the promise of soft beds and delicious food. They comply, unaware that their hostess is a wicked witch who waylays children to cook and eat them. The next morning, the witch locks Hansel in an iron cage in the garden and forces Gretel into becoming a slave. The witch feeds Hansel regularly to fatten him up, but Hansel cleverly offers a bone he found in the cage (presumably a bone from the witch's previous captive) and the witch feels it, thinking it is his finger. Due to her blindness, she is fooled into thinking Hansel is still too thin to eat. After weeks of this, the witch grows impatient and decides to eat Hansel, "be he fat or lean." She prepares the oven for Hansel, but decides she is hungry enough to eat Gretel, too. She coaxes Gretel to the open the...
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...Divorce and the effects on Children When most people get married, they don’t go into marriage thinking that in five to ten years they will be getting a divorce; especially after having children. We can sit back and pretend it’s not going to happen but it happens more often than what we realize and children are the most affected by a divorce. Children become disillusioned by a divorce, for better or worse, children look to adults to help make sense of the world they live in. Unfortunately, from the child’s point of view, much of what they are taught defies understanding. It is clear to even the youngest child that what adults say is appropriate behavior bears little resemblance to what adults actually do. Children are keen observers; they see famous men who lie and still hold high office, adults who cheat and yet avoid being caught, and adults who kill in the name of religion. They are all too aware of adults who create problems and neglect to solve them, and adults who abuse themselves or others; but who are nevertheless heralded as heroes. Children not only experience questionable adult behavior at a distance, but also close-up in their own families, are at the most risk for growing up feeling alienated, angry and distrustful of the adult world. There are in excess of fifteen million children in the US who have experienced first hand the dissolution of their family by the process of divorce. Divorce, unfortunately, brings out the worst in people and parenting...
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...restrictions, money, and making sure to not replicate the entire book. This is why a book is better in an aspect as there are not as many restrictions to when creating a book compared to a movie. The film and the novel itself has many similarities and differences, however it is upon whether or not the film is a successful adaptation and portrays the theme of racial injustice. This film is a reasonable adaptation as it demonstrates the message of the film using the same context as the book and brings the characters to life in a creative way. There is great screenplay and dialogue amongst the characters which allows the audience to understand the movie thoroughly. However, there are key components which are missing from the novel that pay resemblance to the message that could’ve made this movie more outstanding in relation to racism. In order for the film to be an effective adaptation, it must have the same storyline, good development of characters, and portray the same message as the story. The storyline in a book is the most important aspect which captures...
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...and women. In my opinion, it may be claimed that there are some differences and similarities between men and women in terms of responsibilities and tasks. First of all, we can say that there are some resemblance between men and women in terms of their responsibilities. According to many ancient and modern philosophers, people born in equal conditions. Their appereances may exactly be different, but they have same intelligence, opinions such as beliving God, living in a good way, helping each other, etc. However, their social environment changes from people to other people. Then the differences begin since people continue their own individual way, and the basic reason of these differences is being a man or woman. In addition, many married couples share their duties in their homes equally and similarly. For example, in many countries, men and women prepare meals with helping each other. Especially, in developed country, they help each other since both women and men work in their job. Moreover, married couples are more sensitive at loking after their children than their previous generation. For instance, they help each other to put their baby or young child to the bed. Also, they show their love to the child. In the past, chidren love their mother more than they love their father since most of the things such as...
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...household. Her parents had decided that the only way her and her brother could fit-in in the Anglo society was by only speaking English regardless of their Hispanic appearance. She wrote about a time when her parents took her one week late to school because they were on vacation. “At the school's office the registrar frowned when they arrived.” She told them “ you people. Your children are always behind, and you have the nerve to bring them late?” I personally been through that similar situation during my school years while growing up. I love her mothers response when she says “ My children will be at the top of their classes in two weeks.” I bet that took the registrar off track. Since she was young she thought that speaking Spanish meant various things. One of the things was that Spanish meant being poor. Another thing was that it meant waiting tables or cleaning hotel rooms. When she was 16 years old she informed to her father that “she hatted being called Mexican.” Mr Barrientos decided that since he hated that, he was going to send her on a trip to Mexico instead of Camp Aspen. Her father told her “I want you to see how beautiful Mexico is.” “ That way when anyone calls you Mexican, you will hold your head up.” She...
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...He was the second son in his family, which caused him to move to New York City. After first joining the Presbyterian Church in 1819, but in 1822 he married Sarah Stanford and joined the Baptist church. Pierson unlike some men took the market change in full swing and became a successful mercantile businessman by the age of thirty-four. Unlike the times and Pierson’s beliefs, Sarah ran the house and was even involved with Frances Folger’s Female Missionary Society which Pierson soon joined. This Society was a definite resemblance of the changing times. In 1830, things fell apart for Elijah Pierson, when Sarah died, he did not know what to do since she did everything for him. He believed he could resurrect her from the died and swore that God and Sarah were talking to him, his career also fell out because he had devoted all his energy and time to preaching. In the course of one year in the act of trying to resurrect Sarah, Elijah lost all of his old evangelical and business friends one by...
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...Tacitus in His Account of Germania Tacitus’ Germania was a short monograph on German ethnography. It had great historical significance. Tacitus wrote critically of the Germans. He also stressed their simplicity, bravery, honor, fidelity, and other virtues in contrast to corrupt Roman imperial society, fallen from the vigor of the Republic. Tacitus covered many topics when writing this short piece of work. When it came to weapons, few used swords or long lances. They carried a spear, which they called a Framea. It was narrow and short head, but was so sharp and easy to wield that the same weapon serves, for close of distance conflict. “The horse-soldier was satisfied with a shield and spear. The foot-soldiers scattered showers of missiles, each man had several and hurled them to an immense distance. Their shields were marked with very choice colors” (13). A few had corslets, and one or two had metal or leather helmets. “Their horses were remarkable neither for beauty nor for fleetness. Nor were they taught various evolutions after their fashion, but are driven straight forward, or so as to make one wheel to the right in such a compact body that none were left behind another” (14). Their chief strength were in their infantry, and he fights along with the Calvary. The foot soldiers are stationed in front of the line. “The most glaring disgrace that can befall them, is to have quitted their shield” (15). According to punishment, in their councils an accusation...
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