The Universal Nuclear Family defined as the family which is the same everywhere, typically the stereotype of mother, father, and children all living under one roof is a myth. Some ramifications in this myth include that a woman must marry a man and reproduce under one roof in one setting, the idea t...

The Catalogue of the Universe is an enchanting book that displays many themes that can be related to life. It shows the themes of betrayal, rejection, self-discovery, the struggle of a single parent and most of all love. Despite the title, the book abandons fantasy mode and deals with real issues in...

Dear Mom and Dad, "Parents are your backbone and without them you are nothing." Grandmother used to always tell me that, and I never knew what she meant until now. Mom and Dad, you have been everything to me. Throughout my life you have been unselfish, you have given me the opportunity ...

Aaron H. FisherAutobiographyMy name is Aaron H. Fisher. Currently I am a senior student at Foothill High School, in Redding, California.. I am looking forward to graduation and continuing my education at the University of Redlands and pursuing a B.A. in History.I am blessed with a great family. ...

"Mommy Tyler pulled my hair." "I want some cookies now mommy." Where do I plan to be in ten years. Well I will be twenty eight years old with a BA degree form Hartford University in registered nursing. Married to a great man to whom will be the love of my life. We will have ...

People today excel in just about every thing, but when you ask them how they got here they will probably tell a persons name. Well I am here today to tell you that these people are the people that got you going, I have multiple people that inspire me to do all the activates that I am involved in. ...

From nagging parents to annoying guidance counsellors, we are constantly being bombarded with the notion that we 'have to' graduate from high school and enter a university. The most common misconception that people have engraved in their minds is that they must go to university in order to survive i...

Changes Everyone who graduates from high school and moves out of their family's home immediately goes through a reality shock. They are immediately confronted with the realization of their own personal identity. This idea can be a very exciting experience as the student no longer ...

Life's Values I often wondered what life would be like without strong values. These teachings are an important part of who you become. Although we are not born with them, we are taught them from generation to generation. Because of the values I acquired as a child, this has enabled me to be...

Theodore Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1908. His childhood experiences were strongly influenced by his father who sold flowers and plants as an occupation. As a young man, Roethke went to study at the University of Michigan. He also took some courses at Harvard University and later taught...

In answering the question "why did I return to school" it is as important to explore my original departure from academic life as my return. Ultimately, the exit and return were greatly influenced by two life events - birth and death. At the end of the summer of 1988, as I was preparing to enter my ...

Edward Albee's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, takes the audience through a night of a few drinks shared by college professors. This show first appeared via television on October 15, 1962 and is considered to be one of the most important plays in modern theatre. The play is set ...

Jean Toomers Life Jean toomer was a writer and a philosopher. He was born on Dec 26, 1894. Toomer was born in Washington, D.C. He was the son of Nathan Toomer who was a planter, and his mother was Nina Pinchback who was the daughter of former governor Pinckney...

Should Both Parents Work When They Have Small Children Amy Holzman used to kiss her husband and son goodbye, and head off to her high-powered job as a lawyer with her mind at ease. That was before her husband finished school and returned to work, and before she had a second child this year. Ho...

"Kids Nowadays" "Kids nowadays don't respect their elders" (Long)! These few but exact words say a great deal about the relationship between younger and older generations. Modern day children just do not know how to behave in the presence of older generations, at least that...

"Why don't yall just shut up and leave me alone!" I mumbled under my breath as my parents screamed at me from the other room. They had been annoying me all morning and I was ready to leave the house and never come back. My mother started her escapade around six o'clock one Satur...

The Myth Of Memories My family photo album has played an important role of my family's ideology and family memories. When my family album was put together I was reminded of my family's history and possess sentimental ties within our family. Viewing photographs of my deceased loved ...

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traces the growth and development of Stephen Dedalus from infancy to young manhood in Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century, and his gradual decision to cast off all his social, national, and religious constraints and live a life devoted to artistic p...

You, Too, Can Raise a Family While Working and Going to School It is not easy when you get older and decide to go back to school, especially if you are a 36 year old mother of four. There have been many occasions when I have thought that I should have gone to school much earlier in my li...

"I hate life." I casually said to her roommate. "Clarissa, why would you say something like that?" Keryn said. "Life has been so hard for me. All my life, I have been the outcast white chick, my mother clearly hates me, my sister is crazy, and life sucks." I di...

Judith Wright is commonly regarded as Australia's greatest twentieth century female poet. She was born on her father's station property at Wallamumbi in New South Wales in 1915 and even attended the University of Sydney, where she graduated with a BA in 1936. Between then and the outbreak of the S...

How many of us - when were young - have dreamt of growing up to be famous stars, astronauts, military officers, doctors, or even presidents, but when it came to reality they stumbled into many obstacles that made it hard for them to perceive their dreams. But some of us were able to achieve their go...

The Family Curse Every family has a curse, and mine is no different. My father's bloodline carries PKD: Polycystic Kidney Disease. I did not ask to be born with it, just as my father had not, but genetics had other ideas. This disease has taken my grandfather and my father's health. At the...

The article I choose to discuss is \"Two Ways to Belong in America\" by Bharati Mukherjee. My personal experiences with different cultures and Bharati\'s relationship with her sister are very similar to mine; however, I have different experiences in the marriage and feelings of belonging. Bharati an...

I pull up to the cement parking lot and park my car in one of the few vacant spaces. I open up the trunk, take out the fifty pound bag of rice, close the trunk, and lock the car. I make my way to the old, rusty intercom system and, with some difficulty, press hard on the stubborn buttons. After tw...