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Family Significance in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

son Telemakhos, his father Laertes, and even his dog Argos. Throughout his journey in the Odyssey, Odysseus often remarks about t...

'A place in the family: an historical interpretation of research on parental reactions to having a child with a disability' by Philip M. Ferguson Reviewed

place in time. The point Ferguson goes on to make is that it is important to also consider the ways in which social attitudes and ...

Counseling and Family Violence

to understand that it has also been a very real part of American society since the early days. In a review of the book "Domestic T...

Small Family Travel Agency Going Online

continue to converge at a brisk pace, with more and more travelers booking online" (Peterkofsky, 2000; p. 1). "Bill Carroll...

Representatives Argenziano, Kilmer, and Lawton of North Florida

on a particular issue, their voting record, any bills sponsored, and any recommendations they might have for improvement. The int...

Social Systems and Family Development

and I.L. Carter (fifth edition). The authors point out a social systems theory, which basically states that a typical family is co...

Botanical Description of the Olive Family, Oleaceae

of taxonomic characteristics. Although there are some rare exceptions where leaves are whorled or alternate, leaf arrangement is ...

Language History Study

century. "He claimed that he made his language as simple as he could so that ordinary people could understand it, yet it is barel...

NICU Principles of Family Practice

care is the guiding concept behind the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphias (CHOP) commitment to values that place mutual trust and...

Gregor Samsa in 'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka

and compassion to overcome obstacles when Grete attempts to put forth the effort. It is at this point where the author suggests t...

A look at the Herpes Viruses

subfamily have longer reproductive cycles and a more narrow host range. In this group, infected "cells often become enlarged. Lat...

Today's Sitcoms and All in the Family

world around them, no matter how distasteful. In this particular show race was a very powerful issue and many may argue that th...

Edward Ball's Slaves in the Family

his own discoveries, those that relate to his desire to aid the African American families that were so directly linked to his own....

Family Business and Power Transfers

an entirely different approach to running the company is often the undesirable outcome. Part of the difference in perspective len...

Health Assessment for Australian Family

"Children must come first in social policies and the allocation of social resources, children must come first in the words and dee...

Family Therapy and a Systems Approach

13 year old may be experimenting with drugs and this too will affect the family. In this case study, Katie begins to act out in sc...

2004's WFTRA The Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004

his second-term agenda..." (98). Within the new law are a variety of provisions that allow for this type of relief. One popula...

Family Values and Confucianism

Two of Confucius teachings in particular are applicable to family values. These were the illustrative virtues of proper conduct a...

Culture of Costa Rica

and final voyage to the New World. Archeologists have determined that native civilizations existed in Costa Rica for thousands of ...

Fatherless Family Effects

creates a vacuum of tension that is all-too-often inappropriately directed at the children; kids, too, in their attempt to process...

Behavioral Changes in Families With Newborn Siblings, a Case Study

development theory provides for a number of beneficial elements that will ultimately help bring about positive change in her abili...

Development of a Family Life Cycle

entry into school, a young adult leaving home, and the increasingly common transitions of divorce and remarriage" (Ooms, 1999). ...

Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants

baby will be a suitable donor (Testing can determine if embryo can be potential stem-cell donor for sibling, 2004). The test, ...

Adolescents and Crime

possibilities; and other issues. They also dont seem to understand that older people were once young, and therefore understand th...

Case Study on Family Dynamics

There are two issues here: Jimmys modeling behavior, and Henris potential isolation. Jessica is a bright child whos doing well i...

'Why I Live at the P.O.' by Eudora Welty

workings of identity, however, there are grand variances that separate one person from the next when it gets past a superficial le...

Canada, Victimization, and Juvenile Delinquency

reported a higher level of delinquent behavior than did females. Males in grade nine reported higher levels of delinquency than di...

Lord of the Flies and the Characters of Jack and Ralph and The Outsiders and the Character of Pony

What we learn by reading this book is that society as a whole is only as good as the individuals which...

The Epic 'Beowulf' and Anglo Saxon Culture

the tale. In fact, it seems that one of the general ways in which each character is depicted is a quick rundown of their lineage. ...

Effects of Poverty

social life. Symbolic interactionism strives to control member behavior as a means by which to represent the core element of the ...