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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    1. Role Preparation: (A brief presentation, how you prepared your role?) In the role play, I am an elderly South Asian immigrant grandparent (Baba – in this role play) with significant medical problems, arrived in Canada just two months ago. His wife passed away six months back, mentally disturbed and hoping to have some emotional support from his only son who migrated to Canada 16 years back. Baba is also sick, needs to consult a doctor and looking for a quite corner in the apartment where he

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    Reflection Paper On Grief

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    Process and The Meaning Reconstruction Models Tammy Reynolds January TATI DL 2017-2018 course November 6, 2017 Claudia Mandler McKnight Art Therapy, Spirituality, Grief and Loss Final assignment Introduction This reflection paper will attempt to explore the grief and loss of my father as it relates to Stroebe and Schut’s Dual Process Model of Bereavement and Neimeyer’s Meaning Construction Model (cited in S. Lister, 2008). I will expand on the two models and posit that the bereavement process

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    “Doing The Right Thing,” and “The Road Not Taken,” it is evident that they all had the courage to do the right thing. Having a role model affects how you act as a person. In “Doing The Right Thing,” “The Road Not Taken,” and “Thank You Ma’am,” the characters all get there courage from exceptional role models. In the short story Roger is affected by his role model Mrs.Jones because he does not want to be mistrusted again. This statement is true because in the text it states

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    by Rudyard Kiplings, and “My Papa's Waltz” by Theodore Roethkes . The relationships one has molds them into the person they are and the person they will become. For this reason, it is important to observe relationships and analyze them to correct our own and improve the relationships around us. In the song “I'm Watching you” by Rodney Atkins it is evident that the son follows what his father does even if it is bad. when his son says the” four letter” word and his father asks him “ Son, now where’d

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