Essays on Family Page 191

            The topic of divorce is never one that has been taken lightly.  After all, there is no reason to consider divorce as something that is beneficial to society much less beneficial to its most basic structure which is the family.  A divorce, while technically and legally speaking, only separates the bond between husband and…

From a young age, I always wandered inside the beautiful homes of east side Cleveland. I would play with the various toys left behind by the children in school. Play on the vacant swings in the vast backyards of magnificent homes. The homes seemed enchanting, beautiful even compared to the cramped apartment that I shared…

According to Manlove (1975, 1), fantasy is a literary genre that incorporates non-rational or magical elements. Applying this definition, The Cuckoo clock can be classified as a fantasy due to various aspects of the story. Firstly, it revolves around the traditional concept of a child interacting with animals or objects. In this instance, the wooden…

Adoption Is an Option The first question a teenager asks after getting a positive pregnancy test is, “What am I going to do with the baby? ” There are three options to consider: getting an abortion, keeping the baby, or giving it up for adoption. Abortion is probably the worst and most dangerous, followed closely…

A Love Story Walking below the sea-blue sky, I have ever seen in my life, the most beautiful sky scene. The sunlight seemed like it could penetrate my heart, gently touching my tense heart using its warm arms. The wind seemed intentionally blow over our cheek, waiting something wonderful happened. I knew, deeply with my…

The complexity of this case makes it difficult, if not impossible, to address this case without appearing to favour one side, at the expense of another. Wang Meilin’s descent paints a bad image of her while Hou Shifei’s decorated military career paints the image of a hero. Her father collaborated with Japanese invaders and betrayed…

In order to understand the unethical standards in child labour the worse working conditions must be analysed in order to see who is in charge and what are the possibilities in order to stop these conditions. Africa, Congo: Special report: inside the Congo cobalt mines that exploit children: sky news and who is behind this?…

Community service is a two-way street. Volunteering can benefit students and his or her family, as much as the cause. Personnel growth can be enhanced when a person learns about new things, and volunteering teaches responsibility. I hear too many people with opinions about why community service should not be mandatory for students. Although there…

Anticipating his arrival, I restlessly walked back and forth, pondering how to deliver the news. I thought about his potential response and what he might express, fully aware that my spouse was not recognized for being passive in our community. Although my husband occasionally has outbursts of anger that attract the attention of our neighbors,…

n Marry”In short, by not complying with their assigned gender roles, gays and lesbians threaten the system of male dominance (Calhoun 157)”A debate is raging in America about who people have a right to marry. In response to lesbians and gays asking for the right to marry, many legislators are writing laws to ban same-sex…