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    Hester’s Ideal Puritan Woman Qualities The standard of an ideal woman has changed dramatically over the centuries. And the differences are certainly apparent when comparing the modern expectations to the Puritan’s. The most important difference being that the standards were much stricter and the idea of an ideal Puritan woman was very prevalent in society. Consequently‚ many readings during the 16th century emphasizes the necessary qualities of an ideal Puritan woman. One of which is Jonathan Edwards’

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    Family This essay is associated with family issues which including the definitions of different types of family‚ the traditional roles of each family member ‚ the changes to families in different cultures and the benefits and problems of living in a family. There are a number of family types in society. Firstly‚ traditional family is defined as a family group consisting of two married couple as father‚ mother who live together in the same house and take care of more than one or two children. Also

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    to appropriately show the strict intolerant ways of the disciplined Puritan America of 1850‚ with his novel The Scarlet Letter. This novel has become a classic‚ because of the accurate portrayal of the conservative Puritan ways. His novel is one of few to tell of the true Puritan lifestyle. Hawthorne explains the ways in which society cast out any individual for standing apart from the common crowd. The ways in which a person was punished by an entire community‚ only because their own ideas deviated

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    In the seventeenth century when the New England Puritans came to the American colonies their goal was to create a model society. The reason that they came to the colonies was in pursuit of religious acceptance and to escape persecution for the beliefs they held to be true. Their aspiration was to create a totally peaceful environment that existed solely to honor God and fulfill his will. They aspired to do this through every aspect of their lives by giving full honor to god for every triumph and

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    Nursing Dr. Irene Gadil FAMILY In human context‚ a family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity‚ affinity‚ or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. Anthropologists most generally classify family organization as matrilocal (a mother and her children); conjugal (a husband‚ his wife‚ and children; also called nuclear family); and consanguineal (also called an extended family) in which parents and children

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    Throughout history‚ many people have wanted to create a model society. During the 1600 ’s‚ Puritans in New England tried to establish a perfect society. The settlers sought to create a colony that was free‚ contained a strong sense of religion‚ and was perfect and admired. The Puritans tried to create a liberated society. They first wanted to be free from England. They wanted to prevent what had gone wrong in England from happening in their colonies. In England‚ many people faced persecution because

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    please God. The Puritan Dilemma‚ by Edmund S. Morgan‚ is the biography of John Winthrop‚ a Puritan who departs from England in order to create a haven and an example of a community where the laws of God were followed diligently. As a man with power and as a Puritan‚ Winthrop must face difficult decisions and at the same time make sure they are justified by God. The dilemmas‚ specifically paradoxes‚ which Puritans encountered in everyday life‚ were anything but simple; nevertheless‚ Puritans made their

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    THE FAMILY There is no general definition of the term ’’ family’’ as its structure and functions vary from society to society. In our society‚ the family is seen as a group or social arrangement in which individuals who are specifically related by blood‚ marriage‚ adoption or some other factor‚ group together and tend to share a domestic unit-a household. Not all households can be described as families‚ however. The family is the basis on which large communities or societies are formed. It

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    Film analysis – Little Miss Sunshine Little Miss Sunshine‚ released in 2006‚ is a comic drama written by Michael Arndt and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. It follows the adventures of the Hoover family when they embark on a road trip‚ to take Olive‚ the youngest of the family‚ to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. As the Hoovers travel from their home city Albuquerque to California‚ the directors satirise aspects of American society through irony‚ stereotypes

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    can help chose strategies‚ which help achieve objectives. At the beginning will be presented brief history of CBA. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) supports sector with their following industries such as banking‚ financial and investment service. Founded in1911 as a government bank‚ received the first guarantees of the federal government. The first bank branch was opened in Meloburne-July 1912. In 1913 there were already branches in all six states. In 1916‚ its headquarters is moved to

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