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    nurture. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ many families were studied in order to possibly find a connection between heredity and criminality or “feeble-mindedness” (feeble-mindedness was a term used in this time period that could mean a number of things: various forms of mental retardation‚ learning disabilities‚ and mental illness). The two most well- known studies were of the Jukes and the Kallikak families. The Jukes were first studied in 1874 when a sociologist named

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    Family is Irrelevant: Disagree Family is something that no one gets to choose‚ and no one can change. The best thing to do is be flexible and be able to take what they say and change it for your better understan express their rebellion. In the novels‚ Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger we get to experience growing up though the eyes of Holden Caulfield a sixteen year old. Whether it means wearing a raccoon tailed hat or ordering a prostitute Holden enjoys drawing attention to himself. He comes

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    is the author of several books related to the issue of personal growth and the family. He has authored Becoming Complete‚ Family to Family‚ and Building a Successful Family. Additionally‚ he has produced numerous booklets and training processes with almost thirteen million copies in print. Victor Lee is a veteran journalist and minister with a focus on discipleship‚ sports evangelism‚ singles ministry‚ purposeful family living‚ and evangelism strategy. A former newspaper reporter‚ Victor has written

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    Critical Review Paper on Henry Goddard and the Kallikak Family Curtis Richardson Plucker’s article is about a psychologist from the early 1900’s by the name of Henry H. Goddard. Goddard believed that “feeble-mindedness” was caused by a single gene. Those that were classified as feeble-minded was called morons; a term deriving from Greek word foolish. Morons were viewed as to have low intelligence‚ lack of self-control and seem normal during observations. Goddard was hired to conduct research

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    BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Family to Family Submitted to Dr. Gene Jefferies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of EVAN 525 Contemporary Evangelism by Shawn T. Hunt October 4‚ 2014 Abstract The book Family to Family is a concrete guide for the family that has lost connection with itself. The very purpose of the book as stated by the authors is to “discover God’s purpose for your family‚ develop a family mission statement‚ establish core

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    differences. Both stories are similar in the importance of family ties and the way they view family‚ but differ in sibling relations. In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ the siblings want to recreate their brotherly bond again‚ but in “Everyday Use” there is no sign of healing the hole between Dee‚ Maggie‚ and Mama. First‚ we will look at the importance of family ties between both stories. In “Everyday Use” the characters have strong connections with family ties and their heritage. “Not ‘Dee‚’Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo

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    The book Family to Family is written by Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee. Pipes is a Leader with the North American Mission Board and director of jerry pipes productions. He goes around the world addressing groups of audience through different gatherings and workshops‚ preparing the populace on the most proficient method to change lives for Christ. He is a refined author‚ spouse‚ and father. Jerry and his wife‚ Debra‚ have two children‚ Paige and Josh. Victor Lee is from Knoxville‚ Tennessee. He goes

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    IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY The word family has multiple meanings in the dictionary. It is ‘a social unit living together’ or ‘parents and their children‚ considered as a group‚ whether dwelling together or not’. In a broader term‚ relatives can also be added to this group. But it is much more than that. Family is the first learning place of an individual in this world. Starting from childhood till old age‚ he learns everything from his family. He sees his family members walking and starts trying that

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    Family is where we all belong to and from where our identity comes from. A person is valued based on his family and upbringing. We all belong to a family and it is our family that keeps us together through thick and thin. Without having a family‚ no person is complete and the completeness comes with good family bonding. Now what is a family? By just saying that you live with your family does not hold any values to being a part of the family. Four or five persons living under one roof does not become

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    FAMILY George Peter Murdock (Social Structure 250 societies) “A social group characterised by common residence‚ economic co-operation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain socially approved sexual relationship‚ and one or more children‚ own or adopted of the sexually co-habiting adults”. The family thus lives together‚ puts resources and produces offspring. Nuclear family is the smallest group. Extended family is Nuclear family plus vertical

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