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This paper discusses how familial traditions are treated in literature. People try to formulate identity and all interactions in life will help in the formulation of this aspect of life. One of the strongest influences will be family and the customs and traditions of that family. Literature shows that there is either an acceptance of the values or a complete break from tradition.

In this paper, the successes and failures of structuralist cinema are investigated. A brief explanation of structuralism is provided. Also, an analysis of a film, Walkabout, provides further insight into structuralism. It is argued that, like literature, structuralist films often follow a set pattern and formula, yet the significance of what is presented is dependent on the viewers' personal experiences and perspectives.

While childhood obesity is increasing across all of America, low-income, minority children living in urban areas are at particular risk for developing the condition. This essay consists of several short papers on the development of an intervention program specifically designed to reduce obesity in middle school children by educating the entire family, not just the students.

The paper is a summary and analysis of Virginia Woolf's short story, "The Lady in the Looking-Glass: A Reflection." The paper describes how the object of a mirror is an extended metaphor for the self in this story and in other of Woolf's works. The paper argues how self reflection for the main character/narrator ultimately reveals the tragedy of loneliness.

This is a research paper on the hip hop culture in Jeddah and Mecca. It focuses on two rappers, Joker Jr and Ayzee in a case study form. The methodology consists of two methods, semiotics and discourse analysis. These two methods are used to find similarities and differences between the hip hop culture in the United States and that in Jeddah and Mecca.

Marceline is a 19yr old that is self-referred, with a 26-month-old male child. Based on the self-report by Marceline an assessment was conducted in assisting in determining a diagnosis and a course of treatment. An assessment of Marceline began with obtaining consent from Marceline and explaining to her the importance of the counseling session rather than working with Leone. Marceline indicates that she comes from a single parent home, where she was raised by her mother after her father walked out on them when she was five years

As in most of the nation, the obesity epidemic threatens public health in Los Angeles County. Obesity increased from 13.6% to 22.2% in adults between 1997 and 2007. Most of the research shows there are marked disparities in the county based on income, education, and lifestyle choices. There are, however, similar risk factors that everyone in the county shares. This is actually crucial to an overall analysis of county problems. In 2006, the cost of obesity just for LA County was over $6 billion in health care and loss of productivity.

The term "computer ethics," as coined by Walter Maner in the 1970s, refers to a field of study that examines "ethical problems aggravated, transformed, or created by computer technology" (Maner, 1980).

The objective of this study is to examine Hurricane Sandy and the adaptation of the population through the lens of the psychological cultural adaptation model. Cultural adaptation holds that evolutionary forces shape "innate genetically determined behaviors." (Boyd and Richerson, 2002) Stated specifically is the following: "Culture profoundly alters human evolution, but not because culture is learned. Rather, culture entails a novel evolutionary tradeoff. Social learning allows human populations to accumulate reservoirs of adaptive information over many generations, leading to the cumulative cultural evolution of highly adaptive social institutions and technology. Because this process is much faster than genetic evolution, it allows human populations to evolve cultural adaptations to local environments, an ability that was a masterful adaptation to the chaotic, rapidly changing world of the Pleistocene." (Boyd and Richerson, 2002)

Special Strengths and Challenges of the Single-Parent Family