Essays on Family Relationships

The concept of an arranged marriage is something entirely alien to us in the Western world. Especially to the age bracket which I am in (13-18). The idea that someone other than myself could ever possibly decide or dictate who I would date, let alone...

The earliest concept of marriage dates back centuries ago; it is the union between two people. Although, some of its concepts remain controversial like the practice of child marriage in some cultures. In modern times, it is mostly defined as the union between two consenting...

Mary and Jodie are conjoined twins who share a circular pelvis. They also share Jodie’s heart and lungs because Mary’s heart and lungs do not function. Therefore, Mary relies on Jodie’s heart and lungs to supply her with blood and oxygen. Providing for two bodies...

One of the most sensitive situations and concerning thoughts that trouble the boys in the book “The Road” embrace the ways in which father-son relationships are torn apart by the bad situations. The father and son have an unhealthy relationship that didn’t have support and...

Dr. Murray Bowen was a researcher, clinician, teacher, writer and a psychiatrist. After serving in the military for a few years, Bowen became interested in psychiatry. By Bowen being interested in psychiatry, he originated the family system theory in the late 1950s. Family system theory...

Indian Horse was written by Richard Wagamese, an Ojibwe from Minaki from northwestern Ontario. The book is about the story of a young boy named Saul Indian Horse and his journey through his life from childhood to adulthood in northern Ontario while residential schools were...

Minor characters significantly impact and create a positive influence on the protagonist. In the novel Indian Horse, written by the Canadian writer Richard Wagamese, minor characters turn out to be a positive influence on Saul Indian Horse. These characters encourage Saul to endure in different...

An individual who experiences trauma with family can prevent the start of a true relationship. When someone faces traumatic experiences with family, they will often push away and live a life of being alone. In the story Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese, the main character,...

“I love you 3,000.” The most memorable line from Avengers: Endgame. Endgame was the closing movie in Phase 3. The movie wrapped up over ten years’ worth of unanswered questions put into three hours and two minutes. Avengers: Endgame has an amazing soundtrack, an emotional...

The Bluest Eye is a novel by Toni Morrison, published in 1970. The novel tells the tragic story of a young black girl’s battle to achieve white standards of beauty and her subsequent decline into madness. The prelude tells the reader that Pecola Breedlove’s father...