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Past perfect

Article Abstract:

A son's effort to bring his family together provides insight into what makes a 'perfect family.' It proves that families are not that way. Understanding the past by reconstructing part it, even if temporarily, is akin to an archaeologist discovering a past 'civilization.'

Author: Myers, Jane
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1993
Social aspects, Column, Family, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Divorce

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The week-to-weeker

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An 18-year-old high school drop out describes how he hopes to save $100 a month out of his $200 per week shoe store wages. Any extra expense, such as being best man at a wedding, emergency car repairs, or even a $30 parking ticket, means more debt and no savings.

Author: Ivry, Sara
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
United States, Cover Story, Savings, Poor, Cost and standard of living, Cost of living, Working class, High school dropouts

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