Grown and Flown

Grown and Flown

Author: Lisa Heffernan

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1250188954

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PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.


US Citizenship Bootcamp

US Citizenship Bootcamp

Author: Jennifer Gagliardi

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9780998696508

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Prepare for the US Citizenship interview by completing a series of ten interviews based on the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (released 03/26/16 and expires 03/31/19). The first interview includes five basic questions in Simple English that represents the N-400 sections 1 through 12 matched with five USCIS Civics questions; the subsequent interviews expand on these questions and gradually introduce new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Also included are a ESL/Citizenship resource list, a special chapter entitled "How to Study for Your Citizenship Interview." Updated January 20, 2017 with two new glossaries and civics information.CONTENTS:IntroductionA Quick Overview of the Naturalization ProcessFive Steps; Prepare and submit the N-400; What happens after I submit the N-400? The Naturalization Interview; The Oath of Allegiance CeremonyHow to Study for Your Citizenship Interview12 Tips about how to study for your Citizenship InterviewBefore You Begin: Seven Questions about Exemptions and AccommodationsKeywords: Exemption, Accommodations, Physical DisabilityInterview 1 Five N-400 Questions and Five Civics QuestionsKeywords: Name, Permanent Resident, Married to a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Constitution.Interview 2 Ten N-400 Questions and Five Civics QuestionsKeywords: Full Name, Date and Country of Birth, Home Address, Work, Travel, Marital Status, Children, Part 12--Additional InformationInterview 3 Fifteen N-400 Questions and Six Civics QuestionsKeywords: Immigration Status, Home Address, Work, Travel, Marital Status, Claim, Taxes, ArrestedInterview 4 Twenty N-400 Questions and Six Civics QuestionsKeywords: Eligibility, Current and Previous Home Address, Claimed and Vote, Taxes, Crime, Attachment to the ConstitutionInterview 5 Twenty-five N-400 Questions and Six Civics QuestionsKeywords: Eligibility, Legal Name, Origins, Travel, Claim, Vote, Taxes, Crime, Deported, Attachment to the ConstitutionInterview 6 Thirty Questions and Seven Civics QuestionsKeywords: Claim, Vote, Taxes, Terrorism, Crime, Deported, Bear Arms, Non-combatant, National EmergencyInterview 7 Thirty-five Questions and Eight Civics QuestionsKeywords: Country and Port of Entry, Work, Trips outside of the U.S., Nobility, Legally Incompetent, Terrorism, Habitual Drunkard and Illegal Drugs, Illegal GamblingInterview 8 Forty Questions and Eight Civics QuestionsKeywords: Financial Support, Marital Status, Spouse, and Ex-Spouse, Children, The Constitution and the U.S. Form of Government, Oath of Allegiance, Bear Arms, Non-combatant, Work of National ImportanceInterview 9 Forty-five Questions and Nine Civics QuestionsKeywords: Hurt or Kill on Purpose, Military Service, Work in a Prison, Gang, Weapons, Military or Weapons Training, Child Soldiers, Selective Service, U.S. Armed ForcesInterview 10 Fifty Questions and Ten Civics QuestionsKeywords: Introduction and "Small Talk", Oath to Tell the Truth, Eligibility, Name, Origin, Request for Accommodation or Exemption, Home Address, Job, Travel, Marital Status and Children, Intro to Part 12, Membership, Crime, Attachment to the ConstitutionReview of the New USCIS N-400 Application for NaturalizationN-400 section and question topics.Interview Clarification QuestionsAnna must ask many clarification questions in a noisy USCIS office.The Reading and Writing Tests50 reading and writing sentences based on the USCIS Reading and Writing Vocabulary lists.Ten Multiple-Choice Civics QuizzesQuiz Answer KeyAppendix 1: N-400 Vocabulary ReviewAn alphabetical glossary of the N-400 vocabulary reviewed in this book.Appendix 2: N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary ReviewVocabulary from the N-400 Part 12--including vocabulary not included in this book's ten interviews.Appendix 3: The Oath of AllegianceThe...


Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.


Officer, Nurse, Woman

Officer, Nurse, Woman

Author: Kara Dixon Vuic

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0801893917

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Drawing on more than 100 interviews, Vuic allows the nurses to tell their own captivating stories, from their reasons for joining the military to the physical and emotional demands of a horrific war and postwar debates about how to commemorate their service. Vuic also explores the gender issues that arose when a male-dominated army actively recruited and employed the services of 5,000 women nurses in the midst of a growing feminist movement and a changing nursing profession. Women drawn to the army's patriotic promise faced disturbing realities in the virtually all-male hospitals of South Vietnam. Men who joined the nurse corps ran headlong into the army's belief that women should nurse and men should fight.


The Selective Service System and Draft Registration

The Selective Service System and Draft Registration

Author: Congressional Research Service

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-02-03

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781795733410

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Summary The Military Selective Service Act (MSSA), first enacted as the Selective Service Act of 1948, provides the statutory authority for the federal government to maintain a Selective Service System (SSS) as an independent federal agency responsible for delivering appropriately qualified civilian men for induction into the Armed Forces of the United States as authorized by Congress. The annual budget for the agency is just under $23 million. One of the SSS's main functions is to maintain a database of registrants in case of a draft. The agency stores approximately 78 million records in order to verify registration status and eligibility for certain benefits that require certification of registration for eligibility. The SSS has a staff of about 124 full-time employees, complemented by a corps of volunteers and military reservists. The MSSA requires most males between the ages of 18 and 26 who are citizens or residents of the United States to register with Selective Service. Women in the United States have never been required to register for the draft. Men who fail to register may be subject to criminal penalties, loss of eligibility for certain federal or state employment opportunities and education benefits, and denial of security clearances. Documented or undocumented immigrants who fail to register may not be able to obtain United States citizenship. Registration compliance rates were 92% in calendar year 2016. While individuals may still register at U.S. post offices, the SSS attributes high compliance rates to a system of automatic electronic registration supported by state legislation and interagency cooperation. The MSSA does not currently authorize the use of a draft for induction into the Armed Forces. When the draft has been implemented, it has met some public resistance. Such resistance to the draft drives much of the opposition toward maintaining the SSS and the registration requirement. Even some who are not opposed to the government's use of conscription in a time of national need are opposed to maintaining the current SSS agency infrastructure. They argue that a stand-alone agency is unnecessary and expensive and that there are a number of alternatives that could more effectively and efficiently enable the country to reestablish conscription, if necessary. Others counter that, at the cost of $23 million annually, maintaining the SSS is a relatively inexpensive insurance policy should the draft need to be quickly reinstated. They also argue that maintaining the SSS sends a signal to potential adversaries that the United States is willing to draw on its full national resources for armed conflict if necessary. Some are concerned that the registration requirements are inequitable, arguing that it is unfair to men that women can voluntarily serve in all military occupations but are exempt from the registration requirement and the prospect of being drafted. In addition, some have raised concerns about the statutory penalties for failing to register and whether these penalties are more likely to be levied on vulnerable groups. Some contend that Congress should amend MSSA and associated statute to remove penalties for failing to register. Others argue that weakening or removing penalties would cause registration compliance rates to fall to unacceptably low levels. In response to these issues, Congress has established a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to provide research support and recommendations on the future of the SSS.


Genealogy Tip of the Day

Genealogy Tip of the Day

Author: Michael John Neill

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780578612904

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Genealogy how-to research tips, ideas, and suggestions with a concentration on research in the United States.