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THE FAMILY

Statesmen define a family as “a group of individuals having a common dwelling and related by blood, adoption or marriage, (36) _____ includes common-law relationships.” Most people are born into one of these groups and (37) _____ live their lives as a family in such a group.

Although the definition of a family may not change, (38) _____ relationship of people to each other within the family group changes as society changes. More and more wives are (39) _____ paying jobs, and, as a result. the roles of husband, wife and children are changing. Today, men expect to (40) _____ for pay for about 40 years of their lives, and, in today’s marriages (41)  _____ which both spouses have paying jobs, women can expect to work for about 30 to 35 years of their lives. This means that men must learn to do their share of family tasks such as caring for the children and daily (42)  _____ chores. Children, too, especially adolescents, have to 43) _____ with the members of their family in sharing household tasks.

The widespread acceptance of contraception has meant that having (44) _____ is a matter of choice, not an automatic result of marriage. Marriage itself has become a choice. As alternatives (45) _____ common-law relationships and single-parent families have become socially acceptable, women will become more independent.

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Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.

Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated.

Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the world. The secret of their adjustmenl lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun, many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.

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Psychologists have debated a long time about whether a child's upbringing can give it the ability to do outstandingly well. Some think that it is impossible to develop genius and say that it is simply something a person is born with. Others, however, argue that the potential for great achievement can be developed. The truth lies somewhere between these two extremes.

It seems very obvious that being born with the right qualities from gifted parents will increase a child’s ability to do well. However, this ability will be fully realized only with the right upbringing and opportunities. As one psychologist says, ‘To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel.”

Scientists have recently assessed intelligence, achievement, and ability in 50 sets of identical twins that were separated shortly after birth and brought up by different parents. They found that achievement was based on intelligence. and later influenced by the child’s environment.

One case involving very intelligent twins was quoted. One of the twins received a normal upbringing. and performed well. The other twin, however, was brought up by extremely supportive parents and given every possible opportunity to develop its abilities. That twin, though starting out with the same degree of intelligence as the other, performed even better.

This case reflects the general principle of intelligence and ability. The rnore favorable the environment, the more a child’s intelligence and ability are developed. However, there is no link between intelligence and the socioeconomic level of a child’s family. In other words, it does not matter how poor or how rich a family is, as this does not affect intelligence.

Gifted people cannot be created by supportive parents, but they can be developed by them. One professor of music said that outstanding musicians usually started two or three years earlier than ordinary performers. often because their parents had recognized their ability. These musicians then needed at least ten years’ hard work and training in order to reach the level they were capable of attaining.

People who want to have very gifted children are given the following advice:

•   Marry an intelligent person.

•  Allow children to follow their own interests rather than the interests of the parents.

•   Start a child's education early but avoid pushing the child too hard.

•   Encourage children to play; for example, playing with musical instruments is essential for a child who wants to become an outstanding musician.

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