Special delivery
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Mail-order brides are coming to North America for centuries and many companies specializing in this business are operating world wide. Filipinos outnumber prospective mail-order brides from any other country as they are often stereotyped as doting and faithful because of the influence of the church in Philippines and the emphasis on family values.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 2003
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Special effects
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Hollywood is fond of portraying upper-middle-class life as being the norm in American society. This penchant for showcasing the luxurious and often ostentatious lifestyles of the moneyed class provides movie viewers with a somewhat warped portrait of ordinary life in the US.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1999
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That special canoe
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A man recounts how he and his family bought an old canoe from an elderly woman for $35. He narrates how they used the canoe in several family outings and how valuable it has become for them because of the memories associated with it.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
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