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More Vocabulary/Figurative Language
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What did Sue Shellenbarger vow to do in order to balance work and family?

not to do work when she is on vacation

100

joining by inserting and binding together

splicing

100

observable event

phenomenon

200

What is daddy stress?

the fear of missing a child's ballgame

200

combines

integrates

200

constant

chronic

300

What did Sue Shellenbarger realize about being a blender?

taking time for her family didn't affect her work at all

300

fellow worker

colleague

300

journeyed

trekked

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What did Ellen Galinsky learn about kids feelings when she did research?

2/3 of kids worry about their working parents

400

strong belief

conviction

400

They struggle between responsibilities of work and the needs of their families.  They have demanding jobs.  They have children.

parallellism

500

What would the authors of all three articles probably agree with?

workers need to balance their jobs and family

500

increases as much as possible

maximizes

500

Working parents are like jugglers.

simile