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...Sydney, she assumed the responsibilities of an adult. Two weeks before her parents left, she paid the bills, cleaned the apartment and bought groceries. She also learned how to drive. "At first I was really worried about living up to their trust in us. Perhaps it's a first-child syndrome to always do the right thing in their eyes," she says. "My parents actually made a big sacrifice and they must have gone through a lot of stress...
...says that the University has notprovided guards with the opportunity to re-certifytheir CPR training. According to the Red Cross,adult CPR certification is not valid after oneyear...
...four years to have her Senate seat. In 2004, Republican Peter Fitzgerald will be up for re-election in Illinois, a state that really is Hillary's home. By then, her book will have been written, her husband will be settled into a new job, Chelsea will be an adult, and the Senate will have a Democratic majority. Forget us politicos, Hillary. Do what's best...
...that heavily restrict the youngest drivers. Similar proposals are pending in more than 15 other states. Though they vary in severity, these laws typically have three stages. First, at age 15 or 16, comes a learner's permit, with which the teen must clock up to 50 hours of adult-supervised driving. Then, about six months later, the teen can get a provisional license. Finally, the teen can get a full license, provided there have been no accidents or violations...
...large number of Cassatt's signature portraits of young children, often painted together with their mother or nurse. Unlike so many other portraits of children, from the Renaissance through her own time, Cassatt's children actually look like children. Unlike previous painters, she does not paint children with adult facial expressions and proportion. Perhaps best among these paintings is the well-known "The Child's Bath" of 1893, which displays a nurse or mother tenderly holding a child on her lap as she begins to wash the little girl's feet. The girl calmly balances herself on the woman...