Hi All,
How would you characterize bracketed clauses in the following sentences?

If we onlywanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than otherpeople, which is almost always difficult,since we think them happier [than they are].
      I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless     midnight of racismand war [that the bright daybreak ofpeace and brotherhood     can never become a reality]. 
These seem very different from normal noun, adjective, and adverb clauses. How should I explain these to children?
Thanks,
Scot Woods

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