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    Informative Speech Plan: Speech Topic: Three types of African marriages General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the advantages and disadvantages of three different types of marriages. Thesis Statement/Central Idea: Marriage is a social union or legal contract between two different people that exchange vows but in some countries‚ such as Africa they have different types of marriages. Organizational Strategy: Topical Main Points: African marriage types go back

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    Elisabeth Sheff and Corie Hammers’ article was meant to describe the practices of polyamorists and kinksters. Polyamorists were defined as people who engage in‚ “multiple or concurrent romantic and/or sexual relationships‚ engage in group sex and/or openly espouse non-monogamy” (Sheff and Hammers 387). Kinksters were identified as people involved in‚ “kinky or perverted sexual acts and relationships frequently involving bondage/discipline‚ dominance/submission and/or sadism/masochism (BDSM) (387)

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    Fundamental Ladder Day Saints | By: Crystal Hanson | | According to The American Heritage Dictionary‚ polygamy is “The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Also called plural marriage” (The American Heritage Dictionary‚ 2005). Recently there has been a large amount of speculation about polygamy in the media. Speculation and bigotry has also become out of hand with the public‚ so the purpose of this paper is to provide accurate information about the Fundamental

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    that monogamy can be a bad form of marriage because of certain aspects in a marriage. His theories look at polygamy and polyamorous relationships and how they practice and complete the different issues monogamy marriages face. The difference between monogamy and polygamy relationships are as follows; Monogamy is the practice or State of being married to one person at a time. While polygamy is when a man is married to multiple wives at the same time. McMurty’s first point he argues a statement that

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    usually involves sexual activities. In the United States‚ the only legally sanctioned form of marriage is monogamy which is a marriage between two partners usually a man and a woman. Polygamy is the concurrent marriage of a person of one sex with two or more members of the opposite sex. The most prevalent form of polygamy is polygyny the con current marriage of one man with two or more woman. Polygyny has been practiced in a number of societies; including parts of Europe until the Middle Ages more recently

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    Some Moral Minima (Goodman‚ L.E.‚ 2010) Christine Conklin SOC120 Instructor Getachew Wakgira May 10‚ 2013 Some Moral Minima (Goodman‚ L.E.‚ 2013) After reading “Some moral minima‚” I must agree with Lenn Goodman’s opinions. Though they reflect‚ to the extreme‚ his relativism‚ I agree the topics he chose are all wrong in the eyes of another culture’s virtues and morals. This is a difficult decision because‚ even if it is true that no norm can be made absolute unless some other is compromised

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    discriminates against them‚ denying all of the adults in this relationship the option of protecting their spouses and their lifestyle with the bond of a single marriage. Consenting adults‚ in their goal to create a happy‚ loving‚ and stable family‚ should be able to marry whoever they choose and however many people they wish. There should be no limits on how a family is defined. When someone decides to live a polyamorist life style‚ outsiders usually associate this with practicing polygamy‚ more explicitly

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    COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS FROM MONOGAMOUS AND POLYGAMOUS FAMILIES IN OFFA‚ KWARA STATE. BY IGWESI‚ B. N. (MRS)‚ Department of Educational Foundations‚ University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin‚ Nigeria. Abstract This study compared the academic achievement of students from monogamous and polygamous families. It was a causal comparative study under the survey research approach. The sample consisted of 100 SSI students from monogamous families and 100 SSI students from polygamous

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    A common trend in many novels and movies‚ modern or not‚ is that the female characters are often defined by the male ones. A clear example of this can be seen in fairy tales‚ in which the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress; the woman in this case mainly being used as a plot device‚ and showcasing the brave nature of our hero. However‚ in Sembene’s “Xala”‚ the female characters; Awa‚ Oumi‚ N’Goné‚ and Rama represent show much more‚ even if their own societal roles function to‚ again‚ define

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    are accepted all around the world. Some marriages are based on civil aspects‚ others are based solely on religious aspects‚ and most are based on both. There are two main types of marriages throughout the world which are monogamy and polygamy. Each type of marriage has been around for thousands of years and both the past and present show that there are both advantages and disadvantages of each marital practice. The most widespread form of marriage with the longest

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