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    When people talk about marriage today‚ many people automatically think about romantic love and “love at first sight.” However‚ some marriages are not made based off of love; this is called an arranged marriage. Some people think that the idea is repulsive but they do not take into account some of the benefits that may result from arranged marriages. In society today‚ many are accustomed to romantic love. However‚ arranged marriages are still being practiced‚ especially throughout Hinduism. Given

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    (Un)arranged Marriage In (Un)arranged Marriage Bali Rai shows us the spicy world of an Indian Punjabi boy and his family living in England. Bali rai has found inspiration for his main character in himself. He grew up in Leicester and wanted to become the best Liverpool player of all time‚ just like the main character. The boy who is the main character is called Manjit but he prefers being called manny‚ as to being more westernised. Manny has a good friend called Ady with whom he does things he should

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    Why would anyone want to be in an arranged marriage? Sometimes people like to be in arranged marriages because they don’t want the freedom of picking their partner and believe it’s their destiny and some people want to meet their intimate partner on their own. While the author does show a distressing tone‚ it reveals the author’s attitude through the story of Farima and the customs of marriage and divorce. While the author states his opinion toward arranged marriages is negative‚ he includes real life

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    played a vital role in changing the perception of the Indian mind. Love marriage is supposed to provide freedom and more independence as compared to arranged marriages where the girl/boy is chosen by the parents. The usual question of love marriage voters against arranged one is that how can anyone marry the person whom they don’t know? Amid popular love lore like Soni Mahiwal‚ India always had a long tradition of arranged marriages. With the advent of the British and the subsequent introduction of

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    Are Arranged Marriages and Forced Marriages Unethical? Would you consider having your marriage forced or arranged to a person you never met or seen before? Most probably no‚ but this is happening to many young females and males all over the world. Arranged and forced marriages have been a heated debate in certain cultures‚ justifying whether it is good or bad it’s hard to judge. There have however also been many changes to these traditions in contemporary society‚ regarding culture clashing. Researching

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    The deliberation of the word marriage is connected to thoughts‚ feelings‚ emotions either its love marriagearranged marriage or forced marriage. Antecedently‚ discussing the concept of forced marriage and arranged marriage‚ I would like to bring thoughts of the reader toward two stories related to forced and arranged marriage. Begin with a story of a poor family with only the father somehow making some earning and have two daughters that he wanted to get married as soon as possible because they

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    Arranged Marriages in India

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    castes‚ outside the Brahmin fold. The children of such marriages have generally acquired the caste of the mother. Iyers follow one of the four Vedas - Rig Veda‚ Sama Veda‚ Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Veda that an Iyer follows forms an important part of his identity‚ another being the gotra that he belongs to. The gotra is the name of the rishi who founded the clan one is born into. A woman belongs to gotra of her father until marriage‚ and then during kanyadaan changes to that of her husband

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    Divorce in the Middle East The rate of Divorce in the Middle East has rapidly increased during the last couple of years and negatively affected both parents and children. Studies have stated that the annual divorce in Dubai increased to 21% last year with 3‚012 lawsuits filed. There are one in four marriages ending in divorce according to the UAE court. At least Dh800million is spent in the UAE every year on divorces‚ according to educationists and family affairs experts. However‚ we are now

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    Argumentative Essay Arranged Marriage Vs Love Marriage Marriage is a relationship that bind of a spouse in formal event and registered by law as to declare a husband and wife. Marriage is key to form a family into larger as a basic unit in social system. Marriage also bind of the emotional relationship where both spouse are sharing their life together as to form a family. It is the joining of two people in a bond that putatively lasts until death‚ but unfortunately in a real life is increasingly

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    Arranged Marriages According to Cambridge dictionary‚ the definition of arranged marriage is “ a marriage in which the parents choose the person their son or daughter will marry” (hjejre). The tradition of arranged marriage has been passed down through the Igbo culture. As a result‚ the Igbo culture still thrives as a community with this tradition. Through the culture there is history for the arranged marriage tradition‚ there is the stability and the consequences of the marriage‚ and in the story

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