TOPIC: Arranged Marriages 1. DRAFT AN INTRODUCTION (4 MARKS) Directions: Attach a rough draft of your introduction with your stage 3. It can be typed formally or written as an outline of the main points you will introduce. Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are selected by a third party rather than by each other. It was common worldwide until the 18th century. In modern times‚ arranged marriage has continued in royal families and ethnic minority
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Make Gay Marriage Legal What is so wrong about gay marriage? It’s just two people‚ like you and me‚ who want to spend the rest of their lives with the person that they love. Same-sex marriage couples should have access to the same marriage benefits and public acknowledgement enjoyed by heterosexual couples. Prohibiting gay marriage is unconstitutional discrimination. A law shouldn’t stop two people from being happy and doing what they want freely. As of July 17‚ 2013‚ gay marriage has been
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Sophia Lauren once said: « Beauty is how you feel inside‚ and it reflects in your eyes‚ it is not something physical ». True beauty cannot be ephemeral‚ it is eternal and everlasting‚ and it doesn’t change its meaning according to circumstances‚ generations‚ cultures‚ and centuries. Beauty is anything that triggers joy and happiness. Beauty is divine; it is a breeze on an extremely hot day. Beauty is a strong friendship‚ a true and inspirational love. Beauty is the freedom of a hummingbird and
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child marriages Thursday‚ October 11‚ 2012‚ 19:30 New Delhi: Observing that more than 40 percent of the child marriages in the world occur in India‚ the heads of four UN agencies in India on Thursday called upon the government to pay urgent attention to this and work toward the goal of ending the "harmful practice". The heads of UNICEF‚ UNFPA‚ UN Women and UN Information Centre on Thursday wrote to Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath on the issue of child marriage to mark
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Do you think marriage should be based on love or tradition? Most Americans today would answer love. The story “Marriage is a private affair”‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ is a story about a man‚ named Nnaemeka‚ who goes against the tradition of an arranged marriage by his father and marries for love. In the text people describe Nnaemeka’s non traditional marriage has NEVER before been heard of. In this essay I will discuss the following: The irony of the title “Marriage is a private affair” and the two themes
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ARRANGED MARRIAGE Nowadays‚ arranged marriage has been less practised by this generation‚ fewer on western countries and lesser on eastern countries. An arranged marriage is a marriage that the choice of husband or wife made by their parents or elders. Many young people think that this practise is a bit outdated while parents think that it is quite suitable. There is one question arises from all side‚ what is the pros and cons of arranged marriage if it is practised on this era? Parents choosing
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Arranged Marriages Alonzo Wilson There are many factors that play a major role in marriages and lust for one another is one of them. In the essay “Arranged Marriages Get a Little Reshuffling” by Lizette Alvarez a journalist for The New York Times‚ writes that “Lust does not a lasting marriage make”(156). The author is saying that lust does not last in a relationship‚ and it is one of the main reasons marriages does not last long either. I agree with this‚ but lust is one of many other factors
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An Albanian traditional arranged marriage is also arranged by the parents of the bride and groom. According to Robert Elsie (2001)‚ "traditional Albanian marriages are taken very seriously" (p. 168). In most cases‚ the bride and grooms marriages were already pre-arranged from their early childhood years. There is very little contact with the bride and groom and when finding a match for arranging this marriage between two people‚ "love" did not play a factor in the decision. It was merely based upon
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Gay Marriage My current event talks about the Supreme Court appearing ready today to strike down a central part of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. After considering a challenge to California’s Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage Tuesday‚ the Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case looking to overturn the 1996 law signed by President Bill Clinton that defined marriage as heterosexual and prevented gay couples from receiving federal marriage benefits. The
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Marriage is a compromise at best. However‚ when you introduce major differences into a marriage such as race‚ religion or nationality‚ there are additional problems you may face. Many couples only think about the love they feel for one another until confronted with some of the problems of mixed marriages. Mixed marriages have taken place since the beginning of time. As people explored and traveled‚ men would fall in love with local women and either stay or take the women back home with them. Marriages
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