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    Marriage and Dowry

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    So‚ what are you bringing‚ Girl!?? Motivation: There were number of incidents that forced me to think about this topic. Some of them are described below: I came to know of a girl whose father had to sale his kidneys just to bear the expenses of dowry. It looked as though dowry was more important to them then the girl because the things they got in dowry were not according to their demand so they kept torturing the girl and at last she committed suicide to get herself out of all of that fuss

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    daughter. This allows the male’s side to take advantage of the situation and extract and sucks the dowry from the bride side. If the offer does not meet‚ their satisfaction then there is no marriage. This is like a business transaction. In addition‚ we must into consideration that many of these marriages are arranged rather than the will of the couple. The next basis why dowry is in practice is because of the love and affection the parents have for their daughter. The parents wants to send them away

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    Gay Marriage

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    Introduction A. Thesis: The Gay marriage is wrong and we should be canceled B. Preview 1. Family 2. Religion 3. Culture 4. Social II. Gay marriage prevents family forming society‚ and consequently it leads to the extinction of human being on earth (argument) A. We can do LGBT adoption by law  (Opposing) B. If being gay is an option‚ more and more people will take it and it will end up hurting society (refute). III. Gay Marriage is against religion (argument)

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    Holton - Forced Founders Edit 0 3… Woody Holton. Forced Founders: Indians‚ Debtors and Slaves in the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia. 1999: University of North Carolina Press. (231 pages) Columbia Commentary From Videri: Holton observes that relations between two classes are often deeply influenced by a third class. Scholars have traditionally conceived of the American Revolution as a conflict between white American colonists (usually embodied in elites like Thomas Jefferson

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    Gay Marriage

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    Gay Marriage Everyone knows the huge debate about gay marriage being legal or not. I don’t think gay marriage should be legalized. Homosexuality is strictly forbidden in the bible. Gay marriage will lead to more children being raised in same-sex households which will lead to troubled children. The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as between a man and a woman. Therefore gay marriage should not be legalized. Let me quote what the Bible has stated about homosexuals. Leviticus

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    Gay Marriage

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    Running head: Week 5: Final “Gay Marriage” Nena McAnally SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Professor Falloon July 03‚ 2012 In the 1950’s it was unheard of for a white person to be dating a person of ‘color’. After decades‚ centuries really‚ of marches‚ pickets‚ rally’s‚ riots‚ and speeches that would still be spoken today‚ the civil rights movement against the oppression of ‘colored’ people ended and

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    Intercultural Marriage

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    Jade Jesslyn Arthur Hui ESL 185 17 April 2013 Challenges of an Intercultural Marriage Just as some of Asian women are eager to have a Western life-partner‚ which is known as a romantic partner‚ some of Western men also desired an Asian life partner because they thought an Asian wife is responsible to their future family. Things are perfect in our imagination‚ yet it changes when we confront reality. Marriage is not only unification between a male and female who love each other‚ but also a commitment

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    Covenant Marriage

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    in. You have to manage them. -When you look at history‚ marriage has been the standing social institution. -Historically‚ the church had a tremendous influence on culture’s view of marriage in western culture. -We have a culture that is becoming a more resistant to Christianity and to religion at large. -The concept of marriage up until the 1960s was highly respected largely in part of the religious influence -Now the culture is veering the other way The Enlightenment There was

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    Interracial Marriage

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    Introduction An interracial marriage is a marriage between members of different races‚ known as as Mixed marriage: marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures. Miscegenation: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons). Exogamy: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law. Multiracial: made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races‚ and Biracial:

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    Sex and Marriage

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    Sex and Marriage The issue of premarital sex has been constantly debated over the course of time. Frankly‚ the reason that so many people have moral issues against premarital sex is resulted from religious or cultural bias. To Christians‚ premarital sex is sin. To Buddhists‚ if sex is consensual‚ condoned‚ and non harmful towards other‚ it does not matter whether it occurs within the borders of marriage. To me‚ a believer of no religion‚ it is a personal decision. Similar to becoming a follower

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