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    Child Marriage in India

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    Child marriage is a common practice in many countries around the world‚ however it is especially prevalent in India‚ where more than one third of all child brides live. [1] According to UNICEF‚ 47% of girls are married by 18 years of age‚ and 18% are married by 15 years of age. [2] These marriages are often performed without the consent of the girls involved in the marriage. Indian law has made child marriage illegal‚ but it is still widely practiced across the nation. The highest rates are seen

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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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    rranged marriages have been one of the most interesting things that still happen in our society. After a long research I found some interesting information on arranged marriages. In this paper I will discuss the countries that still have practice of arranged marriages. I will talk about why arranged marriages happen‚ how they work‚ and how they affect women that are involved in it. Also‚ I would like to take a look at what kind of changes are happening to stop arranged marriages. There are still

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    Fauver English 1 (College Prep) April 26‚ 2013 Marriage in the Renaissance Era Marriage customs today are very different than those of the Renaissance era. During this era women had limited options in marriage and life. In Michael Best’s article‚ “The Age of Marriage‚” he indicates that although people did not get married as young as people believed‚ marriage was still not so much about love. For example‚ “in some noble houses marriages were indeed made at a young age for reasons of property

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    DISADVANTAGES OF ARRANGED MARRIAGES. · The main disadvantage of Arranged marriages in Hinduism (especially in India) is the dowry system. It has been said that the dowry system has been completely eradicated from the social views around the country‚ but it doesn’t seem like it. The dowry system basically is a situation where the girls family pays enormous amounts on money or gives other expensive things such as gold‚ cars etc. to the groom’s family‚ just because they are on the superior side

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    Effects of Early Marriage

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    Significance of the Study‚ Scope and Limitations of the Study and Definition of Terms. Introduction Marriage is considered as one of the greatest part of a couple’s life. Things that shall be cherish and treasure by a wedded partners. Considering the new‚ civilized and liberated nation‚ it was well known in this country that early marriage is considered as a controversial subject matter. Early marriage affects the person involved in it in many psychological and social ways. There were possibilities

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    Marriage and Happiness

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    Humans are in search of two things: love and happiness. Whether it is from kids or significant others‚ people strive to reach feelings of connection in fear of being alone. In Gilbert’s‚ “Does Fatherhood Make You Happy?” and Crittenden’s‚ “About Love‚” the authors question the roots of personal happiness. By comparing and contrasting Daniel Gilbert and Danielle Crittenden‚ it can be concluded that oneself does not solely determine happiness. The presence of children and significant others serve as

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    Marriage and Parents

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    It takes a lot of responsibility to be a good parent How to be good parents? During that time‚ the parents have to raise their children in a good manner. So they have taken the most difficult job the world‚ and to become good parents for their children. The parents have a lot of work and responsibility to do with their children to be good parents. There are several qualities to be good parents‚ and the main three qualities are‚ be a good listener‚ express love‚ and helping children to feel safe

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    Effect of Marriage Growing up children are surrounded with a fairy tale life‚ the ‘happily ever after.’ As girls we are supposed to wait for our prince charming and he will love us forever; and for boys it is finding and rescuing a beautiful princess who can cook‚ clean‚ and is loved by all creatures. That is what marriage is based off of as a child‚ but that perspective changes once we get a small grasp of the concept of love and we really see what marriage is. Marriage is not

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    Essay On 1984 Marriage

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    Marriage is an important part of today’s world‚ and many people commit to marriage to show their love for another person. It is one of the fullest signs of love; it proves that someone wants to spend the rest of their life with someone they believe is their soulmate. In the book 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ everything is different. This novel is a dystopia where a strong government has taken over and controls every aspect of people’s lives‚ including marriage. The love and joy we see between married

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