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    Hindu Marriage

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    CURRENT TREND AND CHANGES The traditional Hindu Marriage has changed a lot following the modernisation and globalisation of the world.Nowadays peple spend thousands to conduct a grand wedding wit decorations.The decorations now also has changed.They really take iniative to decorate the wedding hall and made it like a palace unlike last time.Now many people prefer to marry in hotel ballrooms rather than in a temple.People are spending money to decorate the hall with fresh flowers that cost

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    after the death of their spouse. The Human Rights Campaign‚ which work to obtain equal rights for lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual and transgender people‚ supports the efforts to gain survivor benefits for domesticated partners. Because of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)‚ insurance plans are not required to provide a qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA) or a qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity (QPSA) to a participant with a same-sex domestic partner or spouse. The Human Right Campaign made

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    Marriage in Hinduism

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    arranged marriage is the traditional form of marriage in India and that love in marriage is a modern form that is currently becoming more and more acceptable. Hindus often do not choose their own marriage parents‚ even though there are more love marriages taking place‚ many Hindus will have an arranged or ‘assisted’ marriage. In other parts of the world‚ marriage is the union of a man and woman‚ conversely in India it is the joining of two groups of people. People in India believe marriage is for a

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    Why Is Africa Starving

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    Why is Africa Starving? Table of Contents Page I. Introduction 2 II. European Colonization and Agriculture 2 III. Modern Agriculture in Africa 3 IV. Population Growth 4 V. Necessary Changes 5 VI. Conclusion 6 Works Cited 7 I. Introduction Throughout the world‚ people are suffering and dieing from starvation and malnourishment. The largest percent of this famine population lives on the continent of Africa. With

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    Arranged Marriages

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    Arranged marriages is a type of marriage that where the bride and the groom are selected from a third-party member. But don’t get arranged marriages confused with forced marriages or so called vani’s‚ forced marriages is when one member is forced into a marriage and without their consent while in arranged marriages both parties must be given consent to one another. Arranged marriages are popular in the middle east‚ south china and parts of japan‚ there are some western countries with royal families

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    Gay Marriage

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    Pre-writing Should gay marriage be legalized? Pros * Gives them a sense of freedom * Receive benefits‚ such as health care and adopting a child * Financial gain Cons * They may still get discriminated on by the one that don’t like the idea * Same sex marriage not being a civil right * Religious people Should Gay Marriage Be Legalized? Historically marriage is between a man and a woman. Growing up everyone learned this from either their parents or through

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    Marriage and Taxes

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    MaAssignment 1 Title: Marriage and Taxes Introduction: Bill and Mary plan to marry in December of 2012. Bill’s salary is $32‚000 and he owns a residence. His itemized deductions total $12‚000. Mary’s salary is $39‚000. Her itemized deductions total only $1‚600 as she does not own a residence. Assume that 2013 tax rates‚ exemptions‚ and standard deductions are the same as 2012. Task(s): Answer the following questions: a. What will their tax be if they marry before year-end and file a joint

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    Gay Marriage

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    1. What is marriage? “For Gay Marriage” by Andrew Sullivan * Marriage is a legal contract between two people no matter the sexual preference of that couple. According to Sullivan‚ it is an outrage to deny homosexual couples the right to marry whomever they choose to. “Against Gay Marriage” by William Bennett * Marriage is between a man and a woman; bounded by a legal document and vow. Gays getting married will ultimately corrupt the marriage world and make it to where we can marry

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    Gay Marriage

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    http://voices.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-social-policy-11286164.html?cat=7 Gay Marriage and Social Policy By Mark Gittner The history of civil rights has been a long one. America first addressed this issue in the Declaration of Independence by declaring that "All men are created equal" (Congress‚ 1776). Since that time‚ America has tried to address issues by ending slavery‚ extending the vote‚ and addressing the rights of women and other races. However‚ hidden in the background has been the issue

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    Marriage Essay

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    Ashley Hentschel English 1A Summary 7 February 2011 Generation by Generation In the article‚ “Attracting the Twentysomething Worker‚” Nadira A. Hira states that Gen Y is difficult but beneficial for today’s modern work force. In Hiras’ first main point she argues that there are more younger people‚ known as Gen Y‚ able to work (1). She applies that Gen Y is so focused on what’s going on in the technology world that they are still able to get their work done. Even though Gen Y has a certain way

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