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    In recent years society is more open to the concept of accept gay marriage and parenting as a healthy‚ normal family structure. Critics of the model focus on the effects of gay families on children. Religion argues that it is unnatural for two same sex individuals to raise children as a family. Conservatives and traditionalists worry "gay genes" will be passed along blood lines or instilled in adoptive children. Still others wrongfully assume that homosexual parents are child molesters in the

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    Gay Marriage Ruins the Current Stellar Institution of Marriage Marc S. Fedroff Everest University Online Gay Marriage Ruins the Current Stellar Institution of Marriage Starting with the last prompt of the assignment‚ according to our textbook‚ “Win-win orientations assume that there are usually ways to resolve differences so that everyone gains…When all people are committed to finding a mutually acceptable solution‚ a win-win resolution is possible” (Wood‚ 2009‚ p. 230). Unfortunately‚ here

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    Marriage is both ubiquitous and central. All across our country‚ in every region‚ every social class‚ every race and ethnicity‚ every religion or non-religion‚ people get married. For many if not most people‚ moreover‚ marriage is not a trivial matter. It is a key to the pursuit of happiness‚ something people aspire to—and keep aspiring to‚ again and again‚ even when their experience has been far from happy. To be told “You cannot get married” is thus to be excluded from one of the defining rituals

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    should we support Gay Marriage? "You weren’t born knowing how to hate‚ you were taught how to hate." I believe in Gay-Marriage‚ I was raised knowing that I should be myself‚ and believe in what I please. I’m not writing this to go against anyone else‚ or to offend anyone’s thoughts of life. I’m just writing my opinion out‚ just like I was asked to do. This is an essay‚ I’m writing on why we should legalize Gay-Marriage. As a citizen‚ I have a right to support Gay-Marriage‚ I also believe in

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    is demolished. Gay sex marriage is the most conflicting issue in the contemporary social world. Marriage is an association of persons through which we perceive the reflection of a particular culture. It is basically a private matter and a fundamental human right. People should have the right to decide with whom they marry‚ not the state. If two persons are closed to each other regardless of their gender‚ they should be allowed to marry with each other (Eric). Legalizing gay marriage is granting same-sex

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    Should marriage be converted into a three year contract? Marriage was originated to unite a man and a woman in the closest and most endearing way. During a marriage ceremony‚ the couple vows to be together forever whether the situations they face together are good or bad‚ and death is the only thing that should make them part. Unfortunately‚ many marriage vows are broken today‚ and the end result of this is separation or divorce. Due to an enormous rate of broken marriages‚ many raise the

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    The issue of gay marriage stirs up controversy‚ which makes it a national problem. Although some states‚ and many people‚ now accept gay marriagegays still face many obstacles. Now that gay marriage is allowed‚ the fight to legalize gay adoption grows. Even though the idea of gay couples has become more accepted across the United States‚ gays adopting children remains a major controversial issue. Occurring since American colonial times‚ adoption provides children for childless couples. Back then

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    Gay Marriages should be Legalized The government says that every citizen of the United States shall receive equal rights. Then‚ why did they pass the Defense of Marriage Act? The Defense of Marriage Act prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages; in my opinion this act is unjust and immoral because it restricts the rights of gay and lesbian citizens. Many of the reasons offered for opposing gay marriage are based on the assumption that gays have a choice

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    how technology now play a huge market for news updates and information sources compare to television‚ how online advertisement cost less and has more audiences when compared to television & how television is fixed only to perform certain media‚ this essay will show that television will not be well and alive 20 years from now. Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-white) or colored‚ with or without accompanying

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    Yes to Gay Marriage Chelsea Merced Section (1:40-3:00) March 16‚ 2013 Professor Woolverton Gay marriage is definitely the talk of the country‚ there are many people for it but unfortunately‚ the country also consists of people against it. My opponent Peter S. Sprigg is very much so against the whole idea of legalizing gay marriage. While reading the article Sprigg wrote‚ I noticed that his main concern was the uprising of children. He went on and on about the fact that marriage should be

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