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    Mixed Marriage

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    struggle with your parents accepting the relationship. In my opinion‚ I think everybody should be equal no matter what background or religion. If you love somebody and they love you back why should you end it up? Of course‚ its going to be hard‚ but marriage consists of two‚ so both partners should support‚ teach‚ love and care of each other. For example‚ my sister‚ in her mid twenties‚ dated half-Caucasian‚ half black guy. She hid the relationship for months from my dad. But after a while the moment

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    Marriage and Dowry

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    worst than expected‚ and she was burnt alive! Background: Dowry is the goods‚ money or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage or it is what the girl’s parents give to groom and his family in the form of cash or in kind. According to Altekar‚ dowry was generally unknown to Indian societies and even to ancient Hindus. Dowry‚ or some form of marriage payment‚ is hardly unique to India. Of the 563 societies listed in George P Murdock ’s Atlas of World Cultures‚ only 24% of the total

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    Gay Marriage

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    submitted but it should be something that you can defend from the perspective of 4 ethical theories. The paper must have a title page and its title must be a normative statement expressing your judgement. An example of a normative statement is: "Gay Marriage Should Be Legalized." You should discuss your reasoning in terms of the different ethical theories studied. Be sure to show how the ethical theory applies and also address objections that might be raised to those reasons and how your position answers

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    Intercast Marriages

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    anyone.  Its just my view point which i thought i will share. Nothing personal with anyone. I respect all the parents‚their children and their decisions.     Well I personally am not against inter cast marriages. WHY? I have heard that God is one (well people say so but when it comes to marriages they contradict their own statement). I do not say that you should intentionally choose your life partner belonging to a different religion. But love sees no religion. It just happens and the people who

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    Marriage and Fences

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    to church leads her to her most powerful fence in the play‚ her Lord‚ Jesus Christ. She uses her faith to keep her loved ones safe from forces that may threaten or harm them. With such an unhappy marriage Rose realizes that woman can have a life outside their home as well as men. While battling her marriage and realizing it is failing‚ “Rose finds her strength in religion; she turns to the church” (O’Reilly 20). The beginning setting occurs on the front porch of the Maxson’s house. The small dirt

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    Marriage and Money

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    questions can only be answered by your own morals and how important social status is to you. Everyone has a choice‚ why does it matter as long as there is love? In Voltaire ’s Candide‚ it suggests that social status is important when it comes to marriage. Candide ’s mother is the sister of the Baron‚ the man who ’s castle Candide grew up in. When talking about people getting married to one another there is a question which arises on whether or not social status is an issue. Candide ’s mother in

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    Marriage in Japan

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    The exchange of rings is a popular tradition in Japan as well. The bridegroom and bride proceed to the sanctuary to offer twigs of "Sakaki" sacred tree in worship to gods to end the main part of the wedding ceremony. Once both families agree in marriage both families meet at dinner on a special day. Then engagement gifts are exchanged. The main gift for a bride is an "obi" that represents female virtue. A "hakama" skirt is given to the groom to be which represents fidelity

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    Marriage and Dowry

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    their 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

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    interesting to note that in this case not the miller himself but rather his daughter is punished for his lies. An alternate explanation says that the tale could have been meant to teach women on the importance of a supporting function in their later marriage. The gift of spinning straw into gold is seen here as a metaphor for the value of household

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    interacial marriage

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    them. The commercial caused a lot of racial tension between many adult disapproving of the commercial put out by the people at Cheerios. The maker of the commercial said they wanted to depict a "normal family". To the kids who sees interracially marriage everyday on TV and YouTube‚ this is normal. 15 years ago you would never see something like this on TV. 2013‚ when the commercial was made‚ is a totally different time. Segregation had been abolished many years ago in America. People are more

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