Taking Marriage Private WHY do people — gay or straight — need the state’s permission to marry? For most of Western history‚ they didn’t‚ because marriage was a private contract between two families. The parents’ agreement to the match‚ not the approval of church or state‚ was what confirmed its validity. For 16 centuries‚ Christianity also defined the validity of a marriage on the basis of a couple’s wishes. If two people claimed they had exchanged marital vows — even out alone by the haystack
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corruption in the Indian government through the Jan Lokpal Bill. While in Libya and Yemen there is bloodshed for freedom‚ where people are waging war against one another during the crisis‚ here in India‚ a respected social activist Anna Hazare is waging a peaceful‚ non violent war against corruption. His urge to free India of the greatest evil‚ corruption‚ commends appreciation. This fight against corruption staged at Jantar Mantar was not a one- man show. People from different parts of the country gave their
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and Plato up to the modern English classroom. Carpe diem says to us that life isn’t something we have forever‚ and every passing moment is another opportunity to make the most out of the few precious years that we have left. In the poems “A Fine‚ a Private Place” by Diane Ackerman and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell‚ carpe diem is the underlying theme that ties them together‚ yet there are still a few key differences throughout each of these two poems that shows two very different perspectives
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Private Healthcare Insurance Nowadays‚ healthcare issues become a big attention to the people in the world. People always want to be healthy‚ while in the meantime‚ the risk to be suffered by the diseases are high. By this‚ illness can come anytime and anywhere. To anticipate this‚ some people rely on healthcare insurance. Although healthcare insurance has some benefits‚ it has disadvantage in some conditions. However‚ people have to have some consideration before they apply the healthcare insurance
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A brief evaluation of Hanson Private Label (HPL) will reveal signs of an excellent‚ growing‚ and well run company. There are no danger signs within the financials of HPL. The following have seen growth with every passing year: revenue‚ current assets‚ owner’s equity‚ net working capital‚ and sales (even groceries). The following categories have grown every year with the exception of 2005‚ where a higher than usual COGS caused a dip in gross margin – 15% versus a historically high teen’s percentage:
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best of all‚ private gun ownership is the vanguard against crime and tyranny‚ that’s what the Second Amendment says after all. Despite the popularity of firearm ownership‚ there are plenty of myths about gun shows and the availability of so called “assault weapons”. I will also talk about statistics that show that personal ownership can prevent crime. I will explain gun safety with children and the actual catalysts that start mass shootings and how to prevent them in the future. Private gun ownership
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Strayer University SEC 300 Introduction to Private Security Prof Ebrahim Biparva October 26‚ 2011 Elements of Negligent Liability Negligence is the failure to exercise the care toward others which a reasonable or prudent person would do under certain circumstances or taking action which a reasonable person would not (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/negligence). Negligence also assesses the human choice to engage in harmful conduct as proper or improper. This is because choices
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Attention‚ Private Ibbs! Grenade throwing and rifle assembling are not typical requirements of the average student part-time job. However‚ for one of my former flatmates‚ her Wednesday nights and weekends consisted of such out-of-the-ordinary tasks‚ as part of her role in the New Zealand Defence Force Reserves. Alana Ibbs – or Lanz‚ to those of us close to her – does not exactly come across as “the army type”. She is a makeup and activewear enthusiast‚ makes a wicked Pad Thai‚ practically lives
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What is privilege? This seems to be the topic of discussion in America since forever; but it is now being questioned more now centuries later and its plastering a smear on America‚ additional to the election of 2016. Trump and people like Trump who has great wealth and power‚ has and keep us assured that even in the new millennium we are making almost little to no progress of change and appreciations when it comes to the play of feelings of the oppressed. As a black man I do not feel those in power
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John Lennon was one among many inspiring and peaceful performers of his time. Lennon first began to perform with his first band‚ the Quarrymen‚ named after his high school the Quarry Bank School‚ at the age of sixteen. This was the year 1956‚ after World War II. His hometown was still recovering from the aftermath‚ both physically and emotionally. Lennon’s big musical break happened when he joined the Beatles‚ around 1960. At this time‚ his hometown celebrated popularity for its “Merseybeat sound”
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