POLYGAMY Imagine a young girl of twelve marrying a man of forty whom she has never seen before and being forced to produce children until her body is physically unable to perform a safe pregnancy. Imagine the girl being brainwashed and beaten for contradicting with a belief held by another man and forced to stay in her community for her entire life without knowing anything of the outside world. This scary world exists not just in imagination‚ but in the form of marriage known as polygamy. Found
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English 1302 21 June 2013 Polygamy is Wrong Some of the most influential and respected individuals in history had open marriages. Although research shows that open marriages create significant complications‚ couples who are non-monogamous believe it is essential for a successful marriage. But whatever the situation‚ an open marriage is not acceptable in society. There are explanations to why it is imperative that couples remain monogamous in their relationship. Polygamy is undignified‚ it is illegal
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marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. <br> <br>Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician’s Association for AIDS Care‚ National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Among them are AIDS victims who find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they can fight off dangerous emaciation; glaucoma sufferers who have used marijuana said it has prevented them from
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marijuana the eighth most dangerous drug (The Lancet‚ 2007). The United States Congress entrenched marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act after agreeing that it had ‘no acceptable medical use’. Yet today‚ of the total 50 states‚ 16 have legalized
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Polygamy is the practice of having more than two people in a relationship or in marriage. Polygamy has been practiced for many centuries and has been practiced by many different individuals and cultures all around the world. Polygamy was accepted by different societies and as time passed by it was accepted in many countries around the world. Polygamy has been a controversial issue in America and has affected our society for over a thousand years. I am against polygamy because it is capable of
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Animal Testing: Should It Be Legalized? Should scientists examine their harmful substances on animals? Approximately two to five million animals have been used under testing (’’Animal Aid‚’’ n.d). Animal testing has increased worldwide‚ scientists believe that animals are the best sacrifice for these specific type of tests which include a wide range of chemicals‚ which include vaccines and drugs because they believe that animals are the only species that proper things to be examined on
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Why Marijuana Should be Legalized in the United States There are many controversial issues that divide people in today’s society. One such topic that continues to be highly disputed is the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana has been legalized in a number of states‚ however there are still some who feel apprehensive toward the drug. They argue that marijuana is an addictive drug‚ or a gateway drug‚ and believe that marijuana is too harmful to one’s health to allow people to use it. Others say that
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impacts health like alcohol. America should listen to the past and realize there is a reason why marijuana is still illegal. The only reason alcohol and cigarettes are still legal is because they have become so deeply integrated into society that it would be almost impossible to get rid of. An analysis by both Jacob Sullum and William Bennett reveals that marijuana should remain
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Intro Para: Polygamy was a way of life until the Quran was revealed 1400 years ago. When the earth was young and under-populated‚ polygamy was one way of populating it and bringing in the human beings needed to carry out God’s plan. By the time the Quran was revealed‚ the world had been sufficiently populated‚ and the Quran put down the first limitations against polygamy. Verse 4 : 3 - And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls‚ then marry those that please you of [other]
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other Australians strongly believe it should be. Gay people pay taxes‚ serve in the military‚ participate in the workforce‚ are our neighbors‚ friends and family. Logic and decency would suggest that they should have the right to marry‚ just as any heterosexual couple can. However‚ there are people who disagree with this belief‚ take for example the government‚ namely Australia’s prime minister‚ Julia Gillard‚ several religious groups who believe marriage should be kept between a man and a woman and
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