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    plagues gay and lesbian couples that are denied the right to marry is their inability to claim their partner’s social security after he or she has died. The Human Rights Campaign‚ which work to achieve equal rights for lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual and transgender people‚ is supporting the effort to attain survivor benefits for domesticate partners. They believe‚ “Any alteration to the Social Security system must include partners of gays and lesbians in its definition of survivor. Currently‚ there are

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    inferior; it sends the message that it is acceptable to discriminate against them. Offering civil unions was not an acceptable alternative to gay marriage because it is a considered choice of language that reflects a demonstrable assigning of same-sex‚ largely homosexual‚ couples to second-class status. There is no difference between same-sex and traditional marriage. I believe that same sex couples and the traditional couples are the same and because of that they should not be discriminated against. Both

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    The issue of gay marriage has been a long-standing issue that has plagued our society worldwide. With the same fire as ethnic equality issues brought during the civil rights movement‚ gay marriage has brought similar attitudes our of current generations. Opponents of gay marriage claim that it would destroy the foundation and meaning of traditional marriage and family and that it would lead to polygamy and a growth in sexually transmitted disease. I believe that gay marriage is a right that should

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    From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Marriage equality" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Marriage equality (disambiguation). Legal recognition of same-sex relationships [hide]Marriage Argentina Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark1 France Iceland Netherlands2 New Zealand†3 Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Uruguay† Performed in some jurisdictions Mexico: DF‚ QR United States: CT‚ DC‚ DE†‚ IA‚ MA‚ MD‚ ME‚ MN†‚ NH‚ NY‚ RI†‚ VT‚ WA‚ 3 tribal jurisdictions Recognized

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    lead‚ and manage the people‚ materials‚ and processes of construction in a company. I always enjoy being outside and working with my hands. Over the summers I work for construction companies in Palestine ‚ and want to continue that when I get out of College. I feel that if I come out of college with a BSBA in Real Estate and Construction management that I will be able to find a good job that will allow me to get my feet wet in the construction business. I then would be able to work my way up the corporate

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    to marry. This is a human right‚ because and here’s why… Gay marriage is important because it brings two people together. There is no effect on heterosexual community. The issue of gay marriage is no different. Denying marriage to two individuals who love each other is to deny them a fundamental freedom. Gay couples are legally allowed to enter into a civil union partnership... but this is not nearly the same thing as marriage. Marriage licenses grant innumerable rights to married couples‚ rights

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    1.Introduction Gay marriage‚ in other words‚ same-sex marriage is defined as “the legally recognized union between partners of the same sex” (Oxford Dictionary Online). During the early period‚ people have been prejudiced against gay and lesbian marriage. It’s understandable since any big change in public policy must be justified and its risks carefully evaluated from their point of view. A number of questions have been made: “Do gays and lesbians make good parents as good as straight parents?”

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    Child Marriage Child Marriage is an ancient practice that is prevalent especially in poorly developed countries having devastating consequences on the children involved. Every year millions of girls get married worldwide‚ before the age of eighteen. The worst thing is that the children don’t even know what is going on at the engagement ceremony. Most girls who start early marriages become pregnant immediately. Statistics show that the number of death cases during pregnancy is twice as

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    INNOCENTI DIGEST No.7 - March 2001 EARLY MARRIAGE CHILD SPOUSES s OVERVIEW s HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? s EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT s THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE s TAKING ACTION s THE NEED FOR RESEARCH s IN CONCLUSION s LINKS s REFERENCES EARLY MARRIAGE w CONTENTS EDITORIAL OVERVIEW Neglect of the rights perspective Scope of the Digest HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT Early marriage as a strategy for economic survival Protecting girls

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    The construction Industry of Brazil International Business   The construction Industry of Brazil Many factors contribute in the success of a particular industry in a particular country‚ according to Michael Porters extensive research the best analysis of success is based off of something called Porter’s Diamond (Hill‚ 2010). This analysis includes factor endowments which are a nations production factors such as a strong infrastructure and skilled labor‚ demand conditions or the country’s demand

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