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    wedding‚ we try to associate it with arranged marriages. Due to the social structure‚ the concept of arranged marriage is prevalent in the Indian wedding scenario‚ since ages. On the other hand‚ love marriages were considered as a taboo among many Indian people‚ who do not have a modern outlook of life. For them‚ two people should tie the wedding knot only with the consent of their parents and the blessings of their relatives. Nonetheless‚ love marriages are prevalent in almost all the societies of

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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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    Forced Marriages You’ve arrived at the airport with your parents‚ you plane is ready to depart but you have no idea what is going on. You have now arrived in Pakistan and have been whisked off to your village to take part in your own wedding ceremony with a 45 year old man you have never met before. This is the start of a brand new life as an unwillingly married 15 year old girl. Although this practice may seem like an old fashioned tradition‚ forced marriages are still going on within European

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    Are Arranged Marriages an act of love‚ or perhaps even torture?   I find it difficult to see how anyone could possibly approve of arranged marriages.  In an arranged marriage‚ the bride and groom are selected by a third party rather than each other.  Arranged marriages are most common in the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia - however with 55% of marriages in the world being arranged- you would be likely to find cases of arranged marriages anywhere you go.  There are many different types

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    Early marriage refers to any marriage before the legal age of marriage which may differ from country to country. The legal age of marriage differs by sex‚ for example‚ in some countries in Africa it is 18 for males and only 15 for females. Forced early marriages are known to cause reproductive health risk to the girl child and they also make them feel isolated. DEFINITION-The act of being married early in hopes that one can benefit marriage through financial and social problems. -The act of leaving

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    Gay Marriages Stephanie Smith SOC 120 Eugene Kaufman April 3‚ 2012 Gay Marriage is defined as a union of two same-sex partners‚ same gender‚ and homosexual marriage. Gay or same sex marriages have been in existence since ancient times. There two types informal and highly ritual unions. The recorded mention of same sex marriage was in early Roman Empire. At that point‚ they were common like attending heterosexual marriages. These gay marriages continued until Christianity became the religion

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    Immediate Preparation - Marriage as a State of life I. Gaudium et Spes (#48-50) defines marriage as: 48. The intimate partnership of married life and love has been established by the Creator and qualified by His laws‚ and is rooted in the jugal covenant of irrevocable personal consent. Hence by that human act whereby spouses mutually bestow and accept each other a relationship arises which by divine will and in the eyes of society too is a lasting one. For the good of the spouses and their off-springs

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    DEFENCE OF CHANGE OF POSITION | * The defendant may claim the defence of change of position. * Whether the defendant can successfully establish this defence depends of whether he can prove that his position is so changed that he will suffer an injustice if called upon to repay or repay in full (Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale) * In order to prove a change of position defence‚ first there must be an adverse change of position by the recipient in good faith and in reliance on the payment (New Zealand

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    Crockett Advanced Comp. Research Paper August 30‚ 2013 Marriage is a public institution uniting men and women for the reproduction of the human race. This has been the definition of marriage for hundreds of years‚ but it seems that the times have changed‚ Now the mass population of homosexuals want to and demand the right to get married. Gays’ desire of marriage conflicts with the values and the concepts of marriage. But marriage is really about a union‚ a union in which two people support

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    Topic: Child marriage in India‚ is it ethical? Research Assignment Research Question: Child marriage‚ do the poor parents of these children have a choice? Hypothesis 47% of the girls in India get married below the age of 18. To prevent this‚ maybe‚ the laws could be altered and mare more strict. Educating the poor would be another cause for reducing the amount of child marriages. Poor conditions and a small compensation seem to be the reason for the poor to sell their

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