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    Mortality is something all humans must come to terms with. Many people come to terms with their own mortality by experiencing the loss of people they care about. Throughout history‚ many cultures have handled death and mourning for a loved one differently. Some say funerals aren’t really for the dead but instead they exist as a part of the healing process for the living. This seems to ring true because the way someone memorializes the loss of someone that was near and dear to them‚ may be an attempt

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    Marriage in Albania

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    An Albanian traditional arranged marriage is also arranged by the parents of the bride and groom. According to Robert Elsie (2001)‚ "traditional Albanian marriages are taken very seriously" (p. 168). In most cases‚ the bride and grooms marriages were already pre-arranged from their early childhood years. There is very little contact with the bride and groom and when finding a match for arranging this marriage between two people‚ "love" did not play a factor in the decision. It was merely based upon

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    Steve Willard English 110 27 July 2014 Child Brides As Gloria Steinem said: “ A woman needs a man is like a fish needs a bicycle.” 1 It instance that in this modern society‚ identify of females have been improve. Unfortunately‚ it still is undeniable that a lot of prejudices and injures still happen to females. One of the most significant one is child brides’ problem. Many people do not know what a child bride really is. Child brides are girls forced to marry an old men because of

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    one needs to do when planning an arranged marriage is to pick the bride or the groom. The next thing that has to happen is the marriage negotiations over the bride price and the dowry. Finally‚ for any type of marriage‚ the wedding celebrations have to be planned. There are five celebrations that take place.  The choosing of the groom is usually done by the bride’s father. Many times the father picks his brother’s son so that the bride price and the marriage negotiations would not be so costly. This

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    Feminism in Hamlet

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    Character- Hamlet. New York: Chelsea House Publishers‚ 2004. Print. Draper‚ John Wiliam. "Queen Gertrude." Draper‚ John Wiliam. The Hamlet of Shakesperae ’s audience. London: FRANK CASS AND COMPANY LIMITED‚ 1939. 108-121. Electronic. Mullaney‚ Steven. "Mourning and Misogyny." Chedgzoy‚ Kate. Shakespeare‚ Feminism and Gender. New York: PALGRAVE‚ 2001. 172. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. Hamlet. New York: New American Library‚ 1998. Print.

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    Delaware Valley Quakers

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    disowned people who did this – for 200 years this was ½ of disciplinary proceedings *insisted that love proceed‚ not follow‚ marriage *Quaker marriages were very elaborate – no less than 16 stages: 1) Consulting parents (groom asked his parents‚ asked bride‚ then asked her parents) 2) Announcing decision to marry before the Women’s Meeting (women leaders of faith) 3) Sending a friend to notify Men’s Meeting (men leaders of faith) 4) Presenting themselves before Men’s Meeting 5) Men’s Meting would consult

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    Romeo and Juliet

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    How does Shakespeare present the consequences of impulsive behaviour of one or two characters in the play? Ever wondered who the best writer of all time is? I know I have. But a more accurate question would be‚ ever heard of William Shakespeare? Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest English writer and was one of the key people in the avant-garde of contemporary drama in his time. Little is known about Shakespeare’s personal life‚ but one thing the world does know is that he is one of poetry’s

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    specifically the Indian culture (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). On the other hand is the practice of bride price system which is where the husband gives cattle‚ land or goods in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage (Schwimmer‚ 2002). This is mostly practiced in Africa among traditional households‚ where it is a price for the economic services and children a woman adds to another family (Schwimmer‚ 2002). Dowry and bride price are mostly practiced in exchange for the bride’s well being (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)

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    Weddings in Pakistan

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    A Pakistani wedding is a traditional ceremony which rejoices on the wedlock of a bride and groom. It brings together the families of the bride and groom in the many occasions that take place. In Pakistan the wedding ceremony is of immense importance. Various cultures have distinct ways of celebrating the wedlock of two individuals through different traditions. Pakistan being a Muslim country situated in South Asia and the greater Middle East has a vibrant culture with many customs. A Pakistani wedding

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    Kenyon's the Blue Bowl

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    Kenyon’s criticism of burial and the mourning process and the manner in which it fails to provide a sense of closure for those who have lost a loved one is the main underlying theme in The Blue Bowl. Through her vivid description of both the natural setting and the grief-stricken emotional overtone surrounding the burial of a family’s house pet and the events that follow in the time after the cat is put to rest‚ Kenyon is able to invoke an emotional response from the reader that mirrors that of

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