Pro/Con: same-sex marriage By Kyle Harvey‚ Tabitha Cassidy Published: April 16th‚ 2013 EDITORS NOTE: In lieu of the Champion’s weekly “From the Desk” article‚ we present a debate on the topic of same-sex marriage. Along with the recent Supreme Court deliberation of the Defense of Marriage Act has come credible arguments from both sides. Though both of this article’s contributors are members of the Champion staff‚ the views presented are solely their own and do not reflect the official viewpoint
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these people are the homosexuals. As defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary‚ a homosexual is a person who has a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex. Homosexuals cannot marry each other in the Philippines mostly because of close mindedness and homophobia. However‚ some parts of the world are open to same-sex marriage which will be tackled later on this paper. Although homosexuals are being accepted in the Philippines‚ we cannot deny that discrimination is still very strong
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Same Sex Marriages Introduction From the day we are born to the day that we die the one thing EVERYONE is looking for is that one person that they could spend the rest of their lives with. Each person dreams about their one true love‚ someone they can marry‚ have a family with and live happily ever after. We were all taught this at a very young age watching the adults around us‚ and Disney movies about finding our prince charming‚ but what if you fall in love with someone you never expected? What
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Same Sex Marriage Same sex marriage is the legal joining of two people of the same gender who are lovingly committed and dedicated to one another‚ just like any other marriage between a man and a woman. Many people are against same sex marriage because they believe marriage should only be between a man and a woman. However‚ others believe that marriage between anyone‚ of any gender‚ should be allowed because it is a civil right. In the majority of the United States‚ there is a limit on the benefits
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We rely on so many resources to help us advance as we continue into the future‚ but we are relying on them too much and it’s threatening out world. Try to imagine yourself and your life without resources‚ no oil‚ plastic‚ wood‚ etc.‚ what could you survive without? Reading the articles‚ “The Curse of Water Bottles” and “Fracking Threatens Everyone” we see just which resources aren’t completely necessary. Certain resources had a period where they were the rise of mankind‚ but to this day they are
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Every spring break my family and I load up our family truck and ride countless hours to my favorite place. The excitement and thrill that rush through my veins when going to my favorite place‚ sends a thoughts to my head about what I will do and where I will go. You are never too old to go to this place‚ and there is always something to do no matter what age you are. Although the tickets can be somewhat on the pricey side‚ every dime you spend will without a doubt be well worth it. When you first
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democracy‚ believing that by containing communism and slowing its spread they would be better able to kill it‚ the United States adopted a preventive attitude towards communism. By creating a barrier they centralized communism in one area which would decrease the number of people who had that ideology in. Not only was America the only country that government officials wanted to have the influence of democracy but places like Vietnam and Korea. The war between Vietnam was not justified because America
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Critical Book Review on “A Small Place” A Small Place is written by a woman named Jamaica Kincaid. She’s considered by some as being the most important Westen Indian woman writer. In this book‚ Jamaica gives the reader a tourism journey into her native Antigua‚ to argue that the reason her people so heavily rely on western culture and economics influence in their everyday life is because of the colonial past Antigua has faced. The first key theme I see in A Small Place is‚ Thief. Jamaica talks about
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Same Sex Marriage Throughout the government we have the freedom to act on many things. Such as the freedom of speech‚ the freedom to practice our own beliefs‚ and the freedom of choice‚ but when it comes to the same sex population the government denies these freedoms by not allowing them the choice to marry their significant other. Within this essay I hope to shed some light on how it may affect a same sex partnership not being able to join in matrimony‚ but also how the government and religion
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My favourite place Everyone has their own one special place‚ a place where you can be you‚ where you can find peace and harmony. A place where you feel happy and comfortable being there. For some it’s a quiet place‚ for others it might be a hustling‚ bustling‚ full of people and movement place. But all of these places have one thing in common‚ they are places where you’d run to in times of both joy and misery. As for me‚ my favourite place is where I feel most comfortable and relaxed in‚ and
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