The Not so Holy Matrimony By Roshan Rathod Gender‚ Culture and Development University of Pune Introduction: The theme of this essay is to highlight the modernity of the traditional ‘arranged marriage’ practices and its economics in the Marwari Jain community while looking at the larger Indian (read Hindu) culture. It is with the motive of highlighting the ‘structural violence’ that one is subjected to as a result of this practice by legitimizing it with culture. Structural violence refers to
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“Which Path Should You Take?” Paul Arden once said‚ “If you always make the right decision‚ the safe decision‚ the one most people make‚ you will be the same as everyone else.” The truth of this quote not only applies to everyday life‚ but also compliments the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. In this particular poem‚ the speaker of the poem must make a decision when he/she is faced with one road that diverges into two separate paths. They can either choose the path that has been heavily
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definition of So Mote it be was said at the end of a spell/ritual to release energy. I suppose I have not actually tried to find out what the phrase actually means and went strictly on how we always say So Mote it Be at the Prayer and Energy Requests in our school rituals. Now that we have that out of the way‚ why don’t I actually go find out what it means without an assumption! The basic definition of So Mote It Be is‚ So Must It Be‚ And So It Shall Be‚ Amen‚ to be allowed‚ As I will it‚ so it shall
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Why is there so much male dominance and present in sport? Male participation in sport has always been overpowering compared to the number of females. Why is this so? Looking back in history to the ancient Olympics we see the same result. Males were more dominant and females were not even allowed to compete and only un-married females were allowed to spectate. As we move on through the years the presence of females in sport continues to grow but the sporting scene is still succumbed to male dominance
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A MEMORY FOR ALL SEASONINGS Stephen Singular Memory is one of the most important functions of the mind. Without our memories‚ we would have no identity‚ no individuality. The following article is about a mnemonist‚ a person with an extraordinary power of remembering. The title includes a pun‚ a form of humor based on a play on words. The usual phrase to describe something constant and dependable is "for all seasons"; here the phrase is changed to "for all seasonings." (Seasonings is another word
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September 21‚ 2013 Why the abortion controversy is often so bitter In the military we often hear the term abort the mission. In our work place we might hear that a project was aborted. In an emergency on a flight the pilot might instruct the passengers to abort the plane. Last week I aborted my original speech for communications because I thought it was not well written. The word abortion itself is used in many circumstances in life itself and is considered just a word. The word abortion comes
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The Forgiving Bad Girl (Critique on So I Ain’t No Good Girl by Sharon Flake) “So I Ain’t No Good Girl “is a short story from a collection of short stories called “Who Am I without Him”‚ and “So I Ain’t No Good Girl” is about your average bad girl. The Author‚ Sharon Flake‚ writes a story about a girl who thinks she’ll be nobody without her boyfriend‚ Raheem. The narrator in “So I Ain’t No Good Girl” is a girl who thinks of herself only as a bad girl. This specific bad girl obeys her boyfriend
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Nicole Pannella Search Essay II Little Ms. “Perfect” Isn’t so Perfect The white and tan shaggy carpet that usually covers my family room floor has gone missing. It has been replaced by what seems to be a never-ending sea of toys. There was my Furby with white speckled spots‚ mousetrap the board game most likely missing more than half the pieces‚ Mr. doodle bear covered in scribbles‚ my Nintendo DS that practically had my eyes glues to the screen while I played‚ the stupidly dangerous moon shoes
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Which do you consider to be the most successful Empire‚ The Roman or the Mongol. The Romans and the Mongols were two of the most successful empires in human history and both of them left many legacies and conquered huge amounts of land but the Roman empire was more successful. The Roman empire was established‚ as a city‚ on a hilltop in Italy but conquered more land and gained more power in time. It had supreme military power and had conquered countries bigger than their own starting from Italy
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democratic in his essay “But Enough About You.” Andie Wurster’s “Won’t You be my Friendster?” challenges Williams’ claims by discussing the countless opportunities the media offers. Wurster begins her essay by sharing her initial disinterest in the “time-wasting mirror gazing” media. After giving into her own curiosity‚ Wurster admits that her prior judgment was spurious. Social media is universally shared by people of different cultures and tastes. This common denominator eliminates the confinement
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