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    Are Arranged Marriages and Forced Marriages Unethical? Would you consider having your marriage forced or arranged to a person you never met or seen before? Most probably no‚ but this is happening to many young females and males all over the world. Arranged and forced marriages have been a heated debate in certain cultures‚ justifying whether it is good or bad it’s hard to judge. There have however also been many changes to these traditions in contemporary society‚ regarding culture clashing. Researching

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    played a vital role in changing the perception of the Indian mind. Love marriage is supposed to provide freedom and more independence as compared to arranged marriages where the girl/boy is chosen by the parents. The usual question of love marriage voters against arranged one is that how can anyone marry the person whom they don’t know? Amid popular love lore like Soni Mahiwal‚ India always had a long tradition of arranged marriages. With the advent of the British and the subsequent introduction of

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    Gay Marriage in the United States The debate between whether gay marriage should be legalized or not has been a controversial topic recently. In the past twelve years‚ equal marriage rights have been legalized in 6 states of the U.S.. Eighteen states do not allow gay marriage and do not recognize civil unions. The other twenty six states allow civil unions‚ and some are debating legalizing gay marriage. Gay marriage should be legal across the United States. Not allowing gay marriage in any state

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    Traditionally‚ marriage is the recognized union between a man and a woman that establishes rights and obligations between them. Although‚ the meaning of marriage varies. Hindu marriage is the joining of two individuals for life‚ so that they can pursue dharma (duty)‚ artha (possessions)‚ kama (physical desires)‚ and moksha (ultimate spiritual release) together. Catholic marriage is the pledge by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered

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    "Lockdown" by Evans D. Hopkins: A Rhetorical Analysis According to the Webster Dictionary‚ rhetoric is defined as the art of speaking or writing effectively. Rhetoric is made up of three separate appeals that can be used individually or collectively in an attempt to persuade a reader. Ethos is the credibility and qualifications of the speaker or author. Pathos is the author’s use of emotions and sympathy to urge the audience to agree with his or her standpoint. And lastly‚ logos is applying

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    Interracial Marriage

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    Introduction An interracial marriage is a marriage between members of different races‚ known as as Mixed marriage: marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures. Miscegenation: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons). Exogamy: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law. Multiracial: made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races‚ and Biracial:

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    Traditional Marriage vs Nontraditional Marriage PHI103: Informal Logic Instructor: Kent Burstein Marriage equality has been a topic of hot discussion for a few years now. With more and more people coming out as homosexual or bisexual‚ the topic of whether or not these individuals should be allowed to get married has become a hot-button issue. Marriage goes back a very long ways in history‚ and has only been known to be a sacred union between a man and a woman. The idea for marriage equality is

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    Marriage and Cohabitation

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    Cohabitation Research Paper Cohabitation and marriage both share effective similarities and differences. Within the last 40 years both have grown closely to represent two individuals that have a motive in life which involves commitment‚ financial responsibility‚ and the disposition to spend a majority of your life with one person. The subject of cohabitation is a popular one among many college students‚ upperclassmen‚ and middle aged divorced individuals in this day and age. In this essay we

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    Same-Sex Marriage Violates the Sacrament of Marriage Homosexuality‚ 2013 "There is not a same-sex equivalent to bride and groom. To insist that there are such equivalencies‚ and to act on this error‚ not only represents marriage as something it is not but also envisions salvation as something it is not." Vigen Guroian is a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and the author of The Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key and other works. In

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    Types of Marriages

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    7/22/2013 Types of marriages (exploratory essay) Marriage is one of the things that makes us‚ human beings‚ unique from other types of living things in this World because we have a lot of emotions and love to show to others. Marriage could mean a lifetime of happiness‚ but not always‚ and it is not that simple. Since we live in a very large World and come from different cultures‚ origins‚ families‚ and beliefs‚ different types of marriages have risen over the past

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