TOPIC: Arranged Marriages 1. DRAFT AN INTRODUCTION (4 MARKS) Directions: Attach a rough draft of your introduction with your stage 3. It can be typed formally or written as an outline of the main points you will introduce. Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are selected by a third party rather than by each other. It was common worldwide until the 18th century. In modern times‚ arranged marriage has continued in royal families and ethnic minority
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Reflection Essay 3 1. Gerald Tremain‚ the husband of Janet Tremain‚ the director of San Benito County’s Child Protection Services‚ had been convicted in Oregon‚ in 1984‚ of raping his then seven year old daughter every week for six months. The family moved to California‚ where he did not register as a sex offender as is required by law. In 1991 the grand jury was investigating Janet Tremain for supposed unprofessional conduct that put abused children at risk. Janet resigned from her job and
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term “marriage” developed. In their book‚ The Ties that Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation‚ Bachrach‚ Hindin‚ and Thomson define marriage “as a legally and socially recognized union‚ ideally lifelong‚ that entails sexual‚ economic‚ social rights and obligations for the partners” (3-16). Since the evolution of marriages‚ there have also been arranged marriages. This can be seen as the arrangement of a marriage by a third party‚ usually by the couple’s parents. Arranged marriages may lead
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The issue of gay marriage remains controversial. Some people think that this trend has adverse effects on the society while others believe that it is seen as a natural trend and right for people to choose this type of marriage. My essay will discuss causes and effects of this problem. First‚ gay marriage is the result of psychological‚ legal‚ economic and biological effects. Medically speaking‚ if someone is born to be gay‚ the tendency is that he will not change his nature and want to live with
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MARRIAGE I. INTRODUCTION Many of you may argue that the marriage certificate is only a piece of paper‚ it doesn’t really matter‚ but also bear in mind that a passport‚ a driver’s license‚ a deed to your house‚ or an arrest warrant are all just pieces of paper; however‚ these papers have great meaning and significance. Marriage‚ from a religious stand point‚ is valued as a sacrament because a couple is keeping each others ’ virtues intact by committing themselves to each other and by committing
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to sharing a wider pool of members to serve as resources during a crisis‚ and more role models to help perpetuate desired behavior and cultural values. However‚ it should be noted that even in cultures where adults are expected to leave home after marriage to begin their own nuclear-based households‚ the extended family often forms an important support network offering similar advantages. Particularly in working-class communities‚ grown children tend to be establish their own households within the
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Arranged Marriages What is an arranged marriage? Well in the Webster’s dictionary it is defined as a marriage where the marital partners are chosen by others based on considerations other than the pre-existing mutual attraction of the partners. This habit has been very common in noble families‚ especially in reigning ones‚ at the scope of combining and perhaps enforcing the respective strengths of originary families (and kingdoms) of the spouses. A relevant part of history has been influenced
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Arranged marriages were very common throughout the world until the 18th century. Typically‚ marriages everywhere were arranged by parents‚ grandparents or other relatives. Some historical exceptions are known‚ such as courtship and betrothal rituals during Renaissance period of Italy[16] and Gandharva marriages in Vedic period of India. In China‚ arranged marriages (baoban hunyin‚ 包辦婚姻) - sometimes called blind marriages (manghun‚ 盲婚) - were the norm before mid 20th century. A marriage was a negotiation
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The article “Abolish Marriage” by Michael Kinsley is about why we should get rid of the institution of marriage. Kinsley proposes that marriage should be taken out of federal government and be put into the hands of private organizations. Kinsley argues that if marriage was privatized‚ the gay marriage debate as well as a lot of the controversy on marriage would be eliminated. Although Kinsley makes an interesting argument‚ it is bad idea and only simply will not work with today’s society. Kinsley’s
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What is the big deal over the same sex marriages? This has always been a controversial issue. There are two issues that come to mind. First‚ there is the religious point of view. Many religious leaders oppose homosexuality or specifically same sex marriages‚ they feel that God made men and women to produce and take care of children and that is how it should be. They also feel that God created Adam and Eve because that’s how God wants us to finish the cycle. Second‚ there is the issue of being the
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