Essays on Family Page 116

The issue of same sex marriage incites significant debate in contemporary society. Various opinions exist regarding whether it should be permitted and the potential consequences if it were. This ongoing debate has grown more intense as more states consider legalization. In her article titled “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?”, Katha Pollitt advocates for the legalization…

Love Marriages vs. Arranged Marriages There are two main marriage systems – arranged and love marriages – with arranged marriages being the longest existing, especially those that were orchestrated for financial and social gains. These types of marriages are often equated with opposing societies, like the individualistic/Western and traditional/collectivist/Eastern. Individualistic/Western societies are mainly associated with…

The basic political statement for retaining our ain currency is that following the European individual currency, in the absence of steps to buttress the intergovernmental pillars of the EU, could turn out a decisive measure towards turning Britain into a mere state of Europe, with a attendant loss non merely of independency but of democratic…

Everything in this world appears to have a history including history itself. History tells people the roots and the legends that explain where and how things started and how people, place and things end up like they are now. In all places and in all ages and times, people have always valued history as it…

The Drover’s wife, by Hanry Lawson, expresses about a poor drover family, which the wife with four children lived apart from her husband. One night there was a snake in the partition of her house. To deal with this situation, she let her children sleep in the kitchen, but she stayed awake with Alligator, a…

When looking at ‘Great expectation’ and ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ I think there are many similarities between the two. Both the authors have expressed their views through children’s points of views; this is what makes them so similar. If I was to compare the experiences of childhood for both Scout and Pip there would be…

Arranged marriages, which are organized by family members and friends of the bride or groom, are common in different parts of the world due to cultural traditions. One motive behind their prevalence is the ban on marriages between White and Japanese individuals in certain US states. Notably, these arranged unions can be arranged at any…

Written by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is a book that I am currently on page 200 of. It tells the story of fourteen-year-old narrator Susie Salmon, who was tragically murdered on December 6, 1973. The culprit behind her death is Mr. Harvey, a neighborhood figure who was well-liked by her parents, Jack and Abigail…

There are thousands of children currently in the foster care system that fall into the category of “Special Needs” waiting for a family to love and support them. The term special needs instantly brings to mind the thought of a child with a disability, in adoption terms the term encompasses a larger meaning. The term…

When we were children and in their care, I doubt taking care of us was viewed as a job. I believe they cared for us because they loved us and wanted to nurture us. Now that they have reached an age where the simple, everyday tasks are becoming more difficult for them, they need us…