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  • Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage

    “The Closet Straight” Homosexuality is a highly controversial subject in today’s society, in which some oppose it and others’ lives are consumed by it. Hadley Arkes, born in 1944, is a professor of law at Amherst College and is the author of the essay, “The Closet Straight,” which argues the homosexual views of homosexual writer, Andrew Sullivan. Sullivan has been the editor of New Republic since 1991; he has a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University

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    Essay Length: 948 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • Homosexuals in the Military

    Homosexuals in the Military

    The military, full of testosterone pumped machines all fighting for the good of their country, battling the same mission for freedom, is thought of as one of the most manly and honorable positions that one can hold. The prejudice percentage of the public stereotypically think of homosexuals as more feminine men that are not able to be as tough and manly as a straight man. This is not the case; there are a lot of

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    Essay Length: 894 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Muslim Attitudes to Marriage

    Muslim Attitudes to Marriage

    Muslim Attitudes to Marriage In Islam, marriage is a partnership. Muslim women accept only Allah as their master, and do not therefore consider themselves to be inferior to a husband. It is basic in Muslim society that the man is responsible for the family's welfare and business outside the home, but the woman has virtually absolute rights within it so long as her behaviour does not shame her provider or husband. No institution works well

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    Essay Length: 2,342 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Theme of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice

    The Theme of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice

    “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” The second half of this opening sentence of the novel reveals that the “universal truth” is nothing more than a social truth. When claiming that a single man “must be in want of a wife”, Jane Austen reveals that the reverse in also true; a single woman is in, perhaps desperate, want

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    Essay Length: 2,607 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Indian Legal Environment for Foreign Companies

    Indian Legal Environment for Foreign Companies

    Introduction A country that has had over 5000 years of civilisation, whose culture is synthesis of many different cultures; a country which has a very complex social structure and has diversity more than any other country in the world. India. From the last decade, as the cycle of progress and prosperity reaches India again, more and more International Businesses want to either buy from or sell in or do both, in India. It is essential

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    Essay Length: 3,704 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Top
  • Church Inconsistencies Regarding Homosexuals

    Church Inconsistencies Regarding Homosexuals

    Church Inconsistencies Regarding Homosexuals The call for justice is not a new phenomenon, but is sometimes even an action that is used rather oftenly. Almost everywhere, some people are getting more than they should from others. There is usually a distinction between powerful, less powerful and even powerless human beings. People are oppressed as others gain wealth and power. It has, unfortunately, become a tolerated system in society in the modern world. There is always

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    Essay Length: 755 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Victor
  • Marriage and Divorce

    Marriage and Divorce

    Women’s increasing salary impact on marriage During the time of World War II many women had to leave the home and go out to work. Many were left home alone with husband out in the field fighting and dying for the country. Women had to leave the family at home and support the family financially. Which previously it was thought to be mans’ responsibility. It was here the acceleration of the female revolution took flight.

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    Essay Length: 484 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Treatment of Homosexuals During the Holocaust

    The Treatment of Homosexuals During the Holocaust

    A. Plan of Investigation To what extent did the Nazi Regime’s ideologies and policies influence the treatment of homosexuals after 1933? In Nazi Germany, the Nazis goal to purify the Aryan race and eliminate deviants had an incredible effect on Germans from all walks of life, including prostitutes, alcoholics, the mentally ill, and especially homosexuals. This investigation will aim to determine the Nazis role in the rage against homosexuals during the holocaust, and how the

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    Essay Length: 2,545 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jon
  • Should Same-Sex Marriages Be Permitted?

    Should Same-Sex Marriages Be Permitted?

    Should same-sex marriages be permitted in all of the 50 states, and territories of the U.S.? This controversial question has affected the lives of many people in today’s society. This issue is important to the lives of many people, especially the growing number of gays in our community. Gay couples, who may be deeply in love, and wish to acknowledge their affection for one another, may wish to participate in the ceremony of marriage. However,

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    Essay Length: 256 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Problems with Marriage: The Contrasting Relationships in Pride and Prejudice

    The Problems with Marriage: The Contrasting Relationships in Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is about a small country town in England, where life is all about having money, getting married, and having more money. In this novel, Austen focuses in on one particular family, the Bennets, who consist of five daughters and one over-obsessive mother who is looking to marry off each of her daughters before her husband passes away, for they do not have a son to inherit their estate and

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    Essay Length: 2,197 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Max
  • Marriage and Clothing in India

    Marriage and Clothing in India

    MARRIAGE Indians do not permit inter-religious marriages. Marriages are arranged in India. Marriages are arranged in India by the elderly women of the family because they consider it an duty. Marriages are arranged in India because they see it as reinforcing the social, economic, geographic, and the historic significance of India. Prakasa states that arranged marriages serve six purposes. (1) is to help maintain the social satisfaction system in the society, (2) gives parents control,

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    Essay Length: 1,051 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Bred
  • Marriage in America

    Marriage in America

    The most important quality of a married couple is love. Attitudes and responsibilities are some important factors for the development of a good marriage. Building a happy marriage is the result of an aware effort on the part of a husband and a wife. A lifelong union, people bound together by a bond of love, can be considered marriage. It begins with a ceremony known as a wedding, which formally unites the two partners. A

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    Essay Length: 1,545 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues - B2b Vs. B2c

    Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues - B2b Vs. B2c

    Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues B2B Vs. B2C E-Business is growing faster than most predictions and is anticipated to continue to grow. To most consumers, web access is a natural piece of all business and is expected. Some applications, like bill paying over the Internet, have been successful beyond anyone's imagination and it just continues to grow. With growth of possibilities as the Internet reaches higher depths, there are very serious issues for businesses using

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    Essay Length: 693 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Max
  • Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Be Legalized in the United States

    Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Be Legalized in the United States

    The case of Gonzales v. Oregon was a landmark decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006 that upheld Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act (ODWDA). This law, passed in 1997, allows Oregon physicians to prescribe a lethal drug dose to a patient that has “an incurable and irreversible disease that, within reasonable medical judgment, will cause death within six months” (Hilliard, p.160). Oregon’s voters believed that a competent adult who has a terminal illness should

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    Essay Length: 1,153 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Ethics and Legal Obligations

    Ethics and Legal Obligations

    For most organizations, values statements are simply rhetoric that sits on a fancy plaque on the wall. The real values are seen in the halls, not on the walls. High performing organizations are clear about their values and about what they translate into in day-to-day behavior. They use their values strategically, to guide every decision and action. The challenge with values is that they are usually vague concepts that have different meanings to different people.

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    Essay Length: 443 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage

    The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage

    Andrew Cherlin’s article The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage is an analytical evaluation of the changing themes of the American approach to the relevance of marriage and its evolution over the past century. Through a method of statistical analysis of the changing ideologies and practices of Americans in regards to the institution of marriage Cherlin is able to show that marriage has now become an option rather than a necessity. In analyzing the recent growth of cohabitation

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    Essay Length: 1,213 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Artur
  • Arranged Marriage

    Arranged Marriage

    Everyone knows how hard it is to find a mate for marriage. Each person is free to decide how the mate selection will take place. Some people would rather conduct this selection by themselves, without any help, while others prefer to get help from an outside source, like their parents or a matchmaker. In this essay, I will make a distinction between the traditional arranged marriage and the modern definition of an arranged marriage

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    Essay Length: 262 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Teenage Marriage

    Teenage Marriage

    What is marriage? Marriage is “the institution whereby men and women are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family” (Marriage 729). The fact is, marriage, to most of society, is something much more than that. To some, marriage is the uniting of their souls; to others, it is merely an escape from their fear, their pain, and their agony. The sad truth

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    Essay Length: 1,515 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Jon
  • Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana became popular as a medicine in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century and used to treat general and migraine headaches, depression, muscular tension, insomnia, and menstrual cramps. However, today marijuana has proven to be beneficial in treating many more medical conditions that include glaucoma, cancer, and asthma (ASU, n.d.). Opponents agree only in one regard, lessening the pain of sick people is humane, ethical, and just. The federal Drug Enforcement

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    Essay Length: 1,197 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • Why Abortion Should Be Legalized

    Why Abortion Should Be Legalized

    The issue of abortion causes debates about human interactions where factors of ethics, emotions and law come together. There are many reasons why a woman would decide to have abortions. Whatever the reasons a woman decides to have an abortion, it seems only justified that she should be able to make decisions in regards to her life and body. The decisions that she makes will be beneficial to both the woman and the fetus because

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    Essay Length: 846 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Homosexuality in Orthodox Christianity

    Homosexuality in Orthodox Christianity

    Homosexuality today is becoming an ever growing problem in American Society. I believe that the Orthodox Church had a strong opinion about homosexuality before there was such an uproar of homosexual rights in America and changed their ideas to suit others. It says in the Bible specifically "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.  And they were both naked, the

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    Essay Length: 1,040 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Legal and Professional

    Legal and Professional

    1. Introduction 1.1 Scenario You are the manager of an information centre in which there are Internet terminals for public use. Staff report that they have noticed a user accessing pornographic sites, and they suspect that he may be trying deliberately to offend them and other users. They ask you not only to deal with this case, but to find ways of stopping similar things in future. 1.2 Background Computer misuse can be complicated to

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    Essay Length: 298 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Legal Issues in Workforce

    Legal Issues in Workforce

    Throughout the twentieth century, the United States government passed laws, issued. It is important to understand that managing legal risk and executive orders, and promulgated regulations designed to influence the employment relationship. There are literally hundreds of examples of how laws have impacted the employer and employee opportunity in employment decisions is just a special case of what manager should do. The law acknowledges that you need flexibility in determining the size of your workforce

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    Essay Length: 1,167 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Marriage Is for Keeps

    Marriage Is for Keeps

    If you are getting married, Catholic or not, you need to read Marriage is For Keeps. Each chapter lays out a different topic about how to focus your marriage on the three of you husband, wife and God in the center. Each section contains thought provoking questions for you and your mate and lets you ponder how you are going to grow as a person in your marriage. There are tough spots in this book.

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    Essay Length: 1,710 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Jon
  • Letter to Senate on Homosexuality

    Letter to Senate on Homosexuality

    To the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton: As we know New York is known for its wide diversity of people, style, and innovations. Yet we know that New York is one of the most liberal states and cities in the country, we have to understand where to draw the line for the sake of morality in society. Homosexual marriages, a very critical topic in society today, has been an ineluctable and chronic condition in our communities

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    Essay Length: 516 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Vika

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