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statutes that address marriage, such as the 1996 Federal Defense of Marriage Act, which states that the word "marriage means only ...

divorce rates should make a statement about the fate of the traditional family structures. Most statistics state that one in two m...

in order to claim her white heritage she would essentially have to have her mother along to prove she was also Caucasian (Hubbynet...

this case, the spouse can also learn about why men cheat (either by talking with other people who have gone through similar situat...

acknowledge Muhammad as Allahs Prophet and offered encouragement and support for her husband throughout her life. Like his first...

of a European spinster. Rama calls this an "aspect of the New Africa" (24), a reference to modern, global politics affecting the l...

This essay pertains to "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. The writer presents the argument that the principal point that Chopi...

This paper argues that any and all forms of plural marriage should be accepted by modern society and recognized legally at all lev...

Olmeztoprak presents a thorough review of current literature pertaining to the significance of valid, reliable assessment practice...

1895 play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde created a work that many critics feel is the epitome of the Victorian come...

novel The Awakening provides insight into the marriages of Edna Pontellier and her friend Adele Ratignolle. Examination of these m...

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Lakota Sioux traditions. An analysis of marriage practices and the sacred pipe ritua...

This essay is on nineteenth century writer Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." The position presented is that this n...

This paper considers the continuing relevance of this Shakespearean comedy through its themes of men and women, love and marriage ...

This essay presents the argument that "The Yellow Walllpaper," a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman should be interpreted as ...

highest possible degree of comfort and hygiene. It has to allow for environmental requirements and for the climate in which it is ...

offers the marriage contract, and the woman accepts: this is a contractual obligation which can only be broken by death or divorce...

setting for Nathaniel Hawthornes 1835 short story, "The May-Pole of Merry Mount." Bradford took a rather dim view of the festivit...

in 7th century Arabia" (Time, 2001; 50). For example, while many pagan societies of the time buried unwanted female infants alive,...

him to be when she first met him at the ball: a rude egocentric boor. And yet, one of the Bingley sisters illuminates what society...

This paper pertains to the manner in which TV portrayals of the American family have changed over the last five decades. Also, t...

This essay examines the question of who is to blame for the failure of the marriage between Emma and Charles Bovary. The writer pr...

This essay offers the personal perspective of the writer on marriage, separation, divorce and multigenerational families. Three pa...

Presents four cast studies concerning ethics and family/marriage therapy. Topics involve religion, culture, technology and managed...

This four-page paper compares and contrasts women in the Book of Genesis in the Bible and the Qu'ran. Common topics regarding wome...

and rules governing marriage; these rules were very oppressive to women. This paper discusses what Victorian society expected from...

literary works of early America, is awash with allegory and symbolic meaning. Ostensibly, the story tells the tale of a somewhat l...

out of necessity for many and Allworthy and Bridget seem content to go without marriage, although Bridget was once married. They r...

and one could well envision how Chekhovs character, Gurov, may well have married for something other than love. "He had been talke...

In a paper of eight pages, the writer uses an example of a Utah state bygamy case, in which a woman and couple seek a polygamist m...