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Defense of Same Sex Marriages

establish a legal precedent in 1967 which declared bans on interracial marriages as unconstitutional that states were forced to re...

Marriage and its Changing Definition

In four pages this paper examines how the definition of marriage has changed over the years with same sex unions among the topics ...

Tutorial on Learning Decisions and Life Experiences

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

Relationships, Female Dominance, and 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

looks at the picture of a man killing a lion, and says that if the lion had painted the picture, it would have been the other way ...

Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Marriage

When he comes back out he says "Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?" (Ibsen). From this simple beginning we alre...

Marriage and Personal Goals

without having been asked to do so, providing a reward of some type for this, or simply recognizing the effort and the initiative ...

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and the Themes of Love, Marriage, and Money

of fancy, at least in her imagination. Austen states, "She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys...

Ethics and a Medical Malpractice Case Study

However, this feeble attempt at legal protection goes directly against another California law - termed a crime of sexual exploitat...

Same Sex Marriages

that the state must show that there are compelling reasons why marriage license should be issued only to heterosexual couples (Dor...

Sung Period Women of China

writer, for this, relied primarily on both pictorial representations of the period (through highly stylized paintings) and writing...

Venezuela and the Pemon and Yamamao Indigenous Tribes

In seven pages the Venezuelan rain forest inhabitants the Pemon and Yamamao indigenous tribes are discussed in an examination of t...

Medieval Marriage and Women's Roles in 'The Clerk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In eight pages this character analysis of Griselda in 'The Clerk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer discusses how she reflects Medieval p...

Relationships in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

relationships. In its advocacy of deriving the goals of life from social cooperation and the elements of natural selection, the c...

Marriage in Ann Petry's The Street, Nella Larsen's Passing, and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

to delve into such concentrated and personal subjects as these, especially in front of strangers. However, Larsen recognized the ...

Physical and Emotional Implications of Premarital Sex

In eight pages this paper discusses sex without marriage in terms of physical implications such as STDs and emotional effects. Ei...

Emma by Jane Austen, Maturation and Marriage

In 6 pages this paper examines the last novel by Jane Austen and how themes of marriage and maturation are represented in the expe...

Islam and Marriage

In seven pages this paper examines marriage practices from an Islamic perspective. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Classical Greek Literature and Women's Tragic Marriages

Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...

Church Doctrine and Gay Marriages

In seven pages this paper argues that unlike Americans in general Church doctrine is moving toward a greater acceptance of homosex...

John Stuart Mill's 'Feminist' Side

In a paper consisting of 5 pages, Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' reveals the philosopher's feminist views particularly in terms ...

Family Structure of the Cherokee

In nine pages this paper examines the matrilineal family structure of the Cherokee in terms of gender roles, marriage determinatio...

Theme of Romantic Love in the Poetry of Felicia Hemans and William Blake

In 10 pages the ways in which romantic love is expressed by each poet is examined in an analysis of William Blake's 'Marriage of H...

Erica Jong's Fear of Flying

This paper provides a reading of Jong's novel, Fear of Flying. The author raises questions on a variety of Jong's assertions and ...

Reasons for the Failure of Marriages

wives tend to have a greater incidence of spousal abuse than do those who regard their mates in a more respectful manner. While d...

Bessie Head's 'The Collector of Treasures' and Marriage

In 5 pages the 2 couples featured in this short story by Bessie Head are contrasted and compared regarding the marriages of each. ...

Marriage and Communication

dialectic dimensions: integration-separation, stability-change, and expression-privacy" (396). There exits a basic tension betwee...

History of the Gay Marriage Debate

In eight pages gay marriage is examined from a historical perspective in a consideration of constitutional and legal rights and al...

Two Tolstoy Works Compared

Jealousy and marriage and how they drive the plot line and story in this paper, which compares Leo Tolstoys' Family Happiness and ...

Women in Three Hardy Novels

This 6 page paper explores the status of women in the Victorian era by examining the way they are presented in three Hardy novels,...

David Popenoe and Interracial Marriage

In eight pages a sociological view of interracial marriage is taken with the assistance of David Popenoe's concepts. Ten sources ...