America is supposed to be the land of the free, where everyone's equal, and the laws don't discriminate. ... Laws are created or changed every day, and they become accepted by Americans. ... There are hundreds of laws pertaining to married couples and their benefits. ... Homosexual marriage will lead to the end of sexual morality and the family union some may say. With the high availability of pornography through the Internet and at the local corner store sexual morality is al ready declining. ...

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In both Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, we see the controversial subject of morality versus the law. In Ibsen's story, Nora breaks the law in order to save her husband's life. ... There are exceptions to everything, even the law. Unusual circumstances can sometimes justify one's disobeying the law. ... This theme of breaking the law for good applies to modern times as well. ...

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In several countries today, the law of prohibited homosexual couples to legally marry still exists. Many public opinions regarding the issue of same sex marriage often are criticized based on issues of morality according to the religious beliefs which makes this issue becomes one of the culture wars that cause by gender difference since they do not fall into the heterosexual category. ... While the law prohibited homosexual couples to legally marry, the couples then do not receive benefits like the heterosexual couples even when they already live together or when they, themselves, believe to ...

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Once married the highest standards of morality were expected. ... The husband-to-be would pay the father-in-law a large bride price in order to compensate him for the loss of his daughter. ... In order for Sioux couples to be married "the girl merely took her belongings and moved into her in-laws' teepee." ... Catholic priests and nuns in New France and New Spain pressed Indian women and men to convert to Christianity (the Protestants of English America were less energetic in this regard), enforcing new ideas of morality "for example, condemning the premarital sexual freedom common ...

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Torvald believes that it is the sacred duty of Nora to be a good wife and to be responsible for the morality of their children. ... Since a woman is allegedly motivated out of love for her husband and children, it is unthinkable to her that laws can forbid acts inspired by affection. ...

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She loses all sense of morality by hurting others in her futile attempt to join the ranks of Tom's social class. ... Gatsby surrenders his morals by breaking the law to earn the riches he thinks will buy her love but it is done for nothing, Daisy was not won over with his new wealth. ... Jay Gatsby, a wealthy young man who has earned his wealth through breaking the law as an effort to win back a lost love. ...

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She loses all sense of morality by hurting others in her futile attempt to join the ranks of Tom's social class. ... Gatsby surrenders his morals by breaking the law to earn the riches he thinks will buy her love but it is done for nothing, Daisy was not won over with his new wealth. ... Jay Gatsby, a wealthy young man who has earned his wealth through breaking the law as an effort to win back a lost love. ...

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Throughout human history, according to religious tradition and as a matter of natural law, marriage has been tied to potential procreative sexuality, which is a monopoly held by different-sex couples. ... To halt this trend the law should clearly and unequivocally convey the message that the best interest of a child demand both a mother and a father. ... Marriage is the oldest equal-rights institution officially recognized in law. ... Marriage is not merely "tolerated" but is rather one of the most preferred relationships known in law. ... Same-sex unions simply do not make comparable contribu...

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For example it is very necessary to shun someone who has physically harmed a woman it is against the law and immorall to all of society, females are not normally built the same way as males and they do not usually have the strength to fight back or defend themselves, it is pathetic for a man to abuse a woman because of these circumstances, therefore this action of abuse should be publically shunned and definitely not praised upon! ... We all know what is morally correct and what is not, it is about what actions people choose to take to either follow the rules of morality or go against it and c...

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Even if he was harassed, if he was a man of virtue and morality, he could have done a wiser thing than killing because self-defense does not only fall upon the act of murder. ... That definitely violates the moral law. ...

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It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. ... The first law issued after the foundation of the People's Republic of China was the Law of Marriage in 1950. ...

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The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in word, in action, and in law" (Sullivan, 1994; 47) Yet the Church's attitude is well founded. ... Lesbian behavior does not fit within that framework of public morality. Therefore we are liable to sanctions, even though there is no specific law on the books. ...

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None of the answers are simple to these hot button topics; for the most part they are complex and hover in a grey area of morality, tradition, and history. ... Religions are no longer deciding laws, in most areas, obviously excluding many countries still today that are based off of religions, that one can get arrested for, so it is not a big deal and does not affect those who disagree with a religions ruling, it is the religions' right to their doctrine. ...

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Tonni Morrison's novel Sula is about two young black girls who become very close friends but soon depart after taking different paths through life. The two young girls grew up in a town in the hills of Ohio called the Bottom. The town received its name from a slave owner who disliked the land and ...

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