Homosexuals have the ability to declare their love for one another through a Commencement Ceremony, but this is not a legal bond with the state of California. ... A ceremony such as a Commencement Ceremony is one where gays can declare their love and commitment to one another and become "married", but why must gays breaks the last remaining sacred bond between a man and a woman and become legally married to be together forever. ...

• Word Count: 1729
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• Grade Level: High School

I am female, white, and straight. Five years from now, I will be living the American dream, marrying an average working-class hero type of man. I will be happy and in love. However, millions of United States citizens are being denied this same right which will someday legally merge me and my futu...

• Word Count: 750
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America is a country that is constantly undergoing drastic changes and is moving forward into the 21st century at a hypnotic pace. New technology is constantly being developed. Today one can access their email through a cell phone and purchase a hybrid vehicle. Although America has been undergoi...

• Word Count: 919
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The greatest legal advantage to gay marriages are primarily in the states of Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey and California, where couples can specifically define the most critical decisions in any married couples' life. The legal precedents and laws in these states specifically support what many c...

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Homosexuality Should Not be an Issue How would you feel if you found your soul mate and you were ready to get married, then some one told you, you could not? I know how you would feel. You would feel horrible. That is exactly how homosexuals feel. Therefore homosexuals should be able to get marri...

• Word Count: 649
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In Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, common-law marriages are defined as marriages not contracted through a religious or civil ceremony but recognized as legal after the partners have lived together for a legally specified period of time. ...

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I Now Pronounce You Husband and Husband? Gay marriage is something that is slowly making it's way into every community. At first, the thought of gay marriage was completely out of the question due to religious beliefs, but now we are seeing more of it due to government intervention. Argument...

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The English dictionary sees marriage as "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". However, the working definition of marriage is being challenged, and many people feel that marriage should...

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For years now, the fight for gays rights have risen to a very high peek. It has been a very controversial topic for many years now. The gay community was rights such as the right to marriage, or the right to adopt a child with their partner. Throughout the whole gay movement, there has been many peo...

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Despite mass public same sex wedding ceremonies, families living as married couples, sometimes with children, and outspoken advocates for the equal right to marry, the law hasn't changed as of yet. ...

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In today's post-September 11th society that is filled with "weapons of mass destruction,"" the hottest topic in the news is that of same sex marriage. Headlines opposing and supporting are covering all newspapers, news stations and even talk shows. The recent uproar in Massachusetts and San Franci...

• Word Count: 1973
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• Grade Level: High School