Businesses should respond to domestic partners in the same way they would to a regular married couple. ... It does not seem fair that one individual cannot get, more or less, the same benefits just because of a marriage issue. However, on the other hand if couples don't get married and expect to receive the same benefits as married couples then what kind of example are we setting for our children? ... As time progresses by we learn to change for the better, so why should we remain stuck here on an issue that discriminates same gender people from getting benefits? ... If we all have a...

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One stayed in that same neighborhood where she is happily married to a carpenter, another prevailed as an accountant, and the last one continued as a missionary in underdeveloped countries helping abandoned children. ... A woman is considered to be a successful person if her ambition to get married and have a happy family are fulfilled. Having a happy marriage could be seen as an easy venture, but this cannot be determined until one begins to examine the process of getting married. ... Eric Baker presents in his article, "Science Points to the Single Most Valuable Personality Trait," that cons...

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Bharti married an American, became a writer and gained citizenship, while Mari married an Indian student, acquired a green card to work and live in America hassle free, and became nationally recognized for her contributions to pre-school education and parent- teacher relationships. ... Bharti as a citizen loves that long-term residents are getting citizenship, however Mira is a legal resident with a green card and wants to keep her Indian citizenship. Bharati explains how America has become her home and she has "married it" (Mukharjee, 46) and given up her entire Indian culture, howe...

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Therefore, the relationship between children and their mothers who married cross-culturally experienced difficulties because of their language barrier and cultural differences. ... Time has proven when young people don't get this guidance and attention from parents, they find it elsewhere... "(71) When women who married cross-culturally came to America, they probably felt like they were moving by a time machine. ... However, if Korean mothers who are married cross-culturally try to learn more English and understand their children's own culture by adapting new cultural values, thei...

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In America, at the age of 18 a person is considered to be a legal adult with the privileges of purchasing tobacco, getting married, fighting for his or her country, voting and even going to jail. ... When turning 18 the now new young adults now feel they should get all the rights of someone who is 21 year olds. ...

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Television programs such as "My Wife and Kids" depict the typical, nuclear family: a married couple living together with 2.5 kids and a pet. ... The typical view of marriage and families containing a husband and a wife is shifting towards the acceptance of same sex couples raising families, and most recently, getting married. ... The Black church is more than a place for worship, it is a place where people go to socialize, counsel or get counseling; it is a place where children go after school until their parents get off of work; it is a place where a teenage mother can receive the love and ...

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After many of the family of twelve is able to get jobs in the meat packing industry in Chicago, they are tricked into buying a house but it turns out to be a swindle; the agreement is full of hidden costs. ... During this century, many were faced with the same problem as Jugis and the numbers of accident in the job industries increased, and many were not able to get a job if the accidents caused them permanent damage (Clayton). ... They also tried to stay the same in some part, the family in the story mostly consume ethnic food and celebrate some things their way' like the celebration of ...

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Another example from the 50s is on the situation comedy I Love Lucy, in which the show's married main characters had to sleep in twin beds, so as to not make any suggestions that they had a physical relationship. ... By the 1960s, television shows and movies were getting more suggestive, and minor profanities, mild violence, and mild sexual themes were being allowed in television and, more prominently, movies. ...

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The multiple-choice test asked citizens to identify terms that everybody should know, such as the New Deal, the Electoral College, Sputnik, "I Have a Dream" and progressive tax, The 2,500 adults scored an average of 49 percent that means they get a pitiful F.... John De Crevecoeur takes on an interesting outlook on the American Identity Crisis in his book The Language of Literature: American Literature; "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of...

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In one study of soap operas, there was only one representation of a married couple engaging in sex for every 24 portrayals of unmarried characters performing sexual acts. ... I need that, uh, to get me off Sweating till my clothes come off . . ."") the video that accompanies it is equally as raunchy. ...

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1. Today, opinion polls consistently reveal that a majority of people in Western countries respect and endorse homosexual marriage. For instance, in US, among those aged 18 - 32, support is as high as 70 percent (West, 2013, para.5). Along with the support of homosexual marriage is the request of children. However, when homosexual parenting became visible to the public, negative opinions about their parent eligibility were commonplace, partially because heterosexual parenting has been taken as a norm. ...

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