Legally married employees receive higher compensation than unmarried or illegally married employees, and legally married people get more benefits from health and dental insurance. 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 be a married couples like other married heterosexual couples. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"In sickness and in health til death do us part-, with those familiar words, millions of people each year are married; a public affirmation of a private bond both society and the newlyweds hope will endure. ... Religious values shouldn't dictate who gets married. ... Despite to create family, other things to consider why two people prefer to get married are their love and fidelity. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Telling people of the same sex that they are unable to get married is further portraying the stereotypical view that if someone is not a heterosexual white male then you are considered inferior and have less rights. ... The cost of getting married in this country is expensive and is only getting more expensive. If not for any other reason, this is the one fact that gets the government's attention. ... If the weddings generate insufficient revenue for the government then they should think about the unforeseen expenses that accompany marriage like couples' therapy, sending adopted chil...

• Word Count: 741
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some women in Saudi are forced to get married from an old man that she barely knows because her father believes that that person is the right one for her." reports of a forced marriage between a 15 year old girl and a man who is allegedly aged between 70-80 years old" (ashaforcedmarriage.org.uk). ... In some tribes, women are getting killed because they have disagreed to get married from a guy who has been chosen by her father. ...

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In some of these books, there is overthrowing the government, killing of little children, racism, and same sex couples getting married. ... If you want your kids to read a certain book that has been banned from public libraries, then go and get the book for them personally. ... You cannot make bomb threats, death threats, or verbally abuse and threaten anyone in anyway without getting in serious trouble. ... Certain books get banned obviously because of the contents within the book. ...

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In 1960, I was already married and had a child. ... I had resigned myself that life wasn't going to get much better than this, and comforted myself with the knowledge that at least this was a better life than I would have had in Mexico. ... But every day, we would rotate what farms we would go to and picket, and more often than not, we would get those strikebreakers to join our strike. ... Through them (and through Senator Kennedy's legislation in our support) we were able to get healthcare, better housing, credit, pensions plans, and numerous other benefits. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

People tend to avoid getting a parent or a designated driver for a ride because they do not want their parents to find out that they were drinking illegally. ... If the drinking age were lowered, then the young adults would not get into legal trouble for calling a parent or another adult for a ride home. ... Also, you can do many other things such as signing legal contracts, getting married and can even purchase lottery tickets; but, cannot consume alcohol. ...

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Some of our ancestors did not have the privileges we have now because they grew up in other countries, that controlled their religion, who they married, and almost everything else in their lives. ... In many countries, I wouldn't be able to get the education that is available to me, and I wouldn't get many of the rights I have because I am a woman. ... In America, even though we had to fight for these rights, not only can we vote, but we can also get the same education and same jobs as the men in today's society. ...

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Many citizens in the United States take liberty for granted; many citizens don't realize the significance of liberty. Every individual interprets liberty differently. According, to Webster's Dictionary liberty is defined as; (1) freedom from bondage, captivity, and restraint; (2) permission grant...

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Nora feels she is unable to live with out Trovald. " Yes, Torvald, I can't get anywhere without your help. ... And once she married to Torvald she was treated as a doll-wife. ... Nora realizes after eight years of marriage that she has been married to a stranger. ...

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Reports reveal that "in Herat at least 52 young, married, or soon-to-be married women had burned themselves to death in the city in recent months" (Death by Burning 1). ... As well as a heart wrenching loss for the mother, this form of torture violates the fifth right of the UDHR (UDHR 1).The men of China simply stand by and observe as their women's population deteriorates and gets denied basic rights, while they should put an end to this inhumane law. ...

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There are many law-abiding citizens who don't get these benefits. ... There are some death penalty opponents who believe that convicts don't get enough privileges and lobby for better living conditions and the rights of the convicted felons. ... In one case, a prosecutor withheld the fact that the jury forewoman had been married to an officer investigating the murder of which the defendant was accused -- and that the prosecutor had subsequently represented that woman in divorce proceedings. ...

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For example, many teenage girls get blinded when they get involve in a relationship at the very first time, then some of them got pregnant and realized that they've made a mistake. ... Despite various situations, teenage girls are more likely to have abortion than those female who are married, so it is important that teenagers must to be educate correctively about the issue of sex, pregnancy, and abortion in order to prevent the unwanted pregnancy. ...

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Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. Blatantly sexist laws and practices are slowly being eliminated while social perceptions of "women's roles" continue to stagnate and e...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Slavery: What Rights did one have as a Slave?" The answer to this question is very simple, none. Regardless of the position of the person who gave their account on slavery, the answer remained the same. Although the slaves had no rights, the pro-slavery account belittles the amount of work requ...

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Leaders must be able to inspire a vision and get others to act upon shared visions in order to accomplish a set goal. ... Women could not vote, own property, run for office, get an education nor make their own decisions. ... Whether married (90% were) or single, a woman's life was confined to taking care of the house and family members (Michelle, n.d).Women at this time were seen as property to men. ... It seemed like they were not getting anything accomplished, but Stanton changed that with her proposal. Circumstances constantly conspire to undermine our esteem and we need leaders to hel...

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In addition, China's pension reserves are very low which is leading to some seniors only getting an equivalent to twelve dollars a month.... The policy has forced a preference for boys to carry on the family name which now has left millions of men who cannot find a wife as 99% of the women in their age group are already married....

• Word Count: 960
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate