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Re: marriage mating multiple wives and husbands

hiwarock — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:39:11 GMT

Thanks for the reply, from which I have managed to find a good article on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyamory

Re: marriage or marriages

Avangi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:42:32 GMT

New2grammar
As far as I know singular and plural are words associated with countable.

Absolutely correct, but that doesn't stop us from saying that we use the singular form when indicating the abstract/concept/generic meanings of nouns.

In the sentence, "He wrote an article about the child in conflict with modern society," "child" is singular. (I may say this without evoking countable/uncountable.)

- A.

Re: marriage or marriages

Avangi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:52:51 GMT

I agree they all apply. It's just a matter of habit - which I've learned from this site: when the subject of "countable / uncountable" comes up it's usually to solve a problem with the articles - i.e., that seems to be the focus. I sensed that your focus in this case was directed more toward semantics.

Re: article sentence analyses

Clive — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:15:36 GMT

Hi,

I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions.

A paragraph from the article:

Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of "the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman." The college employee handbook states that the college will consider retaining a divorcing employee "when there is reasonable evidence that the circumstances that led to the final dissolution of the marriage related to desertion or adultery on the part of the other partner."

Recopy of the above paragraph:

Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of 1)"the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman." The college employee handbook states that the college will consider retaining a divorcing employee 2)"when there is reasonable evidence that the circumstances that led to the final dissolution of the marriage related to desertion or adultery on the part of the other partner."

1. No 1 seems to be just a lifting of words for a highlighting purpose. I think I have asked in the past about this but didn't seem to have gotten clear answers. Does a lifting of words or phrases or clauses for a sole purpose of emphasis or an illustration allowed? No quoting of anybody's words but a writer's desire to hightlight the words or phrases or clauses.

I don't fully understand your question. If you are asking if it is OK to quote words from another source, the answer is that it usually is. Often, the source should be acknowledged. This particular phrase is very commonly used by people who support this aspect of marriage.

2. No. 2. seems to be a partial lifting or quoting from a source, in this case, it seems to be the college employee handbook. I think the writer could have quoted more but have decided to put quotation marks on that portion only for his purpose. Correct? Yes.

3. Do you need to italicize what looks to be names of an online magazine, student newspaper and blog in writing? No, you don't have to use italics. It's just a matter of choosing a suitable style and using it consistently. Various style guides offer different ways to do this. Colleges often give new students instructions on which style to use. I would say that, before the advent of personal computers, italics weremuch more uncommonly used for this purpose.

I think I have the name of a newpaper not italicized in writing. Partial sentences from the article:

..., Gramm told Christinity Today in an e-mail

Wheaton's student newspaper, The Record, found ...

..., Alan Jacobs, wrote in a First Things blog post that ...

4. I have trouble with the phrases like "less of something" or "more of something" or "less a thing" or "more a thing" -- when do we put "of" there and when not?? I' say the simplest approach is just to think of these as standard, set phrases. You can say 'less of a need' or 'less need', 'more of a need' or 'more need'.

From the article:

"We leave issues like spiritual discipline in the hands of the churches, so there's less of a need for us to handle these issues," Calvin spokesman Phil de Haan said.

Best wishes, Clive

article sentence analyses

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:50 GMT

Hi,

I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions.

A paragraph from the article:

Recopy of the above paragraph:

3. Do you need to italicize what looks to be names of an online magazine, student newspaper and blog in writing? I think I have the name of a newpaper not italicized in writing. Partial sentences from the article:

..., Gramm told Christinity Today in an e-mail

Wheaton's student newspaper, The Record, found ...

..., Alan Jacobs, wrote in a First Things blog post that ...

4. I have trouble with the phrases like "less of something" or "more of something" or "less a thing" or "more a thing" -- when do we put "of" there and when not??

From the article:

"We leave issues like spiritual discipline in the hands of the churches, so there's less of a need for us to handle these issues," Calvin spokesman Phil de Haan said.

Re: article usage

Clive — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:39:01 GMT

Hi,

(1) During the debate and the discussion on the definition of marriage, I was asked over and over again, "How would this change your marriage to include same-sex couples in the definition of marriage? How could making marriage more inclusive harm the institution?"

Can the be deleted before discussion? Please advise Yes.

(2) If it is nurtured in its traditional or historic form, it is sustained as the foundation for the raising of children. It is family-centered.

Can the hyphen be deleted in family-centered? Please advise. I suggest that you keep the hyphen. ( In Canada, we favour the British spelling, ie 'centred'. )

Best wishes, Clive

article usage

Anonymous — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:04:03 GMT

Can the be deleted before discussion? Please advise

(2) If it is nurtured in its traditional or historic form, it is sustained as the foundation for the raising of children. It is family-centered.

Can the hyphen be deleted in family-centered? Please advise.

Re: Salary increment letter

Grammar Geek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:18:12 GMT

I don't know what format you use for the date. July 03/08 is one I have not seen before. July 3, 2008, or 3 July 2008 are more familiar to me. However if this is your convention, then use it as you have written in.

Usually you state how long your leave will be. One week, two weeks, etc.

Do you "advise" your boss that you are taking leave at a certain time, or do you request it? If you advise him/her, then

I would like to let you know that I have scheduled my annual vacation for [two weeks - whatever], starting on 3 July 2008, when I will be getting married.

I am totally unfamaliar with informing your boss of your expectation for a bonus and pay increase due to marriage, but bonus requires an article ("a"), as does company ("the"), and company should have a small c. Perhaps you want to say "due to my change in my family status" because the company is not the thing that has the family satus.

Ashley's Book Review

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:44:52 GMT

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Single Parenthood: A diminishing factor of a childâs well-being

Growing Up with a Single Parent, What Hurts, What Helps (Harvard University Press, 1994, 196 pgs.) by Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur informs readers that, whether a single parent is a divorced parent or an unmarried mother or father, the fact is that the overall outcome on a childâs well-being will not be as great as if a child had two biological parents. Do you recall viewing the CBS-aired sitcom known as âMurphy Brownâ? According to the book, Growing Up with a Single Parent, Vice President Dan Quayle, in the early 1990âs, expressed a significant amount of disapproval of the show. This widely debatable and nationally accepted television show seemed to cause a lot of controversy. Murphy Brown was single parent and on the show, single parenting seemed acceptable, even though Murphy Brown obviously had sex before marriage. Quayle and the authors of the book agreed that having children without being married puts children at an even greater risk than those children in a two-parent family face. (1) McLanahanâs and Sandefurâs feelings are still valuable today and hold true to a great degree, even though the book was published in 1994.

The authors show that children of single parents face challenges because of a loss of resources. Families tend to be low income, and sometimes the single parent is not well-educated. The authors study race and ethnicity and explain the effect of single parenting on the childrenâs well-being. McLanahanâs and Sandefurâs feelings are still valuable today and hold true to a great degree, even though the book was published in 1994.

There are many views about the consequences of single parenting portrayed in the media. Today, television shows and movies can create the impression that single parenting is just fine. For instance, when Halle Berry, a pregnant single mother, was seen on âOprah,â they openly shared with a vast crowd the fact that single parenting is acceptable. Berry, who is a 41- year old unmarried but pregnant star, said she feels that single parenting is a thoughtful and effective way to raise a child. Oprah agreed with her comments. This could influence the younger generation. The authors stated in a rather harsh manner that single parenting is perfectly fine in the first chapter of the book titled âWhy We Care About Single Parenthood. So many young children of single parent families admire both Berry and Oprah greatly. If these children grow up believing Berry and Oprah and engage in this act as Berry did, it turns out if they become pregnant, their childrenâs outcome in life may become hindered and could ultimately lead to failure in the future, the authors say.

To demonstrate the likelihood of failure, the authors also discussed the high school dropout rates in the 1980âs for adolescents from single parent homes. During the 1980âs, the rate of dropping out of school for school-aged children was very close to twenty percent. However, for children living with two parents, it was only thirteen percent. (McLanahan and Sandefur 2) The high school dropout rate is shocking. Today, dropout rates are still a big problem. Just recently, Celeste Headlee, from the National Public Radio, reported a brand new study from Education Week. Their findings illustrate the fact that thirty-three percent at the minimum of early adolescents in the nation, arenât working for their diplomas. Headlee then goes on to say that Detroit has the worst rate with less than twenty-five percent of freshmen actually graduating. (1). One may ask why this is still happening. The responses may include a number of things Headlee said, such as their parentsâ personal lives, household troubles and many others. The bookâs statistics and the statistics from NPR are quite similar despite the twenty-seven year gap.

A set of two parents offer support to their children in more than just one way. For the sake of a childâs well-being, parents should develop a well-established bond with their children, and a parent should be devoted to their well-being. Now, the parent is also needed in order to supervise the childrenâs activities so that the children become less likely to âget off on the wrong trackâ¦â (McLanahan and Sandefur 22) First, parents offer academic support by helping their children with their schoolwork. According to the book, another way that parents show support in their childâs learning is by reading story books to their children. (McLanahan and Sandefur 8)

There are many books that can be just as beneficial to children as two parents can be to children. Two parent families are just as helpful as two authors. According to Princeton Universityâs website, Sara McLanahan is a professor of sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She is also an author of many books and articles. Her most recent published and researched book was âFragile Families and the Marriage Agenda,â which was published in 2005. Her latest book is now a few years old. The latest article that she wrote was titled: âThe Mental Health of Parents with Infants. Interestingly enough, Sara McLanahan is also a single parent. Gary Sandefur is a professor and came in as a co-chair of the Sociology Department and was also part of the American Indian Studies Program at the University Wisconsin-Madison, according to the Universityâs website. Now, Sandefur provides his service as being co-chair of faculty administration and a member of the staff of Create the Future: The Wisconsin Campaign.Sandefur has co-authored four books.

In her review of Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps, published in Christian Century Magazine, Hainsworth states that, âthis is a child-centered analysis, and he moral emphasis is on the responsibility of adults to recognize that their decisions and interventions shape the lives of children for better or for worse. . These authors do well and strive to focus attention on what children are in desperate need of right now. Some readers may be concerned about whether or not this book blames single parents. Really and truly, it doesnât. These authors turn to a different approach. A book enriched with plenty of statistics is a better way of providing data from a substantial number of nationwide studies. Consequently, McLanahan and Sandefur stress the importance of adults becoming familiar with decisions they may make along the way in order to structure the lives of their children for positive outcomes. She also says that the authors successfully explain single parenthood by mainly focusing on the needs of children. She sees this review as a valuable resource for parents, even though she praises the author which focused on what the children need. After reading the book: Growing up as a Single Parent, What Hurts, What Helps, by Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur, one may strongly feel that this book should be recommended to adolescents as well as new parents who are about to begin to explore parenthood for the very first time. However, after reading this book, one may have learned that single-parenthood is less positive for the childrenâs sake than two parents who raise their children together. Works CitedMcLanahan, Sara and Gary Sandefur. Growing Up with a ingle Parent: What Hurts, What Helps. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1994.Hainsworth, Deirdre K. âGrowing Up with a Single Parent; What Hurts, What helpsâ â Book Review. Christian Century 7 Feb.1996.6 March 2008 <http://www.findarticles.com/mi1058/is_n5_ v113/ai_18023715/print>Headlee. Celeste. âDetroit Has Worst High-School Graduation Rateâ NPR News http://find.galegroup.com/itz/start.do?prodld=STOJMcLanahan, Sara. Publications 20 Feb. 2008. http://www.princeton.edu/~mclanaha/publications.htm.

Sandefur, Gary. University of Wisconsin-Madison Sandefur to Lead Letters and Science. 13 Aug. 2004.20 Feb.2008. <http: //www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/faculty/cr-sandefur.pdf.>

Re: free love?

Delmobile — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:28:04 GMT

All I know is it's a rather romantic name for the idea of having sex outside of marriage. Quite a lot of it, I believe.

According to this Wikipedia article, the term dates as far back as the 19th century. I didn't realize that.