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social justice issue essay

sandie_bummie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:45:33 GMT

hi! i need to write essay about social justice issue, and my topic is "marriage". can somebody help me check my grammarm verb tense and proofread it for me. thanks in advance i really appreciate it..

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Social Justice âMarriageâ

Marriage is a custom which can be found in every human culture. Although the forms and rules are differ. Marriage is a form of commitment between man and woman. It is a legal recognized relationship by a religious ceremony between man and woman who intent to live together as sexual and domestic partners. It is can also an arrangement between families whereby parents create a kind of business transaction in order to maintain family status and level. Modern marriages become more complicated today due to social justice issue such as homosexual marriage and divorce.

Arrangement marriage used to be common in the ancient world and it is still practice in most countries today especially to those high power and status families. Parents have control over their childâs happiness. They will one who will choose and decide to whom their child going to marry. For the sake of family status and power they sacrifice their own childâs happiness. Freedom and happiness have been taken out from their children. Arrangement marriage is also a form of solemn promise between two families. My parent married was arranged but they opting for love marriage. Even though they donât love each other, but at least they know each other for long time. They try to accept and love the one another and now they live happily with six children in a comfortable living. This kind of marriage arrangement is good because both families know each other very well. But not for others, they donât even know who their going to marry. They cannot see the appearance and personality until the wedding day. Marriage means people marrying for love and live rest of their life for the person their love. Unfortunately, marriage is just a primary union which made good economic sense and in order to solidify political alliances.

Modern people are pushing the trend toward amorality same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage has been top debate issue in our political and society today. Even higher Supreme Courts take action about this matter. Majority people are opposing about same-sex marriage or gay marriage, especially in religious groups. They insist that marriage is between one man and on woman. They been taught this way and it was written in Holy Bible for many thousand years. As a Christian myself, I have been taught by pastors, church members and family that there only two gender that God created. Gay is considering a moral sin. Although, I have been taught that way but I never look down on gay people. I have big respect for them, it is not their choice to be gay it happen from their own will. They also human have the right to choose who they want to married. I support gay civil union for gay couples, but it doesnât mean that I support gay marriage. Marriage has been union of one man and one woman in all human cultures throughout human history. It has been the standard custom in many cultures for several thousand years. Unfortunately, the definition of marriage today is radically different from what it was several thousand years ago. Same-sex marriage destroys the definition of marriage, because it no longer represents the inherently procreative relationship of opposite sex pair bonding.

Marriage was born from primitive cultures that recognized that males and females mated and as a result produced children that needed to be cared for. Unfortunately, the rates of files divorce increasing rapidly especially in United State. Many people filing divorce because the relationship is not going well. In the first place they didnât know what is marriage really means. They just though that the intimate love between two people are enough to get married. It is more than that; it is more on responsibility and sacrifice. It is an idea couples committing for life and raising children together and sharing the struggles of survival. Divorce is the most stressful event that affects family especially on children. Children may feel a great loss and as well as anxiety and sadness. Back in hundred years ago, divorce cases are very rare. Even the love between both parents is gone; they still stay together for the sake of their children. Parent divorce made a big impact on children, from old saying that âchildren learn what they liveâ is very true. Parent is childrenâs role model, whatever parent do the children will imitate it. Children of divorced parents perform more poorly in school. They also are more likely to repeat a grade and to have higher drop-out rates and lower rates of college graduation. It is really big impact for our society; federal government spent more money on school because higher repeat grade. Marriage is foundation of family. However, the foundation is getting weak and higher consumption for singles.

The meaning of marriage is differs from one person to another, from time to another. In ancient times, marriage is a form condition where women most treated as a property for men. Historically period, marriage is permanent institution that once entered cannot be dissolved beside death. Romantic love has been made the most important basis for marriage. Marriage is also a commitment and agreement of both men and women. Certainly, in the modern world, the meaning of marriage is become more complicated. Marriage is primary union which made good economic sense. People are pushing the trend into an amorality society. Same-sex couples are pursuing the right to be married. Unfortunately, a legal recognition didnât allow same-sex to be married, it will change the meaning of marriage extremely differ. In addition, higher divorce rates many children will not be raised in a traditional family unit. The meaning of marriage never define, it is changing as the times change. As society changes, the institution of marriage changes as well.

tense

eagerness — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:31:12 GMT

Can anyone please tell me which one of the two sentences below is grammatically correct, and why? I am still confused as to which tense to use, the present perfect or the perfect past tense.

"A friend of mine has sent me an e-mail asking why I haven't yet sent him aÂ weddingÂ invitation." or

"A fried of mine has sent me an e-mail asking why I hadn't yet sent him a wedding invitation."

Thank you in advance for your help inÂ clarifyingÂ thisÂ dilemmaÂ for me.

Re: Techical Report Writing

Susankay — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:28:37 GMT

Because this is a description of a "process" it might fall under "report" or "story telling" style of writing.

Example:

The wedding has been cancelled. Mary buy a dress and he sees it and goes ballistic about it. "It's too low cut" he yells. She tells him he's a prude and throws his ring at him. The caterer was cancelled and everyone returned their gifts.

One story - several tenses.

Re: forms of "be"

Mister Micawber — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:51:11 GMT

The uses of be are numerous, Sunilghai:

âverb (used without object)

1.	to exist or live: Shakespeare's âTo be or not to beâ is the ultimate question.

2.	to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week.

3.	to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table.

4.	to continue or remain as before: Let things be.

5.	to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you.

6.	(used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she.

7.	(used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences): Is that right? Be quiet! Don't be facetious.

âauxiliary verb

8.	(used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense): I am waiting.

9.	(used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action): She is visiting there next week. He is to see me today.

10.

(used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice): The date was fixed. It must be done.

11.

(used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense): He is come. Agamemnon to the wars is gone.

Re: Past or present tense

Clive — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:37:24 GMT

Hi,

Consider

Mary lives in China.

Mary lived in China.

Which tense is more suitable?

The answer is that it simply depends on what meaning you wish to convey. Where no context is available, either should be considered correct.

It's the same with your 'wedding party' example.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Please help correct my grammar to my friend

Newbie2007 — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:26:37 GMT

Quangtn03 wrote:

I've corrected some mistakes. But I'm not sure of the blue words. To quangtn : Hi, you are from VN, aren't you ?" src="../emoticons/emotion-2.gif">

. Yeah. I'm Vietnamese. Nice to meet you.

Hey newbie. I have some questions for this passage. (the blue words are ones I am not sure )

How are you ? Are you busy working (why don't use "at work" here) in Brunei ? Yesterday, I saw some of your updated photos in your public album. Is the man who wore a grey straight line T-shirt in your picture no. 044 your boyfriend ? Our company has a big change of/on/about the personnel matters. In May (May is probably a name?), Jube and Joe will leave soon, Stephen has been (were?) promoted to General Manger ....., I hope this is a good beginning. How is your business ? Please keep (on) uploading (keep doing smt?) your new photos, and don't forget informing us about when you marry. You need to invite all of us to attend your wedding in Brunei, of course including the free tickets and meals for us. Finally, I wish you would (will ?)have a good business to get more money, be always sweet with your boyfriend and be happy. Keep in touch !

May I have your explanations? Thank you very much.

Yeah, nice to meet you, too

Yeah, Thanks for your ideas.

They are also ok. There are many ways of using a verb.

But wish you would have a good business to get more money, be always sweet with your boyfriend and be happy. Keep in touch !

In my opinion, You have to use would and be. It likes a conditional tense.

About be, the above sentence like : I wish to happy. Instead of : I wish be happy or I wish happiness.

Re: alone

Ant_222 — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:29:05 GMT

Hi, I am not sure whether it is correct to say "go out for a wedding dinner", though going out for a beer is correct...

I'd like to point a tense mistake that you've made. If you say the guy was alone, then his parents must have left the house earlier, so I think the Past Perfect tense works better:

«He was alone in the house. His parents had gone to a wedding dinner.»

Re: Be going to

Goodman — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:44:38 GMT

Using present progressive to indicate future action is very common in English. This may present some confusion to learners. âI am going to try to make it to your partyâ. This means from this minute to the whole time your party shall last, Iâll make an effort to show up.

I am leaving for Paris a week from now. Even the construction is present progressive, the tense is really in the future.

What time are you leaving your house for Toddâs wedding tomorrow? Leaving your house â¦requires no âfromâ in this context.

won't, won't be

New2grammar — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:06:42 GMT

I know this forum has discussed about the future tense and future continuous tense many times. Though I understand what they mean, it seems to me the future tense could sometimes be harsh in some contexts while the future continuous tense sounds just nice.

For example,

I won't attend your wedding.

I won't be attending you wedding

I'm kind of busy now, so I won't have lunch with you today

I'm kind of busy now, so I won't be having lunch with you today

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks!

Re: Wedding Invitations

Pioussoul — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:40:30 GMT

Marius Hancu wrote:
Pioussoul wrote:

I really wonder why the past tenses of joined and united are used here. For me, shouldn't they be present or future tenses?

Would some experts shed some light? I'm really confused and don't see the perspective of native speakers.

Those are not simple past forms. Those are adjectives derived from past participles.

Thanks, friends, for your reponses, but I don't really know whom to believe, you or Feebs in that both of you hold good reasons.

Yet, in terms of your reasoning, the base sentence should go like this:

[Two lives, two hearts,
which are joined together in friendship,
and united forever in love.]

Then, it's not a complete sentence because it's lack of a verb.

Therefore, is it possible that a wedding invitation do own poetic licence like a poem?

Please shed more light. Thanks.