American Civil Liberties Union

In society today, the idea of interracial relationships is something we see regularly. In fact, former American President once said, ¨No one in America should every be afraid to walk down the street holding hands with the person they love¨ (2012). Although this quote is specifying in the United States of America, the general message applies internationally. However, throughout the play, the tone towards the interracial relationship between Othello and Desdemona was explicit. This is also able…

The article, Private Troubles and Public Issues in the Classroom, by Julia Rothernberg is about teacher her students about sociology imagination. After reading this article, I believe that a person’s experience influences how they perceive people and events. However, people, events and the world influence a person’s thoughts, which can change their experiences. I see sociology imagination as a tug-of-war between what a person has gone through and the world. I also believe it changes because a…

The Marrying Kind uses a controversial topic to explore a larger institution in America, one that has an effect on most everyone. Rauch uses the topic of same-sex marriage to further his points, but does not use it to overwhelm the overall idea he is introducing. Rather, he begins the essay by discussing his main point: cohabitation versus marriage. He then, quite effectively, introduces his own first hand experience of being gay in America, the effects it has had on his ability to marry, and…

The traditional view of marriage, the union of one man with one woman, has been prevalent since ancient times. However, over the past few decades, gay marriage has incited many United States citizens into debates over the legalization of same-sex marriage. Those in opposition to gay marriage believe that it should not become a constitutional right because it is condemned in the Bible, it has a negative effect on children, and it twists the meaning of what marriage was intended to be. Over the…

throughout the world, many of them have a common idea. This idea is based on people having a same sex preference, it is looked down upon in many religions and a number of citizens. This matter is so serious, the gay community has been fighting for their civil rights for many years. Personally, I think we are all born equal and we shouldn’t consider ourselves to be superior to another human being. Throughout this paper we will be discussing about one individual named “Kimball Allen” but as we…

of it all. In conclusion, though these conflicts can be grounds for lots of destruction, the main factor is the ungodly human, not the law itself. Muslims continue this practice of plural marriage worldwide, though in America it is very limited. American Muslims discourage the idea of having multiple lovers due to the United States…

Works Cited Belkin, Aaron, and Geoffrey Bateman. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Debating the Gay Ban in the Military. Boulder, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Debating the Gay Ban in the Military, published in 2003, is a secondary source in the form of a book. It was designed to inform a general audience with an interest in the history of homosexuals. Aaron Belkin, one author of the book, is a writer with three books about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and gays in the military. He is a…

A Journey toward Love and Acceptance was the essay that interested and moved me the most. The author is Greg Chapman and the essay he wrote is about growing up in a society where being gay isn’t “okay”. In the essay he talks about finding and accepting everything about yourself, even if others can’t accept you. He also touches on the topics of wanting to follow his religion and how keeping his secret hidden drove him into a deep depression. This essay interested me the most because in our…

People may assume marriage is a compulsory stage in life while some may feel that cohabitation equals to marriage, disregarding marriage. Marriage and cohabitation differ in the aspect of its legal status, the death and legality of inheritance and the consequences that their children may face. Firstly, the difference between marriage and cohabitation is its legal status of acceptance and acknowledgement. In marriage there is a legally registered certificate of marriage binding and acknowledged…

claims that “the American public has decisively accepted marriage equality.” He gathered information from polls conducted by NBC/Wall Street Journal, CBS, CNN, and Bloomberg, to prove the popular public opinion supports same-sex marriage. In addition, Moulitsas provided quotes from “bigoted” high profile republicans, to prove the contradictions of their claims. He criticized Republicans, saying they are on the “wrong side of public opinion when it comes to the rights of gay Americans.”…