Bride burning

are illiterate. Those who are illiterate were more likely to not understand or know of the rights for women launched by the government. Without consciousness of their rights, women accept discriminatory practices such as abuse, child marriage, bride burning, and dowry deaths because going against society’s standards is not only too radical and unacceptable, but also dangerous to their…

I got out of the car and looked around but it was all woods, so I started walking. I left my clothes behind and took what I needed. I looked up at the pinkish, purplish sky and saw smoke emerging from the woods. As I gradually moved forward the burning sensation increased; I could hardly breathe. When I saw someone I stopped. I stepped closer to see if I knew the person, but I stepped on a stick. He turned his attention to the startling noise. “Who’s there?”, his voice was deep like Andy…

Paul Celan is perhaps the greatest German-Jewish poet in the twentieth century. He was born in 1920 in Czernowitz, in the Kingdom of Romania (now a part of Ukraine). He was raised in an educated German-speaking Jewish family. He studied medicine at the age of 18 in France, but left early when the German occupied Austria in 1938. He then changed his course of study to learn Romance languages. When the danger spread all over Europe, he tried to warn his family, but it was too late for them to…

and an insensitivity towards the safety and well being of others. This practice goes against the Confucian value of “righteousness; the moral disposition to do good.” There is a scene where Shan Yu picks up a little girl’s doll with intensions of burning down her village, which he accomplishes. He has no morals and will not let anything stand in his way towards his goal of taking down the emperor. The appearance of Shan Yu also contributes to his vilified persona. He is seen to be animal-like…

Discriminatory practices such as sati, child marriage, dowry killings and others are still present and prevent India from reaching gender equality. A practice named sati is executed at a much smaller scale nowadays, but nevertheless sati is still practiced in many parts of India. Sati is where recently widowed women are burned to death on her husband’s funeral pyre, a pile of wood where a corpse is burned. The practice is currently outlawed and illegal, yet it still occurs and is regarded by…

of worshipping the goddess Vesta whose eternal flame represented the “heart and hearth of Rome” (Parker 567). Chosen by lot, the Virgo Vestalis Maxima and five other Vestals sacrificed a minimum of thirty years of service to keeping Vesta’s fire burning: the first ten years learning the responsibilities and rituals of their sacred position, the next ten years actively serving the goddess Vesta, and the final ten years passing on the knowledge to the next generation of Vestals (Heaton). Though…

What would you say if I told you John Wilkes Booth, one of the most famous assassins in history, escaped and lived out the rest of his life? Not only this but, the government knew that John was not killed and ignored the countless facts. Many historians, authors, ex-government officials and even major magazines agree that something is a little off about the account of his death. While we are told that John was shot by a Union soldier in Garrett's Farm 12 days after Lincoln’s assassination,…

laid dead in the Capulets’ tomb. When Balthasar informs Romeo of Juliet’s apparent death, Romeo proclaims without hesitation, “Then I defy you stars!” even though he knows of the risks he would be taking on by going back to Verona. Love is like a burning candle, similarly to being careful and gentle towards a flame, love must be held with great care. Reckless actions such as that of the four characters represents the wavering and flickering of the fragile flame until it’s burned out completely…

because the inside was supposed to be a surprise for when I walk down. I got guided to the bride’s room where all of the bridal party was getting changed. 12 hours later I was finally married to the man of my dreams and the last guest was leaving. “Burning House by Cam” was the final song of the night so I got up and grabbed my husband’s hand and walked to the dance floor and started dancing with him. “Can you believe 12 hours ago we were only engaged?” he asks. “Not at all, but this summer is…

2.36 EARLY MARRIAGE The term early marriage began during UN declarations that emphasise young girls should be protected from any form of physical and psychological harm (UNICEF 2001). Early marriage is a cultural practise where Maasai girls as young as thirteen years are offered for marriage usually to men older than them. Low socio-economic status and culture are the motivating factors behind the practice of early marriage (Bunting, 2005) According to the African Union Commission on the…