Dowry

This house has been a wedding gift from Bhola's father-in-law, part of a dowry. It is a symbolic of the traditions of the old middle class. The basic structure of the house remains the same- the red stone floors, the bottle-green coloured windows and the location of the puja room. The changes to the fabric of the house have been…

With home to more than one thousand million individuals, India is world's biggest democracy. India is additionally one of the establishing members of the UN. It signed the declaration by the United Nations at Washington on 1 January 1942 and furthermore, took an interest in the notable UN convention in San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945. India has reliably upheld the purposes and standards of the UN and has made huge commitments to authorizing the objectives of the UN charter,…

Throughout civilizations, women have always had major roles to play. They are an important foundation to successful civilizations. From educating the next generation, to supervising manors, women in the Late Middle Ages had key roles to play. The roles of women in the Late Middle Ages varied greatly from their personal life to their professional life. From a young age, women were taught common household skills, such as cooking, cleaning, and nursing. Girls were also taught how to properly act in…

Petruchio says that he has the consent of Katherine to marry and that Katherine likes Petruchio (2.1.343-345). Petruchio does this because he is being paid by the suitors for Katherine´s sister, Bianca, and he wants the money that would come from the dowry in their marriage. Through his lust for money, Petruchio clearly shows that he does not care for Katherine's opinions or well being; only for the money of Katherine’s father. He does not recognize what effect that he is having on her by lying…

In the novel, Edmund shows both greed and dutifulness as a way of showing duplicity of both society as a whole and man in particular. Edmund is a bastard to Gloucester, a duke of England. He has a step-brother, Edgar, who is a son of Gloucester by law, despite not actually being his biological offspring. Edmund shows his inner greed through his famous speech: (add quote, "Thy nature art my goddess") This quote clearly shows Edmund desiring his brother's holdings, lusting after them with a…

The Key Causes of Forced Child Marriage in the Middle East In the Middle East and North Africa, also known by the acronym MENA, discriminatory cultural practices and norms are perhaps the most prominent factors of forced child marriage. Ancient, deeply-embedded traditions passed down from generation to generation has carried old patriarchal practices through the ages, preserving arranged child marriage traditions. Systemically forced child marriage, particularly in the Middle East, is a…

In 1745 Equiano was born in Essaka, a small province in Eboe. Eboe was extremely structured and had set systems for both marriage and law. His family was well respected because Equiano’s father was a chief and helped decide punishments for crimes such as adultery. Adultery was highly frowned upon, yet females were punished more when committing the act than males. Marriage was greatly valued and normally chose for you in the society and celebrated by many. Both the man and women are usually…

Imagine you being a woman during the time of The Taming of the Shrew and Cyrano de Bergerac. A man comes up to you and says that you are beautiful. He grabs you by the arm and says that you would be a perfect wife for his cousin. You try to retaliate, but he is much more stronger than you, no one helps you out because they don't think anything wrong is happening. Both Shakespeare and Edmond Rostand portray in some way a patriarchal society in the 1500’s-1600’s. The status of women and gender…

Lady Bracknell assesses Cecily’s social background and only considers her when she learns that Cecily has a large sum in her dowry. “Miss Cardew seems to me a most attractive young lady, now that I look at her.” Lady Bracknell reconsiders Cecily as she will inherit more money when she becomes of age. The irony here is that, Lady Bracknell claims that she does not believe in ‘mercenary…

Affection was a big part of Puritan marriages and would help define whether a marriage would truly work since it wasn’t being forced. The desire for true love was followed by the men desiring wives bringing a significant dowry and women desiring men who had inherited a significant amount of land for their future family to grow on. Puritans placed a great emphasis on growing their own crops, unlike the previous Roman Civilization, and therefore children went back to being…