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    The Church is sometimes referred to as the Bride of Christ in the Bible because in a sense, Jesus could be referred to as the Bridegroom of the Church. Of course, Jesus is not actually married to the Church, but saying so is just a form of symbolism. Jesus’ love for the Church can somewhat be compared to a husband’s love for his wife. As it is said in Ephesians 5:24-27, a wife must be subordinate to her husband like how the Church is subordinate to Jesus Christ. This makes sense because the…

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    bloodiness of English history” (Nick Groom), and therefore “a great distrust of Catholicism remained” (Nick Groom) in England – the origins of the writing of The Monk - as well as the French setting of the gothic novel; and Catholicism was additionally “expressly satirised in fiction” (Nick Groom). Despite the second-class positioning of Catholics within 18th century England, “the chastity of monks and nuns were treated with suspicion by Protestants” (Nick Groom), and the prevalent distrust of…

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    so that both families would benefit from the relationship. The age at which it was deemed legal for a person to get married has drastically changed as time has passed. Love was not a huge factor in a marriage, and a bride was required to give the groom and his family a dowry. After their marriage she would have to live her life subordinate to her husband, but before the actual wedding ceremony there were a few rituals the couple had to complete. One thing that has remained constant throughout…

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    which is broken by the two actresses’ witty, uncomfortable banter. The actors of We the Family did an excellent job of establishing relationships immediately through their body language. An example of this being scene with the father and mother of the groom. The actor playing the father did an excellent job of being bigger, both vocally and physically, than the mother’s character. Inversely, the…

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    the bride's family. As a result, both families will agree with the arrangement. These types of marriages are more common with the Hindus of India. The caste system plays a huge role. A family will never look for someone from a different caste. The groom will never see the bride until the wedding day, and the bride's family gives the groom's family a dowry. Though dowries have been banned in India, people still do it. The marriage system in the U.S is very different from India. For…

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    Marriage Definition

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    There are three different definitions under the word “marriage” in the Merriam- Webster dictionary. This doesn’t mean that one of the definitions is more correct than the other, but that the word is defined differently. The first definition according to Merriam- Webster dictionary is “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law” and the second is “an intimate or close union”. The word doesn’t change,…

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    families make a real effort in spending time with each other and shows the importance of this custom is to this culture. He continued on by saying, “The day before the main wedding ceremony, there is an event that takes place for each of the bride and groom, called the…

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    her boy. After the acceptance of the girl’s family, they prepare an engagement party, and every member of the family from both sides wear traditional clothes. Then, they play music and dance in front of bride and groom. Next, in wedding party, the bride will wear green clothes, and the groom will wear a traditional white clothes (Peraan Tumban). Also, the groom’s family will serve meal and drink for the guests. All the Afghan wedding ceremonies go through below process: finding and sending…

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    Unit #4 Discussion Post The main emphasis of Dr. Thoennes’ lecture is that “God is for you.” He explains that the various attributes of God all work together for our good, and that “Everything that is true of God…is working on your behalf.” This is an amazing truth, and one that is sometimes hard to believe. Dr. Thoennes notes that trials are to be expected in the Christian life, but this does not mean that God is not for us. He reminds his students that it is vital to remember the goodness…

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    Italian Wedding Essay

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    things will happen. For example, the bride and groom will walk to their wedding ceremony together. On their way there the bride and groom will be set up with certain obstacles. One obstacle could be a broom in the road, and if the bride stops to pick it up that means she’ll keep the house clean and organized. If there’s a baby that needs help and she stops to help the baby, then that means she’ll be a good mother. In past wedding ceremonies the bride and grooms parents would plan the wedding for…

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