Question: As Americans we are inclined to believe that we ought to choose our own spouses, but in many places in the world marriages are still arranged. In a paragraph, brainstorm THREE possible benefits to arranged marriage and explain your ideas.
In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's parents want to force Juliet to marry Paris; Juliet, obviously, does not want to ober her parents (she's already married afterall...). As readers we might wonder what is better for Juliet: for her to follow her parents' direction or choose a husband for herself.
Question: As Americans we are inclined to believe that we ought to choose our own spouses, but in many places in the world marriages are still arranged. In a paragraph, brainstorm THREE possible benefits to arranged marriage and explain your ideas.
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Aliyah L
4/19/2012 01:28:40 am
Arranged marriage is a bad thing in my mind, but could be a good thing because the person your parents choose for you could be a really nice and caring guy and you could possibly like them. arranged marriage could also be a good thing because it could bring you good money and in this world all people care about is money. lastly i don't know what another reason could be because i don't see arranged marriage as a goood thing so i can't say a third thing
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DAN
4/19/2012 01:30:27 am
WellI guess a aranged marrage could have the benifit of a poilical alliacne between two familys if you family was rich or famous. Also I guess it could help out the family by the doury if they have a girl and help them pay whatever bills they might have to. Another reson is mabye based on love you might marry some scumbag and you'r parrents could know that and set you up with a good guy.
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jack O.
4/19/2012 01:30:52 am
when your parents choose your partner for you it is not all bad.one good thing about your parents chosseing is that depening on how old you are your parents know more than you.also, it is good because if they k now you good they will know whats best for you.the last reason that having your parents choose your spouse is that if your parents choose there still is a change that it could work out.
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Chris Couch
4/19/2012 01:32:10 am
In an arranged marriage the daughter or son don't have to worry about not finding a spouse so there is no worry of being alone. Another good thing is thatarranged marriages are usually set up so the family get's more money which means no financial debt. A third point of arranged marriages is that they can beused to unite two enemy houses through marriage so it can stop battles between the houses.
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Dalton L.
4/19/2012 01:33:22 am
Arranged marriage is unusual in America but in some cultures it is very important. One benefit of the arranged marriage is that your parents already approve of the person which means you do not surprise your parents. ANother benefit could be that the money is split so that is you are poor then you get money for it so you do not end up on the street.
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Andrew Tallman
4/19/2012 01:33:41 am
In my opinion arranged marriage not good but i think there are a few bennifits to arranged marriage. One bennifit that arranged marriage comes with would be that they can arrange the marriage in to a family with a lot of money. Another bennifit that would come with arranged marriage would be the family can pick who they think would help their daughter the most in money and provide the best house andcare for them. Lastly, they can arrange it so that they raise up in the social status and have children higher in the social status. Thoes are a few bennifits of arranged marriage.
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Ryan Zimmerman
4/19/2012 01:33:50 am
I think that a fixed marraige is never really a good thing. In this case that is true, after all Romeo and Juliets non-fixed marraige does cause peace between there familys. I believe in the statement "whatever makes your child happy, should make you happy." If you want your child to be happy you do what they want to do, whether it is a fixed marraige or not.
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Sophia D.
4/19/2012 01:34:05 am
Arranged marriage could be a good thing for a few reasons. Sometimes your parents know whats best for you and they cold pick the perfect spouse for you. The person they choose for you to marry could have a lot of money which could help you pay bills and live a nice rich life. Lastly I think that they have more experience and have better judgment when it comes to marrying someone.
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Amy li
4/19/2012 01:34:11 am
1. Parents will like the husband, maybe they will have better relationship than the husband you choose.
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will denney
4/19/2012 01:34:16 am
I think that it is better for Juliet to marry Romeo for a couple reasons. One reason is because Romeo and Juliet are very in love and they will be able to be with eachother for the rest of their lives. Another reason is that it would be a good way for the two familys to over time like each other again. The last way is because they should be able to be with the person they love and not let thier parents choose for them.
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Dylan Pratzner
4/19/2012 01:34:38 am
1. One benefit of an arranged marriage is that you be matched with somebody that is smart and nice. Usually a young adult will choose somebody just because of their looks wihtout thining about if she/he is smart or nice.
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Rob Magee half way done
4/19/2012 01:34:56 am
In America we have many rights and one of the many are choosing who we want to marry. But if we weren't allowed to pick our spouces theoretically, things could turn out good. One benefit could be money. Arranged marriages usually happen to keep the families rich and powerful. Another benfit could be having more trust in your in-laws. Since the arranged marriage usually starts when your fairly young they the two spouces have trust in their inlaws.
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Chris Cooke
4/19/2012 05:27:56 am
If your parents choose who you marry it could be good for a few reasons. You may want to marry someone who looks good but cannot support you or your family and your parents may want you to marry someone who can support you instead which is good. If your parents will make you marry someone that looks promising to them and in return could be good for you because parents know whats best most of the time. Lastly it could be good for you parents to choose who you marry because if they were rich you would not have to worry about not having enough money for the future and they could spend money on you parents medication if they need to, which is good for your parents.
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Rob Magee done
4/19/2012 08:19:52 am
In America we have many rights and one of the many are choosing who we want to marry. But if we weren't allowed to pick our spouses theoretically, things could turn out good. One benefit could be money. Arranged marriages usually happen to keep the families rich and powerful. Another benfit could be having more trust in your in-laws. Since the arranged marriage usually starts when your fairly young they the two spouses have trust in their in-laws. Lastly they are good because both people that are in the arranged marriage know they will have a spouse.
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Judy Xia
4/22/2012 12:52:45 am
First, parents might know what kind of person really fits their children, then choose one that they think is the best. Second, the person they choose must have a good relationship with them, so the "fight" between parents and the spouse would hardly happen. Finaly, if the children have the disagreements with their spouses, parents would try their hard to fix the quesions, then the family might be better.
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Dalton L.
4/22/2012 04:48:16 am
Arranged marriage is unusual in America but in some cultures it is very important. One benefit of the arranged marriage is that your parents already approve of the person which means you do not surprise your parents. ANother benefit could be that the money is split so that is you are poor then you get money for it so you do not end up on the street. The last benefit that could come out of an arranged marriage would be that both people would be from the same religion and have an understanding of each other so they would not have to argue over what religion they will choose to go with. Those are all reasons why an arranged marriage could be beneficial.
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Amanda G.
4/22/2012 08:08:14 am
An arranged marriage could have some benifits. one good thing about an arranged marriage is that your parents automatically approve of who your with. Another one is your expectations aren't too high so you won't expect to much of them and when they go beyond their expectations then it would be a nice surprise. Also in an arranged marriage, most parents will try and pick some one with the same religion, therefore there won't be any fighting about what they believe. Those are some reasons why arranged marriages could be a good thing.
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Rocco Carzo
4/22/2012 12:57:41 pm
I honestly think it is wrong to force a marriage. What Juliet's parents tried to make her do was wrong. I think marriage should be made of true love not made up love. In the old times parents wanted their children to marry for wealth or such as land. You should be happy your getting married it should be one of the important things in your life
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Rocco c part 2
4/22/2012 01:01:59 pm
Not something that you would not look forward to. Recently in America this is not a thing that happens a lot. It could have happened a long time ago but now it is different. Over all I think forced or arranged marriages are not right.
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Ian gunn
4/22/2012 08:17:21 pm
There are a lot of benefits to arranged marriages. One is the fact that your parents will most likely pick a spouse who can probide for you and your family. Another is they will het along with everyone in the family, which can be very important in a marriage. The last reason is that if you look for the same qualities in a partner as your parents then your spouse will be one that you will like. Although i do think that the child should choose their own life partner, it is easy to see some of the benefits of your parents choosing.
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Khalil Streeter
4/22/2012 08:45:27 pm
Arranged Marriage is bad for the children because we are the ones that have to live with it but here are three things that may be a plus to arranged marriage. The man or women may be super rich and could pay for anything you want. You can grow to love your new arranged husband or wife. You can also cheat on them because you don't really know them and you dont want to lay with a serial killer. So even though arranged marriage is a bad thing there are still some perks
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Lucey M
4/22/2012 09:01:20 pm
Some benefits of arranged marriage is that the parents will pick somebody who can take care of their child at least with a house, because marriages are arranged for usually two reasons; money or alliances. You see examples of the latter one all throughout history, usually with the royals and also in Romeo Juliet when the friar marries them thinking that it will end the disputes.
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5/27/2012 05:19:16 pm
Marriage is a sacred thing that two people must be committed to do. This is something that brings two people in love to become one.
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