Marriages: why they should be banned.

CCO 103

Critical Readings 

 Group Based Assignment

My group’s video is about why we believe banning all marriages are beneficial to our personal life and on a larger scale, our modern society.

Legalisation of Gay Marriages

Recently in the United States, the Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriages in some states. This has led to a vast and overwhelming mix of reaction from the populace, some supporting the new law, others outright rejecting it. However, our group proposes that all marriages should be banned in our current society, including same-sex marriages.

The ugly truth

Firstly, marriage is redundant as romance soon dies after marriage. After marriage in a modern society, the couple would be working to pay off their debts. Thus, they would be spending less time with each other and gradually lose the spark they once had. According to a survey by the Daily Mail, close to 3000 married couples polled that they had lost their flame in the relationship (Reporter, 2010). When this happens, marriage often ends with a divorce. This is because most couples tend to have the misconception that they would naturally get along together after the marriage but instead, they have little clue about the problems with co-habitation.

Mundane sex life

Secondly, there are restrictions one face when one gets married. Financial burdens such as honeymoon and the wedding are taxing on the couple and debts once owned by a single party are now shared. The couple also faces social restrictions as they concentrate on their new lives and neglect their social lives. Furthermore, with the advent of marriage, they would have a mundane sex life as they would only have one sexual partner to relieve sexual tensions with, as compared to the numerous partners one would have whilst single.

Unfair advantages given to married couples

Thirdly, there are numerous inequalities surrounding singles. Married couples get unfair advantages in housing and other government grants. This unjust discrimination would not be prevalent if not for marriage and its “benefits”. It should not matter whether a person is married to be given advantages and grants.

Loss of business opportunities

Lastly, if marriage is banned, the country will inevitably prosper. When couples marry they would miss out on potential business opportunities due to a lack of social networking. If there were only singles in society, there would be no loss of business opportunities which would lead to income in the country, thus leading to a boost in economy.

Why restrict yourself?

To conclude, the above benefits would severely outweigh the disadvantages of marriage. The banning of all marriages would not only bring about the individualistic freedom we once had, but change how we view ourselves and to a larger extent, how society views the hushed taboo about sex with multiple partners. Sex should be celebrated, not kept behind closed doors. 

References

Reporter, D. M. (2010, October 26). Forget the seven-year itch - a marriage goes stale after ten  years and 11 months. Retrieved from Daily Mail: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323722/Seven year-itch-myth--marriage-goes-stale-years-11-months.html

Reflection on the Assignment

The group-based assignment we were tasked to complete was both educational and gratifying. The entire process of filming the video was efficiently executed as we managed to plan the outline and shoot our required scenes in the span of merely 2 hours. However, the shooting of our hand-drawn presentation backdrops were slightly more tedious.  Our group was agreeable in the general direction in which we wanted the project to head to. We were struck with the idea of producing hand-drawn screens instead of the regular presentation and we felt this was a creative method in presenting our ideas. I believe our video stood out from the rest of the pack due to this quality.

Ngee Ann Product Desgn and Development

Previously, in my final year of study at Ngee Ann Polytechnic pursuing my diploma in LBFM (Leisure and Business Facilities Management), two other friends and I were tasked with a tremendous responsibility of a PDD Project, which stands for Product Design and Development. We had to come up with a problem and the solution to that problem, and we worked hard at it for close to two full years.

Foreign Banks

For the first part of the project, we decided to look at the factors affecting foreign banks in their decisions to open a new branch location. This was due to the high influx of foreign banks in Singapore, and hopefully advise them in making a well-informed decision in opening a branch. This would then make a difference in the Singapore economy as consumers would have more branches for convenience and the banks themselves would not be losing profit.

Various Restaurants

Using this as a base platform, with the knowledge that we have gained, we decided to run with the formula and apply it to restaurants and the FnB industry. In the same way that have done with banks, we applied the same concept to helping a few restaurants, namely Brotzeit and Nando's to find a potential branch location.

When I look back upon the two years of toiling at this project, I realize I have been editing and writing most of the project,a s I felt more comfortable handling the language aspects, coming from a background of language proficiency.

Hence, for future projects, I hope to take up the reins and contribute in other aspects rather than solely the editing of a project.