CCO 103
Critical Readings
Group Based Assignment
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
