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The book "Nectar in a Sieve" takes place in India, where the practice of giving dowries is extremely common. A dowry, in Indian culture, is a sum of money attached to a woman of marrying age to be given to her husband/husband's family when they get married.
The larger the dowry the better, because more respectable and promising men tend to receive the brides with the largest dowries. However, if the woman is exceptionally attractive, they may still be able to catch the eye of the more promising men. In the novel, Rukmani describes herself as having no dowry and having little beauty. Because of this, she ends up betrothed to a poor farmer, and her prospects are extremely limited. Her daughter, Ira, however, is able to marry significantly above her station, as she is considered very beautiful.
So, in most cases, a dowry will determine your fate and how well of a life you will be able to live later on. In some cases, though not often, you can rise above this fate.
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you use semicolons in a list that has internal commas or very words items .
Two-bit does not need Pony to be dragged into the life of brutality. Ponyboy was unique and rest of the young men knew it, they value him. Two-bit and Jonny both have same assessment. After Jonny's demise, two-bit and others may expect that Ponyboy may get dragged into the vengeance cycle and may get himself slaughtered with a specific end goal to deliver retribution of Jonny's passing.
the whole purpose of GOVERNMENT is to secure the PEOPLE'S RIGHTS and that government gets its power from "the CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED." If that consent is betrayed, then "it is the right of the people to alter or abolish" their government. When the Declaration was written, this was a radical statement. The idea that the people could reject a monarchy (based on the superiority of a king) and replace it with a republican government (based on the consent of the people) was a revolutionary change.
While the signers of the Declaration thought of "the people" more narrowly than we do today, they articulated principles that are still vital markers of American ideals. And while the Declaration did not initially lead to equality for all, it did provide an inspiring start on working toward equality.
