Modern-Marriage Report: Not as Necessary Yet Still Desired. The wedding of the 20th century, in 1981, celebrated a marriage that turned out to be a huge bust. It ended as badly as a relationship can: scandal, divorce and, ultimately, death and worldwide weeping. So when the firstborn son of that union, Britain's Prince William, set in motion the wedding of this century by getting engaged to Catherine Middleton, he did things a little differently. He picked someone older than he is (by six months), who went to the same university he did and whom he'd dated for a long time.
Although she is not of royal blood, she stands to become the first English Queen with a university degree, so in one fundamental way, theirs is a union of equals. In that regard, the new couple reflect the changes in the shape and nature of marriage that have been rippling throughout the Western world for the past few decades. In fact, statistically speaking, a young man of William's age — if not his royal English heritage — might be just as likely not to get married, yet. Yemeni women burn veils to protest regime. From Mohammed Jamjoom and Hakim Almasmari, CNN updated 12:33 PM EDT, Wed October 26, 2011 The women gathered their veils and scarves in a pile and set it ablazeThe act is highly symbolic in the conservative Muslim nationA protester accused Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime of killing women and childrenShe said women would not tolerate silence from tribal leaders Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemeni women defiantly burned their traditional veils Wednesday in protest of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.
Thousands of women gathered in the capital, Sanaa, said witnesses. They carried banners that read: "Saleh the butcher is killing women and is proud of it" and "Women have no value in the eyes in Ali Saleh. " They collected their veils and scarves in a huge pile and set it ablaze -- an act that is highly symbolic in the conservative Islamic nation, where women use their veils to cover their faces and bodies.
Yemen's youth continue calls for change. Ptolemy XII Auletes -- Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Jesus Christ | Article | World Book Advanced. Respect Your Elders -- china. Confucius described old age as a "good and pleasant thing" which caused you to be "gently shouldered off the stage, but given a comfortable front stall as spectator. " This honorable sentiment paints a melancholic image of how senior citizens should be treated, given peace in their twilight years while able to freely dispense their wisdom to younger generations. Retirement homes are highly uncommon in rural areas where traditional entrenchment about the nuclear family is mainstream.
"Placing your parents in retirement homes will see you labeled as uncaring or a bad son. To abandon one's family is considered deeply dishonorable," said Zhou Rui, a Guangxi native living in Beijing. Even in extreme circumstances, there seems to be little deviation from this belief. In Western civilizations, a disturbing trend has seen us become increasingly uncomfortable with retirement being viewed as the end of one's useful contribution to society. The future for China's elderly remains uncertain. The logic of arranged marriage in India.