For example, courting or marriage rituals occurred differently in a variety of cultures and class levels; the reason is that whether viewed historically or in contemporary terms, each culture and class has its unique courting rituals and wedding rites. ... This was a very formal system that occurred primarily in the wealthy class of society. ... Their houses were not large enough to do the courtship at home, so working class youth courted in public. ... The class text states,Both men and women recognized that dating involved an economic exchange. ... derived from this; it was to convey t...

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Feeling Poetry Linda McCarriston shapes feelings of anger, rage, contempt and healing in her poetry through narration, metaphors with detailed sensory language as she unfolds the painful story of sexual abuse and family abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. In an interview with Bill Moyers...

• Word Count: 3020
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• Grade Level: High School