REHUGO #4

Nisha Rangel

AP English 3

Mr. Soeth

February 16, 2011

REHUGO #4 - Current Event Analysis: Why should or why

shouldn't homosexual couples be allowed to marry?

A. Article citation's at the end of the essay.

a) Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry? by Kathy Henry

b) I Finally Understand Why Homosexuals Shouldn't’t be Allowed to Marry by Marcus

Zabimaru


B. a) In the first article Kathy Henry states that gay marriage should become

legalized because marriage is a commitment between two adults, not two adults of a

different sex. She goes on to state that gender should not be an obstacle and the

American society should not be ones to judge when a mockery is made almost everyday

by heterosexual couples divorce.

b) Marcue Zabimaru is against the legalization of gay marriage by going back to

ancient traditions of heterosexual marriages and evolution by stating if homosexual

couples should marry then they should be able to reproduce like heterosexual

couples. He then goes on to say that gay couples do not make as good of parents as

heterosexual couples and that society will not conform to the change of legalizing

gay marriage.

C. a) Henry uses examples of the American lifestyle and how it hypocritical by

allowing one couple to achieve marriage and not the other. She goes on to state that

many gay individuals have the same jobs as straight individuals and since they are

allowed to hold the same jobs, why not the same rights? Also by creating a reference

to the "American Dream" and how denying homosexual rights of marriage we are not

fulfilling that opportunity of gaining a true "American Dream."

b) In Zabimaru's essay, he slightly uses a religious background to his argument,

which helps support him because many people have the same religious beliefs and by

creating this argument it can persuade those of similar ideas. Another crucial part

of his essay is how he lists his examples of arguments and provides information to

glorify why that is the way he feels.

D. a) Henry uses juxtapostiton throughout most of her essay by providing examples on

how one type of couple is to the other. For example, "Although American society

denies the right to marriage to gays, it glorifies heterosexuals who make a mockery

out of marriage by marrying and divorcing a succession of partners." by stating how

heterosexual couples have the opportunity to marry, but abuse it, persuades her

audience to feel sympathy for homosexual couples. Henry also uses allusions to

better her argument; "According to some individuals, America is the greatest country

in the world. It is supposedly filled with opportunities for everyone, not just

financially but an opportunity to be free from judgement. This is not true.

Everyday, millions of people are denied a right many take for granted." By alluding

to the "American Dream" it gets the audience to think about the opportunities they

have and if it truly is the American dream.

b) Zabimaru uses process analysis throughout the entire essay, listing all

reasons why he believes gay marriage should not be legal. He uses reasons such

as "Marriage is an ancient tradition and has always been a union between a man and a

woman." and "The union between a man and a woman is a fertile one, while homosexual

relationships can't without help lead to children." Listing his arguments helps to

persuade the reader to possibly agree with his reasoning or come up with their own

to go along with his. Zabimaru also uses rhetorical questions such as, "I'm sure

change is still always bad; no one wants a change in the basic structure of our

society right?" and "So, why is this important to me?" to get the audience to wonder

about his approach and to get readers to rethink their opinion.

E. While I do have my religious aspects of marriage, I still believe that love is

love and people should be able to marry as they wish. Who is to say that a guy

cannot marry a guy or a girl cannot marry a girl? No one has the right to criticise

an individuals choice of lifestyle. Plus, there is no reason to worry about everyone

else's personal aspects of life, but your own, and people need to realize that.

Marriage is something sacred, a commitment, if both can remain faith full, why must

the orientation matter?Hopefully one day there will be true equality for all, and

homosexual couples can gain their marital rights.

MLA Citation for Articles:

Henry, Kathy. "Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry?" EzineArticles. 29 May 2007. Web. 16
Feb. 2011. .

Zabimaru, Marcus. "I Finally Understand Why Homosexuals Shouldn't’t Be Allowed to
Marry." HubPages. June 2009. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. Understand-Why-Homosexuals-Shouldnt-be-Allowed-to-Marry>.