2008年9月28日 星期日

Report: Career women meet marriage problem

Wendy Chiang
Professor Liang
Composition Class
24 December 2008

Career Women Meet Marriage Problem

According to the article “Career Women Meet Marriage Problem”, more and more successful women in China still remain single. Most of them are beautiful and have their own career, most of all, they hope to get marriage. But, there are some problems. As their careers are more and more successful, their requirements for their future husband are higher. These ladies think only men who have good conditions can be together with them. That is why when other girls, who are at the same age with these successful women, are married, they are still stay single.

As women have more opportunities of education and work, they will tend to think more careful about their marriage like which kind of person will be suitable for them. Although their high requisites make them be single when they have already passed the proper age for marriage, it still is a positive way for them to think like that. At least, they know that they have to be serious about the relationship they will have with another guy in the future. In some way, this attitude will prevent them from a bad or wrong marriage.

References
(2006, November 6) In China Daily.
From http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/citylife/2006-11/06/content_725813.htm

Report: Divorce Statistics and What They Mean

Wendy Chiang
Professor Liang
Composition class
24 December 2008

Divorce Statistics and What They Mean

Divorce Advice from the Real Craft Lady

Within “Divorce Statistics and What They Mean”, the author points some influences which divorce gives to the society. Recently, divorce becomes a common way to solve the domestic arguments and problems, and less people would like to step into marriage. Besides, the time for applying for divorcement costs almost one year, that makes people be more serious about the next marriage. However, kids who grow up in broken family have higher inclination to commit suicide. These numbers may give us warnings to rethink prudently about the married divorce.

For decades ago, divorce is not a common way to see among people. No matter what kind of difficulties, which can not be work out, between the husband and wife, they would prefer to tolerate these things rather than asking for departing each other. Nevertheless, more and more people regard this as the best and most convenient way for terminating their marriage. Due to this reason, people easily get into marriage with the person they love, and when they finally know that some problems appear, they break up. They do not care about the children’s feeling, and of course they also do not know how deep they are harmed. Many kids’ problems start from here.

Indeed, these numbers are the sign to show this phenomenon which we should notice. No matter people are before or after getting marriage, they should hold the cautious attitude toward these things. This is not like a children’s game which you can cease at anytime as you want. Many people are eager to marry someone when they are thirty or forty something. They are afraid that if they do not have marriage before this age, their parents or other relatives would keep talking about this issue. That is not the right attitude. If you do not have enough determination to start your marriage, then there is not necessary to be hurry about that.

References
B Steel (2007, June 6). In Socyberty. From http://www.socyberty.com/Advice/Divorce-Statistics-and-What-They-Mean.12519