Question: Answer the following questions to form a continuous paragraph. (100 words)
- Do you know what is dowry?
- Do you feel that the dowry system is a curse to society? How is it so?
- What should young people do to wipe out the dowry system?
- How can you help the anti-dowry campaign?
Answer: The dowry system is a social curse. It can be an amount of money or property that a wife or her family is forced to pay to her husband when they get married. It was a social custom in ancient times. But at present dowry is the social curse for our society. In this subcontinent more or less every family faces this snake. A poor family having a maiden or spinster faces a great problem due to dowry. They cannot arrange a marriage ceremony for their daughter due to the demand for dowry by the father or relatives of the bridegroom. If the parents of the bride cannot pay as per demand, the wife is kicked out of her husband’s house by the relatives. Our young generation should be made conscious of this curse and try to wipe out such a stupid system. We can do postering, canvassing, and make advertisements against this dowry system. By developing the mentality of our citizens, we can get rid of this system.
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Paragraph on Dowry System
Question: Write a Paragraph about the ‘Dowry System’ by answering the following questions.
- What do you mean by dowry?
- How is it a curse to society?
- Why do the poor become victims of it?
- What are its effects?
- What should young men do?
- How can one help the anti-dowry campaign?
Answer: Dowry means money or property brought by a girl to her husband. It is a social custom in Bangladesh. There. are many reasons behind dowry. The main reason is our unconsciousness. The other reasons are illiteracy, traditional beliefs, the Hindu religion, man’s greed, the unemployment problem, etc. A section of greedy people takes dowry. Parents of girls are the victims of dowry. The system greatly affects the whole society. It is responsible for a family feud. Many married women commit suicide for the system. Many are divorced by their greedy husbands. Many women are tortured to death. The poor parents become indebted to pay the dowry. The system should be stopped forever. For this, girls should be educated. They should be made self-reliant. Exemplary punishment should be given to the dowry takers. After all, we should think that women are our equal partners.
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Dowry System
Question: Write a paragraph about the ‘Dowry System’ by answering the questions below.
- What is dowry?
- What is the main reason for dowry?
- Who takes dowry and who are the victims of dowry?
- How does the dowry system affect the whole society?
- What is your reaction to this social vice?
- How can this social curse be eliminated?
Answer: Dowry is property or money brought by a bride to her husband when they may. This sort of practice in the society is called the dowry system. Undoubtedly this is an evil practice and a curse for society. There are a great many reasons for giving and taking dowry. The main reason for the dowry system is the problem of attitude towards females. In a male-dominated society, women are considered inferior to men. As a result, girls are not given equal opportunities for building their careers. At the time of marriage, the innocent bride becomes a victim of the greed of her husband. If the demands fall short of the husband’s expectatioexpectationss torturing her mentally and physically. It so happens that because of dowry wives are threatened with divorce and even beaten to death. Many wives being unable to undergo mental torturing commit suicide. The parents of a daughter are often in a panic to marry their daughter off. Thus, the dowry system affects the whole society. I hate this system from the very core of my heart. But I think this social vice will not be eliminated unless and until attitudes toward women change and unless and until girls are properly educated to claim their equal status and own rights.