Should parents have a say in marriage?

Should parents have a say about whom their children marry? Should parental approval be a requirement for children under certain ages? Should parental permission ever be a requirement? Should arranged marriages (allowing parents to pick whom their children will marry) ever be allowed? Why is involving parents in the marital selections of their kids a good or bad idea? How would you react to your parents' expressed desires to choose your future husband or wife?

Answer these questions in a well-written paragraph of at least five sentences. Then, respond (in at least one complete sentence) to the posts of at least two of your classmates.

Should leaders read fiction?

Answer the following in a well-written paragraph of at least five sentences with a good topic sentence and a good conclusion: Does reading fiction make better leaders? What can leaders get from fiction? How can this impact the way(s) they lead and/or people respond to them? Why is this necessary (or is it necessary) for someone to lead well? From where (and from whom) should leaders get their reading choices? What books would you recommend to our country's leaders?