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- 151: Lesbian By Choice
- ... Does one lesbian have an identical feature or character as another lesbian? Does a lesbian have something extra or something missing from heterosexual women? This notion that we can classify a human being by their sexual preference is absolutely ludicrous and unsubstantiated! Women are just that, women. Sexual attraction to humans, be it the same sex or not, is not a concrete science that can allow society to label women. The choice of heterosexuality may not truly be a choice. In a recent survey of women, 57% stated that heterosexuality was not something that was considered and then chosen. For these women, there was no decision to be made regarding their sexual preference (Marrow, 1997). This is an interesting figure when you consider of those above women, some admitted to having sexual encounters with other women. I believe the choice is heavily tied to our culture, ...
- 152: Mandatory AIDS Testing
- ... and infect others as well. Mandatory Aids testing also involves sub-policy known as contact tracing or partner notification. The intent of this policy is to have an individual who is HIV positive disclose his sexual history and all partners as well. Then the public health office will contact these partners and have them tested and educated. This policy fails to recognize that it is dealing with a very sensitive, and private issue and people might not want to disclose their sexual history. Also how will this information be verified? It will be of no surprise that certain individuals may lie and identify someone who they had no sexual contact with just to put that person through the hassle. Not only is this policy an infringement on privacy, it is not effective because there is no cure for AIDS. In the past, contact ...
- 153: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... and his father, set against Hamlet and Gertrude. These comparisons, I believe, demonstrate the power of male bonding, and show male/female relationships are formulaic in character, defining the woman by categories. Femininity, symbolic of sexual potency and control, must be determined by the male hierarchy. II Hamlet has an ambivalent relationship with Horatio. Hamlet, at first, distances himself from Horatio, and is wary of placing too much trust in his ... a kind of gain-giving, would perhaps trouble a woman" (5.2.215-6). However, Hamlet's perception of Ophelia, indeed Shakespeare's presentation, is of Ophelia as a representative of 'Nothingness'. This has particular sexual significance when we consider that 'nothing' was Elizabethan slang for the female genitalia . As R. D. Laing says: In her madness there is no-one there ... there is no integral self-hood expressed through her ... on a metaphorical level, picked up by Hamlet: Ham: That's a fair thought to lie between a maid's legs. Oph: What is, my Lord? Ham: Nothing. (3.2.117-9) This form of sexual innuendo is used by the Fool in King Lear. Lear, having given "the rod" (1.4.174) to his daughters, turns his penis into "a sheall'd peascod" (200). The Fool, here, is referring ...
- 154: Cather In The Ryes Vs. Generation X
- ... as the model of perfection and innocence. This all comes back to the comment about Jane keeping her kings in the back row. This is interesting because it shows her unwillingness to be aggressive or sexual, which are two of Holden's values, despite the fact she is now involved with Stradlater, who represents (at least to Holden) sex and aggression. The connection between sex, death, and aggression all come together ... why he wants to become "a catcher in the rye" so he can protect everyone else from what he knows. Refreshingly, Generation X, takes place some forty years later, in a time where most things sexual have been demystified through a more open, and tolerant society, and the media. In many ways, Generation X's main character, Andy has a lot of the same issues, as Holden, without many of the ... today are abhorred, and are seen as qualities of the prudish, and/or the unattractive. Andy, the main character has a lot in common with Holden Caufield. Much like Holden, Andy becomes tired of the sexual world in which he lived. In a quote sounding a lot like Holden, Andy said, " I became nonsexual. I started to find humanity repulsive, reducing it to flanks, mounds, and secretions..." Andy also goes ...
- 155: Lockie Leonard And Lex And Rory
- ... Leonard and the film Lex and Rory promote the same issues as each other, especially concerning male/female relationships. The issues are showed differently. The woman is the one who is pressured into having a sexual relationship. In this case it is the male who is pressured into having a sexual relationship. As this happens different views, feelings and emotions are shown by the way they deal with the choices they make. Both Lex and Rory are presented as particular characters. Lockie is shown as a ... put her arms around him and looked into his eyes. She wants this too be a special moment, and Lockie is prepared to do so but that is all. Vicki pressure Lockie into having a sexual relationship but Lockie won’t let his mind be changed. Dai is completely different to Vicki. She expects no sexual relationship between the two, only a happy and friendly one. She only wants him ...
- 156: Decriminalizing Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States
- ... Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States Do you know what is the world’s oldest profession? It is prostitution (“Prostitution” 669, Volkonsky 20). Academic American Encyclopedia defines, “PROSTITUTION [sic] is the performance of sexual acts with another person in return for the payment of a fee”. Since it is the oldest profession that the history recorded. The origin of prostitution came from temples in ancient time. Prostitution and religion ... class prostitutes who lived in their own luxurious residential districts.” They were called “hetaerae” which meant “good friends.” They provided only royalties of entertainment such as music, dance, and so on, and they hardly provided sexual services. They are very different from what we call prostitutes today. However, as the time passed, non-religious related or non-royal prostitutes appeared. These prostitutes were the same as the ones today. They provided sexual services to customers and earned money (“Prostitution” 669). Now in America, there are almost 2 million prostitutes, and “prostitution is an estimated $20 billion industry” (Sion 1). Prostitution has a great classification according to ...
- 157: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... and his father, set against Hamlet and Gertrude. These comparisons, I believe, demonstrate the power of male bonding, and show male/female relationships are formulaic in character, defining the woman by categories. Femininity, symbolic of sexual potency and control, must be determined by the male hierarchy. II Hamlet has an ambivalent relationship with Horatio. Hamlet, at first, distances himself from Horatio, and is wary of placing too much trust in his ... a kind of gain-giving, would perhaps trouble a woman" (5.2.215-6). However, Hamlet's perception of Ophelia, indeed Shakespeare's presentation, is of Ophelia as a representative of 'Nothingness'. This has particular sexual significance when we consider that 'nothing' was Elizabethan slang for the female genitalia . As R. D. Laing says: In her madness there is no-one there ... there is no integral self-hood expressed through her ... on a metaphorical level, picked up by Hamlet: Ham: That's a fair thought to lie between a maid's legs. Oph: What is, my Lord? Ham: Nothing. (3.2.117-9) This form of sexual innuendo is used by the Fool in King Lear. Lear, having given "the rod" (1.4.174) to his daughters, turns his penis into "a sheall'd peascod" (200). The Fool, here, is referring ...
- 158: Fasle Memory
- ... evidence for their own; they all recommend one another's books to their readers. If one of them comes up with a concocted statistic--such as "more than half of all women survivors of childhood sexual trauma "-- the numbers are traded like baseball cards, reprinted in every book and eventually enshrined as fact. Thus the cycle of misinformation, faulty statistics and unvalidated assertions maintains itself. (Tavris, 1993) Here are a few ... the lack of consistent scientific evidence, therapists must be careful in declaring that abuse has infact occurred. (London, 1995) Whole industries have been built up out of the hysteria that inevitably accompanies charges of the sexual abuse of children. Therapists who are supposed to help children recover from the trauma of the abuse are hired to interrogate the child, in order to find out if they have been abused. But all ... a parent or caretaker guilty on the basis of such tainted testimony. Increasingly throughout the continent, grown children under going therapeutic programs have come to believe that they suffer from "repressed memories" of incest and sexual abuse. While some reports of incest and sexual abuse are surely true, these decade delayed memories are too often the result of False Memory Syndrome caused by a disastrous "therapeutic" program. False Memory Syndrome ...
- 159: Child Abuse: Who's at Risk and the Outcomes?
- Child Abuse: Who's at Risk and the Outcomes? As Rothery and Cameron (1990) report "It is now clear from historical and epidemiological analysis that although child sexual abuse is a recently recognized problem, it has always been present in human societies and people of all ages including those born early in the present century can recall such abuse in their childhood (p. 183). In our society today we have become alarmingly familiar with reported cases of child sexual abuse. There has been many ideas written about how this abuse can be predicted. Socioeconomic status, race, and gender are thought to be determining factors of such abuse. Others have made predictions of outcomes of ... can determine whether or not certain children are at risk. It will also show that the outcomes for the victims are very similar. Risk Factors In the words of Gerbner, Ross, and Zigler (1980) "Malnourishment, sexual abuse, failure to feed and clothe a child, beating a child, torturing a child, withholding medical care from a child, allowing a child to live in a "deprived or depraved" environment, and keeping a ...
- 160: Sex Education: Does it Really Work?
- ... AIDS education is considered more important than sex education. AIDS can be spread by the transfer of bodily fluids such as blood or semen from an infected person to one who is not. This includes sexual activity, intravenous drug use, and blood transfusions. Many people are still contracting AIDS through sexual contact even though there has been a nationwide awareness program. It is a fact that "2.5 million teenagers are affected by sexually transmitted diseases each year" ("The Effects" 632). This statistic does not take ... working. Because if it was effective, these numbers would be much lower than what they are. Condoms can prevent the spread of AIDS sexually, but the use of condoms requires a change in one's sexual habits. "Once patterns of sexual intercourse and contraceptive use are established, they may be difficult to change" (qtd. in Whitehead 69). "One survey shows that among sexually active 15 year olds, only 26 percent ...
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