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- 551: Kate Chopin: Adversity And Criticism
- ... morally by society. Being her own person of her own free will was what Kate wanted and could not have. Edna death was of her own free will. It was greatly criticized because of its sexual context. It was stated that Edna dies where she was born. Does this statement reflect on Kate's life? Did she die, in a sense, when she decided to give up her acts of rebellion ... type of power. · The moon is another type of symbol most people think of the moon is related to romance and sex. Edna has found that she is in love and she now feels the sexual desire to herself. · The ocean is a symbol of both freedom and escape. As Edna remembers her childhood home as an ocean. She finally escapes into the sea. The sound of the ocean calls to ... valued member of the St. Louis society until August 1904. This statement raises questions to mind. If Kate received so much criticism from "The Awakening", why would she continue to write another novel displaying similar sexual content? After almost a century, America has finally accepted what is truly a novel great among its time. Fascinated by the things she enjoyed most about live: her individuality, being able to attend public ...
- 552: Oedipus 2
- ... on the other. By creating substitute gratification, civilization is able to partially compensate individuals by redirecting libidinal energies into socially acceptable forms of bliss. The purpose of society therefore becomes to divert mankind from individual sexual gratification into socially productive and acceptable activities, also known as the civilizing process. Therefore, this conflict is invariably resolved in favor of civilization as all people are born into a restrictive civilization in which human innate instincts are repressed at the expense of human happiness. Freud believed that in order to exist in this society, the mind must repress many of its primitive and sexual fantasies into an unconscious level, where they gain tremendous power to shape our thoughts, actions and especially our illnesses. He stated, If civilization imposes such great sacrifices not only on man s sexuality but on ... 94) His final note on guilt states that his studies and psychoanalysis still have no explanation or solution for this ancient and tragic problem. Society teaches people to place taboos on feelings of aggression, perversion, sexual desire, and destruction; these are the feelings that all men possess at birth, because these feelings are in fact, intrinsic to being human. However, it is very possible for us to repress these inherent ...
- 553: Teenage Pregnancy 2
- ... promotes abstinence from sex (DiConsiglio, p10). It is worth noting that a survey conducted in 1990 found that 61 percent of the males and 48 percent of the females reported that they have engaged in sexual intercourse by their senior year in high school (Harvey and Spigner, p260). President Clinton tried to combat this lack of morality by placing emphasis on sex education, including programs like making condoms available in schools ... to the problem. The American Academy of Pediatrics continues to alert parents about television's effects on their children. Through research, this committee has concluded that American teens see an estimated amount of 14,000 sexual references and innuendos per year on television, and only 150 of them refer to responsible sex, contraceptive use, and abstinence (Palar, p48). It is also alarming to know that by the time the average American ... an end to this, but we need to act now! Works Cited DiConsiglio, John. "Pregnancy: Who's to Blame?" Scholastic Update 8 Mar. 1996: 10-11 Harvey, Marie S., and Spigner, Clarence. "Factors Associated with Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents: A Multivariate Analysis." Adolescence 30.118 (Summer 1995): 260 Klein, Joe. "The Prdator Problem." Newsweek 29 Apr. 1996: 32 Palar, Barbara Hall. "Real-family Solution for Tuning Out." Better Homes and ...
- 554: Turner Syndrome
- ... Turner Syndrome (known as Ullrich-Turner Syndrome in Germany) is a congenital disease. A German doctor named Ullrich published his article in 1930. American doctor Henry Turner recognized a pattern of short stature and incomplete sexual maturation in otherwise normal females. He published a comprehensive medical description of the syndrome. It was not until 1959, that it became clear the syndrome was due to lack of sex chromosome material. Turner's ... in all girls with Turner syndrome. This type of heart defect is present at birth and can be corrected surgically. If not present at birth, it does not develop later in life. The lack of sexual development at puberty is the second most common characteristic. Having abnormal chromosomes does not mean that girls with Turner syndrome are not really female; they are women with a condition that causes short stature and ... growth hormone must be given. Oestrogen therapy should start after one has taken the growth hormone for at least two years (about 12-13 years old is average), using small doses at first to promote sexual development. Oestrogen is gradually supplemented by progesterone (a stronger female hormone) as the girl matures. The treatment can be given as tablets, injections, or oestrogen plaster. Identification and Cure Although Turner Syndrome can be ...
- 555: Canterbury Tales -- Role Of Wo
- ... that all women will be unfaithful to their husbands at some point in the marriage. This statement is a generalization of the behavior of all women by a succinct insult that reduces them to purely sexual creatures. Alison, the carpenter's young wife in the tale is described as "
a daisy, O a lollypop/For any nobleman to take to bed". No information is divulged about Alison's personality; she, like Emily, is no more than an object. Unlike Emily, however, Alison is perceived by the men who vie for her as a sexual object, not as an idealized creature of beauty alone. Alison, true to the Miller's warning, makes a cuckold out of the carpenter. She entangles herself in an affair with Nicolas, a young scholar, and their relationship is purely a physical one. The town's parish clerk, Absalon, also desires Alison for sexual gratification: "
if she had been a mouse/And he a cat, she'd have been pounced upon." (p. 109, l. 12-13). The tale never divulges insight into Alison's character. She is a ...
- 556: Concept of Species
- ... accepted amongst vertebrate zoologists & entomologists. Two reasons account for this .Firstly these are the groups that the authors of the BSC worked with. (Mayr is an ornithologist & Dobzhansky has worked mainly with Drosophila). More importantly Sexual reproduction is the predominate form of reproduction in these groups. It is not coincidental that the BSC is less widely used amongst botanists. Terrestrial plants exhibit much more greater diversity in their mode of reproduction ... to a number of groups is problematic because of interspecific hybridisation between clearly delimited species.(Skelton). It cant be applied to species that reproduce asexually ( e.g Bdelloid rotifers,eugelenoid flagellates ).Asexual forms of normally sexual organisms are also known. Prokaryotes are also left out by the concept because sexuality as defined in the eukaryotes is unknown. The Biological species concept is also questionable in those land plants that primarily self ... there is a case for amalgamating the taxtas a single species. 3.Each species occupies a definable geographical area (wide or narrow) and is demonstrably suited to the environmental conditions which it encounters. 4.In sexual taxa, the individuals should be capable of interbreeding with little or no loss of fertility, and there are should be some reduction in the levelll or success (measured in terms of hybrid fetility or ...
- 557: Pygmalion Vs Educating Rita
- ... a street in London. Here the class differences are very emphasized since the play is based on a social interaction between the classes, and this causing social problems. These social problems are mentioned as the sexual tensions arise in the play. One of the most important concepts Shaw though is the Socio-linguistics, since the story is based on a bet of a common flower girl transforming into a duchess thanks ... she has learned throughout her life living on the streets is hard. She is suddenly facing new problems and a different way of thinking and living that is clearly illustrated in the bathing scene. The sexual tensions that were not there before are now seen in the next acts. When the girl's life of becoming as an "great opportunity" is seen as a "problem" for the women. "Will you please ... if one has not been in that position, illustrates the play. Therefore, plays that interpret the views of rich and poor, deal with social antagonisms and those are enlightened in "Pygmalion". Not only this even sexual tensions are studied. As the men focus on one objective the women do not, they analyze its surroundings, thinking about it as a whole with its consequences. This one definitely sees with the male ...
- 558: Passing
- ... Clare chooses to use her physical appearance as an advantage in Americas racist and sexist society, leaving behind everything that connects her to her African-American identity. She presents herself as an object of sexual desire, flaunting herself to gain attention. Irene is practically the opposite, deciding that she wants to remain with the label of being black. She is subtle with her sexuality, never attempting to use her beauty ... doing it. This shows us that sexuality and race are two matters that conflict with each other, at least in Irenes opinion. She uses race to reject Clare, letting it overpower even her strongest sexual desires for her. However much race and passing seem to be the main reasons why Irene hates Clare, there is another. The book seems also to be a novel about womens jealousy, involving not ... a whole new world of advantages that she would not have had if she had remained a part of the African-American community. She gains social status and can be seen as an object of sexual desire for many people, not only the black community. Irene leads herself to think that passing is unnecessary, and that she can live a totally happy life remaining who she is. What she fails ...
- 559: King William I
- ... Because he is Bill Clinton, the most powerful man in the universe. Let us not forget the whole impeachment fiasco. Clinton admittedly committed perjury in a deposition to the grand jury in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case (which I will get to later). Perjury is a felony. Was Clinton charged, removed from office, or even formally reprimanded? No, because he is Bill Clinton, the most powerful man in the universe. Which ...
- 560: Islamic Religion
- ... poor and the traveling alien, in this order. Fasting is done every year during the ninth month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first light until sundown. They must stay away from food, drink, and sexual relations. Those who are sick, elderly, on a journey and women who are pregnant or nursing are allowed to break the fast and make up the same number of days later in the year. If they are physically unable to do this, they must feed 30 needy people a day for every day that they missed. If Muslims surrender to sexual intercourse with knowing that it is still daylight, they must fast for an additional 60 days or feed 60 needy people a day for 60 days. Children begin to fast from puberty, even though many ... bath or shower, followed by a "state of sanctity" called "Ihraam," where the male pilgrim wears seamless sheets of material, and the woman wears a "modest" dress. During the Hajj the pilgrims stay away from sexual intercourse, vanities, arguments, misconduct and bad language. Bathing and regular hygiene are allowed, but vanities such as shaving and cutting the hair is not allowed. When arriving at the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, the ...
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