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- 771: Blaxploitation
- ... are present in this film. It depicts renegade negroes who overpower the good-hearted, white southerners and impart on a path of lechery, vulgarity and crime. The ultimate goal of these wild beast-men is sexual dominance of the pure, innocent white women. At the films conclusion, the white men of the ‘invisible empire’ ride in to save the day and restore white supremacy in the South. Proudly discriminating, D. W ... Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song was not polite. It raged, it screamed, it provoked. It’s reverberations were felt throughout the country. In the Black community it was both hailed and denounced for it’s sexual rawness, its macho hero, and its depiction of the community as downpressed and in need of rescue.”(Diawara, 118) Van Peebles film sparked an explosion of what would become known as blaxploitation films. What Sweet ...
- 772: Chlamydia
- ... the egg can’t reach the uterus. 45% of sexually active teenagers are exposed to the disease at least once. Clamydia is caused by a bacterium, named chlamydia trachomatis. The pathogen enters the body through sexual activity, or when some comes in contact with the infected persons bodily fluids, such as blood, semen, or vaginal fluid. Chlamydia is often unnoticed because the symptoms are often inconspicuous or not present at all ... in danger won’t get checked until complications show, and that is why the disease is spread so much. It takes about three weeks for most people to see symptoms. In that time, they have sexual contact with others and not know they are spreading it. This process goes on and on and some day it could turn into an epidemic. This is why it is called the "silent epidemic". Chlamydia ...
- 773: The Aids Crisis
- ... AIDS. They did not know where it came from and how people acquired the disease. This not only added to their fears but put them in more danger. They lived in the middle of the sexual revolution and it was almost like a way of life for these people. Moreover, because they were ignorant, it put them in more danger of getting the disease. This ignorance was finally abated in 1986 ... that something bad is going to happen to them. They always think it will happen to the next person or a bad person. Yet, people realized that the accepted life style during their time, the sexual revolution, was dangerous. The broadcast also tried to deal with the ostracizement of certain individuals because of general stereotypes that related their beliefs or lifestyles to the AIDS virus. However, human nature is not that ...
- 774: Jane Eyre: Sexism
- ... shows a darker, more possessive side. When Jane is with Rochester, there is a constant struggle between his possessive tendencies and her optimistic "prophecies" of the future. In Chapter 24, Rochester has pressured Jane for sexual relations, and she has denied him by way of trickery. She tells him to play her a song instead, in the hopes he will be swayed from his course. Here Jane describes herself as "naturally ... Men are, on average, larger than women. Plus, females will most often be attracted to the bigger, stronger male out of a group. Using this natural philosophy, one can see more easily how 19th century sexual and "loving" feelings are established through inherent traits which may be viewed as "sexist". However, for one to claim that nature rules everything we do is wrong. Men and women in these two stories may ...
- 775: Aids
- ... were from New York City, California, Florida and Texas, and not all were homosexual men. Men and women who used intravenous drugs were also getting sick, as were men with hemophilia, the male and female sexual partners of people in these risk groups, immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, and some of the infant children born to women at risk. All these varied people had one thing in common: almost absent ... for only a year or two. By 1984, the virus called H.I.V. was firmly established as the cause of the mysterious syndrome. H.I.V. can pass from one person to another through sexual contact or contact with infected blood, settle into their T helper cells, and progressively destroy them. A blood test to detect carriers of H.I.V. was released in the spring of 1985. For the ...
- 776: The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes
- ... for the first time in the nation's history, white collar workers outnumbered blue collar ones, "and by the end of the decade blue collar workers constituted only 45 percent of the work force." The sexual composition of the work force also changed as more and more women entered the labor market. The influx of women into the work world that had been accelerated by the Second World War continued in ... at the time. Some say it symbolized the freedom and idealism of the 1960s. Critics argue that Woodstock represented much of what was wrong with the 60's: a glorification of drugs, a loosening of sexual morality and a socially corrosive disrespect for authority. Whether one is a supporter or a critic, it is undeniable that Woodstock was one of the major climaxes of the hippie movement: a culmination of all ...
- 777: Artificial Contraception
- ... carries the sperm is cut and tied which prevents sperm from being ejaculated. It is 99% effective This procedure is permanent and is done through a small incision near the testicles. It does not affect sexual arousal. A cervical cap is a soft rubber dome that forms a barrier to prevent sperm from reaching the cervix. The spermicidal gel kills the sperm. It is 85% effective. It may give some protection ... contain enough sperm cells to populate a town. They can move on their own through the vagina and into the uterus to fertilize an ovum. Catholic teaching intentionally imposes this because the main purpose of sexual intercourse is remaining open to children and procreating, which in this matter is being prevented. The Catholic teaching states that artificial means if birth regulation are barriers to procreation, to life. They are artificial invasions ...
- 778: Reproductive Medicine
- ... in the…flesh and in the nature of human parenthood.” Many agree that the practice of reproductive technology is breaking the fidelity bond of marriage. While others stand strong in their argument that since no sexual intercourse takes place, no adultery has occurred. These legal and moral disputes surrounding the field of reproductive medicine will continue to grow. As research and science increase, so too will the arguments. The matter of ... in the…flesh and in the nature of human parenthood.” Many agree that the practice of reproductive technology is breaking the fidelity bond of marriage. While others stand strong in their argument that since no sexual intercourse takes place, no adultery has occurred. These legal and moral disputes surrounding the field of reproductive medicine will continue to grow. As research and science increase, so too will the arguments. The matter of ...
- 779: Andy Warhol and Pop Art
- ... woman with woman, that would be too simple. Many of the scenes featured men as women, drag queens and asexuals. This only added to the peculiarity and erotisism. His four most famous movies revolved around sexual themes: Sleep, Blow Job, My Hustler and Flesh (Bondo, 1998). Medium Warhol's art career began with commercial art, in where he created illustrations using a blot-line technique. The blot technique is as follows ... each and every time it is told. Tiny but important details are lost (Bondo, 1998) Film and magazines were two other mediums used by Warhol. His films were considered underground and low budget, with strong sexual overtones. They were produced for only a brief period in his career, and were many times initiated by friends and lovers. His magazine, however, would live on even after Warhol's death. Interview was the ...
- 780: Margaret Sanger
- ... s penal code declared that physicians could distribute contraceptive information for the cure and prevention of disease. Margaret knew that, legally, the law was intended for men; to protect them from the diseases acquired through sexual contact, but she believed that the law could be interpreted to include women who were susceptible to disease and death from too much childbearing. She was in desperate need of money and turned to rich ... After following her around the globe on one of her many speaking tours, Noah proposed marriage to Margaret. Not eager to make the same mistake twice, Margaret set forth some conditions (that included financial and sexual independence as well as the use of her own last name). Slee agreed to her terms and they were wed in 1922; it is not surprising that he also became the main founder of Margaret ...
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