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- 971: Theme and Summary of The Color Purple
- ... Alice Walkers novel The Color Purple isnt hard to figure out. This novel is devoted to bring into light the mistreatment of blacks, espically black women. The book seemed to also focus on sexual issues such as incest and sexual abuse. A lot of the story of the novel was based on the personal expieriences of Alice Walker, growing up in the south as an uneducated and abused child. This novel like many other of ...
- 972: Psychoanalysis
- ... led to the development of a model of the structure of the psychic system. Three functional systems are distinguished that are conveniently designated as the id, ego, and superego. The first system refers to the sexual and aggressive tendencies that arise from the body, as distinguished from the mind. Freud called these tendencies Triebe, which means drives. These drives claim immediate satisfaction, which is experienced, as pleasurable; the id thus is ... Jung, one of the earliest pupils of Freud, eventually created a school that he preferred to call analytical psychology. Like Freud, Jung used the concept of the libido; however, to him it meant not only sexual drives, but a composite of all creative instincts and impulses and the entire motivating force of human conduct. According to his theories, the unconscious is composed of two parts; the personal unconscious, which contains the ...
- 973: Carl Jung
- ... unstable psyche to produce large effects in a person's behavior. Psychic energy is also called Libido. It is not to be confused with Freud's definition of libido. Jung did not restrict libido to sexual energy as Freud did. In fact, this is one of the essential differences in the theories of the two men. It can be classified as actual or potential forces that perform psychological work. It is ... turn into energy as well. Otherwise, just like the waterfall, your instincts are completely fruitless. For example, if you think that to get a beautiful wife, you have to be rich, so you direct your sexual drive into a business persona, which will bring you money. There are two principles of psychic dynamics. What happens to all that energy? 1. Principle of Equivalence. Energy is not created nor destroyed. If it ...
- 974: Theory of Human Development
- ... world, so depending on where you were born, your personality could be drastically different. For example, in one country it could be quite normal to show public displays of affection or some other sort of sexual behavior. You might be walking down the street and see a couple making out on a park bench. But in another country, it may be against the law to even kiss another person in a ... they are at the "right age," or because the body is going through certain physiological changes that cause individuals to become more interested in different areas. For example, once a person goes through puberty, the sexual drive and need to reproduce is intensified. A young boy who before had not been interested in having a relationship with a member of the opposite sex now has this urge. A physical change in ...
- 975: GREED
- ... Greed for sex is one form of greed that I wish was not around. Sex is a very strong physical pleasure. Some people become extremely greedy for sex. This is what makes people commit egregious sexual crimes. This world needs reproduction, but I feel that it is a pleasure that should be shared only with the one you love. When people commit sexual crimes they are being greedy. Greed for this immensely gratifying pleasure is currently out of control in our society. All too many people have been affected by this overwhelming greediness for sex. All people do ...
- 976: The Catcher in the Rye: Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, and Violence
- ... constantly in the novel. In one of the chapters, he even has an opportunity for a prostitute to come to his hotel room. He jumps on the opportunity, but doesn't commit the act of sexual intercourse. After his encounter with the prostitute, an act of violence is committed. This will be talked about in my next paragraph. In about every chapter, he talks about how he or one of his ... they were introduced to the topics. Alcohol prevention is now being taught at an early age so that kids won't make any bad or harsh mistake which they will regret when they are older. Sexual education is something that either the young person will learn about in school, on their own or their parnets will discuss the matter with them. Remember, ignorance is not the key in this matter, as ...
- 977: American Beauty
- ... on the products required for a transformation into what is socially believed to be beautiful. Recently in history, women, who were far from being pawns and victims, used makeup to declare their freedom, identity, and sexual allure as they flocked to enter public life. The first social history of American beauty culture: a richly textured account of how women created the cosmetics industry and how cosmetics created the modern woman. You ... moves). Women were engineered to save their health and energy during the long human gestation period (could easily prefer a nap or a bite to eat). Though it may preserve elements of our evolutionary past, sexual attraction is more influenced by current cultural standards. The problem comes up when the standard is Barbie. Women judge themselves more harshly than men do. The majority of women believe men want them to be ...
- 978: Marriage In The Canterburry Ta
- ... She asks an interesting question, What kind of marriage does one want? (Howard, 430). Her first three husbands were good and rich and old (Chaucer, 263). They served mainly as providers of material goods and sexual needs. In return she would let them do as they wished with her, in a sexual context. There was no true emotional bond between them. She had total and complete domination over the three because she understood how to get what she wanted from men. Her fourth husband cheated on her ...
- 979: Guerilla Warfare
- ... Spanish irregulars and civilians rose up against the French occupying forces. The practice of guerrilla warfare, however, dates from antiquity; for example, the Bible tells of the Israelite conquest of Canaan, led by Joshua, involving harassment and ambush of the enemy. Later Jewish resistance to foreign rule was expressed in the series of fierce guerrilla operations against the Romans in the 1st century AD; led by the Zealot sect, this revolt ... for recruits, food, shelter, and information. The guerrillas may also receive assistance in forms of arms, medical supplies, and military advisers from their own or allied regular armies. The tactics of guerillas are those of harassment. Striking swiftly and unexpectedly, they raid enemy supply depots and installations, ambush patrols and supply convoys, and cut communication lines, hoping thereby to disrupt enemy activities and to capture equipment and supplies for their own ...
- 980: Aunt Rosanas Rocker-hispanic-a
- ... in an effort to speak louder. Since her husband is so loud and bold and the opposite from her, her way of expressing or dealing with life is through the rocking chair and through the sexual dreams that she had at night. She looked over at the empty space near the window. It was gone. She wouldn t be able to sit there anymore and meet all her suitors and be beautiful. (pg. 95) Her rocking chair was a part of her and was a part of her imaginary world that she created after she stopped having the sexual dreams. For her to create this imaginary world, she was lacking something from her husband or from life. Although her husband is a hard worker, he does not make her happy. This is where she ...
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