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19 Th Century Dorian Gray
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How To Buy Girls In Latin America
1,456 words"How To Buy Girls (in Latin America) " is based on the real adventures of Don Juan of the Naughty Girls, an American who spent nearly 9 years there (and counting). All of it is true and sincere, and is NOT a parody or for amusement. Whether you agree or disagree with what's contained in it is irrelevant. The author believes in everything he wrote, and it IS based on real experiences. Probably its content will appeal mostly to men from the United States or Canada, but anyone who is interested is ...
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White Woman Black Man
901 wordsMadonna first arrived in the national popular culture in 1984 with her song "Borderline." She moved very quickly in the ensuing years to make several records (many of which have gone multi-platinum) and to take several world tours with sold-out concerts, and has caused quite a bit of controversy in what she has done in the public eye. Examples include posing nude for Penthouse magazine (and announcing afterwards that she was not ashamed for doing it), marrying (and subsequently divorcing) actor ...
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Single Parent Families Social And Economic
1,853 wordster>Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites The families of the not too distant past were oriented along four axes. These axes were not mutually exclusive. Some overlapped, all of them enhanced each other. People got married because of social pressure and social norms (the Social Dyad), to form a more efficient or synergetic economic unit (the Economic Dyad), in pursuit of psychosexual fulfilment (the Psychosexual Dyad), to secu...
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Nightmare On Elm Street Film And Reality
1,373 wordsThe original A Nightmare on Elm Street was inspired by an extraordinary series of unnoticed stories in the Los Angeles Times. A young immigrant male, early 20 s, usually from Southeast Asia, a son, would have a severe nightmare where he would wake up screaming. The next day, he would tell his family it was the worst nightmare hed ever had, and he had been terribly shaken by it. The next night when he went to sleep died. Six months later I looked in the paper and there was a very similar story. I...
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Flowers For Algernon Painful Memories
1,051 wordsMany popular novels are often converted into television movies. The brilliant fiction novel, Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Keyes, was developed into a dramatic television film. Flowers for Algernon is about a mentally retarded man who is given the opportunity to become intelligent through the advancements of medical science. This emotionally touching novel was adapted to television so it could appeal to a wider, more general audience. Although the novel and film are similar in terms of ...
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Victor Frankenstein Mary Shelley
1,215 wordster> Examine the way in which characters are portrayed in the novel. In the novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, the characters have been portrayed effectively. Much of the interactions between characters, and characteristics of the characters have been based on events which have occurred in Shelleys own life, or they represent what she believes is important. For example, Victor is portrayed as having a strong passion for science, and a poor understanding of relationships. Eliz...
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Kit Kat Social Commentary
891 wordster> 'How do the cabaret songs and routines comment on the social issues which are the background for the story of Cabaret?' Satirical on every level, Bob Fosse's 1972 film Cabaret redefines the previously accepted genre of the musical. Using the songs and routines as cunning tools of social commentary the musical numbers both predict and interpret the world of Berlin in 1931. The opening routine, 'Wilkommen', is a powerful introduction to the opposing worlds of the protagonists Brian ...
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Psychological Abuse Ephesians 5
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Ugly Dumb And Worthless Power Of The Word Celie
1,138 wordsWhile reading The Color Purple I was shocked by the development of Celie's inner-self. Her entire being was defined by those around her. It appeared as if Celie had no hand in creating who she was. I could picture Shug, Mr. , and Her father molding Celie's body like a piece of clay until Celie truly believed she was an ugly, dumb, and worthless servant. It was shocking to see the destructive power of something as simple as words. Words seem to have the single handed ability to destroy life itsel...
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Female Characters York Routledge
970 words... bsp; theater characteristically calls idealization into question and foregrounds excess' (Belsey 92). Helen is both idealized and the pursuit of her excessive; hence she is unlikely to escape unscathed in a satirical treatment of the Trojan war. The contrast between the empowering masculinization of female characters and the paralyzing feminization of males make the latter more appropriate to a tragedy or a satire, the former more useful in comedy. Rosalind speaks several times in ways that ...
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Piece Of Art Work Of Art
1,671 words... n to select the postmodern narrative was relatively simple. Artists generally categorised under the postmodern terminology generally make use of images, artworks and common everyday objects formatted and altered to create something today considered art. Giger's Harkonnen chairs make use of the shape and features of a human spinal cords and skulls, and many of his artworks include machine parts and / or sexual organs. His dark and fantastic world is often a mirrored conglomeration of bits and...
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Walt Whitman Young Men
906 wordsHomoeroticism in Whitman The most of so-called homosexual texts written by Walt Whitman were created well before the very term homosexual or homoeroticism was coined. Whitman's texts were written well before the moment when the birth of homosexual species was announced by Foucault (1870). Before homosexuals and before homosexuality Walt Whitman had persistently, insistently, and inquisitively asked questions about love, wondering about young beings, strangers, who seem to touch the fountains of ...
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Brothers And Sisters Cycle Of Life
1,138 wordsWhitman Sung of Sensuality Walt Whitman was at once more sensual in his imagery than any of his contemporaries. He dared to mention sensations of skin, eyes, ears and sexual organs, a things which was just not done during his time. Certainly he talks of love and sexuality too, but even his sensual imagery was often shocking to people of his time. (Encarta Encyclopedia 2006) Whitman is reputed to have been a closet homosexual, but when I read these poems I felt that he might even have been a litt...
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Gay Men Sex Appeal
852 wordsHidden Meanings Advertisements give most of us the idea of perfection in ourselves and in our culture. Many times companies target our sense of beauty by presenting us with perfect people utilizing their products. In other cases they use catchy and witty slogans to grab our interest. Setting moods and tones in advertisements plays a major role in how the ad will be perceived by its intended audience. Companies are now discovering the benefits of targeting the gay community, which is estimated to...
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Dont Ask Dont T Ask Don T
1,290 wordsGays in the Military The subject of Gays in the military has been debated over many times by many people. When dealing with whether or not gays should be allowed in the military the simple question of, Do they want to be in the military? , must be answered. After this question is answered you can begin analyzing the problem. The answer to the question, Do gays want to be in the military? , is an unquestioned yes. Gays would be proud and determined to protect this beautiful country in which we li...
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Red Riding Hood Sexual Content
867 wordsThe subject of censorship is a very controversial one, especially the banning of books. Many people believe they must protect themselves and others from the evils of many classic books and works of art because they can be deemed indecent in one way or another. Many believe that this is absurd and censorship in its current form is a violation of our First Amendment right to free speech. Personally, I align myself with the latter, however I do feel there are occasions where censorship is justifiab...
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Child Abuse Late Night
1,301 wordsChinese whispers The Good Women of China XinranChatto and Windus? 14. 99, pp 244 Any Journalist who writes about suffering knows that the copy will be read partly in a spirit of prurience. The story may cry out to be told, but part of what makes it publishable is its shock value. Exploitation, cruelty and violence make compelling reading, and although the writers and indeed the readers chief motive may be to expose or understand wrongs, you cant get away from the fact that torment is titillating...
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Sexual Preference Homosexual Relationships
1,546 wordsHomosexuality is most simply defined as the tendency to be sexually attracted to members of one? s own sex. On a more personal level it is? a feeling and a state of mind it? s where most of your emotional, social and physical needs are met, ? (Gwinn, 3). Homosexuality is innate, it is perfectly natural, and it is okay. Homosexuality has been present in some form in nearly every culture presently known. In some societies, it was practiced only in secret, in others it was condoned or even encourag...
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Real Life Situations Socially Acceptable
760 wordsMost parents want to do their best in talking with their kids about sex and sexuality, but often are not sure how to begin. Discussing sexual behavior early with your children will reduce the confusion and anxiety kids may feel about this subject, it may also teach them how to protect themselves and to care for their body. Teaching your children about sex demands a gentle, continuous flow of information that should begin as early as possible. These open discussions about sex are sometimes very h...
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