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- 211: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- ... and on (Jacobs, pp. 46-49). Besides all this physical torture, in addition to the ongoing forced and uncompensated labor mostly in the fields, slave women were subjected to additional inhumanities in the form of sexual exploitation. As their masters’ property, slaves were obliged to do whatever their masters fancied. This, for women, often included sex. Many a colored baby was fathered by a Southern slaveholder. Jacobs describes the slave girl ... based society did not allow for the possibility of true womanhood. This is not limited only to the slave women, but is true regarding Southern white women as well. Jacobs wrote of the effects the sexual promiscuity of masters with their slaves had on white wives in the South. “Jealousy and hatred enter the flowery home, and it is ravaged of its loveliness” (p.36). Jacob’s own life was a direct illustration of this. Though she was officially the property of his young daughter, Jacobs was under the unfortunate control of Dr. James Norcom. He began making sexual advances toward Harriet when she was a girl. As time went on, Dr. Norcom’s wife caught on, and, out of anger and jealousy, threw Harriet out of the house, forbidding her return. As ...
- 212: Body Modifications
- ... womanhood (Alexander 2). Today, in America the practice of body piercing is everywhere. Many young people are getting several parts of their body pierced as an affirmation of their personal identity, as a means of sexual gratification or stimulation, as a reclamation of their bodies from physical or emotional trauma, or as a means of adornment. Whatever the reason, it’s widespread. Body piercing is the piercing of the ears, nose ... our society. This explains why many teenagers are pierced during their college years. Indeed, some piercers say that piecing is becoming part of the college experience. For many, the motivations behind body piercing is highly sexual. This is the primary reason behind nipple and genital piercing. When nipples or genitals are pierced the entire area becomes more sensitive. Many young people pierce their genitals to heighten sexual pleasure. For example, there are four main piercings which men have done to their genitals; a prince Albert, an ampallang, an apadravya, and a frenum. It has been reported that many men experience an ...
- 213: Abstinence
- ... there are the small numbers of people that actually don’t regret abstinence. There are ways to show the partner in a relationship that there is a lot of love for them without engaging in sexual intercourse. Instead of sex something’s that people chose to do are, go for a walk on the beach, give each other a massage, have a snowball fight, or make dinner together. Touching may be ... way to gain intimacy but “Genital sex is an expression of intimacy, not the means to intimacy. True intimacy springs from verbal and emotional communion” (Fryling 1). Premarital sex may actually hinder intimacy. “Indulging in sexual intercourse prematurely short circuits the emotional bonding process” (Why Wait For Sex 1-2). 50 Hilton High School students were surveyed and 60% of those surveyed believe that females may use sex to gain love ... matures. A relationship is built on sex is a very unstable relationship, it should be built on love to make it real. Commitment is the most important thing in a relationship especially when participating in sexual activity. “However when we have sex with another person before marriage, we are cheating on our future spouse, cheating them out of the gift of our virginity that rightfully alone belongs to that person ...
- 214: The Role Of The Wife Of Bath A
- According to popular culture, specifically through the use of such magazines as Glamour and Cosmopolitan, the woman of the twentieth century can still be defined by her sexual identity, although perhaps in different terms than were used when Chaucer first wrote the Canterbury Tales. "Today's woman" (to coin the popular culture term) is one who is powerful, and equal in all ways to her sexual mate, "today's man." She works outside the home, pursuing an emotionally and financially profitable career, she is no longer a virgin by the time she takes a husband, and usually has several sexual partners before ever meeting the man she will marry. Financial independence is something women often strive to achieve, often choosing it to precede a husband and family. Sexuality is a thing that is no ...
- 215: Aids
- ... In this country the public and media educate the people about AIDS, including how to prevent the disease. Without embarrassment, Americans openly discuss methods in which the disease is transmitted. However in African cultures confronting sexual issues that cause AIDS and HIV is very uncommon.(AIDS the epidemic,1994) In Africa AIDS has become the number one cause of death, overtaking Malaria.(The AIDS Reader,1991) The U.N. AIDS/health ... half were infected.(Aids in Africa,1994) All pregnant women with the virus have a risk of passing it onto the baby. One other major problem in the spread of AIDS is through rape and sexual abuse. In Africa these kinds of sexual actions are never discussed by the media or by the public. All the sexual problems, whether cultural or personal, are kept secrets. Confronting these issues is so uncommon in this culture that rapists are ...
- 216: Infectious Diseases
- ... to others. These diseases can be spread in either the form of a germ or a virus and are able to spread in any number of ways. Though most are spread through the act of sexual contact such as intercourse, oral sex and by touching your partner's genitals, they may also be acquired through airborn particles as well as general contact from hugging or brushing up with other individuals. Most ... five years of age and this percentage is predicted to steadily rise in the future. How are STDS Spread? Infectious diseases such as Aids, Hepatitis, and Syphilis are believed by many to be spread through sexual contact. While these diseases are spread through sexual contact, it is not unusual for many to believe that this is the only means of acquiring these diseases. Because of these assumptions, many individuals feel that if they are not sexually active, that ...
- 217: Creationism vs Evolution: Through The Eyes of Jay Gould
- ... evolutionary thinking is conducted with flowing thoughts and ideas. This essay titled "Natural Selection and the Human Brain: Darwin vs. Wallace" takes a look directly at two hard fought battles between evolutionists and creationists. Using sexual selection and the origins of human intellect as his proponents, Gould argues his opinion in the favor of evolutionary thought. In this essay titled "Natural Selection and The Human Brain: Darwin vs. Wallace," Gould tells about the contest between Darwin and another prominent scientist named Alfred Wallace over two important subjects. These topics, one being sexual selection and the other about the origins of the human brain and intellect were debated by men who generally held the same views on evolution. However on these two subjects, Wallace chose to differ as he described it as his "special heresy" (53). The first of these two areas of debate between the two men was the question of "sexual selection." Darwin theorized that there laid two types of sexual selection. First a competition between males for access to females and second the choice "exercised by females themselves" (51). In this, Darwin attributed racial ...
- 218: Hamlet's Odd Behavior
- ... different. The core of the Freudian perspective is centered around Hamlet’s relationship with his mother, and the aforementioned example concerning Hamlet and King Claudius. According to the Freudian view, Hamlet is driven by unconscious sexual desire and aggravation. This sexual aggression is directed towards his mother and Claudius. The overall analysis of Hamlet’s behavior is represented in Jones’ statement, "So far as I can see, there is no escape from the conclusion that the ... with his mother and wants to kill his father is called the Oedipus Complex. Hamlet exhibits signs of a lingering Oedipus Complex. Oedipus complex disappears when the young boy realizes "the impossibility of fulfilling the sexual wish for the mother"(Hall) The main factor in making the young boys wish impossible is the father. When Hamlet’s father dies, his main opposition disappears. This poses an opportunity for Hamlet to ...
- 219: Bill Clinton
- ... treason, and fraud. The latest opprobrium that has plagued his presidency resulted in him becoming only the second president in the history of the United States to be impeached. After a long and drawn out sexual harassment trial, Paula Jones lawyers deposed former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. What would follow in the next 14 months, even Clinton s most adamant critics couldn t have predicted. It all began with Clinton s now infamous words; I have never had sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinsky. Several videotapes, sapeanas, and cigar jokes later, the American public found out that he did, indeed, had sex with that woman. Many were outraged, many thought it was ...
- 220: Aids Is Becoming So Widespread
- ... more HIV. The infection kills the CD-4 cell and spreads the AIDS viruses other CD-4 cells , where the process is repeated. The number one reason why aids is becoming so widespread is through sexual intercourse. The disease gets passed on from one person to another by having unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive or already has the disease AIDS. In the United States, sexual transmission of HIV or AIDS has occurred mainly among homosexual and bisexual men. It is becoming more frequent among heterosexual men and men. HIV is transmitted through all forms of sexual intercourse. To prevent transmission of the AIDS virus, intimate sexual contact with anyone who is or might be infected with the AIDS virus must be avoided. Many doctors advise people who might be infected ...
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