Essays Tagged: "sexual desires"

Pornography

Sexual morality has declined in America today. The immoral life can be seen allaround us. We see it ... h an 'R' rating will have at least onesex scene. Even Forrest Gump, a highly acclaimed movie, had a sexual act and nudityinvolved. Also public television has been known to show nudity and sex. Allusio ... every part of our life. Work, school, sports, and recreation are all forumsthrough which unhealthy sexual views are expressed.One of the more predominant and obvious forums for the proliferation ofun ...

(5 pages) 161 1 2.3 Sep/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Female Genital Mutilation "long term psychological effects"

marriage; as it was discovered that by the partial or complete removal of the clitoris, a female's sexual urge is minimized and, therefore, a girl could have more control over her sexual desires. Bec ... dering and unfounded in any scientific or medical fact. They fall into four main categories: psycho-sexual, religious, sociological and hygienic. Among the psycho-sexual reasons is a belief that the c ...

(9 pages) 217 0 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

You gave my hyacinths & The girls in their summer dresses

y Janette Turner Hospital and The girls in their summer dresses by Irwin Shaw explore serious human sexual desires. Both stories share a tone of desperation in them. The main characters carry external ... n Janette's story are the minor characters of the stories. Both of these characters deal with human sexual desire. Dellis wants to enjoy life and have a good time. She's open and tells her teacher eve ...

(4 pages) 63 1 2.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The following essay describes the feminist position of gender inequlity in the United States.

. Redolent perfumes permeate the air, wanton wafts that create an intoxicating ambiance of palpable sexuality. Young, firm breasts, peeking from beneath scanty raiment, bounce up and down playfully as ... rs, and some see a semen-stained bed at Motel Six and a woman who is the passive receptacle for his sexual desires - one who he does not have to buy anything except birth control pills and spermicidal ...

(5 pages) 262 0 3.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin.

Awakening, Kate Chopin used the sea as a symbol to show how Edna awakened to her independence, her sexual desires and her place in society. The book took place in the late 1800s on Grand Isle in Loui ... she was free to do as she pleased. While Edna gained independence from the sea she also gained her sexual desire.Edna's awakening to her sexual desire evolved after the first time she swam in the sea ...

(4 pages) 76 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The awakening" by kate chopin.

desire to connect withEdna's discovery of her own identity and acknowledgement of her emotional and sexual desires by the pigeonhouse, inspiring art, and the ocean. The pigeon house allows Edna to be ... She is anxious for her bid of freedom and she feels that she is an independent woman, utilizingher sexual awakening. "I suppose this is what you would call unwomanly; but I have got into a habit ofex ...

(4 pages) 141 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ulysses.

do was out of the ordinary. He wrote a book that not only incorporated very liberal ideas, but also sexual desires, parallelisms, and acts. He made apparent the thoughts of men and women that they nor ... ilk woman arrives with the daily milk, Joyce brings forth images of breast milk that marks women as sexual beings: "He watched her pour into the measure and thence into the jug rich white milk, not he ...

(10 pages) 89 0 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Imagine doing a job you thought you would never do. Stripping, looking at the woman's point of view

ibed as normal men who use strip clubs to avoid adultery and therefore find a safe outlet for their sexual desires or some may say perverts.Stripping is a hard task to accomplish. Of course to some de ... a strip club. Stripers believe they have the power over men when they are nude and shaking it. This sexual arena gives image of something mysterious, ancient and wondrous.Whether we like to admit it o ...

(2 pages) 39 1 4.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Jean-Paul Sartre the Existentialist, Sigmund Freud the Determinist, and Victor Frankenstein

to authenticity; Sigmund Freud would attribute much of Victor Frankenstein's behavior to repressed sexual desires.Existentialists have three fundamental arguments that define them as such. One being ... Another key element to Freud's theory is that of instincts or "drives". He placed much focus on the sexual instinct and connected many different behaviors to this drive. However, he did believe that t ...

(11 pages) 135 0 2.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Is Freud's Theory of Psychosexual Development simply a theory of male development?

very controversial. His postulations on human psychological growth, resulted in his theory of psychosexual development. His ideas were particularly contentious at the initial time of release, and freq ... to this very day. The primary reason for any initial negative reaction was due to the often-strong sexual content of his work. Freud suggested that powerful incestuous sexual desires exist in all of ...

(11 pages) 298 1 4.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Sigmund freud

iver who was most likely the man's mother or sister. Freud says that during childhood we experience sexual instinct but they are more innocent then the sexual instincts of an adult so they manifest th ... current. The sensual current is different in that it develops during puberty and is based on overt sexual desires. It would be incestuous to express these new feelings toward the same person who the ...

(4 pages) 60 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Analyse the first chapter of Chloe Hooper's 'A Child's True Book of Crime'.

tel during her school lunch hour. The two appear to be restless in anticipation of fulfilling their sexual desires. Kate makes coarse references to her surroundings, relating passing boulders to "Mout ... bvious that Hooper wants us to see that the relationship between Kate and Thomas is solely based on sexual attraction. Thomas comments, "I'm going to rent the bed by the half hour," implies how brief ...

(3 pages) 12 0 0.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

SEx Education in Todays schools

ion, movies, video games, advertisements, internet, books, magazines; all of these not only condone sexual promiscuity but glorify it. The children of America are subjected daily to these explicit tho ... otect kids from all these images. Sex is part of human nature and should not be ignored. Teens have sexual desires; their issues must be addressed and dealt with effectively. That is why ninety-five p ...

(4 pages) 128 5 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Sexual Sadism and Masochism

Sexual sadism is characterized by persistent, powerful urges and sexual fantasies involving the infl ... rful urges and sexual fantasies involving the inflicting of pain and suffering on others to achieve sexual excitement or gratification (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Moreover, the DSM-IV re ... oreover, the DSM-IV requires that the patient in question must have for at least six months intense sexual desires, fantasies or behaviours concerning real acts of causing physical or psychological to ...

(6 pages) 130 5 4.8 Nov/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Outline some of the reasons why aging in American society is often associated with sexlessness.

now better, one might actually believe that someone who is not "young" or "beautiful" does not have sexual desires and certainly does not engage in sexual activities. Thank goodness for The Golden Gir ... ge in sexual activities. Thank goodness for The Golden Girls to show us otherwise.Despite an age of sexual liberation, there is still an underlying perception that sex is for procreation and that to i ...

(2 pages) 29 0 2.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Comparison of Love and Lust

ove? And on the contrary, there aren't many greatest hits out there talking about one's lustful and sexual desires. Love is like a pizza that was baked, heated, and made from scratch. Lust on the othe ...

(2 pages) 30 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

I Heard The Wolf Call My Name

to teach children, specifically young girls, about the dangers of succumbing to the temptations of sexual desires, and the unfortunate consequences that could befall them. Perrault's Little Red Ridin ... d"""The Company of Wolves"�""does not characterize the female protagonist as the victim of a sexual predator. Carter departs from the traditional fairy tale notion that women are "˜innoce ...

(4 pages) 2241 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Lysistrata Analysis

Acropolis, the worshipping place of Athena. How silly would a war seem if abstaining from lust and sexual urges could stop it? A good example of this concept is the scene in which the Laconians and A ... pay no attention to Lysistrata's lofty speeches about peace and instead pay attention to their own sexual desires. They are willing to do anything just so their women will come back to their homes "& ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Pregnant Girls

re are so much obscene information from videos, comics and pornographies. They stimulate teenagers' sexual desires without mentioning the idea of safe sex. Schools should promote sex education, and te ...

(2 pages) 33 1 3.2 Jan/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

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o convince Rikki, a friend of his, to partake in this action. Besides not being able to control his sexual desires he was also abusive towards women when he became the slightest bit upset. "Gary final ...

(4 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare