The reading from the textbook titled, Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of Aids, by Claire E. Sterk, is also an intro to the book by the author with the same title. The fieldwork is based in New York City and Atlanta in the 1980s, describing the daily life of prostitutes from their own perspectives. In her book she goes over the techniques she used to observe these women in their communities. The research that Sterk conducted on female prostitution and the struggles they may face, was very critical to the trade and the general awareness of the public. Her work is revolutionary because it shuts down the common beliefs on why women become prostitutes, and she wrote in a style that made her research more accessible to…
My Dual Enrollment English class and I recently finished reading your memoir, “The Glass Castle.” The story of your childhood surprised me. Growing up, your childhood was far from easy. You had to mature faster than anyone I know. You had to grow up fast, and it broke my heart.…
Different moments of our lives change us and shape us into the man or woman whom one day we will become. One moment that changed me was when I got my first instrument. Getting my first instrument was exciting, yet challenging at the same time. When I told my mom that I wanted to start playing music, I didn’t realize how hard it can truly be. I didn’t think of how much patience and time I would need to put into my practicing.…
Physically, I would describe my body as medium and heavy. Medium because I'm not that tall and also I'm not that short. I see myself in the middle. Heavy because I have experience some gain during the past three months since I have overly been going to the gym.…
Through analyzing the archaeological data, it has been determined that the site was most likely for middle class gentlemen, unlike the red light district, which was inhabited by sailors and people passing through the port city (Luiz). Therefore, the analysis of this site to create a meal will not be indicative of the majority of brothels from the time period, but only places that catered to those who were well off. This should be kept in mind during the outlining of the experiment. Archaeological Evidence: Many of the artifacts found at the site provided insight about the dining patterns of both the women and the men who inhabited the brothel. During the excavation, there were many peach pits and grape seeds discovered (Luiz).…
“Brian Knobbs, how many times am I going to have to tell you to stop reading in class?” I flinched at my teacher’s words, being taken by surprise despite this being the fifth time this week. I couldn’t help it. My father had finally caved and bought me the cryptozoology book I had been begging weeks for. Currently reading on the Jersey Devil, I ignored my teacher’s words and continued with my own personal studies.…
The next morning we woke up early to go to universal studios. We were all really excited so we walked out and went to do the boats that transport people to the parks. We were going to Universal Studios and Harry Potter World and were super excited to get to do…
Just as Black females come in all shape, sizes and shades of color, there is no one box that can contain a Black woman’s sexuality. Since slavery days, there has been a suppressive chain placed by society dictating that Black women were either sex toys for someone else’s pleasure or an asexual laborer that could be treated even worse than a Black man. Sojourner Truth described the reality of being a Black female in 1851 with “Ain’t I a Women?” declaring that can work just has hard as man and her body has produced lives new lives, yet she never receives the best places or has a man help her into carriages even though she is a woman. In 1962, Malcolm X told the world that nothing has changed since Truth spoke with his speech “Who Taught You to…
Reaction to Sexual Autobiography When I began my sexual autobiography I thought to myself, I have nothing to write about, I am not going to be able to do this assignment. I believe in abstinence until marriage and I am not married, so I had no idea where this assignment was going to take me. To my surprise, writing the first part of this assignment was very shocking and eye opening for me. I thought I would have nothing to write about but once I started writing, I could not stop. The questions asked in the book were very detailed and specific so it made it easy to think back and reflect.…
While I was changing my pair of pants and washing my hands, my aunt talked to my mom about how Xitlaly, who was 4 years old at that time, was terrified of Princess. She explained, how she won't be able to keep her. We tried to get my cousin to stop being scared of Princess that day by letting her know that she is harmless and by trying to get my cousin to pet her. Sadly, Xitlaly would loudly scream and start crying when we would get Princess near her. When we would also put Princess on the floor and as she would slowly walk towards my cousin, my cousin would jump from sofa to sofa like if Princess was going to attack her.…
Men are just something else. The power they have over a women says a lot. I remember a time in which my dear friend had shared details upon her relationship which had me in shock. From her words, she did something in which she never would do because of the person she is. The time his happened was when we were young, still in middle school.…
He is now gone for three months. I have not had many people in my life that I can share everything with. The time that I have had to spend with you just seems only a couple of days. Time goes by so fast when you're having fun right. I met you in the seventh grade at West Jr. High.…
WTF Sodomy? Therapist Dan: “Is there anything else from your childhood you’d like to reference in our session today?” Me: “Hmmm.…
Me, My Sex, and I Me, My Sex and I was an enlightening documentary about extraordinary people that deal with some variation of DSD ( disorders of sexual development ). DSD covers a multitude of sexual variations and disorders. An example of what a disorder might look like would be a baby born that looks like a rosy cheeked baby girl on the exterior, but has male genetics. The same applies to a baby born looking like a bouncing baby boy, but has internal female anatomy. Starting at conception our parents decide our DNA.…
I mean you really need to watch the she wolf video, Its at the bottom, who would direct that? Its SO hilarious. I mean she’s amazing, but You’d think she’d be like damn wtf am I doing?? Hahahaa! I know that’s you in the closet.…