Camille Paglia

Amelia Earhart, nicknamed ‘Lady Lindy’ was one of the most celebrated American aviators whose impact from her participation and achievements in aviation from the 1920’s to 1930’s was symbolic and influential for changes in the freedoms of women in America in the early 20th century. By breaking through a male dominated field of work, she became a symbol of the breakthrough of social norms and the advancement of women’s freedoms in society. Her achievements in aviation promoted women’s involvement…

In this world of technology people would share every single moment of their lives if they could. Images play a critical role in American society to a point that everyone is using them to express their feelings and unspoken attitudes. However, in the past, people thought their lives were more important than to be constantly taking pictures all the time. People thought that their private images have a great value just for them, and they felt a need to be away from people’s eyes. The question here…

Drinking Age At 21 Saves Hundreds of Lives”. Underage drinking can cause damaging effects later on in life. 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year to alcohol related events such as, car crashes, homicide, suicide, and alcohol poisoning says Camille Paglia in the article “The Drinking Age Is Past Its Prime”. There are not any pros to lowering the drinking age to eighteen, but there are several cons. Instead of encouraging…

the brain 's development. On the other hand, others who advocate for a MDA of 18 reason that 18 is the age of adulthood in which they have the right to dictate what they do and do not consume into their bodies. In an article published in Time, Camille Paglia claims “What this cruel 1984 law did is deprive young people of safe spaces where they could happily drink cheap beer, socialize, chat and flirt in a free but controlled public environment”, which is one of the reasons binge drinking has…

As we have opinions that vary from person to person, the same can be said for authors. Opinions stem from experiences, external influences, and time periods that span in consistency from blatantly apparent to barely distinguishable. Different authors also varied the roles of their character according to the image they are trying to portray for said character. We can see the different roles in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by an anonymous author known as the Pearl Poet, The Wife of Bath by…

Lucy Evans EVA16485665 Visual culture Question chose: How can visual culture be used to advance social or environmental change? Answer with reference to specific images, placed in cultural and historical context. The word feminist, in today's day and age, is passed around in sentences that can be the complete opposite of one another. Today feminism in society can be seen as a dirty word, not because it is, but because many people are unaware and unsure of its meaning. For some obscure reason…

Why the drinking age should not be lowered As we all know and understand, alcohol has to be handled with responsibility and not to be misuse. Alcoholism affects so many people in the United States due to irresponsible decisions, but most legally teens who are considered adults say, once you are eighteen, you should be able to do whatever you want because you gained more civil rights by being able to vote, purchase tobacco products and join the forces so why not be allowed to purchase alcohol…

everyone is a victim. "I'm this way because my father made me this way. I'm this way because my husband made me this way." Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But then you must take charge, you must take over, you are responsible”( Camille…

Pornography The pornographic industry has a reputation of being a causal factor in the degradation of women for the satisfaction of the current patriarchal society. Feminist Helen Longino defines pornography as the “verbal or pictorial explicit representations of sexual behavior that… have as a distinguishing characteristic ‘the degrading and demeaning of the role and status of the human female as a mere sexual object to be exploited and manipulated sexually’” (106). She distinguishes…

“Some people believe the possibility of giving offense… to be more important than stating the truth…” Dr. Dutton touches on a point that is all too true in our society today. The fact is, people are going to think that you are racist, sexist, or maleficent if you are not politically correct. This does more damage than benefit, for political correctness was created to help bring awareness to what people state , so as to not publicly offend others. Rather than using Political Correctness as it was…