It plagues our nation, this thought of entitlement, the assumption that there needs to be an instant gratification, if there is to be one at all. Never has there been a time, in my lifetime, that I have gone without the sight of people settling for ‘LESS THAN’, because they are unwilling to wait for better. It happens in ALL aspects of life really… Relationships: Over 60% of marriages today are ending in divorce by the 15 year mark, or before. To me, or to anyone who truly values the sanctity of…
that lie in her path, to spread an encouraging message for a woman’s right to own your own sexuality, should be considered as a feminist icon. She may at times be a bit crude or come across to some extent manipulative, but the lack of skills, education, and opportunities that were available to women in medieval England allow her some room to make mistakes, as at least she was trying to normalise women’s sexuality and that has to earn her some merit as a feminist. In ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by…
Seeing is Believing Appearance is everything; a common phrase used in marketing, fashion, and even politics because the public believes only what they can see. Aware of this, Toni Morrison considered varying points of views in her novel, The Bluest Eye, which provided a world unknown to most of her readers. By using this strategy, it proved Morrison understands the diversity of her audience, and this element equipped her novel for success. Through Pecola’s perspective, the readers meet three…
The misattribution of arousal theory is a concept in which people attribute their physiological arousals to the wrong source. It is without question that we have tendency to look for answers to our emotional behaviors. This further confirms that we reevaluate ourselves before attributing our behaviors to a stimulus. It can be very complicated to outline the reasons our bodies act in several situations without having a mental checkpoint for all the possible stimuli. The misattribution arousal…
Esther, she is hurt to learn that a guy can sleep with another woman and not suffer any consequences. (insert about Buddy being hypocrite quote) A woman is supposed to stay pure until marriage, yet a man is not held to the same standard. Female sexuality is a major theme because Esther is in constant turmoil with herself and her desires. She has expectations of who she should lose her virginity to; allowing herself to finally be inducted into a nonexistent…
than lust. Overall, Gertrude seems to be a good natured woman and does not think she has done anything she should feel guilty over until Hamlet tries to make her feel guilty. Ophelia is more of a submissive woman and will go along with anything that a male figure in her life tells her. She is sexually innocent and the only reason she has done anything sexual is due to Hamlet’s deceit. Hamlet criticizes Ophelia and constantly calls her a whore even though Hamlet is the one who corrupted her.…
In contemporary society, prostitution is dealt with less harshly than in the Bible. In fact, Brazil, Mexico, France, Germany, Israel, and Italy have all legalized prostitution. (Norton-Wright). Yet in the United States of America, prostitution is only legal in the state of Nevada. As for the biblical context, prostitution was aways deemed as a wicked sin and was not tolerated. I chose to write my term paper about prostitution because of the stark contrast between the view of prostitution in the…
activity and its mystery through the mediums of television programming, pornography, and intimate relationships. Due to this reality, a focus of sexual activity is imperative in understanding human behavior. Through…
So I was reading this article that popped up on my Facebook, by Alana Lousie May. Tilted 'My era of sleeping with dickheads is over '. Which made me laugh because we 've all said that more than once. ;) It 's worth going and reading her original article before you read this, so you have some background knowledge on the topic. http://alanalouisemay.com/blog/2015/4/15/the-era-of-sleeping-with-dickheads-is-over As you know I am currently reading Queen Afua 's 'Sacred Woman '. I know, I said…
Case Study-Jack • Do you think that Jack’s current unwillingness to become vulnerable to others out of his fear of “being dependent on them and trapped by their love” has much to do with his mother’s unconditional love? Although we don’t have much information about Jack’s early years, his difficulty establishing intimate relationships would point to issues at the oral stage by Freud’s interpretation. I think Jack’s relationship issues stem from his relationships with both of his parents. I…