Marilyn Monroe

Casual sex is a very controversial topic. Many view casual sex as psychologically damaging, harmful to society, and even dangerous. But these critics fail to acknowledge the benefits of casual sex, especially from the perspective of women. In the essay, I will argue that women should have casual sex because it is ultimately empowering because it increases confidence, emotional stability, and releases inhibition. Casual sex allows women to be in control of their own sexuality and free from…

Trust me, I know stuff: A summary of Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” In the essay “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff explores the idea that the educational system fails to recognize street smarts as a valid form of intellect. In particular, Graff suggests that schools and educators are at fault for overlooking street smarts because of the assumption that such intellect is invalid and of no use to academic learning. Although some people believe that being knowledgeable about sports,…

controversies involving its presidents, and several of those controversies are spelled out in A Prayer for Owen Meany. The first of these controversies that appears in the novel was the scandal surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s alleged affair with Marilyn Monroe. Johnny becomes frustrated with the moral controversy created by the rumors of the affair, because he thinks Americans should be more concerned about the true political issues than with the scandalous nature of the affair.…

you if they sensed you putting on airs over them” (Graff para. 6) which effectively involves pathos appealing to emotion to help readers connect and relate with him. Ethos is less supported by actual experts but rather pop culture icons, such as Marilyn Monroe. Lastly, logos is incorporated mostly through observation and testimony. Logos, Ethos, and Pathos are shown very well by the author to invoke emotion, encourage belief, and help us side with…

“Unfaithful lover long since dead. Life is sweet, be not shy. On thy feet. So sayeth I”- Hocus Pocus, 1993. McCarthyism and the Salem Witch Trials were both times of great shame for this country. Both featured charismatic individuals who orchestrated the delirium in service of their own malevolent goals. The two were fueled by two different types of fear, the fear of sin and the fear of nuclear war. They exemplified how the prejudice that divides society can leave everlasting scars. Together the…

Throughout history, the word entertainment has taken on many forms, ranging from plays, music, and screenplays. Today, we view entertainment as a way to escape the stress we experience in our day to day lives, whether it's shocking news report or a tv show we binge watch for hours. While entertainment may just be for amusement and enjoyment, it can also be a valuable source of information that keeps us updated with the current media. In the popular tv show 13 reasons why created by Brian Yorkey,…

“Come on Barbie, let’s go party,” is not what the people are saying. With a new generation, new thoughts and ideas come alive. Though body image has always been on the minds of the people, the idea of what is right and wrong has seemed to change drastically. A certain doll always comes to mind when the topic of body image is brought up, she is none other than the infamous Barbie doll. With Barbie's long blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs, unrealistic slim waist, pointed feet made only for the…

Visuals and the Violated: Women in Julie Taymor’s Titus Up until the past few decades, Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus was never taken seriously by critics or audiences. As a revenge tragedy set in ancient Rome, the story is one of never-ending, over the top violence, which viewers may find hard to sit through without rolling their eyes, or at least becoming entirely desensitized. When Julie Taymor created the film version of this text, Titus, in 1999, she attempted to utilize visual…

As the famous Marilyn Monroe said, “give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” Well, give a person Instagram and they can conquer the social world. According to Statista, as of February 2016, Instagram swooped in on being top three of leading social media apps within the United States. For those who do not know, Instagram is an app where a user can simply capture a picture, amplify and caption it to share with the rest of their peers and or to the cyber world of Instagram.…

Beauty can be defined in many different ways. Some people might think beauty is the quality present in a person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, some may think it’s all about the way they look, a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight,. To everyone beauty is something different. Some people, most likely women take beauty to a whole other level such as making beauty their number one priority. I…