Obscenity

“There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman, and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot.” --- alleged quote by JFK Is the force behind the media a snare? This inquiry initiates the following analogy. Fascinated by its talent, imagine an innocent child curiously reaching over into an animal’s den to pet what seems to be a harmless beast, only to consequently fall prey to a deadly attack by the beast. For a long time, society submits to the…

poor in the 1800s. According to Engel, five to twenty persons of both sexes slept, ate, and excreted in the lower lodging houses. He compared these homes to horse stables and implied one of common sense would not allow an animal to live in such obscenity. In addition, Annan’s negatives highlighted the poor infrastructure and cheap accommodation the overcrowded town of Manchester faced as the population grew exponentially and resources vastly diminished. In Plate 83, a tenement is held together…

For centuries, there has been a huge controversy over what the public should be allowed to see when it comes to nudity in art. One of the most famous pieces of art that portrays nudity is Michelangelo’s statue of David. The statue of David was given to Queen Victoria as a gift from an Italian nobleman in 1857, without knowing that the statue showed a man’s genitals. Having been shocked, officials commissioned a sculptor to cover the man’s genitals with a fig leaf that could be taken on and off.…

To be mentally ill, is to be incapable of measuring a situation which would normally considered to be bad to be wrong to do. Resembling a flu, many people take on a “Contagion Effect” when others do obscenities such as mass shootings It has been proven that “mass shooters have themselves admitted to be inspired by media coverage of violence” in the case of the Columbine mass murder one of the culprits admitted this. In his journal he wrote that he wished to create a phenomenon similar to the…

behind the vandalism was a child who probably learned the word from an adult, which reveals the symbolic meaning behind the “f-ck you’s:” adult corruption that has spread to children. Instead of accepting the truth that it was a child who wrote the obscenity, Holden blames the profanity on adults, illustrating his idealistic mindset that children are always innocent and adults are always corrupt. This mindset prevents him from maturing and becoming a successful adult, which also demonstrates…

Diana Oviedo Smith, Block 1 AP Lang & Comp 25 August 2015 Art Buchwald 1. Art Buchwald, in the column, “Unreasonable Conditions for Christmas”, argues that Christmas has come to be the support of a thriving economy, based on the expectation of consumers of all classes spending their money out of guilt. Buchwald supports his argument by explaining that no matter what class (upper, middle, or lower) it is a well known fact that during the Christmas season one must ‘spend their share” (1),…

“Tape,” by José Rivera, is a ten-minute play that includes only two characters and remains notably ambiguous until its end. José Rivera is a Puerto Rican playwright who grew up in a household whose only book was a bible. He uses the dark isolated set of the play to convey his perception of purgatory and the dream like journey of equality one must take to reach heaven. As a reader it is difficult to visualize just where the play is taking place and what exactly it is about. The set is very…

The first amendment of the US Constitution conveys that congress is prohibited from creating a law that restricts the freedom of speech, religion, press, or the right to petition. According to history.com, “The US Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens”. Though, it is still in the US Constitution today, its become more insignificant when laws are being regulated or put into place. Claire Mullally found…

I assume, you assume, we all assume, but when does it cross the line in actual hate crimes. When a person gets angry and blurts out obscenities over your skin and your beliefs, are they truly hating over that race, or just mad at that person in particular? As Sullivan puts it, hate is only allowed in society when we as Americans allow it, we judge based on what we experience or what we…

In an email conversation with Lee, he chose those three banned plays as dramatic texts for its intense, hard-hitting and vulgar quality. He felt Elangovan’s vision was to ruffle a few feathers - societies’ and the authorities’ - “Also, because Elangovan’s plays evoked such strong reactions, it's inconclusive in nature and he aspires to respond to its dramatic texts” (Lee M.W. 2017). Lee’s performance was staged this year, explored on how as a dance practitioner, these energetic texts can be…