Promiscuity

Monsters have long been used to express an inner flaw or turmoil that is manifested in a particular society or an individual. We see this time and time again, from Little Red Riding Hood to the collection of Grimm’s Fairytales. Night of the Living Dead, the movie can be seen as a struggle or revolt against collectivism and consumer culture. When the Night of the Living Dead is looked at in comparison to the time it was created, a deeper meaning becomes much more transparent. NoTLD was filmed in…

1. How is music used by teenagers, what role does music play in their lives? It is with no doubt that music has become a part of our everyday lives. In fact, it is everywhere and is listened by a vast majority of the population. In the article “Policy Statement-Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children and Youth”, the use of music by teenagers is discussed in depth. In fact, music plays a big role in the lives of these young people who are in a period where they are finding and…

1692 was a wicked prejudicial year for those in the United States. Anybody who feels like they are in harm's way will try their best to feel a sense of safety. The more people who feel threatened about the same thing the more chaos occurs due to mass hysteria. This not only refers to modern day crime but events throughout history as well. A good example of mass hysteria and the need to feel secure happened during the time of the Salem witch hunts that led to the trials of Salem. Many…

individuals involved in making or using pornography are exercising their personal liberties and are not causing harm to others. Many opponents argue that making or using pornography is immoral and leads to widespread negative behaviors including promiscuity, unsafe sexual practices and a weakening of the family structure. Others say that men become sexually aggressive toward women and children when they experience pornography. Because porn has such negative effects on society, opponents claim it…

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Rose-tinted Truth and Women Suppression Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s masterpiece Once Upon a Time in Anatolia employs metaphysics to show the transformation of men upon truly discovering themselves. On the surface, it appears to be about the search for a dead body to incriminate a criminal. However, implicitly, it is about the men’s suppressed regret and melancholy, especially with respect to women, and the effect of those emotions on the psyche of the group over the period…

Both Zadie Smith and Edwidge Danticat’s write about taboo things in their societies at the time, for Zadie Smith and her story “Girl with Bangs” she talks about a woman falling for another woman, and beginning a romantic relationship. With her story “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge” she talks about this new generation not helping those less fortunate. In Edwidge Danticat stories she has a similar basis, in “New York day woman” she talks about people’s secrets sides that they don’t want anyone to…

A Discussion on the Controversy Regarding the Sexual Education Curriculum. The sexual education curriculum is likely the most criticized curriculum there is. This is partly due to its controversial nature, and because adequately teaching high school students about sex-related material is relatively new. Some of the criticisms stem from religious, personal, emotional, and factual viewpoints. These include arguments for and against including LGBT sex education into the curriculum, debating whether…

The purpose of this study is to examine how the media portrays parent-child communication about sex and the role that family structure plays in the communication between the parent and child. This area of study is important to examine as we know that the media can shape the perspectives of individuals, however it leaves us to question to what extent the media shapes conversations about sex within a family unit. We may often take for granted how our opinions are influenced by media and that we,…

It is my belief that social justice is to demonstrate compassion and observing lives of others in a humanitarian perspective. I originally became a social worker because I possessed a strong desire to collaborate with the other professionals who share a similar vision and objective to create positive changes. Through social justice, I serve as an advocate for clients experiencing financial hardships and mistreatment in an uncaring society. As a social worker, I cannot change the…

Historians agree that a generation “gap” was created in the 1950s between parents and teenagers, but not everyone agrees as to what caused American families to dismantle from its traditional cores and values. Some historians theorize that the introduction of Rock ‘n’ Roll is what caused the youth of that generation to separate from its’ parents and other adults. As J. Ronald Oakley proves in his essay, “God’s Country: America in the Fifties”, teenagers were not changing their values and morals,…