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Norman Bates in Psycho, Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, and Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre were all horror movie characters inspired by one man. According to A.K. (2007), that man was Ed Gein. Born August 27, 1906, Edward Theodore Gein was raised on a farm in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Gein suffered through a traumatic childhood, considering he had a violent drunk as a father and a fanatical Lutheran as a mother. Since his mother was devoutly religious, he was taught by her…

I endeavor to analyze what I have understood of identity and discrimination from Jeffrey Eugenides’ Pulitzer winning book Middlesex. Middlesex has developed my understanding of what I know of gender, gender identity, cultural and immigration identity, and race and discrimination but I will focus on gender identity as Middlesex concreted my view on the matter. Middlesex is a narrative told by the protagonist Cal/lie, a hermaphrodite who is raised as a girl until his adolescence when he decides…

All living organisms, including humans, reproduce to ensure the survival of their species. The male and female reproductive systems are essential for reproduction. The main purpose of the male reproductive system is to produce and deliver sperm into the female reproductive system. The main purpose of the female reproductive system is to produce egg cells and to nurture a fertilized egg so it is able to develop into a fetus. The male and female reproductive systems are distinct from one another…

1974, which also became one of her most iconic photographic works. Her use of her body in her art also took off in 1974 with her nude photographic collection S.O.S — Starification Object Series. This work introduced her signature use of chewing gum vulva mini-sculptures stuck to her body and reflects her frequent use of the self-portrait. Wilke coined the term “performalist self-portraits” to describe her self-portraits that she directed others to photograph. Much of her work was aimed at…

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) What is HPV? HPV is short for human papillomavirus and is a group of more than 100 related viruses. Each HPV virus is assigned a number which is called HPV type. HPV is a name for warts. Some HPV can cause cancer. There are more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital area of male and females. But there are some vaccines that can prevent infections with the most common types of HPV. HPV can be transmitted through intimate skin to skin contact. You can also get…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that each year the virus causes approximately 19,000 cancer cases in women and 9,000 cancer cases in men (McCathy). These cancers can affect multiple parts of the body, such as the cervix, anus, vulva, vagina, penis, and throat (Laberge; “Very few U.S.”). These cancers, especially cervical cancer, can be severe, even deadly, and often hard to detect. For example, “According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), every year in the United…

Genital herpes simplex virus 2 is a global medical problem with significant physical and psychological morbidities. This review is aimed toward health professionals who are involved with patients with genital herpes since medical management is often unsatisfactory. The standard therapy for management of genital herpes infections include acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famcyclovir. Alternate methods for those who are adverse to these drugs are discussed. Results shows standard therapy is preferred…

lots of them spreading further out to the vermilion border. Some people can feel them inside of their mouths, too. In men, Fordyce spots are frequently present on the scrotum and lower shaft of the penis. Meanwhile, woman may notice them on the vulva, the external portion of the vagina. At first glance, a Fordyce spot resembles any other papule. If you read my blog on breakouts, you’ll remember papules. If you squeeze them, there’s nothing inside. They’re just little bumps that have the…

male will spend some time rolling around the female. Then they take a dive into the ocean continuing to communicate with each other, after that they come back up to the surface of the ocean and the male Blue Whale thrusts his penis into the female vulva and…

Cannibalism: The Reality of its Continuous Existence Cannibalism, or anthropophagy, is the eating of human flesh by human beings and is a practice some cultures still use even to this day. In western culture, rumors of cannibalism are far more prevalent than actual proven cases. For most of us, the thought of a person consuming the flesh of another human is completely taboo. Despite the controversial nature of the topic, isolated occurrences of cannibalism have been confirmed in parts of the…