Essays on Sexual Relationship

Throughout the history, there were created many films that involved the elements of sex and sexuality. One of such films is Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 movie, Boogie Nights which describes the pornography business in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In this industry viewers have a chance to meet a lot of characters which are passing through different problems. The protagonist of the story is a handsome seventeen year-old nightclub dishwasher, Eddie Adams, who was introduced to the pornography industry. One night pornographer Jack Horner noticed Eddie and turned him into a porn star Dirk Diggler. ...

Sometimes, the perpetrator may be unsuccessful at his objective which is having sexual intercourse, but may sexually assault the victim through inappropriate touching, attempted rape. Rape is any form of sexual assault that is unwanted and that a person does not concede. These include oral, anal, and vaginal penetration.

The question of whether the victim knew the perpetrator is not relevant to date rape cases. The most grueling task in solving a date rape case is proving that it was ‘rape action’ and that the victim, did not consent to have any form of sexual intercourse with the perpetrator. ...

Communication

Body Image/Appearance in Interpersonal Relationships Introduction Our perceptions of self are shaped by the interactions we have with other people. The quality of an individual’s interpersonal relationships is a major contributor to that individual’s perception of body image . Attractiveness and communication play a large part in the success or failure of romantic relationships. It has been noted that women who have a positive body image, tend to be more confident in their sexual desirability and promote behavior that fosters the relationship. However body image and the importance of appearance is not just female realm. Men also have ...

Introduction

Human sexuality is a vital part of existence, carrying the reproductive function but also the interaction and the need for intimacy and love. The mere existence of human species is due to sexuality, which is one of the basic needs for living. From the most ancient times, or from the biblical beginning of Adam and Eve, sexuality is entrenched in human behavior as a necessary condition for spreading the human species, but also as a capacity for sharing loving feelings towards another human being. Although the effects of sexuality are visible in the public spheres through relationships and/or children ...

Abstract

The goal of this study is to create an effective presentation in regards a sexual education course to parents with school-age children. In particular, the main focus will be on parents with children in early adolescence, meaning between ages 13 and 16. In order to approach the topic of school counseling on human sexuality, researches and numerous studies considering this matter are taken into account and the outline of the sex education course will be based on existing educational courses and lecture types that are already implemented all across the United States.

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There are numerous similarities between the plot developed in Mrs. Dalloway and The Hours. For instance, the two plots were set at a time when the World Wars were taking place. Consequently, the author had to develop characters that took part in the war. Additionally, the effects of the war on the family setting are depicted in both plots. The role of the wives after their husband are away at war is also a shared similarity. In both plots, there is the role of Clarissa. In addition, the role played by Clarissa in both plots is similar.

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Introduction

The Facilitator’s report provides an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of Crystal and Chris. The couple have varying strengths and weaknesses, and each play a key role in shaping their conflicts. The facilitator focused on different aspects of the relationship, and it is clear from his or her finding that the couple have some similarities in how they view their relationship as well as differences. The couple’s background also plays a key role in shaping some of their strengths and weaknesses as a couple. Different backgrounds expose couples to different parenting and coping skills. This may go a long way ...

King Brothers and Lionel Tate

Background King Brothers and Lionel Tate: Lionel Tate, was convicted of the July 28, 1999 murder of 6 year old Tiffany Eunick who was punched, kicked, stomped, and thrown to death (See Wrestling, 2001). The injuries Tiffany suffered as a result of the beating included “a fractured skull, a lacerated liver, and more than 30 other injuries” (Wrestling, 2001). At the time of the incident Lionel Tate was 12 years old and weighed 170 pounds. As a result of his role in Ms. Eunick’s death, Lionel Tate was charged with first degree murder. A part of his defense, his attorney tried ...

Introduction

In the modern world, close relationships have changed their faces to diverse forms. Customary people have been accepting and recognizing the sexual relationships between genders of the different sex or heterosexuality. Society considers the heterosexual individual as “straight” since they conform to the social norms, such as being attracted to the opposite sex. However, the heterosexual individuals have friendly relationships with other individuals of the same sex, but not the sexual relationship. Therefore, over the years the issue of homosexuality has been viewed as an action against the norms set by the society. In United States, it is estimated ...

Relationships are hard. The divorce rate skyrockets yearly, alternative lifestyles such as gay marriage and polygamy/polygyny are under attack and more and more women are becoming single mothers. The work that goes into developing a long term, meaningful relationship necessitates that the relationship begins on a foundation of honest communication, and acceptance. Without these two selfless traits along with a willingness to struggle in the name of achieving a mutual goal, a relationship cannot work. Because we live in a society that does not value abstinence, the likelihood of contracting some type of STD/STI while engaging in unprotected sex is very high. “By the time ...

Regardless of the reason for which it occurs, lying allows the creation of a world in which individuals would want to live. The girls from “Girl, Interrupted”, the women from “Notes on Scandal”, Humbert Humbert in “Lolita” or William Styron in “Darkness Visible” all appeal to lies for creating the reality that they envision or for depicting the world in which they think they live. Juxtaposing two worlds, the imagined and the real one, the characters of the above mentioned readings and films balance their existence in the two worlds by appealing to lies, for justifying their dual existence. For ...

Hamer, D. (February 20, 2014). An open Letter on Homosexuality to My Fellow Scientist in Uganda. The New York Times. Retrieved on June 1, 2014 http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/20/an-open-letter-on-homosexuality-to-my-fellow-ugandan-scientists/ The article reports how President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is against same sex Marriage. The president signed a law that illegalizes same sex relationship. The president does this at a time when scientists affirm the relationship between specifically genetic regions and male sex orientation. There is no sole gene answerable for homosexuality. The behavior occurs just like other traits such as skin color and skin color. The trait comes, as a result, of the interaction of ...

Chapter 10: Sexuality

1) “Are the participants old enough to consent?” In other words, has the person reached the statutory “age of consent,” which is the minimum legal age someone must be to have sex. - The age of consent is the minimum age an individual is considered to be legally competitive to engage in sexual activity. - In many nations it is the age at which there is no restriction for sexual relationship. - The laws for determining the age of consent vary significantly across nations. - Some jurisdiction set their consent age in relation to the ...

James Henry Hammond was born on 15th November 1807. In 1842, he became the governor of South Carolina whereby he highly contributed to the re-organization of the State’s militia and the establishment of the Citadel in Charleston as the state’s military Academy. James Henry Hammond was the 60th governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844 and served as a United States Representative from 1835-1836 (Faust 45). In 1846, James Henry Hammond’s candidacy for the United States Senate was blocked by Wade Hampton II, his wife’s brother in-law which brought his political career to a halt. Moreover, ...

Psychology

Sexuality in the Movies: No Strings Attached (2011)

Introduction

Sexual behavior raises several questions about a person’s personality. Every person may express similarities or variation of sexual behaviors depending on their personal preferences and that of their partner. Sexuality encompasses a particular behavior. However, sexual behaviors are nevertheless highly influenced by factors such as the mainstream media. In this regard, sexuality in the media will be discussed to explore the portrayal of sexuality and analyze the actions depicted by the characters in the movie. For this discussion, the 2011 movie entitled “ No Strings Attached” will be the subject of analysis determining ...

Sexual is a term referring to gender or the two sexes. It is also related to the instincts that are physiological and all those activities that are connected with physical attraction. In this context, the term sexual refers to involvement in a sexual relationship or being in an intimate sexual relationship like that of a husband and wife. On the other hand, harassment is a situation in which one experiences an intense annoyance as a result of receiving torment and torture in terms of humiliation, embarrassment or any act of intimidation or threat. To be more specific, harassment can comprise a series of incidents ...

White slavery and child prostitution scandals eruption in Victorian England and other Western nations and what their attitudes towards the age of consent tell us about Victorian society Child prostitution was synonymous with child labour during the Victorian period. Despite its wide acceptance, the civil society put in more efforts to rescue the girl child from sexual assault. As realised from the articles presented, girls mostly at the age of fifteen found themselves in the streets after escaping mistreatment from their masters and mistresses. The fact that younger girls and mostly below the age of twelve years were ...

Biography

MacKenzie Phillips was born on 10th November 1959 in Alexandria, Virginia in the United States of America. Her parents were celebrities John Phillips and Susan Phillips. The father was a rock musician while the mother was a ballerina dancer. Mackenzie had four siblings namely Jeffrey Phillips, Tamerlane Phillips, Chynna Phillips and Bijou Phillips. The latter two were a singer and an actress respectively. Her father later married Michelle Gilliam after divorcing his first wife Susan Phillips when Mackenzie was 3 years old. Mackenzie’s family life was troubled given the early family separation. At the age of three, her mother had parted ...

How Craig and Reina's differing religious beliefs parallel their opposing views on relationships.

Introduction Religion is a fundamental facet of humanity. It shapes human opinions on what is right or wrong and largely influences decision-making. Factoring in the ambiguity of some religious teachings and the liberty of individuals to make independent decisions regarding personal satisfaction, religious beliefs can spark up a lot of controversy especially between people who are in romantic relationships. The book titled Blankets is a classic depiction of the tug of war that exists between religious teachings on one hand and strong emotional feelings and persuasions on the other. This book is a graphical autobiographical novel by Craig Thompson which illustrates his progression ...

Introduction

Down low is a term that means keep secret or private. It is a situation where men have sex with other men as well as with females. It has been established that this trend is common since not many men can afford to disclose their status to their partners of the opposite sex. This term is mainly used to refer to black men in the American perspective (MSM) who assume to be sexually straight but engage in sexual activities with male partners. Having the term referring to black men in America does not mean they are the only ones engaged in ...

Anne Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” as equipment for living

Anne Jacobs was born in slavery in California, although the dawn of slavery came upon her when she was twelve after her mistress death. In writing the narrative, she explicitly analyzes the life she had as a slave, putting forward several points. The narrative provides the equipment for living for the slaves at the time of writing. At a time when life took different turns, scholars led by Kenneth Burke came together to write several material that would give the perfect recipe for life. In the most famous essays, Kenneth describes literature as the instrument for living implying many things in ...

(Sexual Relationships)

Talking about sexual relationships is opening the most important chapter, though the least assumed one, of the life’s themes: the drive to fulfill one’s deepest need to be complete as a person. Sex is, ultimately, a quest for personal fulfillment disguised in another strong feeling: pleasure. It is pleasure, the intense, magical, addicting pleasure of sex that is the reason why religions – with all its strict moral values – , societies and ethic have always been so violently concerned to restrict, shape, twist and control its expression. The erotic world is a world apart, with a mystical language that has no parallel ...

Introduction

Sex and gender are differentiated because of the social aspect and biological aspect. Sex is biological thus enables people to be differentiated by their physical appearance of either being male or female (Sterling). Gender is social because it defines men and women either emotionally and psychologically through their roles in the society, personality, sex type interest, their appearance and their manners. The difference in gender can be said that it is nurture because one learns of their roles as they grow up in the society. While for sex this is simply the nature because one is either born male ...

John Donne utilized a strategic code of language to present the idea of a man trying to convince a woman into a sexual relationship. Donne compares the inner relationship that subsists between the parasite and the host to the relationship between the persona and the woman. He observes that eventually there is a feeling that an extension of the same is likely to cause no harm to either of them. Donne begins his trail by a metaphor where he compares the woman to the flea. The persona uses this strategy to articulate the prime concept of his script work. He depicts the relationship is ...

Exploring Women – Individuality, Sexuality, Decisions

Introduction The road to self – recognition follows different paths in the two analyzed stories (“Galatea” written by Karen Brown and “The Virgins”, of Danielle Evans) but at a closer look, there are similarities between them. Both stories refer to the journey to self- recognition by focusing on the same theme: sexuality. The main characters of the two studied lectures are at a young age, and they are experiencing new situations, from which they get to know what life is and they must quickly adapt to the situations in which they are involved.

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The main themes of the two stories are ...

ABSTRACTThis paper explores the many general similarities between Alice Walker’s "The Welcome Table" and Nadine Gordimer’s "Country Lovers", and the ways in which racism is presented by both writers. Both stories condemn the hypocrisy and attack the injustices of racist societies. Both stories have a symbolic element which is examined and discussed and the fact that both stories are set in very different societies and, therefore, have very different contexts and settings is always at the heart of the paper’s argument. Each story is also discussed and explored separately in order to focus on its individual qualities. ...

A Christian View of Sexuality Within Marriage

Abstract The Gift of Sex, by Clifford and Joyce Penner, is a comprehensive, Christian educational guide for married couples about sexuality. Divided into a preface and five sections, the book uses Scripture and the authors’ expertise in marriage therapy to offer important information to couples concerning sexuality so that readers may overcome problems or enhance a relationship that is already good. The book educates married couples on Bible-based considerations about sex, physical aspects of sex, and unifying the religions and physical aspects of sex in order to have a more fulfilling relationship with each other. It answers questions, offers exercises, uses anecdotes ...

Summary of The Vagina Monologues

The play, The Vagina Monologues, was written by Eve Ensler in 1996. Rather than following a traditional story line, Ensler uses interviews that she conducted with hundreds of women to create a handful of monologues that create the play. All of the monologues focus on women’s sexuality, particularly how women feel about their own vaginas. Some of the monologues are quite funny. Ensler asks questions like, “What do you think your vagina would wear?” and “If it could talk, what would your vagina say?” The answers to these questions range from a silk teddy to a comfortable hoodie. Another piece in ...

The author, Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III, was an American writer that worked mainly as a playwright in the American theater. He also published novels, poetry, short stories, screenplays, essays, and a great volume of memoirs. He received most of the top theatrical awards for his works on the stage, with A Streetcar Named Desire receiving the great Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Up to date, he is considered among the best known classical writers in the American fields of theatre. Most of the themes dominant his works (loneliness, desire, sickness, death, alcoholism, depression, etc) are mined from his ...