came from the shadows‚ followed by a hoot. My sister and I froze in our tracks. Oh God‚ Oh Rabba‚ she whispered‚ digging her fingers into my arm. Out leapt before us six youths‚ howling like wild dogs‚ gesturing like demons‚ mouthing all manner of obscenities; they surrounded us. I took hold of Deepa’s hand and made a dash for it in the direction we had come‚ only to meet a leering Elvis face‚ shirt open‚ pants crotch-tight‚ wielding a tree branch. I lurched sideways‚ ran forward‚ to no avail. We should
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offers‚ her body to indiscriminate sexual intercourse‚ esp. for hire: a common harlot’ (OED‚ 1989a‚ p. 673) or a verb: ‘To offer (oneself or another) to unlawful‚ esp. indiscriminate sexual intercourse‚ usually for hire; to devote or expose to lewdness (Chiefly refl. of a woman)’ (OED‚ 1989a‚ p. 673) Dictionary descriptors of ‘prostitution’‚ the industry or practice‚ include ‘whoredom’ and ‘harlotry’ (Oxford English Dictionary‚ 1989a‚ p. 674). Prostitution is any‚ or a combination‚ or all of
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daughter’s sake. The role the depressed person had played in her parents’ disputes is described as "absorber of shit"(47) and "coprophagous services"(ibid). Then‚ the depressed person‚whose traumas are awaken in a psychoanalytic group therapy‚ "shrieks obscenities‚" and the fit is called "cathartic tantrum." This makes a certain turning point of her journey toward
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J Value Inquiry (2011) 45:67–84 DOI 10.1007/s10790-011-9261-5 The Offenses of Blasphemy: Messages in and through Art Elizabeth Burns Coleman Published online: 3 March 2011 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 In 2007‚ Bill Donohue‚ president of the United States of America Catholic League‚ objected to a plan to exhibit My Sweet Lord‚ a sculpture of a crucified Christ figure depicted naked and made from chocolate by the Canadian artist Cosimo Cavallaro‚ at a New York art gallery in
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The Trials of Oz the audience to draw ideas of biest and corruption of the legal system‚ as the judges are ignorant of the outside world youth‚ only take note of higher sources of knowledge‚ let cops do obscenity things just cuase they are cops‚ have very one sided views‚ would put someone in jail for a little small thing Though this view is only put across by roberston ‚ only his side of the story ‚ this is his oppion and view on the legal system and by putting across as untrustworthy
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Thomas Gage The book‚ The English-American‚ is the personal account of the journey of Thomas Gage in Spanish America. The primary source available for my analysis is Gage’s original work edited by J. Eric S. Thompson‚ who provides an insightful introduction that supplements a more complete understanding of Gage’s character. The persona of Thomas Gage is relatively easy to understand and contemplate upon because of the tone of his work’s narrative‚ and how it vividly recreates his emotions
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Anorexia is a severe‚ potentially fatal eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. The rise of the subculture that promotes anorexia through internet called “Pro-Ana” websites has had a largely negative effect on individuals struggling with the disorder. The word anorexia is shortened to “Ana” so as to personify the disorder as a friend‚ someone who is there to help. The vast majority of individuals that suffer from anorexia are females in their teenage‚ adolescent
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shown by words such as: damned‚ incurably foolish Gloomy: He makes it sound like the point of no return is approaching‚ says things like the descent of man from the higher animals Hostile: He attacks the subject harshly‚ "indecency‚ vulgarity‚ obscenity--these are all strictly confined to man." Sarcastic: The whole piece has a sarcastic tone-"seems to suggest that the earl was descended from the anaconda and ha lost a good deal in the transition." Organization/Narrative Style: It is organized
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the “higher animal”. Twain continues his negative‚ almost disgusted tone towards the human race when he stated‚ “I find the results humiliating to me.” Twain also take on a hostile tone by attacking man by using the phrase‚ "Indecency‚ vulgarity‚ obscenity--these are all strictly confined to man; he invented them." Occasionally throughout the essay‚ Twain almost has a joking or sarcastic
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artistic freedom others view as evil. In an attempt to maintain a balance in a free society the court has developed several guidelines to which they apply to freedom of speech cases including objectional song lyrics. They include definitions of obscenity‚ libel‚ dangerous tendency‚ clear and present danger‚ and censorship. In addition‚ the court has also recognized that ’the thoughts we hate’‚ the language that promotes an alternative sometimes ugly perspective must also be protected. We live in
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