cultures‚ not only does the term female promiscuity not exist‚ but women are expected to have various sexual partners in their lifetime. Among the Barí tribe of Venezuela and among some villages in the northwest of Tibet‚ polyandry is a widely practiced and accepted ritual. Women are not only encouraged to have many sexual partners‚ but they are expected to do so. This drastic difference in attitudes with regards to the cultural phenomenon of female promiscuity provides an insight to the basic necessities
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Promiscuity. What is your reaction to the word? We all know a promiscuous girl. We all look down on her in our own ways. Sometimes she is backstabbed by friends and sometimes she is openly scorned by others. What we do not realise‚ is she is not the only one‚ or maybe we do not want to accept it. Research positions us at first place on the podium of promiscuity. Why are we such a promiscuous nation? What risks are we bringing upon ourselves? Are we all nomads in the land of sexuality? Perhaps it
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thinking. We can clearly see many flaws in this world because they have to sacrifice many things such as art‚ science‚ solitude‚ the ability to think freely and many more in order to gain happiness. Their source of happiness comes from soma‚ sexual promiscuity and conditioning. Happiness should not be altered by people or objects; you
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Straight-Edge and the Scene For some youth it’s all about the scene. What is the scene? The scene is a general reference to the music venues in which these youth participate. The straight-edge subculture is one that many may not be familiar with. Why is this? Probably because the straight-edge lifestyle is one of the few countercultures in which the youth that is involved tries to steer clear of drugs and overindulgence. It is closely related to the hardcore/punk music scene. The straight-edge
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Steinbeck then gives us a full description of her. The information contained backs up Candy’s evidence for calling her a tart. She is described as “heavily made up”‚ with “fully rouged lips”‚ and “red fingernails”. All of this highlights her sexual promiscuity‚ but also‚ by using the colour red‚ we can associate it with things such as danger‚ passion‚ and sex. These also show how attractive and sexually available she is. She can also be seen as inappropriate and provocative as she wears a ’cotton house
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mainly consists of single lined sentences of advice that the mother gives to her daughter in order to prevent her from losing respect for becoming a slut. However‚ in doing so she is subconsciously condemning her preadolescent daughter to a life of promiscuity. The mother portrays herself as the only person in the world who can save her daughter from living a life of disrespect. She believes her daughter has already started down the wrong path so she furiously tells her to “walk like a lady [and]
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“Man… cannot learn to forget‚ but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs that chain run with him” in light of Nietzsche’s opinion‚ compare and contrast the presentation of the past as a limiting factor to the identities of the female protagonists in A Streetcar Named Desire and Top Girls. The Southern Belle protagonist‚ Blanche Dubois‚ by the playwright Tennessee Williams is deeply haunted by her past‚ which is limiting her identity in the present and in order to cope; the protagonist
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people in our society behave in the same manner that the girls in the story do; some people attempt to satisfy their own vanity and their egos by acting as if they are wealthier and more culturally sophisticated those around them. The fact that promiscuity exists in society will not come as a shock to anyone‚ especially anyone that has watched television‚ ever. However‚ the fact that the story suggests many things about the narrow-mindedness of society’s emphasis on wealth does not trigger new conceptions
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Phase Questions Phase the First: The Maiden 1. What are your initial impressions of Tess? Tess d’Urberville was immediately imbued with a sense of pride and passion. Her richly detailed description of her personality and appearance made it clear that Hardy intended for her to be interpreted as a pure girl- unaware of her sexuality and odd aesthetic appeal. This was especially reflected in the quote ’You could sometimes see her 12th year in her cheeks‚ or her 9th sparkling from her eyes‚ and even
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themes first introduced are predominantly modern consisting of promiscuity and infidelity. The theme of feminism is first introduced towards the end of the piece when it becomes evident to the reader how much power Salome has over her male counterpart Duffy’s reference to the tale of John the Baptist shows her modernising of the tale as it is subverted to suggest that Salome has had a one night stand‚ thus showing the theme of promiscuity. The story reverts to the original towards the end when John’s
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