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    The term "Alienation" in‚ what I dare to label "normal" context‚ refers to a feeling of separateness‚ of being alone and apart from others. For Karl Marx‚ alienation was not a feeling nor a mental condition‚ but an economic and social condition of class society. Not only in any society though‚ he (strongly identifying with a communist society) aims this social theory as that which affects a capitalist society. Alienation‚ in simple Marxist terms‚ refers to the separation of the large population of

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    What Is Sexual Perversion

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    nonhuman sexual objects‚ such as shoes or undergarments (fetishism)‚ require the suffering or humiliation of oneself or partner (sexual sadism)‚ involve children or other non-consenting partners (pedophilia). Other common Paraphilia or sexual perversion are: exhibitionism or exposure of the genitals‚ frotteurism or touching and rubbing against a non-consenting person‚ sexual masochism or the receiving of humiliation or suffering‚ transvestic fetishism or cross-dressing and voyeurism or watching others

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    more so the Exclusive Type‚ meaning their exclusion from society. Nine tenths are male and are fascinated by preteen females‚ teenage males‚ or sometimes both. However‚ it is rarer for pedophiles to be attracted to both sexes (“Pedophilia and Fetishism”). Most paraphilic fantasies begin in late childhood or adolescence and continue throughout adult life. The intensity and occurrence of the fantasies are variable‚ and they usually decrease as people get older (“Pedophilia”). Some pedophiles offer

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    divination/oneiromancy- the interpretation of dreams in order to foretell the future)‚ psychoanalysis‚ and psychotherapy in order to determine a person’s psyche. Upon reading Persons and Things by Barbara Johnson‚ I found that Freud used the psyche to explain fetishism. Johnson explains that‚ “Baudelaire‚ Marx‚ and Freud‚ as typical man of the nineteenth century‚ were sure they knew that men more primitive than themselves were fetish-worshippers‚ and found in the sensual enjoyment of the material something divine

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    Synopsis of Films

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    Synopsis of film Introduction The second wave feminism has brought about several new feminist film theories. Concepts such as the gaze and scopophilia were introduced in the analysis and study of films‚ notably from individuals such as Laura Mulvey‚ Gaylyn Studlar and Gilles Deluze. Laura Mulvey uses Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and concepts as “political weapons” to argue that cinematic spectatorship is influenced by patriarchal society (Mulvey‚ 746). Women in films are often used to depict

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    . In Thomson’s violinist example‚ you wake up and your body is hooked up to a famous violinist. You were knocked out and kidnapped the night before. The violinist you are now hooked up to has a fatal kidney disease and you are being used to keep him alive. You alone have the right blood type to keep him alive‚ and to do so you need to stay hooked up for nine months. In these nine months‚ you are bedridden and will constantly be attached to this man. This example is used to paint the picture of a

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    The first “Sex and The City” movie‚ which came out two years ago‚ qualifies as a comedy both because it is somewhat funny and because‚ according to a more classical definition‚ it ends‚ after some reversals and delays‚ with a wedding. The sequel — which should have borrowed a subtitle from another picture opening this week and called itself “Sex and the City: The Sands of Time” — begins with a wedding and never seems to end. Your watch will tell you that a shade less than two and a half hours have

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    Sociological Theory: Karl Marx: Major features of capitalist mode of production Introduction. Karl Marx is one of the outstanding and influential social scientists of the 19th century‚ an undeniable founder of modern social science. Some critics‚ however‚ believe that Marx was not an original thinker and that his claim to recognition lies in the fact of his remarkable synthesis of German Philosophy‚ French Sociology and English Economics of his time. He collected the stray and isolated thoughts

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    derived from his feelings toward his family changed the way he looked at different things. It obviously affected both his religious and political views. During the time period in which Auguste Comte lived people believed in many interesting things. Fetishism was something that was fairly popular trend/belief. People would see things (often times just everyday objects) and they would declare them to have supernatural powers. These items became something of a worship toy during this time period. Most

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    In chapter 7‚ Solomon begins exploring and discussing the prospect of death. At one point or another‚ our lives will come to an end‚ and when that day comes‚ we tend to look more closely at our Adam II qualities more than ever. To start the chapter off‚ Solomon begins with a brief history about the denial of death. His basic premise comes from a writer by the name of Ernest Becker. In Becker’s final book‚ he pointed out that we--as Americans--had purposefully buried ourselves within our day-to-day

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