To The Virgins

In The Story of An Hour, Louise Mallard receives news that her husband has died in a railroad disaster. This fact is the first hint towards American culture at the time, as many men were working on the railroads in hopes of igniting economic prosperity. The idea of having a railroad line that would bring the country together was gaining great popularity. Initially, Mrs. Mallard is overcome with sadness from the news of her husband passing. However, as she looks out a window, she realizes her freedom. She hears a peddler yelling out what he’s

time,” is a statement which this book The Daughter of Time demonstrated very well. It showed how

In ‘Run Lola Run’ time is shown to be an important theme right from the beginning. We

Have you ever felt like time was running past you? That the world kept spinning while you just stood still? Time is a central theme in many of Kenneth Slessor’s poems, however it is primarily explored through ‘Out of time’ and ‘Five Bells’. Slessor has made it obvious that he is aware that time continues whether we want it to or not and this is what allows us to put into perspective the notion of humanity’s dominance.

Carpe diem is when the author makes the reader understand that they are trying to tell them to live to their fullest. In both “To His Coy Mistress” and “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” the author mentions how they should live like it’s their last day and to make the best out of it. Also beauty takes a big role in both poems and how one day it will fade, so for them to take advantage of it now before it fades.

The following paper will talk about virginity what may affect the way people view it. This paper will also be talking about the different ways culture and religion can change how young people -by young people it is referring to late adolescences and early adulthood- think about the loss of virginity. Another important topic touched is how double standards can create certain stigmas that are associated with males and females.

Can you imagine being confined in a world that has you taken for granted and full of mental abuse? Crossing the Mexican border is a journey and new beginning for many undocumented workers. In their eyes it’s a path for many privileges and opportunities. They feel as if all the hardship and struggles they face will just fade away. The narratives of Crossing with the Virgin portray conflicts that occur for undocumented workers crossing the Mexican border. For many illegal immigrants I personally feel that finding a stable job will be difficult, they will be taken advantage of, and eventually they will either be incarcerated or be deported back to their country.

The idea of virginity dates back to the 1200s; the term virgin has derived from the Latin word “virgo” meaning maiden or sexually inexperienced young women. In the 1300s virgin was used to describe Mary who gave birth to Jesus. Although in present day english people of all genders can be referred to as a virgin, it is a term that is more commonly used to describe women. With strong associations to saints, virgin has become synonymous to words such as “pure” and “innocent.” The concept of virginity has been around for centuries, how does the social construct of virginity affect women in Canada and USA from 2000- 2015? Is virginity a necessary idea or an outdated one that just uselessly controls the actions and desires of women?

"The Cult of Virginity" by Jessica Valenti touches on multiple topics that I find myself relating to. The most interesting part of this article was how she described virginity. She explains how, even after conducting research in one of the best medical libraries in the world, she still struggled to find a definition (Shaw & Lee, 2015, p 335). I never really pondered on the term too much because I was thinking of it heteronormatively. I like the definition "it isn't sex unless you've had an orgasm" (Shaw & Lee, 2015, p. 335), as opposed to the typical penetration-centered definition.

The irritation and despair of Esther Belin’s Night Travel flows with the fearless attitude of Laura Da’s Vantage. Both poems are different, but yet similar. They both come from similar backgrounds, however they have different style and topics they focus on. Night Travel relates to real life because people are being influenced by society one way or another. The message is important to be proud of who you are, and to not let western society change you. Laura Da’s Vantage relates to women who are pregnant and are eager to meet their child. Both poems are alike in content, but differ in

In a society in which sex only seems to be a part of growing up, a girl gives in to her desire and later questions if it was really what she wanted or was she just letting herself because of the society and environment that she lives in. Daniel Evans wrote a story named “Virgins” which revolves around two girls named Erica and Jasmine, and their friend Michael. These three friends live in a society where having sex is not something uncommon and more like expected, but Erica believes and does otherwise, as she remains a virgin because she claims that men are not to be trusted. However; at the end, Erica gives in and has sex with Michael’s brother, Don, and later on attempts to have sex with Michael, realizing he was the one she wanted all along.

Everyone conceptualizes time differently. In both Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, (1922), and The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan, (2012), time is of importance. Siddhartha begins to understand that time is an illusion not a continuum, and he begins to loose sense of it while finding enlightenment; while Keegan believes time does not defy what one can do, and it is those unique moments in time that make up time it self. Both use the essence of time to find themselves; however, each discovers, in their own way, that time in itself is meaningless.

A tale of sexual initiation is the perfect way to describe the short story “Virgins”. Weird twists of events occur when two best friends Erica and Jasmine are ready to experience life and the world. When the book begins we notice only the mothers of the two girls are mentioned, basically leaving a father figure out of both girls lives. My take on things right from hearing that is that the girls are very independent and probably have no guidance because the mother are busy at work, since they have no father figure. I feel like this is really a major key to the short story that is missing.

Virginity is a social construct that has various definitions and values from different people in the United States. I am conducting my research based on the question of whether the concept of losing one’s virginity is valued differently among males and females in the United States, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Corporate rational is the way in which a corporate parent envisages the way that it can add value to its strategic business units. The Virgin Group sees itself as a restructurer; this means that it has low central costs due to relatively small corporate center, with fairly minimal involvement at business level. However they vary from the portfolio managers because they also set about trying to identify restructuring opportunities within their businesses and have the skills and expertise in order to intervene and introduce these changes where necessary. The Virgin Group have a huge range of about two hundred strategic business units ranging from airways to cola,