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    occurs when “a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior; a person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness with being sexy; a person is sexually objectified- made into a thing for others’ sexual use; and sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon a person (AboutKidsHealth).” Furthermore, the author provides statistics on how girls are being sexualized by the products they see and use

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    are constantly assessing the schools, districts and states to determine new and effective ways to resolve these issues. Over the past couple of years’ sexual orientation/ identity has grown immensely with students being more upfront about their sexuality. The LGBTQ students have become a high risk for discrimination and bullying. Polk county has stated that “The board will not discriminate nor tolerate harassment in its educational programs or activities on the basis of transgender status, change

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    The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D Salinger, was published on July 16, 1951 and although widely criticized it is also known for being incredibly popular. Although criticized for the casual tone and the discussion of adolescent’s sexuality, many reader’s found themselves connecting with our narrator. The novel surrounds itself around the narrative of Holden Caulfield, a 16 year old with a serious case of depression who is unwilling to mature enough to fit into society. The story is set around

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    Throughout the year we have read and discussed several subjects and topic that involve; race, gender, class, and sexuality. These do not sound as if they were involved with being physically fit but we have noticed that in our daily lives it has in one way or another affected either our appearance or self-esteem. As we began the semester we talked about ourselves first, we discussed what our physical activities were and how our families contributed and just a measure to see the difference in between

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    Sexuality In Ex Machina

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    philosophy are inseparable and provoke a lot of reactions. So much of the movie was about the male gaze, female form, female figure, and much more. When you consider the larger text, we quickly landed on male fear of female power. In this case, sexuality is used to manipulating men, which is a central part of the plot. We are stuck in this female AI cycle and it reinforces stereotypes that just seem wrong in the context of advanced intelligence. When you consider evolutionary leaps in intelligence

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    to plow fields and build houses because they were stronger than female slaves. Even though some female slaves did the same work as male slaves, female slaves on the other hand, had it much harder then the male slaves because of their sexuality. Slave women’s sexuality was raped and abused by their owners just because women can reproduce children and help the slave population rise in America. Celia, A Slave by Melton McLaurin is a true story about a young black slave who got abused by her Robert Newsom

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    The Woman of Songs perverts the “‘natural’ order” and thus personifies “ambiguous attitudes towards female sexuality that precipitated the crisis in modern conceptions of gender” (Schaffner 181). Moore states that “the degeneration of the gender-inappropriate pervert was seen as sliding back down the evolutionary ladder” (144). Thus, the “gender-inappropriate”

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    Essay on Gender and Sexuality

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    men or women. Our gender includes a multifaceted combination of beliefs, behaviors, and characteristics. How do we act, behave, and talk like a man or a woman? Each one of us has a sex, a gender, and a gender identity that are all aspects of our sexuality. These aspects describe who we are, in different personalities and attributes but related. Society’s categories for what is masculine and feminine may not capture how we truly feel, how we behave, or how we define ourselves. In today’s society, the

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    Perfume Ad Analysis: Heat Our entire lives, sex had been used to sell. It is only natural that we have a brain that responds to certain primal instincts. Perfume, fashion, makeup, and many other advertisement companies have created ads with sexual annotations. This now has become a social norm. These techniques have been used for over hundreds of years in advertising, so now our minds are pre-programmed to look at sexual imagery within advertisements. The more sexually provocative an ad is, the more

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    Ruskin Bond, rightly observed as ‘Wordsworth’ of India, has made eminent contribution to Indian writing in English. His works, sophisticated yet simple, convey a large and complex meaning inherent in Indian life and culture. Prominently recognized for his treatment of nature, children and childhood in his notable works, Bond also established himself as an illustrious promoter of feminism. Under the wrap of dark comedy, he gracefully touches on the subject of sexual despotism and repression meted

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