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    Chapter seven teaches us that there are more addictions other than substance addictions. These can be described as behavioral or process addiction. Most of these addictions include compulsive and obsessive behavior which are comparable to substance addictions. There are several process addictions. For example, eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and other structures of disorder eating. Shop lifting, internet, sex/love addiction, gaming, gambling, and self-harm are other examples of addictions

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    The Wisdom of Frost Exposed in The Oven Bird           These seemingly negligible birds, symbols of the lyric voice, have intuited the Oven Bird's lesson and are the signs by which one is meant to divine Frost's acceptance of the linguistic implications of the fall from innocence. The Oven Bird, who watching "That other fall we name the fall" come to cover the world with dust, "Knows in singing not to sing." Instead, "The question that he frames in all but words / Is what to make of a diminished

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    The human perspective is quite interesting; we all see the world differently. However, there are moments when everything is not so different, such as the experiences we partake in. That’s the beauty of it thought it, the world has its surprises, thought that’s not always enough for everyone. People want to achieve greatness, obtain power and control, and live lavish lifestyles. Two individuals: Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe just wanted to live about their days and explore what it meant to be

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    People like to receive help no matter what the cause may be especially with money. The NEA does exactly this to help artists. They help promote and fund as well. The NEA is the best government funding system for artists. Not only painters but also art museums are always looking for the NEA’s assistance. As it has been observed for years, the NEA funding has made a significant impact on the art we see today. The Government funding of the Arts is beneficial because they show care for what they display

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    The National Endowment for the Arts was created by an act of the U.S Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government of the U.S. Congress created the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) to support and fund projects displaying artistic excellence. The grant money that the NEA receives comes from American taxpayers, furthermore that money has been used to fund art and more that are labeled “controversial”. In March of 2017, the Trump administration made a proposal to eliminate

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    society and may seems as a threat to society. For example when Malcolm McLaren and John Lydon helped to organise the punk band the sex pistols which to politicians in Great Britain thought was disturbing due to their violently confused imagery of sadomasochism image that they showed to the public, the British media condemned the bad as a

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    A New York sex addiction patient shares his story in the hope that it will help others. To protect his real name, let’s call him “Peter”. While he was still in college, he began to visit prostitutes. When he couldn’t afford that, he would resort to phone sex services, porn and compulsive masturbation. As with other forms of addiction, he at first experienced real feelings of reward, just as drug addicts enjoy a “rush”. Real intimacy eluded him. He was too shy to date, but would indulge in sexual

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    developed. They want the audience to be entertained by the gorgeous amount of work of the art. The NEA also limits the graphics of nudity to show the public. According to Parachini, Allen in source C, “including, but not limited to, depictions of sadomasochism, homoeroticism, and the sexual exploitation of children or individuals engaged in sex acts.” Relating to the NEA it states to not let the children or public feel discouraged to have

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    In the world of pop-culture movies, women are represented in a pretty, fantasized, often objectified light. Catherine Breillat, a controversial director on many feminist fronts, breaks these norms by creating female characters that explore their sexuality and search for intimacy outside of what might be considered “normal”. Through the use of a myriad of unforgiving close ups Breillat explores not only the enigma of female sexuality, but also the female form in its reality in the movies Romance and

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    Does Internet Really Need Regulations? The article "The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" written by Cathleen Cleaver is a clear claim of the necessity of government regulation to control what is being shown on the Internet. To support her claim, Cleaver gives the pornographic web sites as an example. She argues that the regulations used to control the selling of pornography applied to porn stores, magazines, and television should also be applied to the Internet. The reason for such necessity

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