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    chastity, were all presumptions of women from outstanding role models like the Virgin Mary. The Wife of Bath contains three issues that were pretty extreme for the women of the time period. The negative connotation linked with the women and sex is the first one, the second is the position of husband and wife in marriages that leave the women submissive and the men in control, and third is the violence done by men to women. The seriousness of these issues were not discussed at all by men and most certainly

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    I have chosen to use an article called, "Canada is a Complicit Partner in Sex-Selection Abortion," written by Andrea Mrozek. I found this article on the Huffington Post website. The author, Andrea Mrozek, is a program director at Cardus Family and founding director of an organization called, ProWomanProLife. She has written many powerful pieces focusing on childcare, feminism, women 's issues, education, and how the family affects different aspects of society. Not only is she a very influential author

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    Alice Paul’s Fearless Fight for Women’s Rights “I never doubted that an equal right was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But, to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary rights (Alice Paul).” Alice Paul’s radicalism played an immense role in ensuring women the due right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment, which Congress ratified the Amendment on August 18, 1920.

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    teaching you about sex or your parents who would you choose? Now unless you have a weird relaionship with your parents or your not weirded out by your parents talking about sex then you probibliy would prefer to be taght by a teacher. In the public school system, it is pretty common for districts to teach a sex education class. These typically take place between 5th and 8th grades, though sometimes earlier and sometimes later. Some districts take a different approach, teaching a form of sex-ed to every

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    someone who committed another type of crime. According to Adult Sex Offender Recidivism, by Roger Przybylski, [m]any sex offenders engage in both sexual and nonsexual criminal behavior. Research has shown that sex offenders are more likely to recidivate with a nonsexual offense than a sexual offense (see, e.g., Hanson & Bussière, 1998). Studies have also shown that some crimes legally labeled as nonsexual in the criminal histories of sex offenders may indeed be sexual in their underlying behavior (Doren

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    Furthermore, the legal age of consent in the state is 16. Unfortunately, if someone is 14 years of age, they can consent to have sex with someone who is 18 years of age or younger. Yet, submitting to coercion someone, especially if it’s of an aggravated nature is not considered consent. Therefore, a person could receive up to 30 years in prison for making someone have sex with them without them given consent. In the state of South Carolina the laws for rape of a minor in the first degree is when a

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    In "The Epic of Gilgamesh" it seem like the women have all the power. The women have great influences on the men. In "Gilgamesh" sex plays an important role, and it also seems that sex has a hold on Gilgamesh and also Enkidu - not just a hold on them, but more of an addiction throughout the story of Gilgamesh. In the beginning of the story, Gilgamesh has a great lust that leaves "no virgin to her lover, neither the warrior's daughter nor the wife of noble men. To me, the lust in Gilgamesh's heart

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    Before the issue of same-sex marriage and equal rights are approached, marriage must be defined. Marriage is a consensual, exclusive and lifelong commitment between one man and one woman, expressed in a physical union uniquely designed to produce and nurture children (Same-Sex "Marriage" Public Policy Statement, 2016). Marriage is both ubiquitous and central. All across our country, in every region, every social class, every race and ethnicity, every religion or non-religion, people get married.

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    issue of same-sex marriage in America right now is convoluted since the political culture of each state varies. Marrying the person you love can be either effortless or unbelievably difficult— sometimes even illegal. Although it wasn’t openly spoken about, homosexuality was frowned upon in the United States. Some companies refused to hire people if they knew they were gay. Baker v. Nelson was one of the first court cases in which the legal system was challenged on the topic of same-sex marriage. The

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    Notes on articles Gender dysphoria, also known as transsexualism, is the incongruence between gender and biological sex. Biological males who are gender dysphoric receive treatment with estrogens and anti-androgens to become feminized, while gender dysphoric biological females will receive androgen treatments to become masculinized. Many adolescents diagnosed with this condition are given hormones to suppress puberty to make the process easier. Social marginalization and barriers to proper care are

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