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    Being a feminist, de Beauvoir focus’ mainly on the notion of women throughout her readings. De Beauvoir observes that women are looked at as inferior, or the other, to men in society and believes that this needs to change. In de Beauvoir’s, The Second Sex, she uses the terms “self” and “other” to define the superior and the inferior. De Beauvoir states “the category of the Other is as primordial as consciousness itself. In the most primitive societies, in the most ancient

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    Google Scholar and CINAHL; the keywords searched were “teen pregnancy” or “sex education” or “STI Prevention” and “digital” or “theory”; and, the years searched were inclusive of five years due to the limited research articles found

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    The issue of whether to allow same-sex marriage in America is a controversial topic that is heavily debated upon. In my opinion, I feel that same-sex marriage should be allowed. This is due to several reasons. The right to marriage is an important civil right that should be allowed for same-sex couples, and this is so from a deontological standpoint as well. Marriage is able to bring about many positive benefits for same-sex couples and their families. Also, same-sex marriage has received support from

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    medieval times, men were fearful of the female sexuality and the madness they believed came along with heightened states of arousal (Studd, 2006). Current Dr. Kimberly Russell says culture influences control women by saying women are less interested in sex than men, and that women prefer monogamy. Women did not say that, but women believe it (Cavanaugh, 2013). Creating an environment where women control their urges to be sexual with more than one person, is called “slut shaming.” This is an example of

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    that the Bible’s teachings on sex have been interpreted in many different ways. I didn’t know that the early Christians

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    Snap Chat Video Analysis

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    your phone that allows ten second videos to be viewed. SKEEN said the videos she received from REED were no longer on her phone because the app deletes the videos. SKEEN said the first video was of a girl lying on the bed with REED behind her and they were having sex. SKEEN could not see faces only the females butt and a black male behind her having sex in a dark room. SKEEN said the second video was from a different angle with the girl still lying on the bed having sex with a different black male

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    categories on the website where children and other victims of sex trafficking are being exploited. Are there any reasons in particular for why the website has not been shut down, does it have to do with the millions of dollars in revenue each year, or any possible legal terms that protect the website from being shut down? A question for Ms./Mrs. Vicki Zito, can you please talk about some of the mental and/or emotional effects that sex slavery left on your daughter and yourself as the mother? The

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    Gather Ye Rosebuds

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    often associated with lovers. Here, the rosebuds is the woman’s virtue. Herrick suggest the idea of carpe diem in the phrase “while ye may” as if he was threatening her. This is not a serious threat, but rather to built his claim that they should have sex before it is too late. Time is “still a-flying,” which represents the constant flow of time (Herrick

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    was later interpreted to include adultery, anal sex, oral sex, homosexual sex, sexual possessions, etcetera, by the Christians. Today in the Catholic church, sex is strictly seen as a necessary act needed to procreate the catholic church. They equate the rising interest in sex as a rise of devil’s activity in the world. This is the result of an archaic interpretation of the bible and especially Paul’s work in the new testament. The church condemns sex because it demotes us to animals, and as chosen

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    Marvel Coy

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    speaker indicates that if the woman has sex with him, then, “this coyness, Lady, were no crime.” E: This phrase is ironic for several reasons. First, the word “coyness” by definition is “the quality of modest in an attempt to seem alluring or being reserved.” The etymology of “coy” comes from the Latin word “quietus” meaning “quiet”. Furthermore, the speaker suggests that he and the woman are playing a game. This suggestion proves that the speaker only wants sex and does not love the woman. A woman

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