Essays on Gay

Family Rights

1. Polyandry relationships provide for marriage system in which a woman can have more than one husband. Speaking from the historical perspective, the emergence of such marital arrangement in Tibet is related to the fact that the social system compelled marriage within a social status category.To understand the Tibetans' practice of polyandry, "it must be realized that Tibetan families consider it of great importance to keep together, without any division, whatever property they possess" (Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, 1962, p. 414). That is the reason why husbands are often brothers or close relatives, which is referred to ...

Introduction

Marriage is the central issue of the family relations. The people of different religions, status and nationality enter into marriage in order to create valuable element of the society. For significant amount of people, the marriage plays crucial role in the further establishment of the priorities for living. Hence, the marriage can not be regarded as the trivial issue due to the consequences it causes. Besides, the current state of the globalization of the society and ongoing changes of the moral values have resulted into appearance of new social institutions as same-sex marriage. In fact, there are extremely opposing ...

The British novelist, critic and essayist Virginia Stephen Woolf is considered one of the most authentic writers of England in the period between the First and the Second World Wars. Being discontented with the novels on the basis of the well-known, actual and apparent, Woolf went on her own experimental way. Walking along this path, the writer discovered a more internal, subjective interpretation of life experience, which is reflected in all of her creative works. It is also worth mentioning about the impact of such famous people such as Henry James, Marcel Proust and James Joyce on her work. ...

Although the times of oppression related to gender, class, and race seem to have gone by, the issues of discrimination still matter in our country even nowadays when people finally seem to understand that diversity should be celebrated. According to Andersen and Collins, attitudes toward gender, class, and race are the foundation of our society and it is impossible to understand its structure, nor organization without taking into account this triad (Andersen & Collins, 2). This paper focuses on three issues related to how the subject should be dealt with in the modern context: intersection, or overlapping of different ingredients ...

Summary: The Taiwanese government is attempting to regulate society as a uniform existence while the homosexual community is attempting to establish itself as a sub-culture. Taiwanese literature and political movements are both helping, and hindering, the process of creating a homosexual sub-culture. This article reviews how the movement is changing the landscape of the homosexual community for Taiwan culture, however, the article also speaks of blocks to the movement. The movement began in the 90’s, and the repurcussions of the movement have yet to be monitored. There is a growing sense of identity crisis in Taiwan, and the ...

AIDS epidemic has been a public health concern over the last 50 years. The Aids cases have been rising since 1982 when it was termed as an epidemic due to increased number of cases. Initially, AIDS was thought to be rare cancer that presented among the homosexuals in 1981 (Altman, 1981). People found with the disease presented low immunity with high susceptibility to other infections mainly pneumonia. Also, the AIDS was common in gay men who practiced sexual intercourse with multiple partners. The disease also spread among the drug users especially those using intravenous drugs. After that, the cases ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016), about 1.2 million Americans are victims of AIDs epidemic with bisexual men and gay recording the highest preference. Moreover, racial and ethnic minorities suffer the greatest from the epidemic with African Americans and Latinos recording the highest number of infection in 2015. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that one in every eight people living with AIDs are not aware of their status. The preference of HIV/AIDs in the United States changes each year since its discovery in 1981. A report on the new number of ...

Introduction

The relationship between human sexuality and perception on homosexuality is one of the most interesting topics in psychology. An understanding of the relationship between sexuality and perception towards homosexuals could greatly aid psychologists in making psychological interventions. At present, it has been proven by diverse studies that homosexuals are under different kinds of pressure, especially from the society. Divers studies have also shown that helping this group of people would require not just experts in psychology but also by the majority of the members if the society (Feng et al., 2012). Hence, it is important to understand how the ...

Introduction

The members of the LGBT community continue to suffer discrimination all over the world. Interestingly, the level of discrimination varies greatly from one nation to another. For example, Western Nations are more tolerant to homosexuality compared to Middle Eastern Nations, in general. Such variation in the level of discrimination suggests that there are governing factors that determine the perception of people towards homosexuality, making it an interesting topic in psychology. In order to fully understand how the perceptions of people towards homosexuality vary, it is important to set some variables and study them. There have been diverse studies performed ...

HIV/AIDS was seemingly the world’s most moving epidemic. With so many procrastinations, superstitions and politics, the realization of faster ways to handle the epidemic are slowed down as showed in the movie, ‘And The Band Played On’. Efforts by the CDC were significant but the management’s greed for credit led them to the discovery of the disease led to undesirable outcomes of professional misconduct. Essentially, the early war against HIV had its most apparent hindrance as the fact that it had a relatively long incubation period. However, many other inhibitors came forth slowing the medics understanding and ...

Introduction

Human sexuality refers to the capacity for one to have sexual feelings. It can be expressed in differently including same-sex relationships, heterosexual interactions and even relationships among different partners. The form of sexuality one follows is guided by their life teachings and influences by culture, global interaction, and religion. These factors determine how one would choose to live their life. Over time sexuality has changed especially in the past century. Freedom to express one’s sexuality has increased, and people are more willing to transform due to reduced fear of persecution and reproductive limitations. This paper will explore the ...

What factors inhibited the early war against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

There was the lack of information to the public; in essence, the CDC did not communicate the correct information to the public. Many people assumed that the disease was for gay people yet the disease affected everyone. For instance, owners of the public bathrooms did not see the importance of closing the baths down yet they were a threat to the health of the public, (And The Band Played On 1993, 1993). The disease is also a rare one, and it did not have a name in the first place. It was quite difficult to establish the causative agent ...

Humanity and Morality

Friedrich Nietzsche The madman Where is God? he cried. I’ll tell you! You have killed him – you and I! We are all his murderers. But how did we do this? How were we able to drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What were we doing when we unchained this earth from its sun? Where is it moving to now? Where are we moving to? Away from all suns? Are we continually falling? And backwards Nietszche The Gay Science 125 The first important observation concerning Nietzsche’s text is that ...

In the modern world, media is an important tool of communication that forms a message and sends it to a wide audience for analysis and interpretation. The message of mass media is usually rather clear, but when it assumes specific attitude in a controversial issue, the public frequently starts to blame media. It, for example, could happen on the issues of racism, femininity, or homosexuality. This paper aims to discuss the issue of homosexuality in mass media as exemplified by Campbell’s Soup ad Your Father (30s). One should say that gay tolerance is an essential part of the ...

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Christianity and Homosexuality In the article, “A Christian Perspective on Homosexuality” strives to answer the question of whether the lifestyle of homosexuality is immoral. The author begins the article by pointing out that the church has been placed into the position that this is such an important matter that regulates millions of Christian lives that they are unable to avoid it. Another reason why this matter has become unavoidable is due to people are being killed over it on a daily basis, such as Matthew Shepard, the student from Wyoming, or a host of Catholic priests being convicted for ...

Abstract

Over thirty years after its identification, HIV and AIDS remains a somewhat elusive virus, particularly when it comes to its history as a human infectious agent, and resourcing a complete epidemiology of the disease. Part of the problem is that so many antiretroviral drugs have come out and have either been used or prescribed incorrectly. In addition, the virus, like many other reverse RNA transcriptase viruses, has a very high aptitude in terms of developing resistance to drugs at a very rapid rate. What further complicates matters is how quickly it has spread. It will probably never truly be ...

People used to think that if you killed a gay person, you were doing a service to the community. In my opinion, I also agree with this statement since this is evident in the history of Milk Harvey and Dan White in Francisco. This is also apparent today as the gay practice is seen as a state of mental illness. White served as a soldier in the war Vietnam War before returning to the United States to operate as a law-enforcement officer and later as a firefighter in Francisco. White was bothered by the increasing official’s tolerance of ...

Definition of the word “culture”.

Say two twins were brought up in different cultural setups: if either of the twins revisited the other, members of the society visited would be able to tell this to be a different person. This is only possible because of the knowledge on culture. The fundamental factor responsible for the existence of culture is that human beings are social creatures. Social scientists, for instance, believe that the social organization of human populations into societies that are governed by norms or unspoken rules is the major distinguishing factor between people and other animals. Human beings can communicate ideas, emotions, preferences, ...

What effect did communism have on the United States at home and abroad from the end of WWII until the 1990's? What effect did it have on U.S. domestic and foreign policy? Make sure you give examples to support your claim! The end of the Second World War marked the separation of the Allies and the beginning of the Cold War between two superpowers, the United States of America and the USSR. First of all, the Cold War was the conflict between two leading political ideologies, communism and capitalism. The key ideas of communism were completely opposite to capitalism, ...

Sexuality and Politics in Music Marketing

Paper Due Date Introduction The music industry is a complex and multifaceted structure of relationships, views, perceptions, tastes, and opinions, which creates the audience and artists. While each of the artists aims at bringing individuality and its unique style to surprise, attract and retain his listeners, there are numerous concepts and elements of our social environment, which build on collective interest and create debate. Understanding of the differences between the worldviews on such critical social elements, as political environment, sexuality, religion, allows companies use this knowledge as marketing instruments of modern businesses. To narrow down the discussion, this document ...

There has, since the writing of the constitution been a platform for the separation of church and state based on the first amendment. The first amendment specifically states that the government will not establish a religion, or prohibit the exercise of any religion. Unfortunately, what this means and how it should be applied has remained unclear. However, the original writer of that Amendment, Jefferson, reportedly stated that he hoped the Amendment could be used to build a “wall between church and state” fully separating one from the other (Hamburger 1). However, there have still been a number of cases ...

Judith Butler wrote the article “The Values of Difficulty” as a response to the article “Language Crimes: A Lesson in How Not to Write, Courtesy of the Professoriate” written by Denis Dutton. Butler defends her position in her essay and states that academic writers need to use complex terminology in order to express themselves and to shape the meaning in the right way. She believes that there is a connection between the language and the meaning and that a term could be misunderstood if simple language would be used. I agree with Judith Butler because she proves her point ...

All Americans are afforded freedom and safety to live their lives, but unfortunately, this is not the case for the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender) community, specifically speaking the use of public restrooms. It is all too common for them to endure harassment and even violence while attempting to live their lives in peace. We owe it to ourselves to discuss a way forward in public policy and our societal norms, so they do not have to continue to live in fear. The originators of our constructed surroundings have made open offices that are isolated by sexual orientation, ...

In this paper we will look at how the 1970s and the early 80s showed a resurgence of interest in painting. This was a result of suppression of visual pleasure that was present at the time in the dominant art practices of the 70s. There came up a movement of painters who came up with the neo-expressionism style that advocated for the freedom in painting, a style that became really popular with the people (Sandler, 1996). It started in Germany in the 60s spread through Europe and then America. So as to study this movement well, painters like Jean-Michel ...

Question 1

Civil and human rights involve many dynamics. They are also a question of evolving law. Although the declaration of human rights is categorized on the scope of human entitlements, it nonetheless leaves out important information on the modalities of implementation. This fact imputes much controversy. As a growing area of law, related events are important mileage in clearing certain uncertainties. The Supreme Court decision of the year 2008 in the district of Colombia and Heller is an important event on human rights. The case involved the interpretation of the second amendment of the US constitution. The amendment recognized in ...

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Although obliged to cover issues in their entirety, with no distortions made in the process, American media tend to misrepresent the reality, as was the case with the depiction of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime implications for the social welfare possibly for political reasons. The noble cause of saving the international image of the USA formerly allied with the late leader in the wake of the Gaddafi demonization could have been the driving force of misrepresentation of the myth related in part to ethical minorities. The knowledge of non-consequentialism and its principles, whether unconsciously or otherwise, allows readers to perceive ...

Discussions about LGBT rights, civil liberties have been ongoing since the dawn of the 20th century. From the initial period where LGBT people were looked down upon or shunned from regular life and activities, to today, where there is more awareness and recognition about civil liberty and LGBT rights; the nation has come a long way. As time progressed and with the end of WW II, there was more awareness and sensitivity towards homosexuals and discussions and policies to provide fair treatment and employment began to emerge. These discussions, as we notice from the NYT articles are still holding ...

People have assumptions that gay people do not respect families. They assume that the homosexuals are selfish as they only seek personal pleasure at the sacrifice of the family. They are not willing to extend the generation in which they were born. Most people believe in a family as inclusive of children while ageism and lesbians cannot get a baby from their relationships. Also, the people assume that the lesbians and gays fear the responsibilities that come with families. As such, they do not wish to get into relationships, which would lead to the birth of babies.

That is, do people believe that gay/lesbian "families" are just as common as heterosexual "families"? How so?

People do ...

Man, noted to be the most intellectual living being walking the planet. Top of the food chain and creator of renowned inventions. Today, not many humans live in the raw like our homo sapiens ancestors did but instead live in innovations that have been peaking for centuries. The building of exquisite shelters such as castles, paving of roads and today’s soaring skyscrapers housing hundreds of bodies in an artificially illuminated cube. As civilization becomes more and more prominent throughout the world, the growth of the population is also becoming prominent and maybe even a little over-bearing. It’s ...

Discussion Board Posts

Published in 1984, Audre Lorde’s article argues in favor of a unified feminist movement, which does not ignore the differences among the experiences of women belonging to different groups, but rather, it uses those differences to examine the different ways in which women are oppressed, and the ways in which those differences contribute to enriched creativity. The author explains that, right now, the feminist movement is divided by the same forces that create human differences in general, which oppose dominant groups to minority groups, thus creating simplistic patterns of difference, where the characteristics of the dominant groups are ...

Human Sexuality Behavior at the Nightclub

Introduction A night club is always composed of different individuals of different genders, ages, and even different sexual orientations. This is so in instances when one visits the club on a normal night when the club does not have the various shows, for example, the 80’s show or when somebody visits a gay or lesbian club, since the composition of the club on that particular day or time will not really have variety as desired by this research. I visited the Sambordia Nightclub on a warm Friday evening in order to carry out the research and was able ...

Culturally responsive teaching is a type of education that realizes the importance of including the culture of students in their learning. On this note, it helps students to distinguish what they are capable of by being empowered educationally, as well as expanding their capacities in other areas such as languages, skills, political issues, attitudes, emotional and social connections. To adopt a culturally responsive teaching is not a matter of differentiating students on the basis of race, age and socioeconomic status, but knowing the student individually and personally (Gay, 2010). This discussion will highlight resources that on diversity and cultural ...

For years obtaining a marriage license was a requirement in order to say that your marriage was legal. In some states, there is a particular time frame in order to get your license before you marry or else you will have to delay the nuptials. However, each state has different requirements for couples wishing to be granted a marriage license. Marriage licenses are also used to prevent what the court considers to be inappropriate marriages. But after the U.S. Supreme Court made the decision to allow gay marriages to become legalized, some do not see the purpose of a ...

Introductory Remarks

At this point, it is no secret the American society shows a degree of tolerance lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered individuals never enjoyed in the 20th century. The question emerges of why it is that people have grown more tolerant towards and supportive of LGBT individuals. Media categories, such as television and films considered the carriers of culture, influence people’s perception, as does the culture itself shaping it. Thus, the way such phenomenon as same-sex relationships along with their participants are depicted in television and movies determines how tolerantly the society will perceive such people. The major research ...

The Orlando Shooting is an example of a hate crime trying to gain legitimacy through the channels of terrorism. The shooter Omar Mateen, according to the investigations conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation is not a member of the LGBT community. Despite several testimonies by witnesses who were in the club at the time of the shooting and allegations by Mateen’s first (ex) wife, there is no indication that Mateen was gay (The Guardian, “Orlando shooting – as it happened”). The motive for the shooting is speculative. ISIS or ISIL followed a specific pattern before influencing a common ...

Homosexuality is the sexual attraction or behavior between individuals of the same sex. Religion and sexual identity are cultural aspects that have continued to clash in the society for a long time. The issue of homosexuality, to be precise, has brought mixed feelings in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Each faith has strong perceptions on sexuality which shapes how people perceive homosexuality in their society. Religion reacts to homosexuality in three ways that include rejection, acceptance and the 'love the sinner hate the sinner' approach. The views of the three religions on homosexuality have continued to change over the years, ...

Traditionalists are rather unwelcoming to the idea of same-sex marriages because it is deemed wrong for several reasons. First, there are raised religious issues that it has been forbidden by almost all the faith systems to carry out establishments of such sort of relationships; then there are raised social issues that question the effect of such actions on the wider society in the matter of shamefulness and the upbringing of children. Gay marriages have therefore been under the clouds with a lot of objection on its legitimacy. It is, however, worth noticing that there are more and more cases ...

America is a diverse nation with people of all most all ethnic origins in the world. With this in mind, one would expect the country to be racially accepting. On the same note, a person would expect the cultural differences, races, religions, and other factors such as sexual orientations to bring the residents in the nation together. However, this has not been the case. Research shows that discrimination is one social problem that many people in the country have to deal with. The aspect of discrimination has created a notable social issue since many people are discriminated against on ...

Introduction to James T. McCoy –Flight Line Manager at Peterson Air Force Base (PAF)

James T. McCoy works as a flight line manager at 41st AMU (Aircraft Maintenance Unit) of PAF (Peterson Air Force Base) in California. He is a USAF (United States Air Force) veteran, who has served for 27 years. After getting retired, he continued serving USAF for the last 10 years as a civil servant. James is responsible for keeping all his seven allocated aircraft ready to glide as per the schedule. He is deeply associated with the HR in order to ensure the successful hiring of sufficiently qualified personnel and also responsible for supervising the delivery of efficiently executable ...

Marriage is a milestone in every person’s life. Everybody wants their marriage to be protected by the law and have legal rights to marry a person they love. Spouses want to enjoy all benefits of the marriage, which would allow them to get social security, raise children and share possession. To empower the commitment and protect their families, people should be given a civil right of marriage. Nowadays, it is officially stated that marriage is a right protected by the Constitution. However, there were restrictions for gay people, and the question about legalizing gay marriage is still a ...

"A Gun in Each Hand" is a film directed by Cesc Gay, who is one of the sharpest chroniclers of the urban middle class of the Catalan. He was born in 1967 in Barcelona and studied in New York and Barcelona. He produced the film "A Gun in Each Hand” in 2012 in Barcelona using the Spanish language. Gay portrays women and eight modern men in their messy lives. Bipolar J. is turned into the perfect psychoanalytic subject. E is living with his mother because he prefers his cat over his wife. In addition, S who is an adulterer ...

Diversity is one of the most evident and fundamental aspects of the human experience. In spite of this, there have been many attempts to erase these divisions, trying to instate a pretended normality by force. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer movement arises from this attempt to erase the differences within people, yet it sometimes encounters a privilege inherent in this group as well: people of color have routinely been left out of the LGBTQ conversations. It is important for this movement to be intersectional, as the experience of non-whites is routinely different than those of the normative ...

It has been said that music is the universal language. This statement could not have been any truer—ever since the dawn of civilization, humans have always used music as an instrument in expressing their thoughts, feelings, and passion to the audience regardless of language. What is wonderful about music is that it speaks to us a message that transcends language barriers. One distinct primary goal of music is to give out a message to the audience. These can be attributed in the early days when music was a form of accompaniment in telling the stories of every culture. ...

The homosexual community in China faces discrimination and is treated with less respect as compared to the heterosexuals. The older people in China are rigid and refuse to change their negative perceptions towards the homosexuals. The older people perceive homosexuals as being sick and think homosexuals need to seek treatment. The homosexuals experience social stigma and pressure from their families, friends, colleagues, and the community as a whole (Preston 219). The homosexuals, thus, experience problems such as the fear to seek health services due to fear of stigmatization (Feng et al.). The marriage law bill, for the homosexuals, which ...

According to the Article by Resnick and Miller about the gay killings earlier this month, it shows how terrorism is prevalent in our country. It is understandable to be homophobic but taking numerous lives at one because of their sexual orientation was unnecessary. The article describes how experienced the gunman was. The gunman Mateen saw that it was his duty to rid the world of the people he killed because of their sexual orientation. The attacker Mateen prayed in a foreign language before committing the outrageous act. His father, however, believes that the attack was not based on religion. ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a milestone in United Stated labor law. It was the first comprehensive piece of legislation to prohibit employment discrimination by race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It also prescribed the allocation of federal funding to any discriminatory program at the State level. Additionally, it created the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which was mandated with enforcing anti-discrimination federal laws in the workplace as well as legislation that prohibit punitive measures against employees who complain about the treatment. The EEOC can also file a lawsuit against employers on behalf of victimized ...

Gay Marriage and Three Sociological Perspectives

Some people living in the society are in the favor of gay marriages, while some people are against gay marriage as they consider that such types of marriages exert negative influence on the society. People do not like concept of gay marriage because it paves the way to reduction and corroding of traditional marriages between a male and a female, and is also against the religious values and reasons. But, some people are of the view that gay marriages should be promoted as gays also have the right of getting married, and gay people committing marriages are significantly contributing ...

Ever Since the planes struck the World Trade Centre in September 2001, Islamophobia has grown from a feeling restricted to a small section of the American society to a common notion held by many. In the present scenario, every attack in the United States of America by a Muslim becomes an attack from Radical Islam. Such hatred and prospective threat from Islam is developing a society in America, where people are unable to trust people from other religions and respect their values. During the past year, there have been a few events that have helped in fuelling Islamophobia in ...

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Males may suffer from eating disorders and body image issues. Estimates show that more than 20% of patients with anorexia nervosa – a psychological disorder in which a patient thinks that he or she is too fat despite being emaciated – and bulimia nervosa – a disorder in which a person has alternative feelings of strong craving for food and aversion to food – are men. In men, patients with bulimia nervosa are more than the patients with anorexia nervosa. However, males have less inclination to bulimic compensatory behaviors such as laxative abuse or vomiting as compared to females, and ...

The structural-functionalists theory holds that the family is the backbone of the society while the social conflict approach places the family at the center of operations in the community. The two approached concur that one of the fundamental functions of the family is the reproduction for the society to continue existing. In this regards, studying family calls for in-depth research on reproduction. For instance, the roles parents play in the reproduction shapes the perception the society develops towards men and women. For example, Hay (40) noted that modern day, mothers face two socially constructed cultural perceptions that the community ...

Introduction

The primary goals of DHS are to protect American citizens against terrorist threats and securing the U.S. borders. This paper analyses the many missions of the DHS.

Missions of the DHS

Protection against terrorist attacks The priority of the DHS is to protect American citizens against terrorist threats and attacks such as 9/11. The department utilizes a counterterrorism tactic by identifying suspicious terrorist activities within the U.S. borders. Importantly, DHS collaborates with other federal agencies, private sector and the public to mine information essential for prevention of terrorist attacks and preparedness (Napolitano, 2009). Hence, the success of DHS’s missions attributes to effective ...

The family is one of the social components in America. It is worth noting that family issues have become very dynamic. One of the major concerns that influence family is divorce. American society may have ignored the dishonor associated with divorce, but the effects are massive. The United States family have various weakness and strengths that should be emphasized. Divorce in America is a legal process that dissolves the matrimony bond. Divorce affect the family set up, and the impacts continue to adulthood (Whyte, 2000). The effects of divorce can only be reversed through a cultural shift. Children of ...

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer movement (LGBTQ movement) is one that has faced a long history of oppression and repression at the hands of society. It has only been very recently that the LGBT movement has gained some traction in society. It seems to be a trend, overall: when society begins to transition and change, groups that have been downtrodden rise up and force society to confront its inequalities and imbalances. The issue of slavery is one example of such an issue, but so too is the women’s suffrage movement and, in more recent years, the ...

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Introduction The given case study of Cracker Barrel Restaurant demonstrates an instance of prejudice and discrimination based on sexual orientation that has become a common occurrence within the workplaces all around the globe. Discriminatory practices such as prejudiced hiring/firing, promotions, and unfair work practices have often been observed in organizations. People are being discriminated every day on the basis of their religion, ethnicities, sexual orientation, races, and gender; however, it is rarely found explicitly written into an organizational policy. Nonetheless, Cracker Barrel Restaurant became the first American employer that clearly prohibited the employment of the ...

Ang Lee is director of wide range of films, and each of them provokes controversy and interest among the audience and critiques. In every taken film the sequences are combined in a unique narrative with its questions and much less answers. Lee is a representative of so called independent genre, meanwhile it should be noted that his films could hardly be titled by any kind of clichés (Siraganian 1). Nevertheless, having in mind the alternative, not common point of view and the craft of directing, all his films are definitely independent. The core essence of Ang’s style ...

Scholars agree that films are useful tools that can be used to unveil the realities of varied societies. This is evidenced by John Singleton in the film Boys N the Hood where he offers an important account of real experiences of the black community, and, particular, black males who reside in the poverty-ravaged South Los Angeles neighborhood. The core of this film is an interaction and relationship between three black males and through them, the audience can view with clarity the reality of racism, indifference, increasing disintegration of the black community and rampant violence. This film, when examined on ...

The article ‘Gay men deserve three dimensional role models, not TV’s stereotypes’ (McMillan) highlights the role of media in depicting gays in the society. The author notes that how the media portrays gay men in the society affects the perception the general populace has towards them. Characterization of gay persons in television programs can lead to positive or negative stereotyping of their personality. McMillan notes that characterizing gays in a one dimensional way does not give a reflection of their true personality. The exposure of positive stereotypes affects the self-esteem of gay people (McMillan). This article was published ...

An ethical and political issue that has been difficult for people to address is gay marriage. Many people have strong opinions about the topic of gay marriage and weather two people of the same sex should be able to legally get married. There is a torn view with people who think that marrying the same sex should be allowed and that everybody has the right to be happy and love who they want. On the other side, some people think that a marriage should be between a man and a women and not people of the same sex. Religion ...

Review on Quinn, Michelle. "Ladies Who Like It; Porn Loses Stigma for Women as Mores Change and Erotica Caters to Their Tastes." Mercury News [San Jose] 5 Sept. 2003: 1G. LexisNexis Academic [LexisNexis]. Web. 27 May 2016. For the last few decades, the female interest towards sex and sexuality has significantly increased. The modern role of women and their opportunities to act on a par with men abolished the times when sex industry was oriented just to males and female sexuality was considered to be something shameful. Nowadays, all famous porn websites have a special category of porn videos ...

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Culture War? The book, Culture War?: The Myth of a Polarized America sought to demystify the notion that America is a polarized country, divided into half by two different ideological factions. In the first Chapter of this book, Fiorina et al laid the foundation of the culture war narrative by referring to pronouncements by Pat Buchanan that there was a culture war for the soul of America as well as Pew Research’s observation that the red States could only get redder while the blue States were getting bluer. To counter this position, the authors indicate that such a ...