Essays on Taboo

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 ...

Pornography and technology.

In the developing world and, some dark culturally rooted world, consider pornography a menace. A taboo and a topic that should be totally ignored and buried and not discussed in public. These are people's beliefs which they are entitled. Pornography, speaking from a neutral point of view, has fostered a lot of change in the technology industry. According to Forbes, the porn industry is estimated to be worth fourteen billion dollars. It is, therefore, wise not to ignore the fact that the industry is a strong driving point in the technology sector. This paper will explore and discuss the ...

Background to Interview and Interviewee

One of the most threatening challenges the healthcare industry faces today is that of providing treatment to terminal diseases. When the disease or the health condition is further associated with a sense of taboo, the provision of healthcare services and addressing the health issue becomes furthermore difficult . HIV/AIDS is one such healthcare evil which is spreading rapidly and alarmingly throughout the global society as more and more people are being tested positive for the condition. This presentation focuses on the healthcare service providers who are engaged in the field of providing treatment to patients suffering from HIV/AIDS. The objective ...

The most beautiful and fascinating artistic aspect of the Chinese ritual objects was the use of bronze. In ancient times, vessels were made to be used for drinks and foods and came in different forms. Some of the containers had accents of rounded and molded handles which rest on well-created bases. Bronze vessels have a well-designed covering which depicts mythical images of mostly animals (Chang, p. 529). Since the beginning of the millennia, they left these vessels with shades of green. There was an addition of hues that helped in bringing a visual display of the art. In the ...

Introduction

Pornography is simply displaying sexual materials or rather sexual objects that may activate sexual desire in a person. In the past, sex was regarded as holy, and therefore, pornography was a taboo even to mention it. Today, things are not the way they used to be, and even the perception of pornography has also changed (Malamuth, Tamara and Mary 27). The technology is seen as the highest contributor of pornography and in the last twenty years, the pornographic rise has been realized even in the economic world. There are so many things that have contributed to the rise of ...

Sexual Violence Against Women in Turkey

Many women in Turkey who are the victims and survivors of sexually assualtted incidents face negative reactions from the society. Turkey is one of the developed countries where speaking about sexual violence against women is considered as Taboo. Violence against women is the most serious yet controversial issue of the world. All the countries, whether developing or developed, unable to eradicate violence against women completely. In Turkey, violence against women is being observed in different forms. The most recent survey was conducted in 2012, by the National Research on Domestic Violence against Women which reported that women are the ...

Writings on Hinduism have been remarkably expanded in the past decade by anthropological research which focuses on the real nature of religious practices, including the underlying philosophy, and examines the setting or environment as well as the written literature. Edward Harper, in his article Ritual Pollution as an Integrator of Caste and Religion (1964), vividly showed that the hierarchical relationship of the concepts of 'purity' and 'pollution', which are the foundational elements of caste, is based on a paradigm of society wherein different groups are brought together by the common pursuit of religion or rituals for the gods. The ...

The central theme that will be focused on in this paper is white supremacy. To summarize what this means, it is basically a concept or belief (often among white people themselves) that suggests that white people are superior in terms of all aspects of like to people of all other races, most especially the colored ones or the black people. Because of this kind of reasoning, white people tend to develop the tendency to think that they should dominate society on a global scale. The objective of this paper is to discuss two historical artwork depicting white supremacy, discuss ...

Introduction

Sexual behavior and homosexuality are the sensitive issues among other issues in the world of religion. Every society has moral rules that regulate sexual behavior. However, the rules differ from society to society. At times, to its intents and purposes, the rules necessarily and sufficiently need some specific study and comparing for rational precision. At this event, the comparison of the sexual behavior of different societies with the religious beliefs displays some distinctive connection between the social structures and morals. Power argues that the monastic rules served to ensure the proper public performance of monks because it is the ...

Introduction

The evolution of cosmetics has played a significant role in the civilization that has been massively witnessed in the world. Though the current cosmetic users do not recognize this fact, for several centuries, cosmetics were used in religious ceremonies, for the enhancement of beauty and also for the promotion of good health. This assisted in altering the way people looked, fixed their bodies in times of ill-health and also enabled the expression of religion, as well as, beliefs in different communities. Presently, the cosmetic industry has been tremendously successful thus presenting a broad base of products to choose from. ...

The novel by Toni Morrison, Tar Baby, is a tale of the disputable plight of racially segregated African Americans and the underlying discrimination based on the racial prejudice and biases. The conflicts presented in the novel are portrayed in the character shades of the protagonist, Jadine, who is charged with an act of racial sedition as she pursued her dreams by abandoning her true culture and racial heritage. The novel uses the polemic viewpoints present in the character of Jadine to delineate the racial prejudice which exists at a different level of interaction within the society. Morrison’s primary ...

Abstract

In a social-norm breaking situation, an audience member at a charity event for sufferers of Cystic Fibrosis and their families expresses an unpopular opinion. Cystic Fibrosis, or CF, is an inherited disease that is generally passed down from recessive carriers (who don’t have the disease themselves) to their children. It affects the secretory glands, causing mucus to build up in the various parts of the body. The condition causes early death in most sufferers, and the average life expectancy of people with CF is less than forty years (“What is Cystic Fibrosis?” 2013). The norm-breaker’s opinion does ...

The complexities of human sexuality play a vital role in the lives of every person and everything they do. It is imperative first to understand that this is a topic that focuses on every aspect of humans as sexual beings. Some of the areas that are widely covered by this notion include sexual identity, desires, feelings, sexual health and wellbeing, intimate relationships, goals and even the way people perceive and express sexual feelings towards each other. Through the lessons learned in this class, I have become knowledgeable about my sexuality through the study of human sexuality and that will ...

Cornel West “Race Matters"

Written by Cornel West and then published in 1993, “Race Matters” addresses the issues that are still contentious, urgent, and exciting. At the present time “Race Matters” is a book which helps us establish a true multiracial democracy arising the problems of religion, sexuality, poverty of the middle and lower classes of African Americans, everlasting struggle of black people in order to find themselves in the society as individuals. Americans are prohibited to talk about black sexuality. It is a taboo subject mainly because it is a domination of black power that white people can`t manage. However, its ...

Part 1

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affects the immune system thereby weakening the body’s defense system by destroying white blood cells referred to as CD4+ cells(CDC, 2016). These cells are responsible for protecting the body against diseases. In the event that a significant number of these cells are destroyed, the susceptibility of the body to attacks by illnesses increases resulting to a more weakened immune system. However, by an individual having HIV, it does not automatically translate to them having AIDS (CDC, 2016). It takes quite a long time for the condition to progress from a virus to AIDS ...

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is still a fascinating topic in the field of psychology with constant research being done on treatment and possible cures. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is noted for intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that cause significant functional impairment and distress (Thiel, Hertenstein, Nissen, Herbst, Külz & Voderholzer, 2013). There have been countless studies on the treatment outcomes as well as the symptoms of this disorder. This literature serves to provide a synthesis of research on treatment methods as well as understand the classification of personality disorder. The selected literature are all scholarly and rely on current ...

Women have long been neglected or rather obstructed from participating in the major areas of life, where men have dominated (Nochlin, 1988). However, recent studies have shown a rise of women artists, philosophers and even leaders. Compared to the situations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the number of women taking part in substantial activities has increased rapidly. Apparently, changes in way women were treated in the past and the access if women to vital resources have been attributed to the growth in feminist ventures (Nochlin, 1988). Increased feminist experiments and endeavors in all forms of life are the ...