DEAR READER: Opposites do attract. Differences can draw us like a magnet to the other person. These same differences, however, may repel us later on. What initially attracts us and what later becomes "the problem" are usually one and the same. How does this work? If John feels a bit allergic to t...

The media and society depicts the views of teenagers with so many teenagers watching television their minds are easily influenced. Alcohol is ont hting that is shown widely on television and in magazines. When teenagers see alcohol they see people having a good time, forgetting their pain, engagin...

Super Freak or Slut, You Decide. In the song "Super Freak" written and sung by Rick James, he speaks of an encounter with a woman with whom he had sex. Since this song was written during the sexual revolution and James has confessed to sexual encounters with "thousands" ...

Contraception over Abstinence Over the past decade sex has emerged as a prominent aspect of everyday life. Television shows, movies, magazines, newspapers, radio programs, movies and billboards are just the beginning of the list of items that throw sex at the public everyday. Let's face i...

In The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, Offred has many different relationships. Some of those relationships are with the Marthas, the Commander's Wife and the Commander himself. Offred does have a relationship that is not like the others. This relationship is with Nick, a Guardian. T...

"Eva" In the short story "Eva," the author portrays the two male characters, the father and Stephen as being manipulated and seduced by Eva's sexuality. The father and Stephen who are both subjected to Eva's...

Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and the movie Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross are related in a variety of ways. For instance the main characters in both stories look at the world and see how phony it looks to them. In addition, both the novel and the movie, the sexuality of the era is oppres...

American Beauty tells the story of one man's search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham, an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester's wife, Carolyn, is so wrapped-up in her real estate career that Lester oft...

American Beauty tells the story of one man's search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham, an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester's wife, Carolyn, is so wrapped-up in her real estate career that Lester oft...

American Beauty tells the story of one man's search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham, an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester's wife, Carolyn, is so wrapped-up in her real estate career that Lester oft...

American Beauty tells the story of one man's search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham, an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester's wife, Carolyn, is so wrapped-up in...

Significant Social Issues Teens Face When a person thinks of a drug abuser one usually pictures a person that looks like they had just jumped out of a garbage bin. What most people do not realize is that most drug users are the people who have steady jobs and are professionals such as do...