This Is Your Brain On Bondage. The entertainment industry has come a long way since the invention of movies and television. It opened the door to a vast new world. If it's comedy you want, it will deliver. If it's action you crave, it can give that to you too. It also has romances, thrillers, ho...

There are many ways to tell a story. Back before there were books there as the actual storyteller who could speak out a story. There is also acting where people physically perform a story. Books are another storytelling device that is more permanent, the words are kept and they can be reviewed a...

Date rape is constantly rising due to the influences of the media. The media always influences people, and the viewers are idolizing the contents of the characters in the media. Why do these influences contribute to the rising number of date rape? For one thing, they clearly state the different expe...

Everywhere we go the media is always around us. Through television, radio, internet, movies, video games; we cannot escape media's influence. The media is full of sexual images and themes that can be unhealthy for a growing mind to view. The prevalence of overtly sexual content in the media influe...

Based on social standards, morals, and behaviors, society places extreme emphasis on a human being's sexual orientation. Although in recent years this gender-based stereotype which judges the actions of a particular person based on their sex has decreased, humans are still subjected to certai...

The movie Grease. One of the best-loved movies of the twentieth century, watched by millions in the movie theatre upon its release in 1978. A newer, generation that is more modern got to experience the gang at Rydell High when it was re-released in 1998. There are many memorable scenes in the mov...

Teenage Sex: An Almost Unnoticeable Problem Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before, and the sad thing about this issue is that it is becoming common-place in our society, because it is not being frowned upon as it were just a cou...

"Ellen," "Will and Grace," MTV's "Undressed," only to name a few, are an example of some of the shows that many people think go against the morals of the American society. These shows have topics such as gay and lesbian relationships, people talking about sex openly, and basically, how the people ar...

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...

Pornography WWW.HOTSEX.COM, WWW.XTREME.COM or maybe even magazines like Playboy and Hustler are just a piece of the many ways that you can see pornography in the United States of America. After watching a pornography video last week at home, I decided to do a paper on whether or not all pornogr...

"What if the Age of Aquarius Had Not Been?" The year 1969 brings back memories for many people. Some have good memories while some have bad. Today some people are still living in the late sixties and early seventies while some regret this era ever existed. What if these years had not e...

Colleen MyrieIndependent StudyDolita CathcartApril 12, 2001Pornography in AmericaIn the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted Bundy, was later apprehended and executed....

Violence and sexuality are usually the theme for action movies. In Hitchcock's Psycho, violence is brought out as a substitute for sexuality. Norman Bates uses violence to release his sexual frustration. Two clues in the movie to support such an idea are: taxidermy and the shower murder. T...

Casual Argument Sex Appeal: Perverted and Unrealistic Standards in Advertising Picking up any women's beauty magazine in a grocery store aisle you will see on the cover perfectly thin yet well-endowed young women with symmetrical features depicting our society's perception of ...

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 often ...

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 often ...

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 often ...

Censorship The first time I ever saw a porn video was by total accident. My mother and I had just gotten back from a beach vacation while my father stayed at home. I immediately got bored and turned on the VCR. I figured something like 'The Lion King' was in it. I was very wrong....

Prophecy: a prediction of the future under the influence of divine guidance. In the novel Brave New World, Huxley writes of ideas that are so futuristic they are seen to be almost insane. Huxley touches upon numerous imaginative thoughts within his work that would not have even crossed the minds of ...

Gender And Sexuality Play A Key Part Within The Film Dirty Dancing. Discuss. The film is set in the year of 1963, John F Kennedy was still president and the Vietnam War was not considered a threat, the Beatles had yet not reached America and the Freedom riders were on. In reality the well know...

The film American Beauty is about a life journey of the suburb middle class people of America. It stands out from all the films during its time, earning an amazing recognition of five Oscars. Not only does the film excel at the topic which the film, it also excels at the elements which help present ...

THE TEENAGE YEARS: HOLDEN'S STRUGGLE In the novel Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, as an individual entity is internally torn up by dividing forces. One supports adolescence, while the other supports adulthood. This battle is known as the transitional period, or the teenage y...

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...