...I found the movie Kinsey to be both true to his work and to the essence of this dedicated man. Besides being highly entertaining, it was very relevant today to an audience, which had no idea who Alfred Kinsey was, or how his work had impacted their lives. Anyone who sees this movie will get to experience first hand how ignorant and misinformed people were about sex when Kinsey began studying human sexuality. Examples of this were the stated belief that performance of oral sex would reduce a woman's fertility, as well as most of the clichés about masturbation. These seem ridiculous to us now, but before Kinsey, they were considered common knowledge. When I saw the film, I laughed at such misleading ideas, while becoming aware of just how much pain, suffering, and loss of intimacy this misinformation caused. The film accurately portrayed how much people love to talk about and want to know about sex, if they feel free enough to ask and explore. The film made a meaningful contribution in bringing out the natural joy about sex that people can experience, even in an age of severely repressed and misleading sexual knowledge. Towards the end of the movie two superb scenes had significant emotional impact on me. Kinsey's final interviewee demonstrated how Kinsey, even after he was emotionally beaten down from scornful criticism, had made a significant difference in people's lives. The interviewee, in giving her sex history to Dr. Kinsey, showed just how far people had come in Kinsey's...
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...Kinsey 1) Against his father's approval, Alfred Kinsey went to college to study Biology. Since he was a young boy, he found himself infatuated with nature. He stated in the movie, “I am never alone, I’m surrounded by friends”. This quote was directed to the friendship he built with nature. Being outdoors also taught him to trust his own judgment. Kinsey’s younger years really helped shape the person he grew up to be. Without his father’s support, he got himself a partial scholarship and saved money from boy scouts. He spent the next 20 years in college studying. After schooling himself, he became a professor. Kinsey had a great fascination with collecting and studying Gall Wasp. He had a huge collection reaching over a million, which he measured and kept record of. 2) Kinsey started to explore sexually after marrying his former student, Clara McMilen. In the beginning of their marriage, sex was a big problem for them. It was very uncomfortable for Mrs. Kinsey and neither of them got great pleasure from it. In order to keep his marriage from failing, Kinsey took his wife to see a specialist. After the meeting with the Doctor, it was on like Donkey Kong. They were not shy of sex and embraced it. I believe this was the start of Kinsey study on Human Sexuality. He started to give advice to his students in his office about sex. Kinsey became very intrigued with the questions and lack of knowledge students had about sex. Not much research was known about Human Sexuality...
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...The Great Works of Alfred Kinsey Alfred Kinsey was one of the first scientists to conduct scientific inquiries into human sexuality. During the thirties and forties, the time of his scientific explorations, human sexuality was not an accepted topic for discussion and was frowned upon. Over time, Kinsey’s work led to a wider acceptance of the topic as well as the acceptance of various sexual practices. To some, his work remains controversial and contentious. Those who oppose Kinsey’s work referred to him as a communist and even a pedophile, although there was never any evidence to support either claim. He was also criticized by other scientists for unreliability of personal accounts of sexual behavior. Despite all of the accusations against Kinsey, his work is still academically cited and respected and “beyond the scientific circles, he is seen by some as a liberator of sexuality, and by others as a founding father of America's moral decline (Soylent Communications).” In the beginning stages of his career, Kinsey was a well-known biologist and a zoologist. He mainly researched and documented the mating practices of animals and he specialized in that of the gall wasp. Dozens of the species were actually catalogued by Kinsey himself. In 1938, his interest of animal mating practices shifted to the mating practices of humans. He was able to gain the permission to teach a non-credit course called “Marriage” to nearly one hundred students at Indiana University. This was completely...
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...Socio-Cultural Influences on Sexuality There is nothing that sparks a debate more than the topic of sexuality. The multitude of opinions in societies displays an attempt to define, promote, or control sexuality. Sexuality is a part of our humanity in which defines sex, gender identities, gender roles, sexual orientation, pleasure, intimacy, and instigates procreation. Though, sexuality is experienced and expressed through thoughts, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, roles, behaviours, and relationships; it is greatly influenced by societies, cultures, historical perspectives, religious perspectives, biological forces, psychological theories, ethics, morals, and legal factors. In the United States, known as the “melting pot” because of the mass amounts of cultural influences brought in by immigrants worldwide that now reside on its land; one of the biggest concerns in regards to sexuality are the social and public health challenges that influence sexual behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs. Sexual behavior in not just a personal matter between two people, but rather a theme that can affect society in terms of social expectations for sexual behaviors, gender identity, roles, stereotypes, and bias. Social Expectations on Sexual Behaviors “Sexuality is an important part of our lives” (King, 2012, p.1), currently and amongst the generations before us. Throughout history, sexual behaviours have been largely influenced by culture, religion, and historical perspectives...
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...Essay Test 2 By Cody Ward This essay argues that the attitudes toward sexuality were greatly varied between average people and activists between 1900 and 1960. The people in the 1960s had were much more sexually liberated than those in the earlier part of the century. (Peiss, Sexual Revolutions, p.405) The 1960s brought about a time when sex be came a more common place topic, and people where able to plan their families more easily. In the early part of the 1900s women became under scrutiny for their sexual practices. Many American women, as well as immigrants, were entering into prostitution in order to make ends meet. They received higher financial rewards as prostitutes than they would have if they had worked in factory of domestic jobs. (Peiss, Prostitution and Working-class sexuality in the Early Twentieth Century, p. 273) Some of the women were forced into sex slavery. They were often brought from abroad to work as sex slaves. The government launched an investigation into these practices, and determined said that most of these women were already living immoral lifestyles. It was not only happening abroad but within America as well. Many women who were prostitutes had to be very careful so to not become the victims of sexual slavery or violence. (Peiss, A Government Agent Explains the White Slave Traffic, 1911, p. 275) In this same time period most states had outlawed abortion. There were strict rules as to the types of contraception that women were able to...
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...In the movie, Kinsey, it was obvious that society had a lack of knowledge about sex and about people’s sexual activities. Alfred Kinsey changed the way that people thought about sex. He did an important and monumental thing informing people and answering people’s questions about sex. At one point in the movie it showed Kinsey reading a script from the bible where boys were supposed to control their nocturnal emissions, a natural and uncontrollable act of puberty, or they would be looked down upon by God. A quote from the movie “it is the lord’s work to help youth fight and resist temptation.” I agree with the movie in that the more a behavior is prohibited the more strongly it becomes desired. (add more here) Moral beliefs are still present today, however the norm has changed. Before the norm was that children were expected to follow the beliefs and religious group of their parents. Today people are freer in their choice to belong to a faith, which changes the way that we as a society deal with sexuality. As time passes each generations beliefs stray further and further from the original norm. The more liberal we become as a society the more accepting and less prescriptive we become of diversity in sexuality. Technology advances have also had a huge impact on people’s ability to access information about sex. It was difficult for people to discuss their sexual experiences face to face in the interviews on the movie. Today research on what people are doing sexually...
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...There are many different perspectives on gay male and lesbian sexual orientations. Gay male and lesbian sexual orientation is commonly referred to as being homosexual. A homosexual is a male and or female that is attracted to the same sex. Homosexuality is the term used to define sexual orientation of homosexuals that engage in sexual activities with the same sexes. Homosexuality is widespread throughout history including the past, present, and future generations and varies widely amongst societies and cultural acceptances. In some cultures and religions homosexuality is accepted and tolerated. Whereas, in other cultures and religions it is found to being condemning and dirty. Some even think of the individual as being in a sick state of mind. It is because of these different historical and scientific perspectives that are being placed on homosexuals minds are what shape their perceptions of themselves. In historical perspectives western cultures have never censured any sexual practices or orientations more than the male and male and female and female orientations. The sexual behaviors have varied per religion and past cultures of what is accepted and what is not. In ancient Greece it was common and accepted for males to have sexual relationships with other males, sometimes even boys. It was thought as soon as the young man grew a beard it was time to start the male-male sexual behavior. Greek vases displaced artwork of men having sexual relations to boys by placing their...
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...What Other Cultures Can Teach Us about Sexuality By Zach Daly Professor D Human Sexuality Final Paper Sexuality is an interesting concept, and when examined clearly has a relationship to cultural rules and norms. What is considered acceptable and appropriate sexual behavior varies significantly according to cultural rules, though some sexual taboos and norms seem to cross cultural lines. The fact that cultural norms impact what sexual behaviors are considered appropriate or inappropriate is significant, because many people argue that certain variants of sexuality are either natural or unnatural. However, if some sexual behavior was inherently unnatural, one would not expect to find sexual behavior that is considered aberrant in some cultures as a normative behavior in other cultures. In fact, it is this diversity of “normal” sexual behavior that is the most informative aspect of learning about sexual behavior in other cultures, because it helps explain that what is considered deviant in some cultures is considered normal in other cultures. Of course, examining diverse cultural sexual norms does not mean that all abnormal sexual practices should be embraced as elements of cultural diversity. The fact that a behavior might be considered normative and may be adapted to further cultural norms does not mean that the behavior is necessarily positively adaptive. For example, child brides are the norm in many cultures. The practice of permitting child brides serves...
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...Journal #3 Human Sexuality In class we discussed the term Sexual Health. I was struck by the notion that I had no real working idea of what this term means. At first, I thought of course it refers to healthy sex. Truly, what I was feeling was I had know real concept of what it means when one refers to the term sexual health. So I decided to research the topic and shed light on my narrow view. Sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. When discussing sexual health a number of sexual health concerns need to be addressed with respect to body integrity, sexual safety, eroticism, gender, sexual orientation, emotional attachment and reproduction. Sex refers to the biological characteristics that define humans as female or male. While these sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive, as there are individuals who possess both, they tend to differentiate humans as males and females. In general use in many languages, the term sex is often used to mean “sexual activity”, but for technical purposes in the context of sexuality and sexual health discussions, the above definition is preferred. According to the current working definition, sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social...
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...Poetry allows an author to relay a message to a reader through different literary devices and each reader can interpret the author’s words differently. However, in this poem, the author makes his point clear. Lord Tennyson Alfred uses syntax, different figures of speech and abstraction in the poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” to illustrate the honor and heroism of the six hundred in the valley of death. Tennyson uses syntax to create an irregular poem that does have some repetition. There are six stanzas but they all have an irregular sound pattern. However, there are places in the poem that the words at the end of the lines rhyme without having the same letter endings. For example in stanza two lines five through seven, the final words end with the “y” sound, “Theirs not...
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...Sexuality at Different Life Stages Come to me when those moments in your life arise that cause you to seek advice from a professional voice of reasoning! That can be a good slogan for a therapist to use, as that’s basically the service that they provide to people. Sometimes we as people do need to express the things that’s going on in our life to another person. I never had to consult a therapist in my life, but I do see the benefits of that process. I don’t have the credentials to be a licensed therapist, but I’ll play as a therapist for the day. Everybody is different and the personal situations of Anna, the couple Tom and Susan, and Bill all differ, but all seek the advice from the services I provide. I feel that a lot of young people can relate to Anna’s situation because there are a lot of people that tend to get in her position. Her position being that she is dating an older guy can and is complicating. The first thing I’d ask her is her relationship with her boyfriend or the thoughts of her parents more important to her. The answer to that will most likely tell me a little about the decisions she will or been making regarding the situation. I’d then ask if she is ready for sexual activities. If she decide she not ready, then she has to talk with her boyfriend to let him know that the timing is not right. When ready she should have a sit down with her boyfriend to talk about safe sex and the possible risks involved. If he really loves her then he should be able to...
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...“A” is for Alibi By Sue Grafton Chapter 1 Kinsey Millhone is a 32 years old private detective that works in Santa Teresa. She starts telling that she killed a man, but first she gives a background. Nikkie Fife was a lady who was sent to jail because she “murdered” her husband. Nikkie Fife believes she is innocent so she asks Kinsey to investigate and prove that she is innocent. Kinsey starts talking to Lieutenant Dolan, but he believes that she is guilty of Lawrence murder and another person. Kinsey refuses to believe that so she starts interrogating Nikkie so she can start to work on the case. Nikkie says she can start by talking to Lawrence ex-wife or to his secretary. And so she starts first on Gwen, Lawrence’s ex-wife. Chapter 2 Kinsey decides to go and interrogate Charlie Scorsoni. Charlie was Lawrence’s best friend. She had to wait before she could talk to him. Meanwhile she was waiting she asked a few questions to the secretary. Then Charlie came and greeted Kinsey. When Kinsey asked about Lawrence´s death he became angry about it. After that, they start talking about how they met and worked together and join into a law partner firm. She then talked about Sharon (Lawrence’s secretary) and suddenly she asked about Libby Glass (Lawrence had an affair with her) but Charlie changed the conversation and told her that he had some work to do so Kinsey left. Then the next morning she met Gwen (Lawrence’s ex-wife). They talked about Lawrence’s death and about their children...
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...Rear Window Film Review Dawn B ARTS/100 Introduction to the Visual and Performing Arts June 24, 2013 Alfred Hitchcock was considered the master of suspense, and with very good reason. Hitchcock had a very productive film making career in which he made 53 major films. His production of Rear Window, a movie based on the short story by Cornell Woolrich titled, “It Had to be Murder” ("A Work In Progress,” 2013) is one of his most famous. I have seen Rear Window several times over the years, the first time in an art house theater in Lake Tahoe, California. It is my favorite Hitchcock film, and I looked forward to watching again. I relaxed in my recliner with a glass of wine to enjoy this Hitchcock masterpiece after everyone had gone to bed on Thursday evening, June the 20th. Rear Window opens on an apartment complex courtyard- peering into the windows of the people who live there. The camera tracks up and shows the audience a woman getting ready for the day. The camera tracks down and to the left to see the milkman walking away and into the street behind the building before tracking back around to the protagonist, L.B. Jeff Jefferies (James Stewart) in his apartment. A close up on Jefferies reveals the sweat on his forehead before cutting over to a wall thermometer showing how hot it is. Panning over, viewers get a closer look at the various people from the apartment across the street. The viewer sees a neighbor with shaving cream on...
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...Medhurst General Purpose: To inform (Theory) Specific Purpose: My purpose is to inform my audience about the theory of Continental Drift. Central Idea: My central idea is making sure my audience has a better understanding of the Continental Drift and how the theory was formulated. The Continental Drift Theory` I.(Introduction) For years scientists struggled to explain how similar rocks and fossils were found on continents that are far apart from each other. Until the 20th century when scientist Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift was introduced. A. "Before Wegner introduced his theory it was thought that mountains formed because the Earth was cooling down, and in doing so contracted. This was believed to form wrinkles, or mountains, in the Earth's crust. Wegener suggested that mountains were formed when the edge of a drifting continent collided with another, causing it to crumple and fold". ("The Earth in the Universe,"1999) -BBC reference. 1. Alfred Wegner noticed that the continents seemed to fit together at the edge of their continental shelves . 2. He noticed this because he observed that continents in the Southern Hemisphere have similar rock and fossil patterns. B. He believed that the continents were all once apart of a large supercontinent called Pangea. II. Aside from fossils and rock patterns there were other observations that led to his theory. A. "Glacial till deposits in the Southern Hemisphere aided Wegners hypothesis".("The supporting...
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... I am going to go over just the basics of Batman, starting off with his beginnings, the villains he faces, and then bringing us to the psychology behind the characters themselves. (Link: First, let’s start with what we all know, the origin of Batman.) BODY 1. Bruce Wayne’s story has been retold many times since 1932 but one thing always remains the same, how his parents died. a. One night when the Wayne’s were on a family outing that ended in tragedy. Walking home, his family accidentally entered what was known as Crime Alley and were mugged. i. During the mugging, the mugger shot both of Bruce’s parents right before his eyes. ii. After this event Bruce was taken into custody by his families butler, Alfred Pennyworth. b. After this young Bruce swore to avenge his parents later on taking on the persona of the Dark Knight himself. (Link: So that is how he became Batman, so now lets talk about a few of the prominent villains he faces and their back story.) 2. The Riddler c. Edward Enigma d. CONCLUSION Summary statement: Walt Disney was definitely a pioneer for the entertainment industry we know today. He was the ultimate example of guest service and how someone can come from nothing and make all of his dreams and aspirations come true....
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