The Catholic Church claims that premarital sex is wrong and immoral. ... The Catholic Church feels as though it is best to save sex until marriage. They say that the purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body. ... Lust leads to sex, and if sex is taken lightly then more and more people will begin to have children out of wedlock. Sex is basically meant for mature individuals who are prepared to face any consequences that may lead up to sex. ...

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Sex in the Decameron I do not think it would be too far off the mark if someone said that Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron could be summed up in one word - sex. ... If I were to try and summarize the varying representations of sex in the book I would end writing a book in itself. ... First, the freedom of sex in the narrative is a direct result of the ideals that accompanied the plague. ... Lust, love and sex are all natural desires that we must fulfill. ... In the same way there has been three different influences on the depiction of sex. ...

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Recently, we can easily to see that gay marriage is still a hot debate in the United States when only 19 states have legalized same-sex marriage. During Barack Obama's second election, he received a huge wave of support for his promise to help same-sex marriage gain legality. ... The United States have come a long way from 2004, when Massachusetts was the first and only state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. However, many people say that the states should not make same-sex marriage legal. ... The first reason why same-sex marriage should be legal is because marriage is a ma...

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"Sex without Love" by Sharon Olds, expresses her emotions against loveless sex as a hurtful and cold act. ... Also the ice can show how sex can be cold as well as impersonal. ... Sex with love leads to babys that are wanted. On the other hand sex without love can lead to unwanted babies that get given away. ... When referring to Sex Without Love, the topic of religion can be brought into the discussion. ...

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Casual sex was something that was just being introduced during this time of free love and sexual liberation during the 1960s. ... The "pros" were more interested in experiencing passion and euphoria through sex then the connection of love. ... Mothers willing to give babies away after sex means there can't be true love involved. ... It's human nature to want to have sex and reproduce. ... People, who are going to have sex without love, are never going to be satisfied by their last orgasm. ...

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Do you consider sex to be a taboo subject, or is it discussed openly with your children? ... Children need to be educated about sex and love not only at school but at home too. ... Vera agree that teaching sex at an earlier age is better then waiting. Talking about sex may be uncomfortable for both parents and children. ... You can't embrace your child about sex if you don't give them straight answers. ...

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What is meant by same-sex unions? Throughout the early middle ages there were Brotherhood ceremonies, but should that be defined the way we would define same sex-unions today? ... Historian John Boswell's interpretations of same-sex unions I believe are misinterpreted. ... The difference between a marriage and a same-sex union are many. ... In conclusion, to say that there were not "same-sex" unions in the early middle ages would be incorrect. ...

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For example, in "The Challenge of Sexual Attraction within Heterosexuals and Cross-Sex Friendship," Panayotis Halatsis and Nicolas Christakis (2011), where they found that even though sex differences in friendship expectations have not been necessarily studied, females appear to hold higher expectations for same-sex friends than males do. Several studies provide evidence of sexual attraction between opposite-sex friends. ... With sexual attraction being such a strong factor in heterosexual friendships between the opposite-sex, it makes sense why platonic friendship may not be able to work as ...

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When the relationship is in disrepair, a woman will feel it has to be repaired before sex, not repaired by sex. ... Women want to be in love before having sex. Men think sex is an expression of love. ... In addition, each sex thinks his or her sex is the correct one. ... Each sex has valid, but different, approaches to love, intimacy, and sex. ...

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Comparing with women, men have a bias in favor of sex. ... Sex can be a way of communication, and the personality of a person can be seen obviously through it. The attitude of Michaelis shows that is a kind of person who just thinks of himself when having sex. ... Again, Connie feel so disappointed about love, sex and men. It seems that Connie feels lost at the beginning when having sex with Mellors, she finally finds the harmony of body and mind, of love and sex through the bond of love between Mellors and her....

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Throughout the poem it is apparent that casual sex is not her cup of tea. ... First this line evokes an image of two people involved in very sweaty and aroused sex. ... The subjects of sex and god hardly go hand in hand. ... The word "gliding" also gives an image of sweaty sex. ... Sex without love leaves you cold, alone and unfulfilled. ...

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These motives include the motives to eat, love, for sex, and to achieve. ... Testosterone is a hormone that promotes sexuality in both sexes. ... When surveying about two thousand people about their motives for sex, researchers derived over two-hundred-thirty motives for sex. ... These are all extrinsic motives for sex. ... There are more women who admit to being forced into sex than men that admit to forcing women into having sex. ...

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These individuals must be able to share everything they would disclose with their best friend from the same sex. ... Generally, when someone is not "looking- for a partner, he/she is not as open to members of the opposite sex. ... Although some people believe that different-sex friendships are impossible, I have explained that the probability depends on the level of attraction, different personalities, contradictory feelings, the degree of the friendship, and one's marital status. ... Not everyone is capable of holding an innocent friendship with a member of the opposite sex, but it can...

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He got a scar on his groin which enabled him to have sex. ... Because of the fact that he could not have sex Brett did not want to be with him. ... The reason that she knows she will cheat on him is because she is going to want sex and he cannot give it to her. All she wants is sex. ...

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The males went off in search of other males, the females in search of other females, and the androgynous sought the opposite sex. ... The act of sex was not simply a pleasure filled way to reproduce. ... Through sex we try to reunite with one another and make one from two halves and heal the wounds of human nature. ... According to Aristophanes Zeus gave us the power to have sex to distract us from other passions, such as starting revolutions. Zeus hoped beings would have sex then return to tend to the things in their lives. ...

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They talk in the way that two close friends would and discuss their love affairs, as well as sex. ... The sex scene between Celie and Shug was very important in improving Celie's confidence. Previous to Shug showing Celie how pleasurable sex could be, Celie saw sex as something that just happened to her and a way for males to dominate over her. After having sex with Shug, Celie realises sex has a meaning and releases her from the constraints of male domination and therefore gives her more power over her body and her sexuality....

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Sex is sacred and should only be done with someone that you truly love. ... This leads me to the belief that no sex is casual sex. I am against any form or idea of casual sex and I believe that it is an exploitation of a beautiful thing when someone attempts to engage in casual sex. I do believe though, in sex before marriage. ... My parents constantly reinforced the idea of marriage before sex and they did their best to shield me from anything that glorified the view of casual sex. ...

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These individuals must be able to share everything they would disclose with their best friend from the same sex. ... Generally, when someone is not "looking- for a partner, he/she is not as open to members of the opposite sex. ... Although some people believe that different-sex friendships are impossible, I have explained that the probability depends on the level of attraction, different personalities, contradictory feelings, the degree of the friendship, and one's marital status. ...

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This depicts that the man wants her to undress so that he can have sex with her. ... This shows how the woman turns the tables on him by making him suggest carrying the baby, if he would have sex with her. ... This symbolises that the man wants to have sex with. ... This portrays that the man just wants to have sex with the woman; this also demonstrates that he treats the woman rudely. ... The message in this poem is that you shouldn't have sex when you are not ready for commitment. ...

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This is not even entirely about Stephenie Meyer's novels; it is about what vampires represent inside of a story, their actions interpreted in relation to sex, how Mormon values are used in the story to reveal hidden sexual repression within Mormon religion. ... "The physiology of vampire sexuality literalizes a connection between sex and eating"" (Stevenson). ... This is a similitude of sexual repression because of his willingness not to do what is most natural to him, drink blood; just as sex before marriage is forbidden inside of Mormon culture. ... He barely touches her, but there...

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Brett displays a trait of a "modern woman- in her relationship with Brett because sex is more important than true feelings. ... This quote shows that Brett needs sex in her life and she could not be in a relationship where sex would be non-existent. The desire to have sex is more associated with the "modern woman- as opposed to the "traditional woman."" ... Obviously, sex outweighs emotions when becoming involved. ... Sex and control are the most important things in a "modern woman's- life. ...

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Throughout the Wife of Bath prologue, Chaucer chooses to present the relationship between the Wife of Bath and her first three husbands as not consisting of love, and instead gives us the readers, the impression that she married them for convenience and for sex. ... She believes that if she gives them lots of sex they will carry on loving her. It comes across as though she wants the security of a husband, as she does not feel love towards them and does not want them to leave her, so she gives them sex to make them stay. ... She feels she does not need to repay her husband as she is satisfie...

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Sexual Promiscuity Sex, it is a beautiful thing, an experience reserved for a man and woman who are in love. Love is often made in lust, and when lust takes over, sex becomes and act of pure pleasure. In The Three Guest of Heile of Bersele and The Miller's tale, sex is promiscuous, prostitution rampant, and disloyalty prominent, which shows how women can affect their own self-respect, and how men take advantage of them. ... IN conclusion, Sex cannot be treated as an act of pure pleasure, for when it becomes that, the essence of love disappears from the act. ...

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What lies behind the attraction between the sexes? ... Simply by looking into your own mind and noticing how much of your time it spends thinking, fantasizing, dreaming, wondering, feeling depressed about people of the opposite sex and so on. Both men and women have entire sections of their anatomy devoted to sex and reproduction. ... People have a part of the anatomy devoted to sex and reproduction as well. ...

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Ever wonder how to motivate the opposite sex? ... A successful relationship depends on ones ability to communicate well with the opposite sex and be able to preserve through the four seasons of love. The next time that you get frustrated with the opposite sex, just remember that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. ...

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