According to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, a family is "the basic unit in society having as its nucleus two or more adults living together and cooperating in the care and rearing of their own or adopted children. ( ... , exclusive, lifelong union of a man and a woman joined in an intimate community of life and love." (Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers About Same-Sex Unions, 1) According to the dictionary marriage is the legal union of two persons. It states nothing about gender. Catholics say that their truths about marriage are present in nature. But it is nature that creat...

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What is prostitution? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, prostitution is "a person who offers herself himself for sexual intercourse for money." Prostitution is lawfully the sale of sexual activities for money. The services exhibited by prostitutes may vary ... ...

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... be art, as in the work of Gauguin 1896 The Queen. The term pornography originates from two Greek words, porne, which means prostitute and graphein, which means to write. (Penguin Dictionary) It is my belief that the combination of the words was originally meant to describe, in literature, the sexual escapades of women who were deemed to be whores. Thus as ... ...

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... to exist. Some distinguish between erotica and porn, with porn being more violent, portraying unequal power in sexual relations or showing activities that are judged to be immoral. The Webster dictionary defines pornography asthe depiction of erotic behavior intended to cause sexual excitement.? Porn or not, representations of sexual behavior have existed through centuries and across cultures. Within western society, sex ... ...

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... only made my cousin even more curious. She wanted to know what sex meant, what sex was like, what was sex is. So I asked myself, what is sex? Well "The dictionary defines sex as: "the sum of the structural, functional, and behavioral characteristics of living things that are involved in reproduction by two interacting parents and that distinguish males and females ... ...

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The New World Dictionary defines the word minority as "the lesser part or smaller number; less than half of a total." Over the years the word minority has taken on many meanings. Most common, minority ... ...

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The word "prostitution" dates back to the year 1553. Webster's dictionary defines it as the act or practice of indulging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money or the state of being prostituted. Prostitution probably deserves the title of the oldest ... ...

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... , and help you to remain spotless for your future mate. All of these things play a part in why I believe abstinence is the best road. Notes 1 "Abstinence", The New Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English Language, 1997 ed. 2 D., Jeffrey The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide, Random House, New York, 1987 Kunz M.R.M., ed., and Finkel M.D., Asher J., ed., 3 Garner, Robert O., "Sex, Lies, and ... ...

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... this day of age. The problem that I see about this issue is that it seems not to have the same meaning as it did a few years back. In the Webster's Dictionary Sexual harassment is said to be: sexually annoy, persistently irritate. Apparently, people do not think that these instances occur anymore. In addition, women are accused of not being assertive enough ... ...

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... wish for it, dream of it, and expect it. When we find it, our lives become saturated with meaning. Then we get married" (1). What is marriage? According to Encarta Col1ege Dictionary, marriage is "a legally recognized relationship, established by a civil or religious ceremony, between two people who intended to live together as sexual and domestic partners." Nevertheless, what is a great marriage? In ... ...

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... goes to a prostitute, which is important because then sex was not looked upon greatly and usually women did not enjoy it. He then meets with Syme, who work for the Dictionary company and he talks about the new language with her, and how there will be less words since the government has taken out words they did not want. The party ... ...

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... many cookies in a bakery." (Archer 76) The college students were so enraged that they started to rebel against the middle class American lifestyles. Thus, the hippie and yippie was born. Dictionary.com describes a hippie as "some who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle." The term hippie may come from the word hip, which means "tuned in ... ...

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... much from one side, or this legal prostitution is not making enough income based on the governmental risk being taken, so taxes are increased. Prostitution is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "the act or practice of indulging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money". Although, some people such as myself see this promiscuous activity as evil/ungodly like and downright ... ...

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