... digitized culture where we are taught to crave food that does not nourish us, cookie-cutter relationships, clichés disguised as inspirations, religions without ecstasy, second- hand violence, third-hand sex, two-dimensional lives that are three sizes too small. (Pg. 11) The source of censorship comes from our lack of compassion, our fear of difference, and our reluctance too see ... Sopinka, believed that even though there may not be a direct link between porn and harm, that depictions of degrading sex does harm, and adversely affects attitudes towards women. In order to determine explo...

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... at all times. Is gender innate in humans or is it a case of social constructionism? The nature nurture debate is a very important one when it comes to discussing gender. If sex and gender can be separated, then it may imply that gender is socially constructed. Bohan (1993) states that The Social Constructionists view gender as a construct that identifies certain transactions that ... individual came to the context. Thus, performativity of gender are formalized repetitions of acts, imitations of dominant conventions of gender. In 'Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex'...

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... and spectacular, unpredictable, odd and quirky. These young people are those whom we don't expect to be uncivilised, threatening and undisciplined. In a similar vein, gendered headlines in relation to sex crimes, paedophile and murderous women have always been newsworthy. According to Hale (2011) "Almost all research will conclude that the media representation of crime exaggerate both the levels of ... Additionally, Greer (2007) has drawn attention to how the visual has become an increasingly important news value. Thus, for example, crime news stories that combine the key ingredients of ...

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... see, is an accurate way of depicting a cultures views and morals at a given time. "She's real fine, my 409- is a phrase that will last the test of time. Most people know that the song 409 was written by the Beach Boys. Not all people know, however, what the song is really about. The 409 was ... to you seems to fit this culture extraordinarily. The car in this song, a mustang, is not used for anything but to get the attention of the opposite sex. In another instance, the song Fuck my car by Too Short, a west coast rapper, uses the automobile as a way to explain how all women want him ... ...

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... Vivian, was judged to be "feebleminded- at seven months of age. Hence, three generations of "imbeciles- became the "perfect- family for Virginia officials to use as a test case in favor of the eugenic sterilization law enacted in 1924 (http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics). The court ruled a decision in favor of sterilization based on "three generations of imbeciles ... actually lower than the normal' peer group "sometimes social skills and understanding are lacking because of poor training- (88). Sterilization will not control a mentally handicapped person's sex drive; rather, it wi...

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... of a person in this society. No one is born because of marriage and conception is considered to be an obscenity. People are created in test tubes and are then conditioned. Everyone only knows what they have been "taught." They stay happy with the little that they know and the little ... a Gamma and put alcohol into his blood-surrogate" (Huxley, p.46 ) He quickly becomes an outcast and does not get along with the opposite sex. Bernard criticizes the utopian civilization until he discovers John the Savage in the savage reservation and introduces him to society. Bernard then becomes somewha...

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... sought to write about pure utopian societies. Huxley was one of those writers who created this futuristic world in which every person was grown from test tubes, conditioned biologically and psychologically, and then divided by caste. The castes range from highest intelligence levels (Alpha's) to moron intelligence levels (Epsilon ... as opposed to long-term pleasures (striving for big goals). Majority of these basic pleasures are physical; sex is the most used and simple pleasure for the people of the State. Sex to them is just something they do everyday and there is nothing attached to i...

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... protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability". Throughout this factum I will be touching on these issues. Charter challenges dealing with voting restrictions placed upon ... My colleagues and I argued that the crown failed to sufficiently show a rational connection between s. 51(e) and its objectives, also how the minimal impairment test is not met and how the proportional effect is missing. With that in mind we feel that s. 51...

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... technique. However, the actual problem of falling in love lies in the fear and hatred of the opposite sex. When fears or hates the opposite sex, it becomes overwhelmingly difficult for the to accept physical closeness with someone or to physically trust the other sex at all. It is said that man is naturally competitive and desires to subjugate all women. However, society ... of motherly love has been speculated to be simply narcissistic, since the infant was once a part of the mother and only later becomes separated. This speculation is supported by the test of motherly love, which is d...

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... , but its overarching plan for moral, social, and cultural improvement actually results in dystopian themes such as loss of individuality and brainwashing. In the World State, a person's life begins in a test tube when they are genetically engineered to fit into the structured caste system, and one's fate is predetermined by a scientist in the Central London Hatchery. The lowest caste is the ... Epsilon?). However, The Controllers have found ways around this consisting of personality conditioning, drugs called Soma, distracting activities like Obstacle Golf and Feelies (movies involving ...

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... a society where war, hunger, suffering, disease are illiminated along with the freedom to have your own emotions, will, and mind. In this society, humans are "conceived and mass-produced in test tubes and are genetically engineered with standardized traits" (Critical Survey of Long Fiction 2). Children are raised in laboratories were they are conditioned emotionally and socially through technology and the use ... drugs. In their adult lives the "children" are part of a social class already predetermined for them before birth. Their predestined lives are filled with promiscuous sex and t...

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... delegations. I had my choicethis or the Coloniesnobody but a nun would pick the Colonies' shows that women really have no choice because they would die in the Colonies, so they become sex slaves in this club. Other examples of lower classes include the Marthas and the Econowives. They are all women that become possessions of men, and their exploitation complies with Gileadian ... the pinnacle of evolution and he carefully sustains an unsettling atmosphere by making it perfectly clear we are a step down on the food chain to the evolutionary aristocracy in this test-tube world. He depicts...

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... involved in our looks than our own well-being. How can you look good if you don not even feel good about yourself? Dines gives examples from the HBO series Sex and the City and points out "In their desire to get a man and keep him, they were willing to do anything, even if they felt uncomfortable" (Dines). She ... when we hand it all to men. Women are given "soft" topics. That is almost insulting to me. As if I got put in a lower class for failing one test. It makes you feel dumb. That is where it is the woman's fault for letting men think that they have all the power. I know women coul...

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... of Criminology views that criminal behaviour is the product of external forces that are beyond individual control. Secondly, the positive school relies strictly on the use of empirical methods to test hypothesis. Durkheim (1858-1917) indicated that crime is linked to the differences within the society. Durkheim concluded that if crime did not exist, it would mean a static society behaving the ... -1920) described how cultural and religious forces controlled the social climate to prevent crime. Adolphe Quetelet used objective mathematical techniques to investigate the influence of social ...

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... the woman cooks and cleans. These stereotypes have yet to go away in today's media. The women's image was more apparent because Lucy initiated the fact that she wanted to test her abilities. It was her and her friend's idea to do this competition, leaving the two with stereotypical outcomes. 7. When radio was at its peak, everyone tuned in to hear ... , the more control is passed on (Kolker 280). Social media sites like Facebook are becoming so convenient, that as easy as a click of the button is, both potential employers and sex offenders scan every click. Due to postmodernism communica...

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... 's parents decide to have a second child. They went to a genetic councilor who prepared four embryos from their genetic material to select from. The selection process involved choosing everything from the sex of the child-to-be to its eye color. Every gene that could and would be expressed for each of the embryos was predetermined and available on a computer print out ... they have a hand in guaranteeing that their child will succeed. Roger Ebert once said, "What is genetic engineering, after all, but preemptive plastic surgery? Make the child perfect in the test tube, and save money lat...

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... - like behavior, therefore, he can be considered conscious. In humans, we determine feelings through evidence of their actions and behavior. Rodney's behavior confirms that he too can feel. The Turing Test, named after Alan Turing, demonstrates that behavior is sufficient for consciousness. When you enter into a conversation with the machine, asking its questions and receiving answers, it is reasonable to declare ... to ours, then they should be regarded with similar rights as we benefit form. Humans have a sad record in their willingness to grant equal rights across race, class, religio...

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... used by experimenters to determine if an area of the brain had the properties to predispose a person the deviant behavior. They had more severe deviant behavior in mind such as sex crimes, rape, theft, assault, murder, treason, and fraud. They figure that they do not have the right controlling power for that area of the brain if they are acting abnormal ... the Irresistible Impulse Rule insanity is emotional rather than an intellectual condition (Pfuhl 45). Mental illnesses can also either be caused or helped become worse from drugs and alcohol. The test done by psychologists were those...

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... used by experimenters to determine if an area of the brain had the properties to predispose a person the deviant behavior. They had more severe deviant behavior in mind such as sex crimes, rape, theft, assault, murder, treason, and fraud. They figure that they do not have the right controlling power for that area of the brain if they are acting abnormal ... the Irresistible Impulse Rule insanity is emotional rather than an intellectual condition (Pfuhl 45). Mental illnesses can also either be caused or helped become worse from drugs and alcohol. The test done by psychologists were those...

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... my opinion on the book and what I thought of it. Brave New World starts you off in a laboratory where they are making artificial babies or what I like to call them test tube babies. Lenina is a woman in this society that sometimes just doesn't understand why they do certain things in her society. Her first attraction is to a guy in her society ... had to say they convinced her and her son to come back to the perfect society with them. John disliked the outside world very much. Lenina tried to engage in sex with John, but John really loved Lenina. He learned how to express himself in thi...

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... the practicality of virtual reality however, it still left much to be desired. It seems that Orenstein was disgruntled when she came to an exhibit and the topic of cyber-sex was raised. Perhaps it wasn't just that it came up but more like how it came up. The idea of a man and woman being in a virtual world and a man fondling ... of virtual reality. That no one is sure what to expect. Just as with any other technology, the only way to find out the results of virtual reality are to test the limits. Knowing that virtual reality has the ability to affect so many people in such a large numbe...

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... - like behavior, therefore, he can be considered conscious. In humans, we determine feelings through evidence of their actions and behavior. Rodney's behavior confirms that he too can feel. The Turing Test, named after Alan Turing, demonstrates that behavior is sufficient for consciousness. When you enter into a conversation with the machine, asking its questions and receiving answers, it is reasonable to declare ... to ours, then they should be regarded with similar rights as we benefit form. Humans have a sad record in their willingness to grant equal rights across race, class, religio...

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... on grades and not the material or the knowledge that we gain. We are measured on testing and not on knowledge. I really dislike this because I could not pass a multiple-choice test if my life depended on it. I do however understand the information and can apply it to life. Leaving concerns of a silly letter grade on a piece of paper. Substitution of non ... . Control seems to be the last part of McDonaldization control is slowed from birth-death and back to food production it even goes to the extent of people choosing the sex of their own child as well as living longer then ever imagined...

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... world is slowly approaching the extremities from Huxley's Brave New World. Our world has slowly begun to enter Huxley's world. Sharla Miller of Gillette, Wyoming was able to choose the sex of her baby though the PGD gender selection system. The controversy lies here: When is using this technology pushing the thin line between preserving one's health to give them a chance ... . This is how our society is similar to the Fordian's. They are able to have "Community, Identity, Stability" via decanting. But their stability and identities is fake; made up in test tubes in a factory-like atmosph...

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... controlling of knowledge of the past. He thinks for himself and is faitful to his thinking just as a critical person will do. Winston hates the Party passionately and wants to test the limits of its power by committing innumerable crimes throughout the novel, ranging from writing "Down with Big Brother- in his diary, to having an illegal love affair with Julia ... novel. Winston's and John's objections and criticisms were destined to the different types of controls the governments used for dominating the society, which were the control of reproduction (birth) and sex, the manipulation o...

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