While each of these influences are separate and distinct, it also important to note that each of them are intertwined and always manipulating each other. ... It is important to note that this train of thought directly influenced the very characters telling the stories. ... Early in The Decameron, as the seven women discuss matters in the church, one of them enviously notes that the people who pursue this "free-spirited" outlook "draw no distinction, as I have frequently heard and seen for myself, between what is honest and dishonest; and provided only that they are prompted by their appetite...

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Likewise, the night that Daphne meets with the singing Count marks the climax of the text both sexually and schematically. ... It is important to note that the time at which Daphne realises her feelings for the Count, is when she is in an almost dreamlike trance. ... Another recurring motif is the contrasting of day and night, also linked with light and dark. ... It is as though the primitive man and animalistic facet of Henry comes alive in the freedom of the night. Likewise, it is only in the night that Daphne is reall...

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Sex offenders are a highly diverse group of people, but all are individuals who have at least one of the following crimes in common: have committed violent sexual assault on a stranger, have had inappropriate sexual contact with a family member, have molested a child or any other inappropriate and criminal sexual behavior. Currently, in the United States, there are a total of 722,499 individuals who are registered sex offenders (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). However, this number does not reflect every person who has committed a sexual offense. Research shows that a lot of cases go unreported whi...

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