The overwhelming view of sex in this era, at least publicly, was that of a tool used for procreation not recreation. ... In light of this decision, the Supreme Court found it then necessary to define "obscenity" and to distinguish it from the portrayal of sex. ... Brennan writes: "sex and obscenity are not synonymous Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest. ... "# Although, here, the court does give some leeway in the interpretation of obscenity and sex, the decision nevertheless, reveals the sexually repressed views of the era. Perhap...

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The men could not think of any particularly good memories or stories, and the narrator noticed that Mary, Bernard's wife (to whom Slaughterhouse Five is dedicated), seemed very angry about something. ... The book, Céline and His Vision, is a story of a French soldier whose skull gets cracked during World War I. ... He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel is ready to begin. ... In his own mind, Weary narrates the war stories he will one day tell. ... In his head he refers to them and himself as the Three Musketeers, and tells himself the stor...

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In another popular anti-war poem, "I sing of Olaf glad and big," Cummings redefines the American stereotype of a war hero by telling a story of a soldier who wouldn't conform to the traditions of the military. ... After the story ends, Cummings begins a narrative that praises Olaf's actions: "Chris(of His mercy infinite) i pray to see;and Olaf,too Preponderatingly because Unless statistics lie he was More brave than me:more blond than you." 5 The words "i sing of Olaf," suggest Cummings" attempt to make this poem an anthem, or tribute to honor a rebellious soldier whose o...

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Later he relates his dark, hopeless story to a group of friends. ... The story itself is a parody of the classic British children's story Coral Island by R. ... In this story, three boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, find themselves marooned on an island. ... The story is also heavily influenced by the impressionist movement. ... Do you see the story? ...

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In the 1960's, films such as The Seven Year Itch and Some Like it Hot By Billie Wilder was the beginning of a cycle of cynical, sex comedies concerned with the strategies of seduction which reflected the inevitable forthcoming of the sexual revolution in the later 1960's. ... Red may evoke a positive symbol involving passion, love, and sex, while the negative reaction could be violent, bloody, and corrupt. ...

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" One girl goes on to explain a complicated story as to why faster is better. Her story goes that faster is better because then you could escape being chased by a ware wolf, therefore you wont be bitten by one, and then you wont turn into one, and then you can escape one, and so on. ...

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As the bombs continued to fall and the fires continued burn a question arose from the rubble of what was once Germany. The question was how to deal with Germany. Germany was responsible for the start of World War II and they were partially responsible for the start of World War I. Since Germany has ...

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Introduction The genesis of World War One was controversial and was shrouded on confusion. Pinpointing exactly the political origins of the war is a still discordant issue even after all these years, however no one can deny that the facts are still there. While going into the background, history, and causes for the war is not necessary for this essay, it is important to realize that the systems in place during the pre-war period were essentially political "boiling pots" and these tensions carried over through the war into post war circumstances to shape new social movements. Many new politica...

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