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Taboo Language Utaboopia is a recently discovered planet with many humans inhabiting the place.
Just like any other humans, Utaboopians have their language for communication purposes. It was
necessary to learn the Utaboopia language and how to communicate with them. However, the
Utaboopians do not have any taboo language in their culture. For the humans living on planet earth,
they have some limitations structured by a particular culture on words that are publicly considered
vile in what is known as taboo language or taboo words. Therefore, since there is no such thing as
taboo words in the language of Utaboopia, here is a description of the taboo language and how it
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For instance taboo words on profanity; secular and derisive language, blasphemy; anti–religion
words like holy shit, what the hell, and sexual language. Taboo words are many ranging to referents
such as disgusting objects, animal names, racial insults and psychological digressions such as wimp,
retard and psycho. There is a limited semantic range of taboo words, therefore, the need to classify
taboo words into sexual, religious or scatological taboos. The taboo language would range from
somewhat offensive words to exceedingly ugly taboo words. Use of taboo language could produce
either positive or negative consequences depending on the context (Ladkin, 17). For instance, a
speaker could use taboo language to arouse humor amongst his or her audience to help ease a rather
tense situation or conversation. How offensive or appropriate a word or words are largely based on
the setting or circumstance that they are used. For example, the way a teenager will name a sexual
organ in the presence of fellow teenagers is different from the way the teenager will refer to the sex
organ to their parents or teachers. Therefore, the offensiveness of taboo words is defined by the
pragmatic variables like the relationship between speaker and listener, the age difference, the tone
used and the social and physical background. A five–year–old toddler, for instance, could utter taboo
words without knowing the meaning the way adults do. On the other hand, what children see as
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Kinship Is Used For Cross Cultural Comparison
Marshall Sahlins also effectively shows that there is a disadvantage among kinship being used for
cross–cultural comparison because interdependency tends to be found among many different groups
regardless of their kinship models. Therefore because kinship exists in all cultures, and all cultures
have interdependency in order for the relationships to function, it makes it easier to compare various
cultures. It is also evident in another text called "Witch Beliefs and Social Structure" by Monica
Wilson that those we consider kin do not automatically have affection for us therefore a strong bond
may not always be present. Wilson greatly expresses that in the Nyakysua and the Pondo tribes,
witchcraft is usually practiced and aimed towards those who are in the same village. It is especially
more likely to happen if these individuals are always talking about their good fortunes to their
families, they are likely to become a target of witchcraft. Sometimes these people are related by
blood, but even though they might be, this example puts forth that even though kinship is found
among these cultures, it does not mean that these people share a relationship with each other and not
individuals themselves value kinship in the same way, therefore it is disadvantageous to use kinship
when comparing cultures.
It seems that in order for people to have a kinship bond with each other they have to be somewhat
similar in one way or another but do not have to be blood related. Radcliffe–Brown

Taboo In Utah Culture
Taboo is defined as a social subject, person, place, or thing, prohibited by a social custom. In my
definition of the work taboo, it means that something is not appropriate in the culture I live in. For
example it is Taboo in Utah culture is to be a Democrat because most of the state are Republicans,
they look at Democrats and the think that they are communists. In my survey that I interviewed 10
people there was some surprising results and some foods were considered more taboo than others.
For example the number one food that most people would never eat was human beings. Eating
human beings is considered taboo because our societies stance that killing and eating our fellow
kind is immoral and is one of the worst crimes that you can commit. I also found that insects and
animals that we are closely related to have a stigma of being taboo in our society. After my research
I would have to say that there is still definitely taboo's in our society especially when it comes to our
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This answer was overwhelming compared to the other three answers eat without hesitation, never
eat, and neutral. I interviewed my fellow peers and my co workers, this result shows that our culture
has no taboo for eating anything if you are starving to death. The result of the eat when starving was
a little over half of all the answers. The second of the most answered towards the survey is that they
would never eat it, this result shows that the people that I interviewed would never even considered
eating that subject material such as human and rocky mountain oyster. This result was around one
fourth of all that answered. The third most answered question is that they would eat it, this was the
most surprising to me because all of the people that I interviewed they all put that they would eat

George Peter Murrdock Incest Taboo
The incest taboo has been rigid regulation that has been found in majority of cultures. The incest
taboo forbids the sexual intercourse or marriage between any types of kin. This rule appears in many
cultures or clan–members and they emphasize that any relationship between family members is a
taboo and should not take part in it. However, there are also cultures that actually prescribe and
allow these types of relationships between close family members. This incest taboo is ultimately up
to the culture and how they perceive it. George Peter Murdock writes about his cross culture
findings about the incest, as do many other writers. Most of these writers talk about the origins of
the incest taboo and the positive functions for not part taking in any type of incest.
George Peter Murdock is best known for writing a book about kinship and Murdock does this by
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These theories are only a handful of the theories for the origin of the incest taboo. The childhood–
familiarity theory is a theory by Edward Westermarck. Westermarck's theory suggests that people
that have been around their family members or peer group since childhood, that closeness will
prevent any sexual feelings for those family members or peers. However, the Westermarck's theory
has been discredited, but some scientists do think the theory has some kind of relevancy to the incest
taboo. (Ember 197). There has been studies that has shown that people marrying a person out of
their peer group, "... among 125 couples, there was 'not one instance in which both mates were
reared from birth in the same peer group.'" (Ember 197). This finding was from the works of Yonina
Talmon, who had studied the marriage patterns in developed communities in Israel (Ember

What Is Taboo
Taboo: A Taboo is essentially anything that is considered to be immoral or wrong by the norms of
society.
What is a Taboo? A taboo is anything that is forbidden or frowned upon as per society norms.
Anything that may be considered immoral or wrong by society is essentially said to be taboo. The
taboos may be based in cultural or moral beliefs; things that we generally consider as wrong, such as
adultery, theft, murder or cannibalism. There are also a number of taboos that maybe influenced by
religion; for example, many religions consider being gay as taboo or some religions prohibit eating
meat from certain animals. Taboo are very common various traditional communities around the
world. In these places taboo are customs which can range from being light to being very ... Show
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Also it is also taboo to get married without nikah. Or to get married more than one wife. The word,
taboo is derived from the Tongan 'tapu' or Fijian 'tabu'. The Tongan, 'tapu' means, "consecrated,
inviolable, forbidden, unclean or cursed," whereas the Fijian 'tabu' is defined as "prohibited,
disallowed, forbidden." boos vary over different societies, cultures, religions, etc. Something that
may be accepted in one culture or society, may be taboo is another. For example: Most societies
consider eating dogs as taboo, whereas there are certain regions in East Asia, where dog meat is
considered a delicacy.
Most religions have their own set of taboos. These taboos become generalized in cultures, where
that religion is predominant. For example: In Hinduism, it is taboo to eat cattle. Hence, in India,
where Hinduism is predominant, cattle meat is not easily available. Once, it was impossible to find
cattle meat in India, as cows were worshiped in the olden days. Due to globalization and influx of
people belonging to other religions, cattle meat is now available at some specialty stores and

Summary : ' Slavers Bay '
In slavers bay, Ziffio posed as an unsullied warrior in order to gather information. He spent a year
among the ranks gaining the trust of the unsullied officers before finally gaining a position close to
the queen.
The only time Ziffio went against his training as a faceless man was at the end of his life. His time
in Merien had served him well. He had been appointed to Danerises personal guard, was liked
among the unsullied, and had gathered enough information that a suitable price for any request
could be determined. Ziffio was there the day the fighting pits reopened. As the sons of the harpy
attacked Ziffio was faced with a choice, fight as the unsullied he was masquerading as or return to
the House of Black and White and let events play out as the many faced god intended. Ziffio had
every intention of leaving until he heard a stampede of horses. There were none around, only people
running for their lives but in the back of his mind he could hear the sound of his mother's voice
saying "protect the Khaleesi " over the naying of hours. In that moment Ziffio knew he may have
left the Dothraki Sea to become no one and he may have believed that the great stallion had
abandoned him but here and now the spirit of the great stallion was there and he was a Dothraki.
Ziffio died protecting the woman responsible for his grates enemies' death, just as he said he would.
Personality
Ziffio son of Zinemmo like most Dothraki is known for his arrogance. But unlike

Business Negotiation Of Euphemism And Expression
Business negotiations of euphemism and expression
Catalogue
Abstract............................................................................3
Introduction.......................................................................3
Body..................................................................................3
1. Business environment, each of the parties to achieve the intended purpose....3
2. Euphemism and Politeness Principle.............................................4
3. Business negotiations Pragmatic Politeness Strategy................................6
4. Business English Euphemism and expression........................................7
Conclusion.........................................................................7
Reference...........................................................................8
【Abstract】
Euphemism expression is commonly used in business correspondences and business negotiation.
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Euphemism literally means "use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more
accurate or direct ones.
Euphemism is the use of language in the process of a universal phenomenon; it is not only a social
linguistic phenomenon, but also a cultural phenomenon. Whether or foreign communication in daily
life, we will have to be verbal communication. Because some differences in living habits or
customs, as well as different cultural backgrounds have different taboos of society, we must learn to
use euphemisms to avoid embarrassment or unpleasant. Therefore, only about euphemisms in
different backgrounds, different environments using the method in order to achieve the purpose of
successful communication. Euphemisms may reflect a variety of social psychology, which also
reflects a variety of Euphemism of social communicative function. Euphemisms in various fields
have a wide range of applications, it is for us to learn English, carry out effective cross–cultural
communication are of great help
B.The causes Euphemism
a)As the fear of heaven and earth spirits and the use of euphemism
"Whether or primitive tribe is a highly civilized society, there is the phenomenon of euphemism; no
matter how large or minority language languages, there are euphemisms. Euphemism used in the

field of all sectors of society." Spirits of the call is to generate pairs of euphemism The earliest one
area. The people of early times, due to the level of

An Analysis Of Toni Morrison 's God Help The Child And...
In most people's lives, their relationship with their mother is one of the most important influences on
them. It is because of this unavoidable fact that the main characters in both Toni Morrison's God
Help the Child and Suzan Lori Parks' Getting Mother's Body experience many repercussions of the
strained relationship they had with their respective mothers. Both stories revolve around young
women who are finally reaching a point in their lives in which they must face and reconcile with
their problems from the past. In this essay, I will examine and discuss the characters themselves, the
relationship between mother and daughter, and how these relationships affected the outcome of the
lives of both daughters. In order to fully understand the relationships between these characters, it is
important to understand what kind of people they are. Understanding the mothers is especially
critical because their actions played an integral part in shaping their daughters into what they are
now. Sweetness and Willa Mae, from God Help the Child and Getting Mother's Body, respectively,
are both very complicated and interesting figures.
Sweetness, the mother of Bride, is a very hard–headed woman who believes in tough love. She is
also cynical, addressing her daughter about her and new grandchild in the last line of the book by
saying, "Listen to me. You are about to find out what it takes, how the world is, how it works and
how it changes when you are a parent. Good luck and God help the

A Study on English Euphemism
A Study on English Euphemism
Euphemism is defined in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(1978)as¡°(an example
of)the use of a pleasanter£¬less direct name for something thought to be unpleasant.¡± The New
Edition of the Oxford Concise Dictionary (1976) defines euphemism as ¡°Substitution of mild or
vague or roundabout expression for harsh or direct one; expression that substituted.¡±
Euphemism is to use a polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is
thought of as too direct or rude. The word euphemism comes from the Greek eu, good, and pheme,
speech or saying, and thus means literally to speak with good words or in a pleasant manner.
1. Characteristics of Euphemism
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¢ò.Why people use euphemisms Euphemism is a universal language phenomenon£¬and the reasons
for using euphemisms are complicated. There are two main reasons. They are psychological need
and social need. 2.1 psychological need
Psychologically people are in need of euphemisms. Generally speaking people desire to be
safe£¬happy£¬healthy and lucky. And at the same time£¬People fear something. They fear
disease£¬death£¬old age£¬poverty£¬and any sort of disability; they fear supernatural forces
that£¬they suppose£¬may come from religion and superstition; they fear all the other negative sides
of their life. These negative things£¬notions and events inevitably exist around them and form the
taboos in their life. People choose to avoid being contacted with them and even in language they try
not to mention them. When they have to be mentioned£¬People would resort to euphemisms instead
of them. Thus£¬People would Psychologically feel as if they were not mentioned. Using
euphemisms gives people a feeling that they are some distance to what they fear and resorting to
euphemism seems to be a guarantee of their safety happiness health and good luck.
2.2 social need
Besides the Psychological need¡¡there is a social need for people to use euphemisms. As we know
that in a culture there are certain notions or things strongly forbidden by social customs. Once they
are acknowledged by the society, a tacit convention to euphemize them is formed among all the

Theme Of Incest In The Fall Of The House Of Usher
The discourse of "incest" is considered almost universally as taboo and so is the study of the
phenomena of sexual relations between closely related individuals in its diverse manifestations.
Literary texts at length have tried to explore incest as social and psychological deviance but the
discussion moves to the margins of the narrative into unspoken or rather "unspeakable" territory.
The mainstream discourse prevents the writers from representing and speaking about the theme of
incest explicitly. It remains restricted to a marginal space and can be understood only through a deep
exploration of the individual characters and the narrative style of the text.
Edgar Allen Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher, published in 19th century indirectly
represents the incestuous love between Usher and his twin sister Madeline. The plot or the narrative
doesn't speak of the attraction at an external level. A similar relationship exists between Estha and
Rahel, the twins in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things, published towards ... Show more
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This includes both heterosexual and homosexual relations the most common being the heterosexual.
The Fall of the House of Usher, a 19th century Gothic short story indirectly deals with the theme of
incest between the protagonist Roderick Usher and his twin sister Madeline. The author takes the
utmost care not to mention the term anywhere in the text but rather conveys it through the
description of the extraordinary nature of their family.
I had learned, too, the very remarkable fact, that the stem of the Usher race, all time–honoured as it
was , had put forth, at no period, any enduring branch; in other words, that the entire family lay in
their direct line of descent, and had always, very trifling and very temporary variation, so lain.

Deviance Regulation Theory Analysis
Deviance regulation theory seeks to explain why people choose to deviate from behavioural norms
in order to create definitive identities for themselves (Blanton 2003:115). The theory states that
people want to choose how they are viewed by people, by deciding in which way they are different
from others (Blanton 2003:115). Deviance regulation theorists believe that differences in behaviour
is what gives people their individuality (Blanton 2003:115). However, people have the opportunity
to choose specific ways in which way they would like to deviate from these behavioural norms.
Deviance regulation theorists believe that people decide to deviate in ways that are positive and
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The three types of commitment are said to be the cause of why people make deviant actions (Ulmer
2000:317). Whether people choose to behave counternormatively depends on how they interpret the
situation they are in (Ulmer 2000:317). Structural commitment has to do with the external factors,
which shape the actions of a person depending on the environment and the people involved (Ulmer
2000:318). Personal commitment has to do with internal factors, whether a person wants to follow
through with a certain action (Ulmer 2000:318). Moral commitment also involves internal factors;
however, these factors are not based on internal desire they are based on whether an action is
believed to be right or wrong (Ulmer 2000:318). Therefore, the threefold commitment theory states
that people choose to make deviant acts based on a combination of these three factors. I believe
deviance regulation theory can be improved using the threefold commitment theory. One of the
main problems with the deviance regulation theory is that it focuses on one aspect of deviance, thus
making it less generalizable. Deviance regulation theory can be compared to the personal
commitment aspect of the threefold commitment theory as it only focuses on internal factors. Such
as one's desire to commit a deviant act based on how it will positively impact them. Deviance
regulation theory focuses on the desire to establish an identity through committing deviant acts. I
believe deviance regulation theory only focuses on internal factors that influence deviant behaviour,
which is only one aspect of deviance. Whereas the threefold commitment theory focuses on both
internal and external influences of deviance, making the theory more generalizable to more people
and contexts. Another problem with the deviance regulation theory is that it views deviant behaviour
as a choice based on one's

Comparison Between Durkheim And Freud 's Theory Of Religion
Throughout this essay, an attempt to compare and contrast two key theorists approach to the study of
religion namely Durkheim and Freud will take place. This will consist of four stages, firstly an
introduction comprising of a definition of religion by Durkheim will occur. Secondly a comparison
and contrast of the approaches by Freud and Durkheim to the study of religion, as well as the
strength and weaknesses of these approaches and lastly a presentation of a conclusion will occur.
A number of problems are often encountered when dealing with the study of religion, the foremost
problem has to do with defining religion. For instance, definitions that attach and limit religion to
simply a belief in God/gods tend to be vague as well as narrow and to some degree not entirely
accurate. This is mainly because definitions like the one mentioned above neglect to take into
account atheistic religions that do not believe in God/gods. This is illustrated in a definition
provided by the oxford English dictionary, 'Action or conduct indicating belief in, obedience to, and
reverence for a god, gods, or similar superhuman power; the performance of religious rites or
observances.'
An alternative definition is presented in Durkheim's book, The Elementary Forms of religious life,
A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say things
set apart and forbidden–beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a
church,

Sociology Deviant Essay
Being Deviant for a Day In this project I decided to be over–talkative in the sense that whenever
someone spoke to me and asked how I was doing or what was new in my life, I would go above and
beyond what they probably were expecting me to do so. So for me being a deviant in this way made
perfect sense because I normally don't talk much about myself, more of a listener than anything. I
started everything out by going about my normal day, errands and going to my college classes. So I
went to Wal–Mart of all places and not even five minutes into my shopping there I ran into two
friends that I haven't seen in a long time, and of course they said, "So how have you been? Anything
new going on in your life?" So I went into the deviance ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
So that we don't loose touch again!" Major shock to me I was expecting that they would've said
something more along the lines of "Dang girl, I didn't think you would talk that much" or "You
talked my ear off, I don't like it when you talk so much!" But everyone was very understanding
about everything, what I said about being pregnant again they gave me encouraging words that since
I'm doing so well with my daughter now that I will do even better with my son when he arrives.
Also that I'm a great mother and even though yes it is stressful I will make it through it all. As for
how I felt during this whole experiment I just didn't feel right, as in the sense that I normally don't
speak that much about myself at all. So for me being a deviant in this way made perfect sense
because I normally I am more of a listener than anything. At first I didn't know if I was even going
to be able to pull this deviant behavior off. It was hard for me to keep a straight face, I kept laughing
cause it just not me to talk so much. It was pretty funny that I acted so much like someone else. But
later on I noticed that it was nice to do something different, it gave me a whole new perspective on
things. Made me think about how I am with my friends when they are talking to me. Made me more
aware of how I respond not only verbally but also non–verbally, because as I experienced it was
crucial how I perceived how everyone reacted to me. I learned that the

The Anxiety Of Incest In The Nineteenth Century
Hatib Kadir
Connoly defines Incest as a marriage with their near consanguinity. Incest was widely practiced up
to the nineteenth century. He explores the anxiety of Incest from two perspectives, phonology and
physiology approach. But I got an impression that his presentation was more exploring on the latter
one. One of the anxieties that came from the incest was about genetic disease. The arrival of new
asylum, such as prison and hospital, and the professionalization medical and science became the key
roles in prohibiting the incest. The anxiety toward incest was more because of the physiological
reasons, rather than the abstract philosophical theories. The bad effect of incest is observable. In the
domain of the progressive science, scientists proved the detrimental effects of incest. On the other
hand, people also believe that Incest will exaggerate the bad side and the peculiarity of the family
for their next generation. People not only afraid of infectious disease but also hereditary disease. The
end of the 19th century was also a moment where people started to think that reproduction was also
an issue. Thus, by prohibiting incest, people believed that they could reproduce a wealth family. ...
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Interestingly, the law saw incest from the sexual intercourse perspective, rather than marriage. Incest
was more serious than rape as the offender was his own family, like step father or stepbrother. Incest
became a something like a criminal act. The logic of the law was concerned on the male pleasure,
specifically on the relationship of father and daughter. The law was getting more complicated if the
daughter who seduced the father first. The father could be found not

Human Suffering: Preventing Humans From Achieving True...
There is a very commonly held belief that life is difficult. More to the point, life consists of a lot of
suffering. It is common to hear comments such as, life is a constant struggle, life is an uphill battle, a
never–ending fight. These comments raise many questions about the nature, or even the very
existence of absolute happiness. Is it possible for a human being to ever achieve complete
happiness? Answering this question completely is impossible because humans are very complex and
each one of us has a different definition of happiness.
Sigmund Freud took a different approach to the question of human happiness. In an excerpt from his
book, which is titled Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud identified what he felt were the three ...
What does this actually mean? Freud explains that "we shall never completely master nature...",
despite the vast technological and innovative advances that humans have made (Zwann, Junyk, &
Zielinski, 2010). Human beings are constantly attempting to work the world in their own favour, and
are constantly reminded that they simply lack the power to truly do so. Freud further addresses that
this is a continuous struggle that humanity has gone through for hundreds of years, generation after
generation. For each advancement that is made, there appears to be some level of negative
connotations. He makes the example of how we may take a certain amount of pleasure in hearing
the voice of a loved one from thousands of miles away over the phone, we also worry about that
person due to the distance. In addition, there have been quite a few advances that do not particularly
seem to have negative effects, such as the medicinal advances which now protect women and their
children from once fatal infections. What cannot be ignored, however, is that there are certain
attributes of nature that are simply beyond human control. These are often referred to as being
destructive acts of nature, such as tornadoes, floods and volcanic eruptions. These overly powerful
natural phenomena are attributes that human beings cannot cultivate, and often damage the human
civilization. Humans suffer because of this, as their homes are often destroyed, their

One of the most puzzling questions in anthropology is why...
One of the most puzzling questions in anthropology is why marriage and incest taboos are nearly
universal institutions in human societies. In order to answers these questions their many theories
will be explained and compared.
There are many theories for the universal institution of marriage. It solves a few problems between
men and women, but these problems cannot be considered the prime motivation for marriage as an
institution. Some of these problems include sharing the products of gendered labor, caring for
extremely dependent offspring, and minimizing sexual competition.
If sharing the products of labor was the cause of the development of marriage, why did humans not
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The production of such offspring would render these unions evolutionarily unfit.
Sex and Gender are two very different concepts in anthropology. Sex refers to the biological
differences inherent in males and females. Gender is a socially and culturally defined construction
and may be different between different societies. In many different cultures gender differences do
not always align with sexual differences. Many cultures in fact see male and female as opposing
ends of a continuum; there may be many intermediate 'genders' between male and female.
These social constructions may be very difficult to separate from the biological realities of maleness
and femaleness. For example a cross–cultural study done by anthropologists recorded that boys
within many societies tend to be more aggressive than the females within that same culture. Females
in turn tend to be more nurturing in those cultures. Since these differences are universal, are they a
product of biological differences? Or do all societies need men and women for different roles and so
they socialize their children appropriately? A study on Australian aborigines has shown a high level
of female aggression, leading many researchers to speculate that behavioral differences are cultural
in origin. The Navajo of Southwestern United States

The, Social, And The World Of The Plaz Material Culture &...
In the vast field of anthropology, there are many ways to investigate a particular society. The three
readings; Being–in–the–Market versus Being–in–the–Plaza: Material Culture and the Construction
of Social Reality in Spanish America, Excluded Spaces: The Figure in the Australian Aboriginal
Landscape, and Indexical Speech across Samoan Communities all approach this topic differently.
The first uses physical anthropology to examine the landscape, the second uses anthropological
taboo to examine how this impacts the culture, and finally the third uses linguistic anthropology to
analyze the home life of a tribe. Although all different in nature, each form plays a key role in
understanding the world from the view of an anthropologist. As such this paper will examine the
similarities and differences of each work. So that they can be compared to one another, to form a
concrete view of the material, which enables the reader to fully understand how each work relates to
one another.
While in Spanish America Miles Richardson examines the difference between the busy street
markets and the indoor plaza. Noticing that the two seem to mirror opposites in nature, he concludes
that the reason for this is due to "material culture" (Low & Lawrence–zuniga, 1988). Upon this
conclusion, Richardson continues into detail comparing the two places of business. However before
this comparison can be made, the concept of material culture must be explained first. As put by
Richardson "Material culture...

Food Taboos
Food Taboos "Would You Eat Breast Milk Cheese?" (Hamm, 2010). I have shown this headline to
multiple people and have received the same reaction from everyone. Most of these people I work
with at a daycare. We all handle and serve breast milk on a daily basis. Also we watch mothers nurse
their infants. Yet, the reaction did not surprise me, even with this comfort level with human breast
milk. This reaction falls along the line of disgust and shock. One person even reacted with a sharp
reply of "I DID NOT NEED TO SEE THAT!" There is something about the thought of consuming
human breast milk that makes people squirm.
Human Breast Milk is touted as the perfected food for infants. There is extreme pressure placed on
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"Two documentaries airing on the National Geographic Channel this week examine delicacies and
taboo foods around the globe, revealing that what's good or bad is all a matter of taste." (National
Geographic). This is only one of the channels that covers this topic on a regular occasion (I would
use the word basis); there are many more that cover every kind of taboo in the world.
Culture forms as sense of who we are in the larger community in which we exist among. This
connection shapes the rules we follow to exist to peacefully live with one another. The culture we
grow up in shapes our relationship with food. For better or worse, depending on if we accept and
live up to the cultural norms presented to us. For those who choose to not follow them will be faced
with consequences for rejecting theses norms. For me, the sub–culture of my family in the United
States has had a major impact of what food taboos I hold. I was raised on a very limited palate of
food diversity and was rarely challenged to try new or unique food. This is only made worse by
having Asperger's Syndrome, which, causes sensory issues related to food. It can relate to any of the
senses related to eating or cooking. As a result, I do not enjoy eating as a general rule and do not
derive pleasure from it. The reason why this is true: is that I am very picky and eating is challenging
for me.
This taboo can affect me socially. Our society in the United States, places

Correlation Between Tattoos and Risky Behavior Essay example
This study will examine the correlation between deviance and tattoos. We hypothesize that there will
be a correlation between the amount of tattoos one has and their participation in risky activities. We
also hypothesis that people with tattoos, are more likely to engage in sexual activities with multiple
partners. The next hypothesis will be that tattooed individuals are more likely to engage in drugs and
alcohol usage. An online survey created by the authors will be used to score the participant's
involvement in risky activities. The question to be addressed is whether or not tattoos have an effect
on ones participation in risky activities. The participants will be given a revised version of the
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Tattooed individuals also score higher in the sexual activity category of the Revised Wisconsin
Youth Risk Behavior Survey. This supports our hypothesis that people with tattoos, are more likely
to engage in sexual activities with multiple partners. The results from alcohol and drug usage
indicate there is no significant difference between tattooed and non–tattooed individuals pertaining
to drugs or alcohol. Getting Inked: A look into deviance and tattoos
Tattooing has become a mainstream event; about one in five adults in the United States have at least
one tattoo (Stanglin, 2012). In the United States, tattoos were once seen as a symbol of rebellion.
They were mostly seen on bikers or people who were consider tough. These stereotypes brought
about the assumption that people with tattoos are deviant and are more willing to engage in risky
behavior and commit crimes. This negative perception of tattooed individuals is what brings us to
look deeper into the actions and minds of those who "get inked". Our purpose is to examine whether
or not people who get tattoos are more likely to engage in risky activity. In our study, risky activities
was defined as actions of a person who is more willing to step outside of society's boundaries and
participate in more impulsive, sensation seeking, adventurous and sexual activities (Wohlrab, Fink,
Kappeler, & Brewer, 2009). In our study we will focus on some

Same Sex Adoption Report
There are taboos all across the world; some taboos are considered normal depending on where you
are. Today most taboos are depicted through media, characters on TV shows who smoke are usually
the deadbeats going nowhere, and this influences the public that smoking is not good and should be
avoided. Another taboo is adults who wish to adopt children, but it's looked at in a harsher light if
the ones who wish to adopt a child is in a same–sex relationship or is single.
It is not easy to adopt a child, and it really shouldn't be easy because that child needs a home that'll
treat them well. However, adopting a child while in a heterosexual relationship is hard, adopting a
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There are people who do not have a partner and wishes to raise a child, an option for that person is
adoption, but they too face bias from others who believe that because the single person can't provide
a stable home for a kid. "In Gladney's domestic programs we seek out adoptive parents who meet
the attributes most sought after by women placing their children for adoption. The overwhelming
majority of these birth mothers are planning adoption in order to provide their child with a mother
and a father. With this in mind, we are not accepting single adoptive parents into our domestic
programs at this time"(Gladney). Although Gladney Center for Adoption seems to be open to
someday allow single people to adopt, it is also up to the birth mothers on who will be keeping their
biological

Deviant Behavior Analysis
One current even from the news that I am going to discuss regarding deviant behavior is last week's
shooting of the news crew in Roanoke, Virginia. I chose this for several different reasons. This
happened close to where I live, my husband was one of many Special Agents who responded to this,
and it is something that I am sure most of you all have heard about. When talking about these
deviant acts, shooting and killing two people and then himself, I feel that one theory that explains
this behavior is the extension of the structural and anomie theory, which is known as strain theories.
To be more precise, I feel that this behavior is both the second and third type of strain. The second
strain according to Franzese (2009, p. 43), "occurs

Service Sabotage
INTRODUCTION The relationship between frontline service employees and customers has always
been interesting research topic for service marketers as the customer–contact service employee is
the service and organization in the customers' eyes and consumer interpretations of employee
performance will create their impression of the service brand (Zeithaml and Bitner, 2009). Most
early work on service frontline employees is based on the assumption that interaction between
service encounters and customers is harmonious and productive, where service provider tries its best
to satisfy customer's needs and expectations and where service failure is generally described as
service performance that fails below a customer's expectations for all kinds ... Show more content
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Hartline and Ferrell (1996) state that main causes of negative employee behaviour are stress,
frustration, and confusion inherent in the boundary–spanning service role. This perspective is
sympathetic to the front line service employees as authors suggest that ambiguous roles frustrate
employees and this impacts on consumer satisfaction and consequently on the service brand.
Employees may feel overworked, badly paid, and highly stressed (Hartline and Ferrell, 1996), which
affects their behaviour. Harris and Ogbonna (2002) deny this perspective, and its assumption that
employees are "malleable" and "submissive". They also deny perspective that a saboteur is "deviant"
as this may suggest that the individual is acting irrationally. Employees willingly misbehave and are
fully intent in such actions (Harris and Ogbonna, 2006). Authors suggest that sabotage offers
"equalisation" as it allows employees to react to difficult consumers or management demands
(Harris and Ogbonna, 2006). Through a survey of low–wage frontline customer–contact employees
Harris and Ogbonna (2006) showed that service workers' characteristics are linked to their
tendencies to sabotage service encounters, and service sabotage behaviors are associated with
individual and group rewards, effects for customers, and other performance measures. Their findings
further show that management control efforts and perceived labor market conditions are also linked
with service sabotage and

Breaking Taboos Essay
"When in Rome, do as Romans do." This is the famous English phrase which means the importance
of adapting the customs of the people being in a certain place or situation and behave like they do.
Not breaking taboo is a very important aspect of manners in the society. This is because breaking
taboos can be a consequence of the end of the relation or the lost circumstance of business and new
connection. Japan and the United States have had a good relation since after World War II, and the
two society seem becoming similar. However, there are still a lot of different social taboos being
unique in both countries; thus, the people need to care and follow such taboos when they visit the
other one. To begin with, meeting is the most crucial important aspect of social relations, and if
people get bad impressions in the meeting and conversation, it is difficult to improve relation. Thus,
people need to know taboos in the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
For both formal and informal purpose such as business and friendship, people have a meal together.
However, there are many taboos both US and Japan, and eating manners are quite different by each
country. Slurping foods such as noodle and soups is completely a taboo in, so American parents
always tell their children not to do that.(Japan Today) Moreover, American do not holding up dishes
when they eat meals; it is the breach of manners and the eating taboos. Those are considered as not
so much taboos as etiquette in Japan.(Mynavi Woman) Contrarily, Japan also has taboos which
American think common. In restaurants, detailed ordering like asking not using some ingredients
giving the negative impression to the restaurants and its clerks, Japanese think it is a taboo.
Furthermore, walking while eating is unacceptable in the Japanese society, unlike the US society.
(Matador Network) Consequently, people need to follow the rule eating manners of the countries
where they

One Hundred Years Of Solitude Analysis
Sexual Taboo in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Sexual Taboo is incredibly prevalent and powerful in the novel, "One Hundred Years of Solitude",
by Gabriel García–Márquez, specifically through the use of incest and pedophilia. These sexual
taboos act as symbols for the isolation of the main character and help to explain the actions of the
Buendías as well as the cycles that the family is stuck in.
García–Márquez uses incest within the characters as a symbol in order to push the Buendía family
further into their solitude, emphasizing the idea that they are isolated in their small town of
Macondo. Through the use of magical realism García–Márquez takes a sexual act that is taboo in the
current culture and forms it into something totally normal and common. This is to say that he takes a
common thing, like sex, and puts it on the extreme end of the scale. When using this tool of
extremity to create entirely unthinkable situations, like a family that is encompassed by incest, an
author can create a large emphasis of symbolism and evoke feelings from the reader that are much
stronger than that which would come from a typical, everyday occurrence. It can be slightly
awkward to read through any sex scene in a novel; however, reading through an incestuous sex
scene full of taboo disgusts the audience and puts them in an uncomfortable position that grows
more unsettling with each sentence that they read.
This idea is explored in the review, "Beyond the Body and the Rainbow and One

The Learning Theory and Television Essay
The role of media is to provide a myriad number of programs to the individual. The programs can
either be beneficial, or damaging. Since we humans have the ability to learn while watching, the
impact of media is tremendous. For example, there has been found to be a high correlation between
violence and the number of television one watches. That is not to say that watching television causes
violence but that there is a significant amount of correlation to warrant further research.
The effects can be explained using the learning theory. The learning theory states "that deviance is
learned through social interaction." The learning theory is all about the ability of anyone to learn
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Yet these families and many others are touted as average. This sets up out of reach goals, and this is
where the anomie–strain theory comes in. The anomie strain theory states that "lower–class people
are more likely to get involved in deviant activities because the society has encouraged them to
pursue a high–success goal without providing them with the means of achieving it." So when you
see that average family on television, and the difference between you. One starts to ask themselves
"what am I doing wrong that I don't have those things." After some time, the strain becomes too
much, and to achieve those goals you commit deviant acts such as selling drugs, or stealing. To put
it simply, those are the only tools they have to achieve societal goals, and it just happens that those
tools are considered deviant. If given the right tools, this would decrease deviant behaviour.
The terms incidence and prevalence are very important for us to understand the media, and our class
in general. In class, to understand deviance we look at many statistics, and the two terms are tools to
understand the data. To start off incidence in this context would mean the frequency in which new
crimes, or deviant acts take place. It can also be understood to be the probability of new cases in
deviance. The other important term is prevalence, and that is interpreted as the commonness of
something. When the prevalence of something increases

Example Of The Movie Family Affair
"Family Affair" is one of the most interesting award winning documentaries I have seen. "Family
Affair" has given me an opportunity to think about ones family experience with incest. Incest occurs
when two people have sexual relations with someone their related to. Incest is something that has
been on going amongst many families generation after generation. This family experienced many
racial, physical, and sexual trauma. Incest at one point of time was an issue not many were bothered
by but, today it is seen as taboo amongst many cultures. "Family Affair" is based on a true story
about filmmaker Chico Colvard, dysfunctional family. "Family Affair" consists of a black father and
white mother (German) who have 4 four children 3 girls (Chici, ... Show more content on
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My heart sank when the police officer told their mom she got what she deserved.This documentary
relates to the Sociology of deviant behavior course in many ways. For example this movie is filled
with deviant behavior. Deviant behavior is behavior that is ubsurd and violates the social norm.
Raping and abusing someone is not the social norm it also leads to violence. This type of behavior is
looked down upon especially when family is involved. Conflict theory of crime also relates to this
because of the problems that occured amongst everyone in the family that caused incest and raping
each to occur. This documentary has a lot in common with "Little Children". A film that talks about
a sex offender living in a suburb neighborhood that is very family oriented and parents are scared to
death. Labeling theory is apart of the documentary as well because the father was labeled to be a
rapist and the family was called out and many of them were called names. Control theory played a
huge role in this documentary as well. The father had control over everything you can tell he was
very stict. Everything was done his way no matter what no one else opinion

Device: An Explanation Of Deviance In Film
Deviance can be described as departing from the accepted standard. In the clips shown to us, we see
the deviance in different ways, some more obvious than other. We watched four clips from various
different sources, all different from each other. They did all have one thing in common, something
deviant was going on. The films showed a great variation of how deviance can be very subtle to very
obvious. In the first clip we see a guy who seems to be afraid of going outside. He has to mentally
prepare to go to his doctor's visit,where he refuses to take the elevator. Instead he goes up forty–two
flights, I believe he is afraid the elevator is going to crash. That is also why he walked to the
appointment rather than take a cab or metro. Shortly before this scene, we see a doctor talking about
his new book. Another doctor calls him and asks him to take a patient because he is done with the
practice. We find out that the doctor is not going out of practice, but rather tired of this difficult
patient. If we use Merton's strain theory deviance he would be rejecting the goal of helping this man.
In this theory, even if one block is red, he would be considered deviant. I would considered it
deviant because he is lying to get rid of this patient who needed his help. ... Show more content on
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This man decides that instead of going for the most obvious woman, to instead go for her uglier
friends and leave her out. So not only would they get the uglier friends, but the beautiful woman
would now feel self–conscious because she is not getting attention. It is deviant because they are
bringing down one person to appease themselves. I do not believe it is that bad, it depends on who
the beautiful woman is in the situation. This is more of a situation where you can think it and it will
be okay, but you probably should not say it out loud. Clip one is more deviant than clip two in my

Far From Heaven Analysis
Far From Heaven
Cathy Whitaker as well as her friend's and their friendship definitely represent the roles a female
wore back in the 1950's. Cathy and her friend's all represented the perfect housewife, cooking,
cleaning, raising the children and catering to their men. Their main focus wa their family, their
gatherings, their dinner parties and trying to keep up their social status within their own inner circle
and within their own community. Also, the women wore dresses and skirts, had their hair and
makeup perfectly done as if they were ready for a night out, not for a day spent at home doing
housework. The men, in the film, all worked, wore suits and ties, played golf, and came home to
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Although Far From Heaven was made in 2002 it represent an era of time 1957–1958 when things
such as affairs, racism, mental illness and homosexuality was taboo, don't discuss, don't
acknowledge, don't mingle and it doesn't exist. Each movie played ran on the billboard for the
movie theater all were made in the 1956 era and all portrayed an area of "taboo" or "no no's" back
then. For instance, "Three Faces Of Eve" was made in 1956 and was about a woman with multiple
personality disorder. "Miracle In The Rain" was a movie released also in 1956 that was about a
lonely young woman and a lonely young man home on leave from the war. Both meet, end up
becoming friends and have a growing affection and love for one another. Their love doesn't survive
when the young man returns to the war and is killed, leaving the young woman devastated and again
lonely. "Hilda Crane" is a movie about falling in love and an affair. "Bold and The Brave" is
basically about good and evil, right and wrong. Again, all four of these movies are signs of difficult
issues during this

The Quality Of A Person 's Relationships With Their...
This research is designed to answer the following question: Does the quality of a person's
relationships with their parents and with their peers influence the extent to which that person
engages in marijuana use? "Data for this study come from the [seventh wave of the] National Youth
Survey (NYS). The NYS is a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of 1,725 U.S. youth
between the ages of 11 and 17 at the time of the first interview in early 1977. Respondents were
interviewed annually through 1981 (Waves 1–5) and then again in 1984 (Wave 6) and 1987 (Wave
7). By the last wave of interviews, respondents were between the ages of 21 and 27 years" (King &
South, 2011, p. 107). The variables used consisted of two independent variables, Perceived
Disapproval by Parents Towards Deviance and Perceived Disapproval by Peers Towards Deviance,
and the dependent variable of Marijuana Use. The variable Perceived Disapproval by Parents was
operationalized by creating a composite variable from the following questions: "PARENTS OPIN:
CHEAT ON INCOME TAX (Y7_378), PARENTS OPIN: STOLEN WORTH <$5 (Y7_379),
PARENTS OPIN: SOLD HARD DRUGS (Y7_380), PARENTS OPIN: USED MARIJUANA
(Y7_381), PARENTS OPIN: STOLE WORTH >$50 (Y7_382), PARENTS OPIN: HIT SOMEONE
(Y7_383), PARENTS OPIN: DESTROYED PROPERTY (Y7_385), PARENTS OPIN: BROKE
INTO VEHICLE (Y7_386), PARENTS OPIN: DELIB HURT SP/PARTN (Y7_387)" (National
Youth Survey [United States]: Wave VII, 1987). The composite variable was created by taking

Monica Mares: A Short Story
Just when you thought you've heard it all, this one takes the cake. A biological mother and her 19–
year–old son fall in love with each other.
We have all heard of those interesting people who marry their second or third cousins. Have you
ever of anything as taboo as a mother and her son having sexual attractions to each other? Monica
Mares and her son Caleb Peterson were charged with incest in New Mexico yesterday over their
love affair. They are being accused of having a gross and disgusting relationship.
"We ended up kissing and kissing led to other things" says Monica Mares to Daily Mail
Their story began when the 36–year–old woman gave up her son up for adoption when she was
sixteen. Now her son who is 19–year–old son says they are in ... Show more content on
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She says it was love at first sight when she saw him walking towards her. As they were getting to
know each other they each felt this weird feeling inside. She though it was just the love for her child
like any normal parent but her feelings were more then just motherly love.
Monica said in her Daily Mail interview that "it was like I had met somebody new in my life and I
fell in love with him."
She was nervous to tell him because she knew deep inside that it wasn't right. Caleb said that he felt
the same way. The two of them are fight for Genetic Sexual Attraction or GSA. GSA is when a
biological child and parent feel sexual attractions towards each other when they meet as adults.
These children are given up for adopting when they are babies and then meet their parents for the
first time as adults.
You would think that this would be more likely in children who see their parents every day but
study's show that this isn't the case. Sexual aversion develops when you grow up with your parents,
siblings or relatives in general. Studies say that this happened to prevent relatives from inbreeding
which can have very bad side effects on future

Thesis On Blessing And Curse
1.2 The Research Problem
Curses and cursing practices have been existed as universal phenomena since the time of
immemorial. However, unlike blessing, Curse words are words we are not supposed to say; as a
result curse words themselves became highly influential. The topic itself is perhaps too taboo for
academicians. (Jay, 2000:18).
Sigmund Freud, a well–known psychologist, discusses the term taboo largely in his book "Totem
and Taboo". He considers taboo as restrictions that are different from religious or ethical
prohibitions, which are not based upon any celestial statute, but rather might be said to force
themselves on their own account (Freud, 1999: 2). He came up with the most original explanation
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In these circumstances cursing and blessing are used as a means the evil to leave and the good to
come forth

The Dangers Of Incest Or Consanguineous Relationships
One may wonder what he or she would do with $2,000 to $500,000. However, some do not take into
consideration that that much money could be given to you as a fine if you marry someone to whom
you are related to. Incest is a form of sexual intercourse between two or more people one is related
to. Incest relationships or marriages can occur in two different ways ("Statutory Compilation
Regarding Incest Statutes."). Incest can happen in a consanguineous relationship or from people
who are related by affinity. In some cases, incetuous relationships also may not be in the person's
intent (Webster). The laws on incestuous marriages are mainly in play because of the dangers of
having children. Incest can be a relationship known as consanguineous relationships.
Consanguineous relationships are people who are blood family ("Incests"). In this type of incestuous
relationship, the information between the two are typically held confidential because of the
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People who are in relation by affinity are typically step–brothers and step–sisters ("Factsheets:
Incest."). Some even take it to the measurements of being related through adoption or marital status'
and even people who are living in the same household, who could be related or not (Webster).
Prohibitions still exist in affinity relationships, but not as strictly as they do with consanguineous
relationships. All states have different laws, but the majority of them do not have laws on marrying
relatives who are not blood. Most states will prohibit any marriage closer than second–cousins;
however, in some, they only prohibit marriage closer than first–cousins (Webster). The Uniform
Marriage and Divorce Act prohibits all marriages on relatives, however, not all states are entitled to
this act. If people were informed that this act could be saving a life, then it may have been enforced
in every

Communication And Political Behavior : An Organization For...
This research imparts an extremely vital aspect in everyday business and personal ventures. The
subject covered in this discussion are in regards to communication and political behavior. The author
describes the issues of downward communication and organizational politics as it relates to the
business sector and personal knowledge. The contents of this analysis derive from the liberty
university online library, textbook, audio class presentation, and a scripture with biblical insight and
application.
COMMUNICATION AND POWER 3
Communication
The topic of communication plays is a vital aspect in the business community. The process of
delivering a message is a process that describes conveying thoughts to others (Robbins & Judge,
2009, p. 352). The message delivered varies in mediums to an audience that receives the purpose
from the speaker (p. 352). The steps that occur display key aspects during the communication
process that are sending, receiving, and feedback (p. 353). Next, this research will examine the
process of communication in an organization for management to synergize the corporate vision.
There is a topic that is vital in the business realm as it relates to communication (Muhammad, 2015,
p. 13). First, the communication process in an organization will ensure that

Humanity of the Primitive in Heart of Darkness, Dialect...
Humanity of the Primitive in Heart of Darkness, Dialect of Modernism and Totem and Taboo
The ways in which a society might define itself are almost always negative ways. "We are not X." A
society cannot exist in a vacuum; for it to be distinct it must be able to define itself in terms of the
other groups around it. These definitions must necessarily take place at points of cultural contact, the
places at which two societies come together and arrive at some stalemate of coexistence. For
European culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries this place of contact–this new
culture by which to define itself–came from Africa, from those "primitive" cultures whose society
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The European mind at the fringes of "civilisation," when confronted with this Otherness, cannot
settle on one or the other of these alternatives. "European reactions to other cultures tend to oscillate
between these two poles, and thus the same culture can seem simple, authentic, concrete, or, on the
other hand, odd, uncanny, and arbitrary" (ibid.). While this paradigm of shifting viewpoints is
exemplified by Marlow in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, it seems to find its resolution in
Sigmund Freud's assertion that in many ways the modern man is the primitive man.
Marlow's oscillation between viewpoints is almost startling in its rapidity. On his very first meeting
with the natives of the Congo, he swings from one pole to the other in only a few sentences:
They shouted, sang; their bodies streamed with perspiration; they had faces like grotesque masks–
these chaps; but they had bone, muscle, a wild vitality, an intense energy of movement that was as
natural and true as the surf along the coast. They wanted no excuse for being there. They were a
great comfort to look at. (Conrad, 17)
So in the space of three sentences, the natives go from being "grotesque masks" to "chaps" who
were "as natural and true as the surf along the coast." Marlow is having a great deal of trouble
making up his mind over the Africans, and he never really comes to any conclusion.
While he is staying in the down river station, Marlow

Analysis Of ' The Lone Star '
Lone Star decreases the abhorrence surrounding incest through an assimilation to miscegenation;
since the latter is more accepted among society in 1995, a smooth integration between the two make
Pilar and Sam's incestuous relationship seem acceptable. However, acceptability and believability
are not synonymous. Though Sam and Pilar refuse to let "blood mean what society proclaims it
should," they cannot avoid the past's dominating impact (26). This mere revelation creates a need for
denial. Their knowledge of the past will determine their role in any society they wish to live in. In
order to start over, "they will have to repeat the history of transgression, deception, and cover–ups
they want to forget" (27). They will frequently remember their shared father as they reenact the roles
he and Mercedes played twenty years prior. "Lone Star, like the lovers, cannot start from scratch"
for Sam's investigation collapses the border between past and present and provides an undeniable
revelation (Buddy Deeds is Pilar's father) (28). Sam and Pilar's incestuous relationship creates a
need for a loophole; and verifying a relationship on the basis of an alibi merely validates the past's
perpetual tainting of the present and future. John Sayles visually integrates the past with the future
by "employing panning shots in place of dissolves" or cuts (27). This cinematically exemplifies why
Lone Star and the lovers cannot "forget the Alamo." Though the borders may be fuzzy between
races,

Persuasive Essay On Social Media
Social media platforms have many benefits if it is used in the correct manner. Social media
companies are always trying to endorse the next best product and influence everyone and anyone to
use it. Some of these companies have strict policies in place in order to protect their reputation and
uphold ethical guidelines as a responsible business. Not all social media platform have these strict
ethical guidelines and tend to care only about the profit gains and obtaining a high marketable
profile. This negligent act of greed is one of the problems, which social media platforms face. The
other factors are the people who use social media platforms, especially adolescents. Adolescents 11–
18 year–olds spend over 11 hours per day exposed to electronic media (Shapiro & Margolin, 2014).
Adolescents interact with a multitude of different social media platforms. Some have made it very
convenient for these young teens to have access to social media platforms. If the adolescents
conduct themselves accordingly while they are on social media, then there are not any issues. It is
when the adolescents do not use social media as a positive, engaging experience but deflect
themselves into engaging in deviant behaviors. These irresponsible actions by adolescents are
contributing to atrocities on social media. Maybe these actions could have possibly been prevented
if the creators of social media platforms incorporated more restrictions and reporting on their media
platforms. These

John Waters Use Of Taboos In Cult Film
Taboo as defined the dictionary is: "banned on grounds of morality or taste." Taboo topics in cult
film are often dealt with in an excessive manner. These taboos can include ideas about sex, family,
and gender roles among others. They showcase these taboos in an excess manner. The following
films have not only discussions of taboo subjects but depict taboo acts. The films Eraserhead and
Pink Flamingos feature excess and the liberal discussion of taboos. Eraserhead represents a taboo of
traditional family life. The way in which everyone treats the 'baby' is a taboo against the traditional
family views of the time. The film appears to want you to be appalled by the actions of Henry
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John Waters intends to break almost every possible taboo in this film. "Waters's creatures were a
ménage of corpulent transvestites, blue–haired flashers, egg–sucking hags, and chicken fucking
adolescents," they write in "John Waters Presents The Filthiest People Alive" from Midnight Movies
of the characters in the film (137). This statement alone, about the characters, is enough to know this
film has crossed some lines. There is excess in the amount of taboos presented in this film including
bestiality, incest, cannibalism, and rape among many others. Some social taboos broken are worse
than others. While Divine holds the title of 'filthiest person alive' it is her family that allows her to
reach that title. It is more so her son, Cracker that does or is involved in the worse taboo actions. His
act of bestiality with his chickens is much worse than Divine smuggling raw meat between her legs
or running a jogger off the road. Her most taboo act would be the incestuous act of fellating her son,
second to that being her murder of the Marble couple. The Marble couple on the other hand are
predators. Between their kidnapping of girls in order to impregnate them and sell their babies and
his flashing of his genitals to unsuspecting girls on the street, these two at first glance seem to be
worse and more vile than Divine and her

An Additional Facet of the Incest Taboo: a Protection of...
THE ORIGIN AND MAINTENANCE of the incest taboo have been sources of interest and debate
for decades in a number of different disciplines. The universality of the taboo, in one form or
another, has served to fuel the discussions. Nested within differences in the theorists' orientations
and conclusions is a consensus that, with very few exceptions, sexual intercourse is prohibited
between members of the nuclear family who are not spouses –– father–child, mother–child, son–
sibling, daughter–sibling. Most cultures extend the prohibition beyond the nuclear family to include
grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews, both consanguine and affinal (see Fox, 1967, and
Schusky, 1972, for examples). Further from the nuclear family, parallel ... Show more content on
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This article is meant to be viewed neither as an alternative nor as a critique of any or all of the
previous theories or theorists. We suggest that this article be viewed as a complement to, rather than
a competitor of, other explanations of the origin and maintenance of the adult–child incest taboo. We
attempt herein to demonstrate how cultural forces can operate to reinforce, expand, and build on
earlier (bio)cultural dynamics and histories.
A Protection of the Mating Strategy Template
In discussing the prohibition of adult–child incestuous sexual intercourse, we need to address three
questions: (a) Why does the incest taboo between adults and children exist? (b) Why do social rules
prevent incestuous sexual intercourse between adults and their young? (c) If the incest taboo is
violated, what sequelae may be expected to ensue? We focus on and restrict ourselves to an analysis
of the incest taboo as it relates to sexual intercourse between prepubescent children and adults who
would be circumscribed by the taboo within their own cultural group.
Why Does the Incest Taboo Exist?
Sexual intercourse between adults and their young certainly seems to be

The Influence Of Taboos In American Culture
Kerstin Schkrioba
Professor Mesola
Health, Illness, and Healing
April 26th, 2015
Exploring America's Taboo With Death Through The Aghori People
Introduction:
Every culture has taboos, a cultural standard of shared values and appropriate practices. They can
cover behavior, clothing choice, food, sexual activity, even social perception. These cultural rules
ensure a cohesive environment where nobody feels uneasy about the actions of others. Yet, some
taboos get challenged through individuals rebelling or using the breaking of a taboo to establish
dominance, or another social group disregarding another cultures taboo even though it could lead to
social punishment. When it comes to the controversial topic of death, there are many hard lines ...
The body could be broken into different components that can exist together, such as the individual
body, the social body, and the body politic (Scheper–Hughes). These body perspectives can be used
to try to understand America's ideas about death. America has a tendency to try to control every
aspect of their life and every function of their body, including death. "They become reliant on and
adherent to cultural norms, and accustomed to societal assumptions and paranoias about birth, death,
and health. There is only one readily accessible and acknowledged medical system, the biomedical
model, which provides the society with a service necessary to prolong life" (Scheper–Hughes). This
cultural model can begin to shed light on Americas obsession with shunning death. Cultural
constructions of death becomes the backbone to what becomes taboo.

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