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    Gender Inequality in the Adult Industry As the sex symbol Marilyn Monroe once said; “Sex is a part of nature. I just go along with nature.” The word sex itself is most definitely a catalyst; once you mention anything and everything involving sex, it tends to get people riled up about the issue. Sex is a very complex labyrinth according to certain religious standards; it is something that should be guarded until marriage and should only be done to procreate not so much for the pleasure. Those in

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    life” (294). Hunca Bubba is an important adult in Hazel’s life. She is deeply hurt by his dishonesty, and she compares it to the chicanery of the theater capitalists with her narration of the deceptive incident at the movie theater. In both situations, Hazel feels betrayed by adults. She is under the impression that “grownups figure they can treat you just anyhow” (295). Bambara displays the distinct contradictions in how children perceive situations and how adults perceive those same

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    Transitioning from childhood to adulthood is often portrayed as a long drawn out process. Growing up, I pictured my coming of age to be gradual, and swift. I imagined going through the motions, (as they do in Disney Channel sitcoms targeted at 12 year old audiences) being an angsty teen,dying my hair an outrageous color, getting a piercing without asking moms permission, or dating the high school “bad boy” (I’m talking to you DJ Tanner) and finally coming full circle; a well behaved fully-functioning

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    their perception of the world are changing during this period. Author Toni Bambara discusses the challenge that comes with changing from a child’s mindset to one of an adult in two of her short stories, “Raymond’s Run” and “Gorilla, My Love”. Both stories are about two young girls growing up and trying to get an understanding of the adult world, Hazel in “Raymond’s Run” embraces growing up and Scout in “Gorilla, My Love” continues to struggle with viewing the world from a child’s perspective. In the

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    As I grew up, I had noticed that things are not the same as they used to be, especially nowadays, I feel like I am becoming busier than ever, and sometimes I miss my childhood life. Childhood and adult life can be so different. One difference is when we are younger we do not know how to worry about our future. However, when we enter adulthood, we have to worry more about our future or whether we could achieve our goal in life or not. The most important differences are how we spend time, how we make

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    interesting here in the USA how some laws and rules seem to be passed without much thought either from the people who proposed the law or the people voting on the law. Let's take for example who's considered an "adult" here in the USA. Once a person reaches 18 he or she is considered an "adult." Once reaching this age you can move out the confinements or protection (depending on your point of view) of your parent's home and live on your own. You are free to make your own decisions and do what you want

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    Catcher in the Rye, shows us how society treated their confused and changing teenagers during their transition into adulthood. The book’s main character Holden Caulfield is being pressured into growing up even though he doesn’t feel ready, to lead an adult life. He is still struggling socially and mourning for his deceased brother whose death turned Holden upside down and into a negative, hopeless person from a young age, which causes him to be distracted, indifferent and to flunk every school he goes

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    the adult world conjures images of negativity and responsibilities such as going to work everyday, dealing with undesirable people, and being part of a stiff society. However, mediums do exist between these two contrasting worlds. Unfortunately, Holden Caulfield, an adolescent struggling with growing up in the novel The Catcher in the Rye, is not aware of these mediums. To him the two worlds seem to be as different as heaven and hell with no purgatory in between. Holden has no positive adult role

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    Mandible Bartholomew merges the mind of an adult with the body of a child who takes on a controversial role. While the child possessed the knowledge and the sense of a full grown man he was looked upon as a mere child who could not make wholesome decisions. This unique opportunity to delve into what it means to be an adult and child is the crucial question being asked. Would people rather be naïve children with no responsibilities or knowledgeable adults with worldly burdens? Being a kid is

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    The initial goal for this interview project was to discover if growing up in the 1960’s was shockingly different than growing up in the 2000’ with location being relative. However, based on the responses I received describing aspects of their childhood, my two interviewees with a 40 year age gap sounded surprisingly similar. My 10 questions were arranged in a somewhat chronological order, first asking the interviewee to describe their first best friend from their childhood, then inquiring if they

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