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This paper looks at three Asian "The Red Lotus of Chastity", "One Thousand and One Arabian Nights" and "Shahname" and focuses on the struggles of the central female character in each story.

Tags:Asian literature, heroism, chastity

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This paper discusses how, as a resistant and subversive character in "Measure for Measure", Isabella combines the virtues of chastity and eloquence to attract men, while also demonstrating her stance on femininity through silence in moments of necessary speech. It looks at how she clearly possesses the skill of moving men with her articulate dialect, but also has the ability to draw men with her speechless dialect that is almost as effective as her verbal skill. It examines how her speech shows that she is submissive and that she is open to interpretation, thus provoking Antonio's lust for her and how on the other hand, her silence moves men to passion based solely on her passive character. Therefore, her chastity and both her eloquence of speech and her silence become her two most important powers.

From the Paper
"In the first Act, Shakespeare illustrates Isabella as a devoted and aspiring nun. The order of nuns she wishes to join is the Poor Clares, who were very strict in comparison to other Catholic orders, and whose main premise is to resist natural temptations in order to gain a purely religious life. She has chosen to substitute the authority of God and the Church for the worldly patriarchy of family, marriage, and the state. This decision indicates her culture's ideologies of gender, where women were expected to follow a traditional path of marrying and raising children, making Isabella's character one of dissent. Thus, in the first Act, readers see how Isabella has prioritized chastity and how she will substitute it for power. "

Tags:Antonio, claudio

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This paper will discuss the elements of chastity in the Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser and reveal how this is part of the characters Malbecco, Paridell and Hellenore. By learning how chastity is interwoven in the fabric of the text, we can see how Spencer makes examples of these characters for this end. We can learn how poetry is being used in the text to reveal how men and women get along in the Elizabethan era.

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This paper examines how the central driving force of Milton's "Comus" is chastity and how, according to Milton's views, it is not chastity alone that is the precious commodity in need of protection, it is also, by association, the soul that chastity feeds through its righteousness, since only through its survival can the soul, too, be saved during God's judgment. The paper contends that for Milton, misfortune is necessary because it precipitates the survival of the righteous soul and that, in order to cope in "Comus", one must have faith in the divine.

From the Paper
"The Lady's personal and moral strength is also upheld as proof by her brother that she will remain safe even in the face of impossible danger. Here Milton most distinctly connects the survival of the Lady's soul with her chastity; one ensures the health of the other. He writes, again through the voice of the elder brother: "'Tis chastity, my brother, chastity: / She that has that, is clad in compleat steel" (420-421). Flannagan writes of Milton's reference to this protection: "...but here the armor is that of the good Christian soldier, protected by virtue" (142). Milton's imagining of the Lady here as an iron-clad agent of the divine, protected by her chastity and for it, appears to be the crux of his entire poem; the Lady's good soul and her virginity are intertwined - the fate of the eternal (her soul) is intimately coupled with the state of her chastity (her flesh). "

Tags:chastity, lady

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This critique of Andrew Marvel's "To his Coy Mistress" analyzes female sexuality as presented in the poem. The reviewer describes the poem as having a subversive text, which is discussed from a feminist perspective. This is seen through the tone which is at odds with conventional thought, in its disregard for the value of chastity. Quotes from the poem are used throughout the paper to back-up the reviewer's assertions.

From the Paper
"Feminist criticism came to the foreground of American literary criticism in the 1970's this of course coincided with the Women's Liberation Movement. During the 1980s, feminist literary criticism developed and now encompasses many disciplines and styles. The one side of the feminist criticism is the examination of women writers. By examining female literature they hope to discern what women's attitudes were about the times. Most feminist criticism is characterized by close reading of the text and situating those readings in a historical context."

Tags:seduction literature, feminist criticism, chastity, female sexuality, female body

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The paper explores the current debate with regard to sex education that revolves around two central arguments. The paper discusses how many feel that teaching the mechanics of sex and protection against disease and infection as a result of sexual contact to children constitutes adequate sex education, and also considers the point of view that sex education should not just be about the mechanics of sex but about deeper and more moral issues, such as the importance of chastity before marriage. The paper reaches the conclusion that an overemphasis on the mechanical aspects of sex and the neglect of moral and cultural values is not a valid or successful foundation of a national policy for sex education.

Outline:
Introduction
The reality of sex education policy
Morals, religious and family values
Summary and Conclusions

From the Paper
"Therefore, the central argument against the present policy on sex education is that it does not deal with sex within a larger moral framework. Sex is taught as if it had very little to do with issues such as social and religious norms and traditional values, as well as respect for one's sexual partner and the social importance that many cultures ascribe to chastity.
"The separation of sex from the context of values and morals in increased by many aspects that we encounter in everyday society; for example, the sexual images prevalent in the media and which often depict explicit sex. According to many experts this has in fact "...broken down the natural inhibitions of children about sex, while progressively easier availability of contraception meant that young girls could no longer use fear of pregnancy as a reason to reject sexual advances..." ( Donnelly, 2007)"

Tags:abstinence, virginity, chastity, relationships, disease, contraception

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This paper first describes the violence endured by Frederick Douglass in that he was separated from his mother, suffered beatings and torture, witnessed the emotional torture to his fellow slaves and was deprived of education. The paper then turns to Harriet Jacobs' experiences of violence that involved her master's violations on her chastity. The paper discusses how instead of Douglas taking revenge on the slaveholders and slave-owners, he fought his battle in Congress and lobbied for the rights of colored people and slaves. The paper also highlights how Jacobs did not use her freedom to get revenge against her evil master and the other evil slaveholders who committed violence against her fellow slaves.

Outline:
Introduction
Role of Violence in the Life of Frederick Douglass
Role of Violence in the Life of Harriet Jacobs
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Violence was everything in the life of a slave. Frederick Douglass had accepted that from the start. In "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" (1845), Douglass relayed his first and worst experience of violence, being separated from his mother when he was a baby. He told his story like it was something expected: not knowing his own family and not even knowing when he was born. It was not unusual for children born in slavery. His mother was a slave and his father was a white man, possibly, his mother's master. He was told that, that was the practice for women slaves who give birth in slavery. Children were bound to be separated so that their mothers could still be useful to their slave-owners."

Tags:slaves, masters, torture, chastity, womanhood

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This paper looks into the subject of morality and ethics as depicted by Henry Fielding in his novel "Joseph Andrews". The book seeks to discard the notions held by 18th century English society in connection with morality and thus offers a better and "more active" definition of the term. According to Fielding, morality was not solely connected with chastity and thus he highlights the importance of charity for attainment of "honor" and "respect". The paper objectively discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Fielding's views in connection with this subject and shows how the author conveyed his message through adept characterization.

From the Paper
"When reading "Joseph Andrews", one needs to be very careful in order to be able to fully comprehend the messages, which exist between the lines and are not exactly put forth in obvious terms. In this book, which Henry Fielding described as an epic written in prose form, we find the plot and structure very similar to Greek and other ancient heroic tales with the only difference being that in this novel, the author has tried to dispel the notion that morality is strictly connected with chastity and religion. This is a very interesting highlight of Fielding's work, and one that made his writings stand out among heap of similar literary work during the Eighteenth century. In order to understand clearly what happens in Joseph Andrews and how characters represent morality or lack of it, it is important to first have some background information regarding the description of morality in the early Eighteenth century."

Tags:literature, eighteenth, century, england, society, upperclass, chastity

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Both the Rule of St. Francis and the Rule of St. Benedict pertain to how to live a life in chastity and how to live a life with God. The major rules of both focus on the foundations of a life in being a God?s servant, particularly the apostolic way of life and that of belonging in a monastery. This paper explores these two rules and compares their major points.

From the Paper
"Though both rules focuses on the same principles of putting God in everything and that everything must be subservient to God, they however generally differ in the characteristics that they were implemented. St. Francis's rules were highly set in terms of practice. Their implementation were more of severity in character especially on matters regarding appropriating temporal things to one's self."

Tags:servant, chastity, piety, god

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This paper examines the role of the Roman Catholic school teacher in the life of the young gay student by reviewing three books on this topic: "Educating for Life - a Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent" by Thomas Groome, "Fully Alive - a Family Life Education Program" by Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops and " The Courage to Teach - Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life" by Parker Palmer. The paper discusses how a teacher needs to appreciate a gay student as someone who may struggle with a sense of being different, help the child to speak openly about worries, and be able to answer questions a child may have concerning this special status and Church teachings. The writer notes that many teachers do not know that the Roman Catholic schools accept gay or lesbian students as people to be helped in their adjustments, understood for what may be greater depression or confusion as part of adolescence, and given the same message as other students to do with sexuality and chastity. The writer points out that there are prejudices about homosexuality in the minds of various people who believe they are good Catholics. The writer concludes that teachers and parents need to be educated about the Roman Catholic stand on homosexuality and be able to interpret this to the child.

From the Paper
"Parker J. Palmer's volume, The Courage to Teach - Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, directs an open heart as the way to effective teaching. (1998) Particularly interesting has been Palmer's view of the teacher as a person who must learn from others, the heart gaining from what may not conform with one's views. This seems important in a parochial school setting if one is to respond to students who do not fit with Roman Catholic ideas of normal childhood. For instance, the Roman Catholic view of homosexuality involves awareness of gay students that will be met in parochial schools. This issue will challenge some teachers to examine their opinions and biases to do with homosexuality, at large, because the teacher must be able to provide what a gay student needs within school settings."

Tags:child, sexuality, chastity, biases, school, student, childhood