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Adultery, 2002.
An analysis of adultery caused by the empty nest syndrome.
2,508 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper discusses adultery and its causes. The paper focuses on the empty nest syndrome and presents various points about the syndrome and how it may contribute to an extramarital affair. In addition, the writer provides suggestions on how to avoid empty nest syndrome based adultery.
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"In recent years the topic of adultery has moved from hushed whispers behind closed doors to the evening news and presidential inquests. Adultery has been splashed on every magazine cover, and discussed on every talk show and is no longer the taboo topic that it used to be. There are many situations that trigger adultery including the empty nest syndrome. When children grow up and move away the parents are often left with an almost bottomless pit of loneliness and emptiness. This can cause someone to turn to outside companionship in an effort to fill that void, and the result is an extra marital affair. There are many reasons that an empty next leads to an affair and there are several things that can be done to counteract its temptation."
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Is Adultery Right or Wrong, 2006.
A discussion regarding what constitutes adultery.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses the moral issue of adultery. It defines marriage as based on conditional promises including sexual exclusivity, trust, and maintaining a good relationship with one another. The paper goes on to discuss that when partners in a marriage agree to allow sexual relationships with other people, then having affairs is not adultery. The person must be open and honest to the marriage partner and as long as the person took care of the physical and mental needs of the partner.
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Adultery in Literature and Film, 2004.
An overview of the theme of adultery as it has been dealt with by literature and film over time.
1,802 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper discusses how, when a book is published today that includes the story of an affair between a married man and/or woman, hardly anyone raises an eyebrow in protest, since, in today's society, extramarital affairs occur regularly in real life and even more so in literature and films. It looks at how the situation was quite different in earlier centuries when affairs were looked upon much differently, and novels covered the topic of marriage, but not of illicit love affairs. From works such as D.H Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley?s Lover" and modern-day films such as "The Good Girl", it attempts to show how the subject takes on a much greater significance in the past than its media portrayal today.
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"In the 20th century, the theme of adultery has become much more common, especially since it is more acceptable and openly discussed in Western society. However, it many cases, the results are not any more reassuring. In his 1998 novel Rabbit, John Updike has Rabbit cheat on Janice and indirectly cause the death of his daughter. In the second book of the series, he separates from Janice, but cheats on his girlfriend, who is killed in a fire. In the third book, he is prevented from consummating his lustful desires and nobody dies. But in the fourth novel, he cheats on Janice yet again. It is the same theme of adultery as in 19th century literature, but this time the book is written with humor and fun. And, once again, the readers can actually imagine that they, too, could be or have been a character like Rabbit. For Rabbit is the story of every person?a mixture of the good and the bad."
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Adultery & the Media, 1999.
Analyzes trends in adultery & the impact of media coverage of infidelity among politicians, celebrities and military personnel.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 18 sources, £ 54.95
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" ADULTERY AND THE MEDIA
Introduction
This research paper presents an evaluation of adultery and how it is treated in the media. Incidence and prevalence of adultery are noted. The history of media coverage, values, attitudes, and beliefs, and current media coverage of adultery are discussed.
Incidence & Prevalence
The National Opinion Research Center reports that 20 percent of American men and 10 percent of American women are not faithful in their marriages and gender is the most constant predictor of marital infidelity. Media reports cite higher percentages. Alfred Kinsey stated that around half of the men and a quarter of the women in his samples had committed adultery. Playboy.."
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Adultery, 2005.
An analysis of why people are unfaithful to their partners.
2,121 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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Adultery and infidelity have become a very prominent problem in today's society. They are spreading faster than many people could imagine and are almost uncontainable. This paper examines the various issues surrounding unfaithfulness in the genders such as history, the media, religion and how adultery can possibly be prevented from the beginning.
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"Way back in time, adultery was considered as a serious crime, as murder is considered today. Those people who were caught in extra-martial affairs were either shunned from their communities or were subjected to massive humiliation. These steps were taken to frighten people who would be prone to committing acts of adultery. Adultery was something that lower class people would be involved in because it was such a dirty thing. Today our culture has gone from adultery being the worse thing a person could do, to now being something that's considered common amongst everyone. Why people commit adultery can sometimes still be a blunder. Groups in society think it's because the person isn't receiving all of his or her requirements at home, and others think it's a sick habit."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 1999.
Examines the novel's condemnation of judgmental Puritan community and the heroism of the protagonist, the nature of good and evil, adultery, hypocrisy and compassion.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, £ 32.95
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"Hester Prynne, the protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, is ostracized from her community and forced to wear a cloth "A" signifying she has committed the sin of adultery. However, the novel is a condemnation not of Hester but of the community which has so harshly and hypocritically judged her
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"Hester Prynne, the protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, is ostracized from her community and forced to wear a cloth "A" signifying she has committed the sin of adultery. However, the novel is a condemnation not of Hester but of the community which has so harshly and hypocritically judged her. Hawthorne's novel portrays both the inhumane effects of the cruel enforcement of the morality of Puritanism, and the courage and love of Hester as she lives to transcend that inhumane cruelty. Hester is shown to suffer not because she is evil, but because her human frailties have been judged evil by a community which refuses to accept such frailty in its members. Ironically, her lover is the man who represents more than any other those Puritan values. In Hawthorne's view, Hester is far more human and moral than the others in the community because she accepts ..."
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Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, 1993.
An examination of the relationship of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, her role in the history of England, her lovers, politics, charge of adultery and beheading.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, £ 54.95
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"Anne Boleyn was the second of the wives of King Henry VIII of England, and she was reported to be his favorite wife. The details of her life can be given in a short space--she was only 28 or 29 when she died at the hands of her husband, beheaded because she did not provide him with the heir (male) that he desired (she was the mother of Elizabeth I). She was born around 1507 and died in 1536. Henry became infatuated with her while he was married to Catherine of Aragon, and in order to marry the girl he had to divorce his wife, a step that required breaking with the Roman Catholic Church. Anne and Henry were married in January 1533, and Anne gave birth to Elizabeth in September. Henry soon lost interest in Anne, however, and after the stillbirth of a boy in 1536, he had her arrested and tried for adultery. She was beheaded on May 19, 1536. "
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The Matching Hypothesis and Infidelity, 2005.
Presents the results of an experiment which combines the matching theory with the studies of infidelity, to determine if there is a causal relationship between the attractiveness level of the male adulterer and that of his mistress.
3,048 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 61.95
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This paper discusses the result of research which placed 200 male undergraduate participants in a 4x3 mixed factorial design to determine if the physical attractiveness stereotype applied to adultery. Participants were assigned to 4 conditions. Each group was presented with a scenario depicting the character "John" committing adultery with one of 3 women. The first independent variable was the manipulation of the attractiveness level of "John". "John" was presented as either an unattractive, average, or attractive man. A "no picture" group was created to measure the participant's base line response. The participants were then asked to indicate which woman (unattractive, average, or attractive) "John" was having an affair with. The paper shows that results indicated that the matching hypothesis does occur in situations of infidelity. Evolutionary implications and reasoning are also discussed.
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"Women look for a man whose appearance indicates a means to acquire resources and the ability to protect/care for any potential offspring (Townsend, 1990). These cues, coming from an evolutionary standpoint, are also very logical. Women have much more at stake than men do when it comes to child bearing. Females seek a mate that exhibits traits that imply that he will be able to provide for her during her pregnancy, since during those 9 months she will be unable to provide for her self (in an ancestral hunter-gatherer society). If the women in question does not embody the traits men find desirable, she will have to look for a man that is lower on the attractiveness ladder."
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Ovid's Poem "Art of Love", 2001.
Addresses the question of whether Ovid's "Art of Love" was subversive to the rule and reforms of the Roman emperor Augustus.
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, £ 31.95
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This paper looks at Ovid's poem Art of Love, which cheerfully preached the art of seduction and adultery. Eventually Augustus, the ruler of Rome, regarded Ovid as a threat to his moral regime and exiled the poet in 8 C.E. This paper looks at "Art of Love" and examines how Ovid delighted in poking irreverent fun at everything from the sanctity of Roman marriage to the serious consequences of adultery instituted by the Augustan reforms, and how this was considered subversive to Augustan reform.
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"Augustus greatly preferred the poetry of his patron poets, specifically Virgil and Horace. Ovid, however, scorns Virgil?s Aeneid, an epic poem portraying a panoramic history of Rome and its destiny. The hero, Aeneas, was driven by his piety, that is, his duty towards the gods and his devotion to his father. Ovid exhibits his rebellious intentions by mocking the traditional aspects of an epic poem. For example, Virgil begins the Aeneid by summoning the Muses and asking for their guidance in his telling of the tale. Ovid, on the other hand, does not abide by this custom; instead he grants himself credit for having previous knowledge on the subject of his writing. He states his work is clearly ?based on experience: what I write, believe me, I have practiced? (Ovid 167). Thus, Ovid obviously states he has no need for the aid of the Muses, at the same time taunting Augustan tradition."
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Integrity in Business Ethics, 2006.
An analysis of ethical and unethical practices in business, with examples contrasting American values with values of business people in other countries.
4,917 words (approx. 19.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 86.95
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The paper begins with a review of basic ethical principles, between individuals and between governments and individuals. It contrasts the cultural differences in ethical behavior, using adultery as an example of unethical behavior in America that is accepted in other countries. The writer then gives examples of conflicts that a company identified as "Med Inc." had in international dealings. The writer analyzes the ethical conflicts shown in each situation. In conclusion, the writer shows that the ethical system used by American businesses does not correlate with the values of people in other countries.
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"One of the reasons this paper has focused on the differences between western and mid east or Asian culture is that there is a world of difference between western business ethics and those practiced by OPEC or most Asian countries.
"As a primary example I am going to tell you about the commercial dealings between a Fortune 500 American business let's call it Medic Inc. and its subsidiaries, dealers and customers from other cultures.
"The first law of American business ethics, and there is a law, is "You shall not bribe any a government, official, person or business in order to obtain preferred status with said customer." Business caught doing this not only is subject to a major fine, but criminal charges may be brought both on the individual doing the bribing and the board of directors of the company.
"In contrast, in Africa, Asia, except possibly Japan, and in the Mid East, 'Baksheesh' is not only not illegal, it is an expected practice. In order for a company to do business with certain governments or businesses a gift of either money or similar value must be made to those making the final decision about whether your company' bid will win or not. Lowest price doesn't really come into play here. It's not what you know, technologically, but whom you know that counts."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2005.
A literary analysis of "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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The paper discusses the book "The Scarlett Letter", by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The paper analyzes how Hester's resilience as a condemned woman in her town is also extremely heroic, as it is clear that she will never be free from the scarlet letter. The paper examines how Hester undergoes an extreme and unnecessary humiliation under strict patriarchal rules. The writer proposes that she is a hero, since she also must follow rules that place an extremely harsh punishment for women for the crime of adultery.
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"The evolution of the symbol of the scarlet letter changes dramatically throughout the novel. Hawthorne makes initially makes it a symbol of the penalty of adultery, which Hester must wear in order to identify her crimetp the townspeople. In this manner, she appears victimized by her 'badge', but is able to win their tolerance because her sincere respect for breaking marital tradition. In Chapter XIII, Hawthorne writes on how Hester felt about her badge: The effect of the symbol--or rather, of the position in respect to society that was indicated by it--on the mind of Hester Prynne herself, was powerful and peculiar (para.6). The 'power' of the symbol is initially strong, and Hester bows to the town's laws. This reflects the societal view of the adulteress symbol, through Hester's initial response to the scarlet letter."
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Princess Diana.
This paper discusses the life of Princess Diana and her femininity.
1,805 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper explains that Princess Diana was very much a feminist in that she set out to be her own person, acknowledged her own weaknesses and those of society's and worked to overcome them both, dared to be an individual in spite of a societal structure that wanted her to be conformist and a stereotype, and understood that others weren't yet afforded the opportunities that she was and worked to overcome those imbalances in society. The author points out that Princess Diana was stereotypically feminine during the early time of her life when she dropped out from school at age 16, but had a particular talent for music as an accomplished pianist, dancing, and domestic science at school. The paper states that, unlike a typical wife in a conservative country, Diana was not an object who could be easily manipulated; failing to receive love from her husband, she openly admitted to committing adultery herself.
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"In the traditional Kingdom of Great Britain, Lady Diana was a Princess through marriage to the future king Prince Charles. She gained her glamorous prefix, Her Royal Highness, but she had no real power in hand. Even though she would possibly become the Queen of the Wales when her husband was succeeded to the throne as King, she would not have the power to rule. But it did not stop her from making a change in the world. Princess Diana actively participated in numerous kinds of charity work throughout the world. "During her marriage, the Princess was president or patron of over 100 charities. The Princess did much to publicize work on behalf of homeless and also disabled people, children and people with HIV/Aids.""
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"Villages", 2005.
A review of the novel, "Villages," by John Updike.
2,743 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 57.95
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This paper examines how, in his novel, "Villages," John Updike tells the life story of a man named Owen Mackenzie. Owen is a typical 'guy's guy' in that he enjoys and yearns for a good drink and sexy women, fast cars, and a high-paying job. Although at some point in his married life, he takes things too far, casting his moral upbringing to the side and plunging headlong into adultery and rather careless living, which negatively affects the lives of many others.
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Personal Review of the Book
Themes Present in the Book
Criticisms and Reviews by Professionals
Summary and Biography of John Updike
Works Cited
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"Updike creates the typical youthful character, a single child with parents who are barely in the middle-class. Owen Mackenzie grew up in the rural eastern Pennsylvania town of Willow. He lives in a humble house owned by his maternal grandparents with a mother and father and the two grandparents. Updike enlivens the imagination and will recall childhood memories through his writing in the early stages of the book, telling stories about Owen's escapades with his childhood friend Buddy Rourke. He has an uncanny ability to take you back to World War II era small-town USA from a child's standpoint, telling stories about the neighborhood dirty laundry, growing into puberty and experiencing sexuality and crude sexual images scribed by older teens into the playground equipment."
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A Comparison of "Medea" and "Madame Bovary", 2006.
This paper analyzes the characters of Jason in "Medea" by Euripides and Charles in "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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The writer of this paper reviews and discusses the plots and main characters in both works of writing which center around the subject of adultery. This paper focuses on the differences and similarities between Jason and Charles, in which both deal with issues of fidelity, albeit in different manners. The writer contends and makes clear why a major related difference between both men is their level of self-involvement. This paper examines the manner in which Jason shows no loyalty to his wives while Charles, on the other hand, cares deeply for his wife and often seems more concerned with her welfare than his own. This paper analyzes the characteristics of both Jason and Charles, who are total opposites in every way, including what they want from life and their determination to get it.
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"The first obvious difference between Charles and Jason relates to their faithfulness. Jason is not at all faithful to Medea, cheating on her and marrying another woman. At the same time, he shows no real love towards either of his wives. In contrast, Charles is completely and blindly faithful to his wife. He provides her with unconditional love and will do anything for her. In their relationships with their wives then, Charles and Jason are opposites, with Charles the completely unfaithful husband and Jason the completely faithful. Jason and Charles are also opposites in what they want from life and their determination to get it. While Jason is driven and will do anything to get what he wants, Charles has no ambition at all."
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