Anti-PornographyAlison Whittaker Multi-Genre Paper Powerful Dialogue Results? 1 The Spreading Destruction The other day a little boy was out in the woods playing. Beautiful old pine trees rose high above him. The forest floor was covered with a variety of wild flowers. It was the type of forest that you could spend hours in and never find your way out There were so many new things the boy saw. He found something that he thought was very interesting. It was some matches. He struck it. The little stick burst into flames. He quickly blew it out. Then thinking that was quite exciting and fun he took up another match and lit it. This time he picked up a dead branch and lit the end of it on fire. The naïve little boy, not realizing the consequences, started experimenting a little more with the fire. He would burn up little leaves and piles of sticks. After a while a wind came up. One of the little piles of sticks that he had burned earlier re-ignited. The boy was turned the other way and did not realize what was happening. The flame spread quickly. By the time the boy noticed the flame he couldn’t do anything about it. It was out of control. Huge trees were being consumed by the destructive flames. The boy tried to put it out, but his efforts were in vain. The forest was destroyed. All that was left were burnt stumps, fallen trees and smoke. It was no longer a beautiful forest.
The Store I walked up to the store. As I opened the door a terrible stench rushed through the door and burned my nose. The smell of smoke was so strong that I didn’t even have to walk into the store before I could smell it. Walking in I saw people looking through magazines. The people were filthy. The sight of them sent shudders down my spine. Could this be the right place? The lights were dim and a haze of smoke filled the air. As I walked past one man, the smell of alcohol on his breath almost gagged me. I watched as the man’s eyes moved up and down my body. I trembled in fear. Who were these people and what were they doing? I thought that my friend worked at a book store. This couldn’t be where I was suppose to pick her up. I must have written the address down wrong. I quickly walked around the store hoping my friend would rescue me from this terrible sight. The same man followed slowly behind me. The feel of his breath on my neck pushed me on. As I came closer to the people looking through magazines I noticed what they were looking at. Soon after that I realized where I must be. I was in a porno store. Deciding that this couldn’t possibly be where my friend worked, I ran out of the store.
The Pages Turn The pages turn Time slipping away Each moment precious One by one they waste away. Why do we do this to ourselves? Each soul pure but then defiled With every flip of the page One more mind soiled The pages turn Why? The pages turn In each a body abused The toll increases every moment The body is sacred and each one pure How can we stop this spreading plague? Once it starts it is out of control With time it will infect all Body, mind, soul The pages turn.
Results? "He Dan did you see this? Check it out!" "Oh baby! Someday she’s mine." "Ya Dan, in your dreams" Dan and Shane sat up in Dan’s room looking at dirty magazines. This became their daily after school activity. Both of Dan’s parents worked and so they always had the house to themselves. It all started with Shane finding a magazine in his father’s shop. He tucked it in his jacket and ran over to Dan’s house. "Check out this snow bunny. How would you like to be the one keepin’ her warm?" "Hey Dan, who’s living in a dream world now?" "I’m not living in a dream world Shane. Last night I went out with Heather. She is such a babe. You should have seen what she wore. She had this belly shirt on and a short skirt. When I saw her walk down the stairs my heart started racing. I couldn’t wait to get her into my car. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination since that is all you have." "Why I oughta !" Shane replied. Not knowing what else to say in reply, he went back to fingering through the magazines. As the months passed Dan and Shane continued their daily pastime. And as the weeks went by the magazines became worse and worse. "Shane, did I tell you that I went out with Heather again last night? This chick is so fine. Not only that she lets me do anything to her, if you catch my drift!" "One of these days I’ll get a girl that will do what ever I want. No more of this pretending. I’ll see that I find her. You won’t be the only one with that kind of girl." Several months passed and Dan and Heather were still going out. "Hey Heather, are we still on for tonight?" asked Dan. "Uh, I guess so." "Well if you don’t wanna go then lets forget it! What is with you lately anyway?" "It’s just that…Oh never mind!" Heather then hurried off to her next class. Later that night Dan came by and picked up Heather. First they went to see a movie. After that Dan drove them to their usual make-out spot. He started kissing her. Heather pushed him away. "Don’t Dan!" "Come on baby. I need you." "No Dan. Can’t we just sit here and talk?" "Let’s kiss for a while first. I need some lovin’ baby!" "No Dan! Get off of me!" "What is up with you?" asked Dan. "Nothing. It’s just that…" She hesitated for a moment and then blurted out, "I’m pregnant!"
The Temporary Happiness The pages turn and on every page a picture of things that destroys ones mind so that it is no longer kind and respectful to those that need love and understanding not just someone that wants them for their body to abuse destroy and then throw away in the trash to be picked up by someone else who also has seen the images that destroy the beauty that was once in them and in the body that was abused and used for the soul purpose of lust and temporary "happiness" but what is happiness anyway if it is something that can be brought on by something that can cause such sadness and misery to the beautiful person that had destruction brought upon them by a terrible sin that creeps into ones thoughts and actions by making pornography seem to be an OK thing to do because everyone else is doing it and it won’t have that big of an effect on me because I am in control of my actions and I will not get lost by a short look at a dirty magazine.
The Road Home When he was about fourteen a good friend of mine got mixed up in some pornography. This was a mistake that has effected his entire life and the life of many loved ones. I don’t know how he got started, but it didn’t take long to notice a change in his attitude and his actions. He became very secluded and didn’t associate with his family that often. He also became, not really violent, but a little mean. He had one sister that he was very mean to. He even tried to sexually abuse her. She didn’t know what he was doing, but as she got older she understood more and this event had a major effect on her life. She had a very low self esteem. Even today, ten years after the incident, she does not think highly of herself or men. She has fought a big battle with depression, and is now just starting to win. As time passed, my friend tried to turn his life around. He finally realized what the pornography was doing to him and his family. He has had a failed marriage, many job problems, and problems with alcohol and smoking. He also had a major problem with depression. I know that it was not all caused by the pornography, but I know that it had a big effect on his life and the paths that he took. Today he is trying to make things right. It has been a long hard haul but he is doing better. His relationship with his sister is good. They spend a lot of time hanging out listening to music and talking. He has gained her love and trust back. He quit viewing pornographic pictures several years a go and now he is trying to rid those images from his head. This has been the hardest part of all. Once those images are in your mind it is very difficult to get them out. He’s had many nights when he cannot sleep because those images give him terrible nightmares. My plea to you, reader, is never get mixed up in pornography. You have no idea what kind of consequences you will have to face and how hard it is to come back.
Five Ways to Fight Pornography
Choices Have you ever sat back and watched those around you. They are all so different. What makes them that way? As I have thought about this I have decided that it has to do with the choices that come up in our lives and what we do with them. One person that I have observed chose the rough road. She chose to see pornographic videos. Now at the age of seventeen she has had a baby, which she gave up for adoption. She is struggling in school. She also feels that she has to have a boyfriend all of the time. She thinks that that is where she is getting her love and happiness. She sees the kissing and making out as love. She doesn’t realize they are just using her. Her heart is constantly being broken because the guys use her and them lose her. It is sad that she has this concept in her mind about what love is. She is still unmarried and is very unhappy. Every other day brings a new heartbreak. Another person that I have observed has made very different choices. As a teenager she chose to stay close to her church. She believed all that her church taught. One main concept that the church preached was that of chastity. She followed this very closely. This brought out a deep respect for men in her. She was always happy. She didn’t rely on others and their actions to bring happiness to her. When she became of age, she married a young man who respected and truly loved her. It is amazing how our choices may or may not bring happiness into our lives, and how those choices make us different.
Click Click. Outside of the room you could hear the hum of the computer. It had been on for hours. Every so often you could hear the click of the mouse button. Inside the room sat a young boy of the age of fifteen at a computer. He went from screen to screen viewing images that were not appropriate, especially for a boy his age. While his parents were at work this was his pass time. Click. He rarely saw his parents. They were always at work or some meeting or dinner. They didn’t show him how much they loved him. That didn’t mean that they didn’t love him. That is just what he thought. Click. They loved him dearly, but they just didn’t have the time to show him. They wanted the best for him. They also wanted him to be the best. He thought that they were always criticizing him. Click. He started to do bad things just to show them who was in control. But his parents were never home to see what bad things he was doing. Click. But the more he did them, the more he found pleasure in them. Click. His favorite was looking on the computer for dirty pictures. Click. After a while he didn’t think it was wrong. Click. He didn’t see, Click, what was happening to him. Click. He was becoming desensitized. Click. Click. Click.
Questions As I wrote this paper many questions came into my mind about pornography. Even after all of the things that I have read on this subject I can not understand what possesses people to get involved in pornography. 1. Why do people enjoy viewing pornography? 2. How does one get started in pornography? 3. Why do only some people get involved? 4. Why does pornography have such a terrible effect on people? 5. Do the publishers realize what they are doing to people by printing these things? 6. What can I do as an individual to stop pornography? 7. Why can’t people see what it is doing to them before it is too late? 8. Is it possible to get rid of the images that have been put into your mind? The Forest The sky was clear. Each star shown out across the sky. Each one carrying it’s own special light. The trees towered high over head. They swayed slightly back and forth in the breeze. In the lake the trees could see their reflections glowing back at them. The animals in the forest rested peacefully under the trees. The flowers nodded their heads as they began to fall asleep in the their beautiful safe haven. Soon after the forest had gone to sleep an evil crept into the forest. It came disguised so that the forest wouldn’t fear it. It spread it’s evil throughout the forest. When the morning came it was still dark, but there were no stars in the sky shining out to show the way. They all had been darkened. They forest creatures scampered about. Each one chattering to one another. Darkness, Fear, and Sadness had taken over the forest. Evil had slithered it’s way in and was now there to stay. A place that was once a haven was now hell. |