Last Name 8 Student Name Instructor’s name ENGL 112 Annotated Bibliography 18 September 2013 Pornography: An Annotated Bibliography Cuilty, Phillip. Personal Interview. 14 Sep. 2013. In this interview I asked Phillip Cuilty to tell me about how pornography affected his marriage and what his past and present views are on the subject. Cuilty was married for 10 years, but the marriage ended in divorce. During the marriage he asked his wife to view pornography with him on several occasions. Cuilty’s wife was disgusted by pornography and refused to view it and told him she did not want him viewing it either. At that time Cuilty did not see anything wrong with pornography and thought his wife was being unreasonable. He began watching pornography behind his wife’s back and continued undetected for approximately three years. When his wife discovered what he had been doing she felt betrayed and hurt. She asked him repeatedly to stop, but Cuilty continued viewing pornography thinking he could somehow keep it from his wife. Eventually, after repeated unsuccessful attempts to get Cuilty to stop, his wife divorced him. Cuilty said, at the time, he thought the pornography was harmless, but now realizes that it destroyed his marriage. He did not realize until it was too late how much it hurt his wife and how bad it made her feel. Cuilty sought counseling from his pastor and has since rejected all forms of pornography. He realizes now what a destructive vice pornography really is. I will use this interview with Phillip Cuilty to support my position that pornography is damaging to a marriage when it is done against one spouse’s will or in secret. Douthat, Ross. "Is Pornography Adultery?" Atlantic Monthly 302.3 (2008): 80-86. Literary Reference Center. Web. 16 Sept. 2013. In this journal article Douthat discusses the validity of the claim that pornography is adultery. While many experts agree that watching pornography can lead to the viewer eventually acting upon their desires and committing adultery by having sex with someone other than their spouse, Douthat argues that just the act of viewing the pornography is committing the act of adultery without the viewer actually having sex. Douthat uses the example of ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer to show why viewing pornography is adultery. Eliot paid a prostitute to come into his room to have sex. If he had paid a prostitute to come into his room to have sex with someone else while Spitzer watched, this would still be viewed as adultery. Douthat explains that there is no difference between paying to watch someone have sex live and paying to watch someone have sex on the internet or television. Today’s pornography is so realistic that it blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, therefore blurs the lines of what has been traditionally accepted as adultery. I will use Douthat’s article to support my claim that when one spouse secretly views pornography, this is a violation of trust in a marriage ...

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Pornography: An Annotated Bibliography
Cuilty, Phillip. Personal Interview. 14 Sep. 2013.
In this interview I asked Phillip Cuilty to tell me about how
pornography affected his marriage and what his past and present
views are on the subject. Cuilty was married for 10 years, but
the marriage ended in divorce. During the marriage he asked
his wife to view pornography with him on several occasions.
Cuilty’s wife was disgusted by pornography and refused to view
it and told him she did not want him viewing it either. At that
time Cuilty did not see anything wrong with pornography and
thought his wife was being unreasonable. He began watching
pornography behind his wife’s back and continued undetected
for approximately three years. When his wife discovered what
he had been doing she felt betrayed and hurt. She asked him
repeatedly to stop, but Cuilty continued viewing pornography
thinking he could somehow keep it from his wife. Eventually,
after repeated unsuccessful attempts to get Cuilty to stop, his
wife divorced him. Cuilty said, at the time, he thought the
pornography was harmless, but now realizes that it destroyed
his marriage. He did not realize until it was too late how much
it hurt his wife and how bad it made her feel. Cuilty sought
counseling from his pastor and has since rejected all forms of
pornography. He realizes now what a destructive vice
pornography really is.
I will use this interview with Phillip Cuilty to support my
position that pornography is damaging to a marriage when it is
done against one spouse’s will or in secret.
Douthat, Ross. "Is Pornography Adultery?" Atlantic Monthly

2. 302.3 (2008): 80-86. Literary Reference Center. Web. 16 Sept.
2013.
In this journal article Douthat discusses the validity of the claim
that pornography is adultery. While many experts agree that
watching pornography can lead to the viewer eventually acting
upon their desires and committing adultery by having sex with
someone other than their spouse, Douthat argues that just the
act of viewing the pornography is committing the act of
adultery without the viewer actually having sex. Douthat uses
the example of ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer to show why viewing
pornography is adultery. Eliot paid a prostitute to come into his
room to have sex. If he had paid a prostitute to come into his
room to have sex with someone else while Spitzer watched, this
would still be viewed as adultery. Douthat explains that there is
no difference between paying to watch someone have sex live
and paying to watch someone have sex on the internet or
television. Today’s pornography is so realistic that it blurs the
lines between fantasy and reality, therefore blurs the lines of
what has been traditionally accepted as adultery.
I will use Douthat’s article to support my claim that when one
spouse secretly views pornography, this is a violation of trust in
a marriage and therefore should be considered adultery.
Eberstadt, Mary. "Is pornography the new tobacco?" Policy
Review 154 (2009): 3+. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web.
15 Sept. 2013.
In this article Eberstadt compares the taboo of smoking with the
taboo of viewing pornography. In the 1960’s smoking was
widely accepted as a social norm. Citizens could smoke in
public places, smoke with their children, and smoke in the home
without ridicule. Television stars smoked and it was considered
glamorous. On the contrary, pornography was not accepted in
the 1960’s as the norm. People did not advertise that they
viewed pornography or even admitted to viewing it. These two
issues have reversed in the last 50 years. Smoking is now a
social taboo. People that smoke with their children in the car
are looked down upon and ridiculed. Smoking in public places

3. is banned in many states and there no longer is a glamorous air
to smoking. Pornography, on the other hand, is widely accepted
today. It is almost expected that people view pornography.
There is not the stigmatism attached to it that was present in the
1960’s. Hollywood has glamorized sex today the way smoking
was glamorized in the 1960’s. Today a woman would be
vehemently opposed to putting a cigarette in her mouth, but
would view pornography and not be ashamed.
I will use Eberstadt’s article to show that pornography is widely
accepted today as normal and not seen the same as it was in past
generations. Because it is widely accepted there seems to be
complacency about the issue and it is allowed to permeate our
lives more than ever.
Linz, Daniel. "Pornography Is Not Addictive and Does Not Lead
to Violence Against Women." Addiction. Ed. Christina
Fisanick. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing
Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Response to Testimony Before the
United States Senate." Free Speech Coalition. 2005. Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 15 Sept. 2013.
In this article Linz argues that there is no scientific proof that
pornography is addictive or that it leads to violence against
women. By society using the term “addiction”, the act is
considered uncontrollable and therefore not the viewer’s fault
when the behavior is continued. Linz states that this is a
fallible conclusion because there is no evidence that the
behavior is addicting. It is a choice to continue and can be
stopped at any time that the viewer chooses. In his research
Linz found few negative effects from viewing pornography on a
regular basis.
I will use Linz’s article as an opposing viewpoint to the idea
that pornography is harmful and addictive.
Manning, Jill C. "The Impact Of Internet Pornography On
Marriage And The Family: A Review Of The Research." Sexual
Addiction & Compulsivity 13.2/3 (2006): 131-165. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
Manning’s journal article addresses the effects of pornography

4. on individuals, marriages, and children and adolescence. The
effects on individuals distort their perception of intimacy,
relationships, monogamy, and sexual fulfillment. Marriages are
impacted greatly because of these distorted views. Also
impacting marriages are the financial strains of internet
pornography purchases. Pornography is cited in over fifty
percent of divorces as a contributing factor in the failing
marriage. Children are impacted by the failing marriages as
well as viewing the pornography themselves. When children
view pornography they get a distorted view of sex, have
unrealistic expectations regarding sex, and tend to engage in
sexual activity at a much earlier age than children that do not
view pornography. There was one exception Manning gave to
the idea that pornography is bad. That exception is when a
husband and wife view pornography in an open, mutual, and
consensual manner. This has proven to bring couples closer and
can be enriching to the marital intimacy.
I will use Manning’s article to support my position that
pornography is harmful when viewed by an individual over a
long period of time, when a spouse in the marriage views
pornography alone or secretly, or when it is viewed by children.
I will also use this article as an opposing viewpoint that a
married couple can mutually enjoy pornography and it can be a
positive aspect of their intimate relationship.
Naughton, Louise. "Sexual Wallpaper." Community Practitioner
86.7 (2013): 20-2. ProQuest. Web. 15 Sep. 2013.
In this scholarly journal Naughton discusses the effect
pornography has on today’s youth. Because of technology
pornography is available to most teens via cell phones,
computers, iPads, and even in their music. Teens are being
constantly bombarded with sexually explicit material.
Naughton interviews psychologist Dr. Linda Papadopoulos for
this journal article. Papadopoulos states that sexual material
affects boys and girls differently. It makes boys feel they have
to be hyper-masculine and aggressive. Girls are constantly told
they have to be pretty, skinny, sexy, and decorative.

5. Furthermore, it is not just the fact that teens are bombarded
with sexual material, but the majority of the sexual material is
degrading to women. This teaches boys to disrespect women
and girls to accept this sort of treatment. To combat this,
parents need to be hyper-vigilant about monitoring what their
teens are doing online. Also, parents need to keep an open
dialogue with their teens about sex, pornography, and the
dangers of the internet.
I will use Naughton’s journal article to show the effects of
pornography on teens and to show how parents can make a
difference if they get involved.
Paul, Pamela. “How Women See Pornography.” Pornified. New
York: Times Books, 2005. Print.
In chapter four titled “How Women See Pornography,” of Paul’s
book, she explains how women are viewing pornography at a
higher rate than ever before. She attributes this to the shift in
roles that men and women play in relationships. In the past it
was expected for women to be sexually docile and submissive to
her husband. Since the women’s movement and the sexual
revolution that took place in the 1970’s and 1980’s, it is now
acceptable for women to be the aggressor in a relationship and
to be sexually dominant. Pornography producers have taken
notice of the increase in women viewers and began producing
pornography tailored toward women. More movies have a story
line and are more than just sex. Women find pornography helps
them explore their sexual side and broadens their ideas of
sexual positions and attitudes. Thirty-five percent of women
that have viewed internet pornography said it helped them feel
sexy.
I will use chapter four in Paul’s book to counter the viewpoint
that women hate pornography because it degrades and
objectifies them. From this viewpoint women are not only
accepting pornography, but actively seeking it out. This is
contrary to what most experts report regarding women’s views
on pornography.
Reynolds, Jeff and Carla Reynolds. Personal Interview. 12 Sep.

6. 2013.
In this interview, I asked Jeff Reynolds and Carla Reynolds to
tell me about their marriage, their feelings toward pornography,
and any negative or positive effects pornography has had on
their marriage. Jeff Reynolds and Carla Reynolds have been
married for 20 years and have what both describe as a happy
marriage. They are monogamous, very open with each other,
and both enjoy watching pornography together. They feel it
adds a spark to their marriage and keeps it from getting boring.
Neither watches anything without the other and they always
agree on what kind of pornography they watch. If one or the
other is not comfortable with the material or they are just not in
the mood to watch it, that decision is respected. They have
been viewing pornography together for their entire marriage and
have not had a negative experience with it. Both feels this is
because of the strong respect they have for each other and the
fact that it has never been a secretive part of their marriage.
Because this is something they enjoy together, neither feels
objectified or disrespected in any way.
I will use this interview with Jeff Reynolds and Carla Reynolds
as an opposing viewpoint that as long as both spouses are in
mutual agreement and mutually enjoy the pornography that it is
not detrimental or negative.
Townsend, Tim. "Porn, an Old Moral Threat, Finds New Ways
to Worry Pastors." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) 20 Mar. 2009.
Newspaper Source. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
This newspaper article by Tim Townsend addresses the danger
of pornography that the Evangelical Christian faith sees as a
threat to the American family. Because pornography is more
accessible via laptops and cell phones, the average age of
pornography consumers has changed to include more youth than
ever before. Townsend quotes the National Coalition for the
Protection of Children and Families as saying pornography “is
as addictive as cocaine or heroin.” While churches are coming
together to fight against the pornography industry, those that
are successful in the industry do not view pornography as a

7. threat to families or see anything wrong with the increased
success of the industry.
I will use Townsend’s article to show how pornography is
affecting younger Americans and how the mode of delivery has
changed over the years. Also, I will use this article to show
how the religious element in America is trying to combat the
pornography industry.
Wright, Paul J. "A Longitudinal Analysis Of Us Adults’
Pornography Exposure: Sexual Socialization, Selective
Exposure, And The Moderating Role Of Unhappiness." Journal
of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, And Applications
24.2 (2012): 67-76. PsycARTICLES. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
In this academic journal, Paul J. Wright, discusses how
pornography depicts sex as an extremely casual encounter void
of any attachment, commitment, or responsibility. Wright did
an experiment to see if people viewed sex more casually
because of the pornography they watched or if they watched
pornography because they already viewed sex in a casual way.
The results showed that people that viewed pornography on a
regular basis increased their number of casual sexual encounters
by two-fold. The experiment also found that people that
described their life as unhappy viewed pornography on a more
regular basis than people that described their life as happy. The
implications of this experiment were that people that viewed
pornography were at a higher risk for sexually transmitted
diseases, unwanted pregnancies, and physical and sexual
aggression because these issues increase when sex is viewed
casually and casual sexual encounters increase.
I will use Wright’s article to support my position that viewing
pornography negatively affects individuals and society as a
whole because of the increase in sexually transmitted diseases
and unwanted pregnancies.
Annotated Bibliography #2 Instruction SheetBefore beginning
your Annotated Bibliography #2 assignment, you will need to

8. revise Annotated Bibliography #1. The Annotated Bibliography
#2 will include ALL of the revised annotations from Annotated
Bibliography #1 AND ten new annotations. These annotations
will come from the sources used in the Toulmin (5 sources) and
Rogerian (5 sources) paper.Topic: Locate a minimum of five
sources for the Toulmin Paper and five sources for the Rogerian
paper. Keep in mind that these sources may or may not be the
sources you ultimately use for your papers. Make sure the
sources have been selected from a variety of source types
(printed articles not available online, articles from the Web [be
cautious about using these as ANYONE can put ANYTHING
online and call it fact (do not use Wikipedia or encyclopedias],
websites, books, magazines, academic journals [excellent source
– check the PEER REVIEWED search criteria for Virtual
Library databases to limit the search to Professional and
Academic journals]), and so forth. At least three different
source types should be used (i.e. newspaper, journal, magazine,
organization, book, and so forth).
One of the best places to start looking for a topic is the Ivy
Tech Community College library. You can access the library by
logging into Blackboard and clicking the LIBRARY tab at the
top of the page. On the next page, choose the campus attended.
Then, on the next page, click SEARCH & FIND, then click
ARTICLES. Scroll down until you see OPPOSING
VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT (GALE), and click the link. On
the next page students will see main topics divided into
subcategories. Click one of the subcategories and then start
looking down the list. Even if students do not use OPPOSING
VIEWPOINTS, it is a great place for ideas.
After deciding on the five sources (for a total of 10 new
sources) read and analyze them and take extensive notes. For
long articles or books, use skimming techniques to extract the
important sections. Use the table of contents, chapter headings,
and the index or bibliography in the book (or article) to help
narrow the focus. Read carefully the parts that are relevant to

9. the position and that clearly show the problem or a solution to
the issue.
Arrange the sources alphabetically, using MLA or APA style as
specified by your instructor, and then write a five-to-ten
sentence blurb (short description) summarizing each source.
Identify the author's claim in the short summary. Indicate in a
sentence how the source might be used in the up-coming
argument paper. The following are examples using MLA and
APA.
MLA sample:
Pitts, Leonard. "Parents' Influence is Limited." The Dallas
Morning News 2 Feb. 2002: 27A. Print.
In this editorial, Pitts first claims that people are too quick to
blame a child's parents if the child does something wrong. In
fact, he says, parents might even enjoy pointing the finger at
other parents who have a child in trouble. However, Pitts tells
us, once he had his own children, he became more humble and
realized that no matter how "good" parents are children still do
things that are "bad" and against the "rules" that guided how
they were raised. This leads him to an example: a song by
Margin Gaye, suggesting that parents should stop trying to mold
children "like their own piece of clay." Finally, Pitts argues
that parents should keep offering wisdom, guidance, and love,
but stop thinking that they are the ultimate influence on their
children's lives.
I will use Pitts’ article to support my position that when a child
does something bad, the blame is too easily placed on the
parents.
APA sample:
Pitts, L. (2002, February 2). Parents' influence is limited. The
Dallas Morning News, p. 27A.
In this editorial, Pitts (2002) first claims that people are too
quick to blame a child's parents if the child does something
wrong. In fact, he says, parents might even enjoy pointing the
finger at other parents who have a child in trouble. However,

10. Pitts tells us, once he had his own children, he became more
humble and realized that no matter how "good" parents are
children still do things that are "bad" and against the "rules"
that guided how they were raised. This leads him to an
example: a song by Margin Gaye, suggesting that parents should
stop trying to mold children "like their own piece of clay."
Finally, Pitts argues that parents should keep offering wisdom,
guidance, and love, but stop thinking that they are the ultimate
influence on their children's lives.
I will use Pitts’ article to support my position that when a child
does something bad, the blame is too easily placed on the
parents.
Note how the researcher named the author, Pitts, throughout the
summary. Be specific and name the author. If the entry begins
with an article title, name the article title in the summary.
Development: The Annotated Bibliography should contain the
following items. Organize your sources alphabetically and
provide complete bibliographical data following MLA or APA
style of documentation rules as specified by your instructor.
1. Write, in your own words, a summary of your source. What
is the author’s position and how is it supported? You may
include a few short quotes, but for the most part, this should be
a summary. Name the author in your summary. 2. Write an
evaluation of the validity and appropriateness of the text to your
project. Does the text support/contradict/complicate your
attitude toward your subject? Relate it to other texts, raise
questions, and so on.
Format: Format and document the Annotated Bibliography
using MLA or APA style as specified by your instructor.
Organize the data for each source following MLA or APA rules
for documentation.