that women can be to blame after being physically abused and/or raped. In “The Landscape of the Ordinary Violence Against Women” by Dworkin‚ she explains that after being raped women find a way to blame themselves for the attack and that in cases of marital rape juries almost always side with the offender because they find a way to make it the woman’s fault (Dworkin 64). This justification of violence against women is dangerous for
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6. Sources Thomas Aquinas‚ On Law‚ Morality and Politics (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Co.‚ 1988) John Austin‚ Lectures on Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Positive Law (St. Clair Shores‚ MI: Scholarly Press‚ 1977) ------The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1995) Jeremy Bentham‚ A Fragment of Government (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1988) ------Of Laws In General (London: Athlone Press‚ 1970) ------The Principles of Morals and
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1. PRESENT YOUR ARTEFACT (about 100 words) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=RTsqFxA7EgM This video from The Young Turks News Network discusses Indian Athlete‚ Santhi Soundarajan who failed a gender test following her silver medal in the women’s 800m race at the Asian Games in Doha. The show’s host Cenk Uygur‚ is nonchalant in his mockery of the athlete and candidly jokes about the athletes gender saying‚ “Maybe the executive staff member slipped out of her shorts (laughs)”
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Restricting free speech for the sake of free speech - Can speech ‘silence’‚ if so should it be restricted? A Introduction Freedom of speech is almost universally endorsed in western-liberal countries. Literally‚ speech refers only to the communication of thoughts in spoken words but more widely interpreted the concept also includes publications‚ television and the like. The intuitive idea of how to promote free speech is to allow more speech. Therefore‚ proponents of free speech oppose
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established its Nike website to assist its worldwide fan base‚ allow them to ask questions‚ design their own shoes‚ and order shoes directly from the factory (Dworkin‚ 1999). There was practIcally no e-commerce in 1995‚ but in 1997 this segment earned businesses $26 billion. By 2002‚ it explode into a $330 billion industry and $1
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The Rose of the World Why do we blame Helen’s beauty for the Trojan War or Eve’s curious nature for Adam’s choice to eat the apple‚ thus beginning the mortal human civilization? Throughout history men have found it convenient to hold women responsible for their own weaknesses and intolerance. The apathy of anti-feminist and conservative movements showcases the reality of the Stockholm syndrome and medieval serfdom. Men have been the captors and the masters of the women for time in antiquity‚ but
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References: Dworkin Ronald. (1994). Life ’s Dominion. New York: Vintage Books. Devereux‚ George. (1954). “A Typological Study of Abortion in 350 Primitive‚ Ancient and Pre-Industrial Societies”‚ in Therapeutic Abortion. New York: The Julian Press Inc. David‚ H.P.‚
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This assignment will outline the beginnings of sociological theory including historical development of the main theories‚ namely functionalism and Marxism‚ and a view of interactionism. The social context in which each of these theories emerged will be detailed with inclusion of possible effects of the social issues at the time. It is often said that sociology is the ‘science of society’. Society is commonly seen as the people and institutions‚ and the relationships between them. The patterns
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A vegetarian diet has become more popular today. Is the vegetarian or omnivore diet better? Are vegetarians really missing the proteins and nutrients from meat? The term vegetarian can be confusing to some since there are different variations of vegetarians: vegans‚ lacto vegetarian‚ lacto-ovo-vegetarian‚ ovo-vegetarian; strict vegetarians (vegans) exclude all meat‚ eggs and diary products. A lacto-vegetarian diet excludes meat‚ fish and eggs but includes dairy products. Most vegetarians follow
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After School Programs What Can They Do For You??? Proposal: The purpose of this paper is to explore the different aspects of Before and After School Programs through different disciplinary research methods. I will look at how each of the methods helps to shape not only the programs but those who attend them‚ in terms of how they develop the students into active producers. I will also explore how the programs affect how a society develops as well as the over all affect the programs have
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