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    Stop Blaming the Victims!

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    Rape Culture” by The Nation said‚ the victim of rape shouldn’t be criticized on what she was wearing‚ saying or doing at the time of rape. As the article stated “The right question is‚ “What made him think this is acceptable?” ” We should be concerned as to why that person thought it was ok to rape the other person; what made it acceptable for him to think that his actions were already excused and would be accepted by society. The problem is not whether the victim was sober or not‚ nor clothes‚ nor

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    Victim Vs Villain

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    And you stare at it happen‚ as it happens right in front of you‚ and say no. Just‚ no. It can’t work out like this. It’s not supposed to end like this. In what kind of fucked up story does the bad guy win? In what kind of story does the victim end up in disbelief that she never got the justice she deserved. That’s when you realize you’re the villain. But no‚ the other person’s not innocent either‚ they’re the villain too. They’re worse than you‚ but you’re still the villain‚ because you let it get

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    Victim Of Sex Trafficking

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    In this article the author claimed that many people are unaware that United States citizens are victims of sex trafficking. More youths became victims of sex trafficking in United States. The Victim of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act characterized human trafficking as: sex trafficking where a sex act is included by force‚ fraud‚ coercion or a where a person or not eligible to perform because of the age. However‚ VTVPA claimed that sex trafficking are recruitment‚ harboring‚ transportation

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    Victims Of Hate Crimes

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    people of color. Hate crime is defined as an illegal act involving intentional selection of a victim based on the perpetrator’s bias or prejudges against the actual or alleged status of the victim (Hall‚ 2013). In 2013‚ the nation’s law enforcement agencies reported that there were 7‚242 victims of hate crimes (Wilson‚ 2014). Of these victims‚ 12 were victimized in 6 separate incidents (Wilson‚ 2014). Victims of hate crimes are usually people of the most vulnerable populations‚ like people who are minority

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    Bullies vs. Victims

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    Bullies vs. Victims Bullying is the use of physical‚ psychological and verbal aggression to intimidate others to submit to the will of another individual. There are cases of bullying in the workplace‚ schools‚ and even your own home. Once the victim appears to be vulnerable‚ the bully will then become comfortable with their behavior. At that time they will single out specific individuals to torment verbally or physically which can cause the victim to have low self-esteem and developmental issues

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    Janis’ Victims of Groupthink Author(s): Paul’t Hart Source: Political Psychology‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 247-278 Published by: International Society of Political Psychology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3791464 Accessed: 11/01/2010 13:57 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained

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    1939 and soon after became the home of hundreds of concentration camps (History.com staff‚ “The Holocaust” par. 6 & 10). Polish citizens were victims of the Holocaust‚ as the nazis sought to destroy the Polish culture. They shot and killed thousands of innocent civilians‚ killed Polish leaders‚ and required men to perform forced labor (USHMM‚ “Polish Victims” par. 1-2). The nazis forced thousands of jews into ghettos‚ the biggest of which being in the capital of Poland‚ Warsaw. These ghettos were

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    be a creator or a victim. When you’re facing difficulties in life‚ which are you? Uncontrollable situations are bound to happen from time to time. Will you become the victim and blame everyone but yourself? Or will you be a creator and find a solution to be successful no matter what? Donna Zajonc (2011) stated that “the fundamental difference between the victim mindset and the creator/innovator mindset is where they place their attention.” When people keep doing what they have been doing even when

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    The Basis for Victim Compensation According to Victimology‚ victim compensation takes place when “the state‚ rather than the perpetrator‚ reimburses the victim for losses sustained at the hands of the criminal” cite. Advocates of victim compensation believe it’s the government’s obligation to compensate citizens who suffer harm‚ and they justify this view by using two distinct philosophical positions as a basis for their reasoning: The social contract and the notion of social welfare. The Social

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    Femme Fatale or Victim

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    Femme Fatale or Victim Emma Bovary is a complex and intriguing character as the protagonist of Gustave Flaubert’s novel‚ Madame Bovary. Throughout the novel‚ Flaubert’s use of elaborate details and explicit dialogue lead to the question of whether Emma plays the role of a fierce femme fatale who caused the destruction of her husband and daughter‚ or that of the vulnerable victim‚ trapped by societal expectations and depression. Critics may claim that the novel supports the idea that Emma Bovary

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