staying silent “behind the scenes.” Through these misconceptions‚ our society has coined terms such as “bitch‚” “whore‚” “slut‚” “fag‚” and “dyke” into our vocabulary. It has also given rise to such things as “The Purity Myth” and now‚ more recently‚ “Rape Culture.” The purity myth is a lie that sexually defines how “good” women are‚ and that woman’s moral compasses are inextricable from their bodies—that any sexuality that deviates from a strict (generally‚ straight male-defined) societal norm is
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I.Setting/Climate of the Speech A. The Speaker: Michelle Obama is the first African-American woman to become first lady of the United States. She is the wife of Barack Obama‚ the 44th and current President of the United States. Michelle started taking gifted classes by sixth grade. She went to Harvard for law school and earned her J.D (Obama‚ 2013). According to New York Times‚ she founded the Chicago office of Public Allies‚ which is a nonprofit program that works with young leaders on social
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From the time I was in the sixth grade‚ I have been spinning in the color and winter guard at my school. Throughout my seven years of experience‚ I have accomplished many state titles and become a captain of two years. Being able to share those moments with your best friends is a marvelous thing I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. When you know in your heart you’ve done everything you can do to perform your very best show‚ and they call your school’s name over the stadium‚ the overabundance
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~ The wedding actually turned out to be really nice. We had both recited our vows‚ and surprisingly neither of us screwed them up. Blake’s was really sweet; "I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you‚ to laugh with you‚ and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad‚ when life seems easy and when it seems hard‚ when our love is simple‚ and when it is an effort. I promise to
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Without plants‚ almost all life on our planet will end. Plants provide oxygen for animals and humans to breathe and they provide food for several animals. At present‚ there are 260‚000 known plant species in the world. Plants are found in fresh water‚ in oceans and on land. A few plants live in soil that does not provide sufficient nutrients‚ therefore‚ they eat insects for nourishment. Bug-eating plants include sundews and pitcher plants. Here are 10 strange facts about plants you didn’t know. List
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DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘VICTIM’. The word “victim” has its roots in many ancient languages that covered a great distance from northwestern Europe to the southern tip of Asia and yet had a similar linguistic pattern: victima in Latin; and‚ vinak ti in Sanskrit (Webster’s 1971). In the original meaning of the term‚ a victim was a man or animal put to death during a religious ceremony in order to appease some supernatural power or deity. Over centuries‚ the term has picked up additional meanings. Now
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The Rape of Nanking is a book that has detailed accounts of the horrific events of 1937 in Nanking after the Japanese invaded and slaughtered‚ raped‚ mutilated‚ and tortured Chinese. Iris Chang refers to the Rape of Nanking by calling it the ‘forgotten Holocaust’ and draws a connection to the World War II victims. The Rape of Nanking isn’t discussed very much due to the survivors who feel greatly humiliated by the event and the Japanese try to hide this part of history. Chang tells the tales of not
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Rolling Stone’s “A Rape on Campus” was one of the most scandalous journalism mistake ever seen. How a magazine such as Rolling Stone could publish an article that was a complete and total lie‚ is beyond me. In my opinion‚ Sabrina Erdely ignored many red flags that should have brought up some skepticism about the story she was reporting on. When Erdely first heard Jackie’s story she said‚ she remembered being “a bit incredulous” about the vividness of some of the details Jackie offered. This should
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Karyn wood May29th‚2013 Period2 African american history The Problem Of Rape In Somalia CNN has recently reported on events currently happening in somalia. a lot of violence has been reported. physical and mental abuse goes on in somalia. For women in somalia though this is the least of their worries. women in somalia have their fears locked on being raped or even witnessing such events happen. many women in somalia are raped every
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thought. I had only touched the surface. Later on‚ I realized Our Guys was about jock culture and white privilege...as well as rape cultures and patriarchy‚ male privilege and compulsory heterosexuality‚ pornography‚ accountability and "blame the victim." All of these issues were part of this‚ a real life story‚ a real rape. Reading the story of the Glen Ridge Rape‚ I was able to make observations and draw conclusions that Ridgers who lived inside their glass bubbles weren’t able to make. They
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