Chapter I Introduction “He said he loved me”‚ “I woke up without any clothes on‚ I couldn’t remember”‚ “I thought we were friends”. These are just some of the phrases that a lot of rape victims have reiterated. Women that have long been taken advantage of for men’s sexual pleasure‚ it is the same in every country‚ not just in the Philippines. Women have been fighting all throughout their history to gain equality‚ to rise from oppression‚ to release themselves from male domination‚ that fight is
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Just about four months ago in December‚ a twenty three year old student was gang raped on a moving bus and later died in New Delhi‚ India. This attack led to the breakout of aggressive protests for India’s officials to strengthen their laws to better protect women against this kind of violence. Now India is being criticized for a slow response to the attack. Most recently‚ a five year old little girl was kidnapped‚ raped‚ and tortured in New Delhi‚ India. It was a brutal attack and doctors even
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Video Game Violence has been a controversial topic for many years‚ dating back to even the most simple classic video games like Ms. Pac-Man‚ Centipede and Space Invaders‚ eventually pushing into more modern games like Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Black Ops. This investigation attempts to expand and analyze the idea that due to the historical trend of video game violence being accused of blame for seemingly related violent events‚ some of the research may be faulty. The way we look at video
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chose to discuss further into is the rape myths people accept and attitudes held about rape. This article that I found on the library website’s stood out because the topic was covered in a discussion but I think it deserves more attention and focus. The study conducted in this research article examined demographics of college students at two different campuses and the correlation of their drinking behavior and if it related to the reported acceptance of rape myths. Society tends to blame the women
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Fraternities and Rape on Campus Author(s): Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer Reviewed work(s): Source: Gender and Society‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 4‚ Special Issue: Violence against Women (Dec.‚ 1989)‚ pp. 457-473 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/189763 . Accessed: 16/11/2011 12:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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“The Sniper” Why‚ after centuries of furtile destruction‚ does a man persist in waging war? In the short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaherty‚ the author focuses on the Irish civil war of the 1920’s. On a Dublin roof‚ a republican sniper struggles to destroy his enemy. Although the sniper is an experienced and ingenious combatant‚ the story’s author outcome clearly conveys an anti-war theme. A general Sherman observed‚ “War is hell.” In the short story‚ the sniper is a practiced soldier
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Dahmer himself mentioned that his murders were not meant to be discriminatory in any way (Worthington 2). This claim becomes less and less believable when looking back into Dahmer’s life before his arrest. It was already clear that Dahmer was uncomfortable with his own homosexuality‚ so it is not surprising that he found other gay men repulsive as well. When he was in the army‚ his bunkmates recalled him getting drunk often and going on homophobic‚ racist rants for hours (Lippit 8). He mentioned
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Question: a Case Study on Rape Victims Introduction Concerning philosophies of morality‚ rape is no doubt abhorred. However‚ what is debatable is whether or not it is one ’s duty to ensure that a rape is reported. In a particular case‚ one hotline operator finds herself in a dilemma that challenges her duties as a licensed social worker‚ with the obligation of ensuring that victims report their rape. As a part of the twenty-four-hour hotline staff at a local rape crisis center‚ the duty of
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college women report surviving rape or attempted rape at some point in their lifetime‚ 673‚000 women currently attending U.S. colleges and universities have experienced rape at some point in their lifetime‚ and every year in the United States‚ 1‚270‚000 women experience rape. Take a minute and let that sink in. Rape is never something to joke about‚ nor is any type of sexual abuse. Looking at these statistics‚ it makes you wonder: why are the statistics of sexual abuse and rape so high? Why is it that
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Rape Laws in Hong Kong General Definition of Rape The statutory provisions on rape (Part XII of the Crimes Ordinance) in Hong Kong are based on s. 1 of the (UK) Sexual Offences Amendment Act 1976. However‚ the current rape laws in England are regulated by the Sexual Offences Act 2003‚ which Hong Kong did not follow. Section 118(3) of the Crimes Ordinance provides a general definition of rape as ‘A man commits rape if - (a) he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the time
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