Bride kidnapping

for purposes of sexual exploitation increase annually with 2 million new victims, generating an estimated 7 billion to 12 billion dollars a year (source). Human trafficking manifests in different forms, such as brothels, sex trafficking, mail order brides, sex tourism, pornography, prostitution, stropping, lap dancing, and phone sex companies; whereas, the sexual exploitation of children is most commonly seen through child pornography and child sex tourism. There are numerous contributing…

the wife of Hades, the God of the Underworld; and daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the God of thunder and the sky, and the Goddess of the earth and grain. Persephone was said to be beautiful and kind, so much so that Hades kidnapped her to make her his bride, with the permission of Zeus of course. When Demeter found out about this, she went berserk, killing off all of the plants and nature around her until her daughter was returned to her. Meanwhile in the Underworld, Persephone had eaten the seeds…

Africans have great respect for human life. Abortion, killing and murder were forbidden. Armed robbery, kidnapping and terrorism were unknown to them. Families were not living in fear of insecurity. Anybody who violated the sacredness of human life was either forced into an exile or he became an outcast. Sharing and communal existence has been part of our culture…

past. Ahmeya' memories had faded with the years and when she spoke of her life as a pioneer girl she felt as if she were talking of someone else. Tamataunee was not bothered by her past at all, or the fact that she was white. He had lived by the lake all his life, and had not been affected as much by the settlers taking over the Indian Territory as Ahmeya had. They shared their secrets and laughed at foolish things they had done. Both of them had great respect for the nature around them and were…

with little chance of forming families of their own – are much more prone to attempt to improve their situation through violent and criminal behavior.”5 According to Tom Strode, the excess of males and the lack of females are leading to “rampant kidnapping and trafficking of women” in some areas in China.6 Nicholas Eberstadt addresses the future of China in his article “The Demographic Future”. As he…

What Was Apartheid? Apartheid was a system of racial segregation that was enforced by the legislation of the National Party (NP) in South Africa between 1948 and 1994. The laws during Apartheid greatly benefited the White and Afrikaner minority. The movements of the majority black inhabitants and other ethnic groups were oppressed by the government. The Apartheid legislation classified inhabitants into four racial groups – “White”, “Black”, “Coloured” and “Indian – and residential areas were…

Throughout the 1800s, countries all over the world were working towards passing new laws to abolish slavery. Many probably think the cruelty of selling humans stopped there, but human trafficking is thriving around the world. Since the 1800s, laws have been passed to protect human rights, and people are finding ways to illegally sell humans anyway. As stated in Global Issues, Local Arguments, “trafficking of human beings, involving the buying and selling of people who are forced to work for the…

The uprising of the equality of the sexes has made much great progress. Although progress has been made, it has been mostly for those who are white women. The movement leaves out issues in third world countries and those of other races. For example, women are paid less than men, but women of African-American or Hispanic descent are paid even less. The closing of the wage gap applies only to white men against white women, while every person of the same job should be paid the same no matter their…

Kony, a man from Uganda who would kidnap children for sex and war. Kidnapping is something else the Lord’s Resistance Army is known for, also for “forcing and training young boys to fight and kill while also forcing girls to be sex slaves” (AmericansAgainsttheTeaParty.org para.3). A consequence for these children who refused was that they were hacked to pieces. What these groups what do was take young girls and force them to be brides for soldiers, helping the spread of STD’s like HIV. These…

and the whole Colombian ethnic group each have a slew of stereotypes to conquer when dealing with other culture groups. One of the more popular and beautiful cities, Medellin, is often portrayed as a dangerous place to visit—full of drug cartels, kidnappings, and homicides. The popularity of cocaine and the illegal drug trade have both left the uninformed public with the opinion that the citizens of Colombia are all drug fanatics and/or murderers. While strong, united family values exist and…