Prison rape

According to the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), every two minutes an American is sexually assaulted. Every two minutes, an American is more likely to develop a mental disorder such as depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and contemplate or commit suicide. Every two minutes, an American becomes ten times more likely to abuse alcohol and other drugs. Every two minutes, an American’s ability to have a normal relationship with their family, friends, employer, and…

Kinsey researched human sexuality which also discovered the field of sexology. Kinsey was born in 1894 in Hoboken, New Jersey. His mother didn't have much education but his father was a professor. Kinsey also came from poor family and was never treated for his illnesses when he was a child. Kinsey did attend college and gained a lot from his experiences. When Kinsey was a young man he would insert objects into his urethra, this was to punish himself for having homophobic thoughts as this was…

The Little Red Riding Hood and The Lovely Bones share a didactic purpose: first, to warn innocent young females of the physical danger and possibilities present in the modern society, and second, to warn them to be careful with their trust. Physical Abuse is a variety of abuse that occurs frequently around the world. It is a very serious situation because people get murdered, tortured, physically, and mentally abused. People need to be told not to keep silent and to reach out to somebody that…

Obscenity is an important topic in the Courts because of its impact on people or places. Many people frown upon obscenity because it’s immoral. What is obscenity? Obscenity could have different meanings but the most general definition is anything that deals with sexual matters as languages or images for example. There are multiple cases in the Courts that deals with obscenity. This paper will focus one particular obscenity case known as Barnes v. Glen Theatre Inc. and will provide a brief…

Former president of Boston University, John Silber, who was also ran for the position of governor for the state of Massachusetts, was an intellectual man. Even after his death, September 27, 2012, he left behind his legacy and had “Sherborn Street” renamed by the city of Boston, the “John R. Silber Way” in honor of him. John Silber’s essay, “Students Should Not Be above the Law” addresses in the beginning of the essay, in which medieval Europe had a “two parallel court systems: the church’s and…

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance”, as said by Aristotle. Dictionary.com lists the definition of hermeneutics as “the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation…”. Hermeneutics is the interpretation of a literary work through the reader’s point of view, and only focuses on one aspect of the literature. Appearance vs. reality is the idea that things are not always as they seem, and is a major component of literature and…

On Date Rape and Fallacious Arguments Camille Paglia is not a stranger to writing divisive editorials. As a self-proclaimed ‘social critic’, she said in response to criticism of her first book “Sexual Personae” published in 1990, “it was intended to please no one, and to offend everyone” (20Q). Thus, it should be no surprise that she has views on date rape that are unpopular for the current social mindset. In her editorial “On Date Rape”, Paglia declares “my kind of feminism stresses personal…

In my essay I will be analyzing the connection between Born into brothels and the other three texts that are in my essay through the connection of Chains of freedom. Born into brothels is a documentary about the daily live of children in India that live in the red light district where crime is everywhere. They are born into a restrictive class system that automatically places them at the lowest end. By being born as the lowest of classes, treated like a criminal from birth, chains of freedom are…

How would you feel if a judge sentenced you a life behind bars for something you didn’t commit? Many women accuse men of rape when they didn't rape anyone. There are a lot of cases that the "victim" chose a man from the police lineup that wasn’t her perpetrator. Before determining the person is guilty there should be a DNA test for the victim. The next paragraph will be talking about how this problem developed. This issue drew up by people not paying attention to the DNA tests, by not…

Kathrine runs a support group for survivors of sexual assault. Her group consist of 5 women with different stories on why they are part of the group, but have a commonality of being sexually abused. The transcript doesn’t entail any information on Kathrine’s expertise, but we can clearly see that the ladies attending the group look for her for answers. As seen by Barbara asking Katherine for acknowledgment when sharing her frustration towards men. When Kathrine speaks, she speaks with control of…