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    Marcia Ochoa explores citizenship for “GLBT” people in the “civil society” and those marginalized by it, specifically, transformistas. The metropolitan police find ways to penalize these “transformistas” in any way they could; whether an adopted civil code or an imagined one. Transformista refers to a person who was assigned the male label at birth, but identified as a woman her entire life – does not necessarily imply transgender or transsexual. Though Ochoa considers herself part of the civil…

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    rocket-propelled attack (RPG) which killed eight of her colleagues. Then, she was told she had to “clear the compound” which meant she had to kill dozens of civilians that could/had become dangerous or a potential threat while in war. She kept her dramatic rape hidden, deep inside as she continued to serve out her six-year commitment with the United States Air Force Academy. All of these traumatic events began to take a toll on Erica. She struggled with anxiety, depression, and harmful thoughts…

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    Though it may not have happened in the literal sense, Orwell's prediction of 1984 is metaphorically true in 2017. There are ways in which Orwell exaggerated his predictions, but there are many more ways in which he figuratively predicted the future. For example, the banning of sex and the discouragement of individuality, the thought police and thought crime, and Big brother most likely will never exist in the literal sense, but the concept of each one is very much alive in our society.…

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    The Handmaid's Suicide

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    Although one big argument was that the prior society treated sex among women terribly. The Aunts really pressure rape being a strong factor in the past society in describing how terrible it was. In Gilead, non-ceremonial sex is barely prevalent. This is what Aunt Lydia means in the Handmaid's “being given freedom from”. With so many laws intact banning non-ceremonial sex, the rate of rape has drastically gone down and now women have the freedom from these terrible acts. Also with all their…

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    The youngest player to ever be named MVP. Three time All Star in the NBA. Nevertheless the Bulls just traded the best player that they have had in decades, but what for? The Bulls only received in return a pitiful horde. The Chicago Bulls traded Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks over the summer, which was definitely in the Knicks favor due to the fact that Rose was a former MVP of the league. The official trade was Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017 first round draft pick from the Bulls…

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    What is Human Trafficking? Human trafficking is often mixed up with human smuggling, and even though that the both involve illegal movement of people there is a distinct difference in them. Human trafficking “in short, … are, first, the transportation of a person; second, force, fraud, or coercion; and, finally, exploitation.” In this definition the consent of the human being is not accounted for, but in the definition of human smuggling the consent of the human is acknowledged. Nobody knows…

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    Creepy Clown Sightings Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a horror movie come to life? Well all over the world it is , clowns started out as friendly people at birthday parties or circuses , as expressed in horror films clowns have a dark side to them as well. The creepy clown sightings began in Greenville, S.C at an apartment complex which is against the edge of the woods. On August 21st, a police deputy investigated reports of a clown trying to pull kids into the woods.…

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    The article I will be reviewing is entitled "Hookups": Characteristics and Correlates of College Students' Spontaneous and Anonymous Sexual Experiences by Elizabeth L. Paul, Brian McManus, and Allison Hayes. This study focuses on adolescents and young adults on college campuses and their sexual activities and behaviors. In simpler terms it scrutinizes how college students hookup on college campuses and the various factors that influence them to engage or disengage in sexual intercourse when they…

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    Sex Offenders Reflection

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    As I reflected on my past, it was during my sophomore year, that I began to recognized a strong dislike to a certain group of people: sex offenders. During these years of schooling I developed an overwhelming sense of frustration and anger towards sex offenders, because I view sex offenders as monsters and serves no purpose in the community. My anger promoted by a strong sense injustice and inequality about victims of sex offenders and all the treatment they have to undergo. My experience…

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    Conly's Argument Analysis

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    It is commonly agreed on that the use of physical force to make someone have sex with you is a clear instance of rape. However, can someone be raped without the use of physical violence? Conly’s approach to rape removes the traditional idea of force playing a key role in constituting rape, but instead focusses on what drove that person to allow sex to happen, despite there being no presence of violence and not wanting to have sex (Conly, 2004, p. 98). Igor Primoratz’s definition of sexual…

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