Seven Against Thebes

Mum with a Secret ‘When Mom Has a Secret’ is a long, but detailed, article by an American journalist and correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, Tara Mckelvey. She has also written for The New York Times Book Review, Marie Claire, and The American Prospect. Mckelvey’s article angles the key events that bring up the past of the iconic terrorist group, SLA. The manifesto Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was an American made radical active group between 1973 and 1975 who considered…

In the article, "Common Fate, Different Experience: Gender-Specific Aspects of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1917," writer Katharine Derderian argues how sexual violence and gender-specific acts were central aspects of the Armenian Genocide. Derderian explains how after the murder of the Armenian leadership and military, Ottoman authorities and Ittihadist supporters sent surviving Anatolia Armenians to the Syrian desert for extermination. During the ethnic cleansing, Armenian women faced…

The Certainty about Domestic Violence Domestic violence sufferers can be found all over the world. According to figures, one in every three females worldwide has been ill-treated physically. The miserable thing is that sufferers of abuse generally have nowhere to consult. Many of these sufferers get blemished for life with rare treatment choices obtainable to them. One such domestic violence sufferer was Sara Corcoran Warner. She has faced many difficulties and every time she tried reporting the…

descriptions (Bohner, 2001; Henley et al., 1995), and victim-blaming language in descriptions of rape (Kanekar, Kolsawalla, & D’Souza, 1981). Such expressions may in turn shape whether readers and listeners interpret these acts as voluntary acts of violence against an undeserving victim or as unfortunate experiences that women—at least in part—bring on themselves. (Frazer & Miller, 2008, p.70) Studies show that writers typically prefer the passive voice over active voice twice as often to…

The methodical violence against women has become one the most, if not the most important and detrimental issues across the globe. Violence against women involves a multitude of horrendous actions that range from rape and forced marriage, to genital mutilation (FGM) and feminicide. Gender-Based Violence (GBV) affects an unbelievable amount of women every year, according to the World Health Organization, one-third of the world’s women (translated to an estimated 1.140 billion individuals) have…

father held while he was living. Thomas compares his father’s life to that of “wise men” (line four),“good men” (line seven), “wild men” (line ten) and “grave men”(line thirteen, stanza five). These men, in Thomas’s eyes, live full and worthwhile lives and are not ready to die, feeling there is more to live for when death approaches. At the time of dying, they will “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” and not “go gentle into that good night” (lines six, nine, twelve and fifteen)****…

White Ribbon organisation is aimed at tackling the domestic violence issue. As their campaign is male led, it recognizes that domestic violence is not just a women’s issue but an issue to both genders, it aims to reduce the prevalence of violence against women (What is White Ribbon?, 2014). The chief executive of White Ribbon, Libby Davis states that “We are working on prevention that is enabling change in attitudes and behaviours that absolutely allows violence to take place in the first place”…

comparison is Tyler The Creator, whose Australian tour was cancelled, and was banned from entering the U.K , on the grounds that his music promotes and glorifies violence against women. While there may be some merit to this accusation, would we really let someone with a proven history of physical – not just lyrical – violence against women into the country? The over-celebrated, under-talented, cashed-up…

Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid Foundation launched one of the country’s first campaigns against domestic abuse. The print advertisement was simple, but effective in nature and appealed to both ethos and pathos. The campaign was entitled, ‘No More Abuse’ and debuted in national newspapers on April 17, 2013. The audience targeted by the ad were all members of Saudi Arabia’s society. The goal of the campaign was to facilitate social dialogue about domestic violence. In effect, endorsing pending…

Coker collected data base from the National Violence Against women survey. The Study focused on the intimate partner violence based on physical, psychological, or sexual. People studied were from ages 18-65. 29% of the women compare to 23 % of men had experienced either physical, psychological or sexual IPV…