War rape

Imagine getting kidnapped at the age of 15 and used as a sexual slave. Having to forcefully put on makeup and get raped by 30 to 40 men a day. These were the lives of the comfort women during the World War II. Comfort women were women and girls from Japanese-occupied territories like Korea, China, Thailand, and other Asian countries. Most of the comfort women were in the age between 13 and 16. They were mostly kidnapped or tricked into being comfort women and continued living the tragic life…

and being raped, she went over the edge and tried killing herself by overdosing on Percocet (para 1.) When she arrived at the hospital, she received the worst news. She was pregnant with her offender’s child. She told her female sergeant about the rape, and the sergeant told her to keep quiet, that no one would believe her, and that she needed to have an abortion (para 2.) She then found out that abortion was illegal in Korea, so she kept the child (para 2.) Her child is now 13 years old and the…

Australian population suffer or have suffered from PTSD at some point in their lives (Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 2013). The traumatic events that most likely lead to a development of PTSD in the Australian population are physical assault and rape (Creamer et al., 2001). Military personnel are particularly unique in this instance in that…

I don’t know about you but when I go out, the last thing in my mind is, What would happen if I get kidnapped or something along those lines. Nope, I just go on with my day, and seeing unfamiliar faces every day, not caring who they are or what they do. I see cars, and not even once do I think “I wonder what they are up too.” Nope, I just go on with my day, but like all of you. I don’t see what’s really happening, I am unaware of the world in the shadows sometimes. I’m not aware that, the moment…

We as humans experience trauma during some time in our life, such as the loss of a loved one, war, rape, and segregation. These traumas can leave a long lasting effect on a person. It can isolate a person from others leaving them in silence and also with a shadow of themselves that is unrecognizable. With trauma, a wall of silence can build around a person and begin to chip away parts of them, by sharing their stories the wall can be broken and the person can begin to heal. Trauma is a concept…

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders back in 1980, but the disease existed way before that with the start of the Vietnam War. It is defined as a traumatic event that was conceptualized as a catastrophic stressor that was outside the range of usual human experience. The outline of the original PTSD diagnosis had in mind events such as war, torture, rape, atomic bombings, natural disasters, and human-made disasters. They considered traumatic events to be clearly different from the…

husband can’t rape you”, or even “your provocative outfit was asking for it”. Society will use every excuse to turn the blame on the victim. These excuses are the symptoms of rape culture. Rape culture is a setting where rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality. Society must acknowledge the existence rape culture in order to stop customs that glorifies…

Should children who commit violent crimes be tried as adults? What if a 15 year old murders a man should they be charged as a 40 year old because of the crime? Do you think so if the crime is serious enough? October 14 2015 A 11 year old shot a 8 year old with a 12 Gage because she wouldn’t let him see her puppy. This is a hard topic because with kids you don’t know if it is a mistake or if they meant to do the crime. Now, Should this 11 year old go to jail for killing this 8 year old. Should he…

For most high school students, college is just around the corner! Most students have had a long treacherous journey of essays and endless amounts of application questions for college or post secondary education. Then, the day finally comes when the emotional acceptance letter arrives and the enrollment process begins. Contracts, terms and conditions, and code of conduct are just a few papers that college students read and sign in compliance with campus rules. After, the final step is to move-in,…

the comradery in the military, the women affected and the public's trust and as a result, they have taken steps to reduce it and provide resources for those affected. A study done in 2004 found that “71% of the women veterans from Vietnam and all wars since, seeking help for PTSD had been sexually assaulted or raped while serving” (arlingtonwestsantamonica 2017). Of these women, 37%…