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    American is sexually assaulted. Summer has the highest rates of rape and sexual assault, while winter and fall has the lowest” (Francis). Not many people know how deliberate being a rape victim is. There is no excuse for rape and that’s what victims need to understand; it is not your fault. Little do you know, rape is serious social and public health issues in the United States. Women are overwhelmingly the victims of sexual assault and rape, while men are nearly always the perpetrators.…

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    Should People who make fake Rape Accusations go to jail? Close you eyes and imagine your life, pretty normal right. Now imagine someone is claiming you rape them but you know this is not true, how do you feel? Pretty shitty right. If you have not guessed this report id on fake rape claims and if the accuser should go to jail. In this Report I will discuss why people make these claims, if there are any punishments put in place and what are the impacts on false rape claims.This topic is important…

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    The Role Of PTSD In Women

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    PTSD is something that can’t be cured or controlled but it can only be overcame posttraumatic stress disorder is define as the psychological condition triggered by a traumatic event , for examples, rape, war and terriost attacks or a violent death , even a natural disaster, really anything that can inflict a part of someone life. About 7-8% of the population will have PTSD at some point in their lives. About 5.2 million adults have PTSD during a given year. This is only a small portion of those…

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    Native American Women

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    Rape is a tool of patriarchal control and is a gender violence. If sexual violence is not simply a tool of patriarchy, but is also a tool of colonialism and racism, then entire communities of color are the victims of sexual violence. According to Smith (2003) she cites Neferti Tadiar arguing that colonial relationships are themselves gendered and sexualized. Within the context of colonization of Native nations, sexual violence does not affect Indian men and women in the same way. When a Native…

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    Just Mercy Book Review

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    suit against the US government that began as a simple investigation into a freak Air Force plane crash but quickly metastasized into a conversation about the necessities of governmental secrecy. Author and journalist Jon Krakauer’s book, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, concerns a number of suits made against [BLAH]. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption details author and attorney Bryan Stevenson’s work with death row inmates in Alabama, and the numerous trials…

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    Montana 1948 Themes

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    In today’s world, one in six women have been the victim of an attempted or completed sexual assault. A fraction of these rapes are reported, and even fewer result in a trial. Most rapists never see the inside of a jail cell. In the novel Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, young David Hayden learns that there is more to life in his small town of Bentrock than what at first meets the eye. At twelve years old, David is forced into adulthood by the dark secrets that are uncovered as his father, the town…

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    If you were sentenced to life for rape what would you do? Especially if you’re not the real suspect. July 25, 1984 in Burlington NC, Jennifer Thompson home was broken into and a suspect was armed with a knife and told her shut up or he will kill her and she was raped. Jennifer studied the features of the rapist so if she lives he’ll go to prison. Jennifer tricked her rapist into thinking she was going to fix him a drink, and she ran out…

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    The name of the article is called The Rape Without Women by Sharon Block. The author's purpose for writing this article is to inform his readers about how rape affected many men throughout this time. This was known as committing a sin and harm to society. Feeling comfortable with others was a sign of respect. In their society throughout this time period, the word rape was known their class status and who were the bosses. The author’s main thesis I believe that the author's main thesis may be…

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    Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence. In a more then over sexualized quick shot, company Calvin Klein proves just how well misogyny and lack of respect for woman is alive(Fig.1). Company Calvin Klein was founded in 1968 and…

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    Although Field’s study was conducted within the US, rape myths have manifested within western culture as well. Clearly demonstrating this was a documentary aired on BBC Three (2015) titled “Is This Rape? Sex on Trial”. The documentary used a fictional scenario of a man inserting his penis into a woman’s mouth after a party, where alcohol was consumed, which 24 females and males (12 females and 12 males) were asked to vote was this rape. Throughout the documentary notions of “she didn’t…

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