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    raped‚ they either dressed too provocatively or that they had it coming to them. In today’s society women are taught many different was to avoid getting raped which doesn’t seem to make a change in the rape victim cases around the world. Rape has many traumatic side effects of the helpless victims like‚ STD’s‚ emotional problems‚ social problems‚ unwanted pregnancy‚ and marriage/relationship problems. We as people should teach our children‚ but especially our sons‚ not to rape instead of teaching our

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    similar to the concept that I have chosen is due to the fact that the Westboro Baptist Church and my family believe that anything that deals with homosexuality results on God turning his back on them and sending them to hell. My family is using the “Victim Blaming” concept for my cousin because he is gay. They do not tell him this every day and protest him everywhere he goes‚ but they will not except it and have even cried over the fact that he is

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    * Villagers persecute individuals at random‚ and the victim is guilty of no transgression other than having drawn the wrong slip of paper from a box. Seems like in the Crucible many just grabbed the “wrong slip” of paper. * The elaborate ritual of the lottery is designed so that all villagers have the same chance of becoming the victim—even children are at risk. Each year‚ someone new is chosen and killed‚ and no family is safe. Like in the Crucible the villagers focused on maintaining public

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    by many people‚ but who are they to judge and say‚ “If she dresses like a slut‚ she’s practically asking to be raped”? People who judge in this manner are naïve‚ ignorant‚ and unenlightened to the true causes of rape. As stated‚ those who judge victims of rape based on appearance are naïve‚ but it is not because they are incompetent. It is because‚ in most cases‚ they are not truly educated as to what rape is. Rape is defined as “any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.” (Dictionary

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    on a teenager‚ and label them a predator or a pervert. Although sexting is an inappropriate behaviour which can cause irreparable damage on victims‚ we need to discover new ways to discipline teenagers in sexting cases‚ instead of applying an incorrect law which comes with an unreasonable sentence and label. In most legal cases regarding sexting‚ the victim has been severely bullied and harassed by the perpetrator and their peers. Bullying‚ although not equivalent to child sexual abuse‚ is a serious

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    Righteous Dopefiend Analysis Homelessness is a social crisis that has stayed with us throughout our history. There was an increase in the number of homeless people in the 1980s due to housing and social service cuts increasing. In Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg’s‚ “Righteous Dopefiend‚” being homeless is just one of the many problems that encompass their day to day reality. The two anthropologists assimilate themselves in the homeless community and observe the hardships that come from living

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    Boys will be boys‚ and girls need to conform to keep things under control. Under a strict dress code‚ school officials make female students conform to the perverted minds of teenage boys. School dress codes claim to teach students how to dress properly for their future career and create a safe environment in school‚ but in reality it often sexualizes young women’s body parts and underestimates young men’s maturity. Establishing strict dress code rules perpetuates rape culture and prevents young people

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    Sexual Assault against Women I choose this topic because sexual assault is one of the most offensive crimes committed in our society. Not only is it a threat to the community‚ but it has a physically and psychologically effect on the victim in many ways. For the last couple of decades‚ sexual assault‚ rape‚ and child molestation has become the focal point of public concerns today. According to a 1993 National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice‚ about 500

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    the direct physical and sexual violence and its relation to power and control; more commonly known as the “power and control wheel”. My group identified intimidation as a major part of domestic violence. While DCCADV doesn’t work directly with victims‚ they look for group that can combat intimidation in domestic partnership. They define this as anything that one partner uses to scare the other using looks‚ actions‚ or gestures. It can be anything from vocal abuse‚ using weapons or large objects

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    by violence as extreme as that required accomplishing the theft. Such as an unprovoked aggression‚ invasion‚ full-scale war‚ massacre and/or kidnapping. This theft is supported by the first stage of cultural racism. This is the assertion that the victims of the theft are innately immoral‚ even innately evil‚ e.g.‚ demons‚ cannibals‚ head hunters‚ savages‚ bloodthirsty‚ merciless‚ sadistic‚ vicious‚ child killers‚ rapists‚ heathens‚ in league with the devil‚ criminal‚ devious‚ sly‚ sexually perverse

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