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    The unjust treatment of sex workers is constantly depicted throughout Somebody’s Daughter, specifically during Felicia, a fourteen year old’s battle to put Stephen Buggs, her abusive pimp behind bars. The lack of empathy individuals have towards Felicia is evident while she provides her graphic testimony describing the methods her pimp used to torture her. Detective Cathy De La Paz describes the reactions of the audience when she says, “Several of them had not paid much attention to the girl,…

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    children deciding it themselves. So, because it is not the childrens first choice to marry that person, marital rape occurs. This is mainly because for the men in our country, it is not common for them to sleep in a room with another woman. It is such a taboo. These explains their increased lust level when they are in a room with a girl for the first time which results in marital rape. In my opinion, these issue are more common that it seems. I believe that women choose not to report this…

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    A critical analysis of Rape culture: its Manifestation in Fraternities and similar Micro-level Environments in Universities Universities and Colleges are breeding grounds for Rape culture: this is the basis of Simone Chiang’s essay. The author explains that the universities become spectators instead of action takers when it comes to cases of rape reported by students. While the act itself is not encouraged, the culture is promoted as a form of bonding for the students. This is an…

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    Case 1 : Name of case: The kidnapping of three young women Victim(s): Sofia Silva, Kati and Kristin Lisk Suspect: Richard Marc Evonitz Overview: One day, Sofia Silva was kidnapped off of her front porch and found 5 weeks later in a nearby creek. Just 8 months later the same happened to Kati and Kristin Lisk who were the found floating in a river five days later. After investigating Kati and Kristin’s body, pink fibers were found on Kati’s body. Then in June of 2002, the killer struck again…

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    • Magnon paid the Thénardiers ten francs a month for the boys. • The Thénardiers and Magnon were the only ones who knew that the boys were not Magnon’s boys. • Thénardier become Jondrette at this time • Time passes, Magnon gets arrested and the boys are thrown out into the world. • Gavroche (Thénardiers’s oldest son) is content living his life on his own on the streets. • Gavroche ends up finding his two brothers in the streets and takes them under his wing (he does not know they are his…

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    Rape is one of the filthiest, most vile crimes imaginable.It is a silencer and a brainwasher. It always includes violence and assault. It ruins the purity and damage the soul in the victim. Still, in our 21st century, rape's punishment is nothing compared to other crimes and nothing can happen if the rape is not proved which is hard in many cases. Kids who get raped do not really understand what is going on. Kids and young children are still exploring and they still do not know what "sex" is…

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    Rape Culture Essay

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    attitudes, beliefs, and ideas about rape for a long time. Myths like “half dressed women ask for it,” and “some women deserve to be raped,” are historical. Surprisingly, women are still looked at as property of men, and men protect women because they’re deemed as a man’s property. Everybody is taught to have different roles in today’s world. Men are known to be aggressive while women are known to be passive. This stereotypical way of thinking is a generalization. Rape culture awareness is…

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    Violence Against Rapists

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    further acts of violence against women. There are a few misinformed people who feel that a rape victim is asking for it due to their promiscuous behavior, friendliness or they were dressed inappropriately. It is all too easy to blame the the victim and brush the motives and acts carried out by the rapist under the rug, but the simple fact remains that the victim is absolutely not responsible for the rape in any way, shape or form. Any woman at any time can become instantly placed in a…

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    John Wayne Gacy Case

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    By the age of twenty-five, John Wayne Gacy and his wife Marlynn had moved to Waterloo, Iowa. Gacy managed three Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchises owned by his father-in-law. During their time in Iowa, the couple had two children: Michael was born in March 1967, followed by a daughter named Christine in September 1968. While in Waterloo, John remained heavily involved in the local Junior Chamber of Commerce organization. Until this point in his life, John Wayne Gacy had kept his first two…

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    Rape In Prisons

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    event damages a person. For instance, rape damages people mentally and physically in various ways. Also, the community is effected by the mental and physical instability of the victim. Furthermore, an enormous problem in jails and prisons is rape which is why the Rape Elimination Act needs to be strictly enforced. The Rape Elimination Act needs to be enforced for the mental and physical health of the inmates to ensure the safety of the inmates and the public. Rape causes various mental health…

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