Analysis Of Girl Unprotected By Laura Robinson

The American industrialist Henry Ford once said, “ Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes of bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character , and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, the fearless Louis Zamperini epitomized Ford’s words when, he survived imprisonment for over 2 years only after his World War II bomber crashed into the middle of the Pacific . Thankfully Louie’s fearlessness helped him return home and share his story with the world.

During her research, these students were asked if they have ever been raped; and the vast majority responded with no. Warshaw then rephrased her question to define all forms of rape, and sexual violence; once these students heard what classifies as sexual abuse, nearly all the women changed their answers. Sexual violence is not exclusive to being forcefully raped, but includes occasions when the victim is psychologically and emotionally coerced into sexual acts, as well as being worn down by someone unwilling to accept “no”. Laura Robinson then goes on to explain her revelation of the biased law system she encountered when writing her novel “Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada’s National Sport”. In Canada, Robinson came across many cases in which the justice system held a inclination towards males over the female victims in sexual violence trials involving hockey.

What is trust? The dictionary meaning of trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. The second meaning is, confidence placed in a person by making that person the nominal owner of property to be held or used for the benefit of one or more others. But what can we really define as trust? In this paper, I will discuss how trust is used every day in different situations, how we deal with trust in various relationships, and how we as individuals practice trust within ourselves.

In this book, trust is defined as “one’s willingness to be vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent.” (page xiii) The author recognizes that trust is complex and dynamic. She views trust as the “lubricant” that greases the machinery of the organization. Trust is particularly important where parties are interdependent, or the “interests of one party cannot be achieve without reliance upon another.” In schools “teachers and principals are

Eavan Boland’s poem “It’s a Woman’s World” illuminates the fact that history has shaped an unfair role for women in today’s society. Boland criticizes the gender bias with regards to the limitations placed on women and their job choices despite their ability to be just as successful in the workplace as men. Regardless of the fact that the bias against women in the workplace is often overlooked, Boland aims to show the shared reaction of women to the gender bias prevalent in our society by using short sentence fragments, repetition, and a fire motif throughout the poem.

The essay describes the transgressions of a hockey coach on trial for multiple counts of rape and sexual harassment made against his hockey players and perpetuated upon their girlfriends. The thesis in paragraph five states that with maturity, the player's girlfriends discovered that the limited sexual opportunities offered by their ex-boyfriends were truly

Trust is a valuable asset in which many people rely on everyday. Once trust is broken, it becomes difficult to move forward in life and trust new people.Individuals must be cautious in the ways trust will affect their life. In the novel Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts, the main characters often contemplate if there are other people going through the same traumatising moments as they are, and whether they would be considered trustworthy. These characters go through many times of struggle, confusion, and bravery in order to find out whether the path they travel on will lead them to victory, or traps they will regret falling into. Mason’s risky encounter with Twiggy, Aries’ questionable friendship with Daniel, and Clementine’s great trust in her mother are all ways in which involve the difficulty of trust.

“He meant siete hijos, seven children, but he translated it as “sons”.” This is one of the challenges the author faced growing up in a mexican-american family. The author speaks about how her culture and the way she wanted to live and be understood were always under conflict. The author is very persuasive because she is a mexican american and is able to find a midpoint between two cultures.

Jacobs’ narrative is open and honest in its depiction of sexual harassment, describing the nature of the abuse and the tortured emotional state it leaves its victims in. Though the narrative tells of a girl’s life over one hundred and fifty years ago, it remains timely in its reminder that many suffering women do not have the ability to safely end the harassment they face every day, and yet, they continue to endure the consequential

Many times throughout history it has been shown that people are shaped and molded into what society calls, “perfect people.” Jamaica Kincaid is the author of the short story titled, “Girl.” In her story there are two characters, an authoritative mother and her young daughter. Throughout the story, the mother expects so much of her daughter in various ways. She teaches her how to cook, what to wear, how to behave, and many other attributes she views to be significant for her daughter’s role in society. Kincaid elaborates the theme of how to be the “ideal,” or “flawless” woman in a society, along with being respected through the literary elements of diction, imagery, and mood.

One night in 2008, Erin Andrews, an ESPN reporter, stayed in a Nashville Marriott Hotel, and her life has not been the same since. Michael David Barrett, who had been following Andrews for quite some time, called the hotel and booked the room adjacent to hers (which he had also done a few times). He drilled a peep hole in the wall and proceeded to film her undress. These videos were released on the internet and the day has yet to pass in which they cease to haunt Andrews. Barrett was sentenced to a mere 30 months in prison along with a few fines. This conundrum is a perfect example as to why feminism is necessary and very relevant. Although some may say the feminism is in no way a crucial necessity for society today and Andrews deserved it, the truth of the matter is that we need feminism because the shame often falls

The two poems I chose to analyze were “Curandera” by Pat Mora and “Loose Woman” by Sandra Cisneros. They were an interesting read and made sure to reread several times to make sure I got everything I could from them. Both poems are so unique from other poems I have read; they are also unique from each other yet share similarities as well.

In Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen, Marjorie the kings daughter of Scotland is like me in the way she feels she doesn't need anything special to be happy. She evan says “What do I need most?…No feasts or dances or lovely clothes”. I feel that I don't need new things to make me happy as long as I have my family, people who love me and a roof over my head. In the middle ages everyone wanted new and fancy things to show they were higher and richer than anyone else, but I believe you don't need fancy things to prove that. Though I am like Marjorie that way I am not like her in the way she is spoiled and takes everything for granted. When she was taking a ride in a carriage she says “This is not a proper carriage,” ..“Can’t you find a better one?”.

Charlotte’s influences have altered her into the person that she has become. The mother and the relationship, that they have created will shape who she is, who she wants to be, and who she believes to be. Charlotte’s mother devalues Charlotte for her way of thinking, her mother explains how “It’s time she learned how to cope. She’s acting like a hysterical child.” [page 79]. Charlotte’s understanding of life is not proper as according to her mother. The mother is talented and has a different understanding about Charlotte, she believes that Charlotte needs to be proper when cleaning and growing up. Trust is a belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something; the mother has no trust in Charlotte because “A very

Kevin Spacey and Bill Cosby are just a few well-known public figures that have been accused of sexual assault. One controversial issue that comes up about the assaults on some of the victims is why did they wait so long to report the assaults. Some even question whether the victims were, in fact, assaulted at all. While the media and press reported the “alleged” assaults, the attention seemed to focus on the public figure, and not the victim. The victim is never perceived the victim.