The Hunting Ground Analysis

Hunting is an extremely controversial topic in the U.S. Since the beginning of history, man has hunted animals for food to live and to utilize other parts for clothing and other essential reasons. There are many people who are strongly opposed to hunting and think that it should be banned. There are also many people that support hunting and think that it is an acceptable thing to do. One such writer, Rick Bass, describes a similar emotion in his essay, “Why I hunt”. In the essay, he emphasizes his deep love for hunting and claims that it is an enjoyable activity. He employs such details to his story describing his surrounding beautifully that towards the end of the article, his attempts to appeal to reader’s imagination strengthen his

In the short essay “Why I Hunt” by Rick Bass, the writer gives the reader his personal perspective of what hunting is like for him. Rick Bass goes on to share the story of his family’s move from the hills of Fort Worth, Texas to the very remote Yaak Valley of Montana. The move to this area makes Bass want to hunt more since there is a better variety of prey, and due to everyone that has lived in what Bass calls “the Yaak”, has hunted their entire lives, he feels obligated to do it more than what he did when he lived in Texas (655). In “Why I Hunt, Bass argues that his love for hunting is an enjoyable hobby that develops his imagination and gets him in touch with nature, and that people should put down technology and try hunting. Bass uses imagery to show the beauty of hunting, and pathos to describe his emotions towards hunting.

I still remember the night my sister was raped. My mom and I were driving up I-83 to Pennsylvania and my hair was still wet from swim practice. Interrupting a discussion of the long butterfly set my coach planned for tomorrow, her phone vibrated. Since my mother was driving, I read the text.

, 1 in 5 women, and 1 in 16 men will face sexual assault during their time at a college? And from rainn.org women in school are 3x more likely to face it than women out of school( ). Hopefully that’s as frightening to you as it is to me. It is important that one day these statistics are lowered to 0. Today, I want to give everyone more insight on how sexual assault can be stopped by letting you know about the problems we face being in college when it comes to sexual assault and the laws and reasons that make it difficult for victims to report. After stating the problems, I will present you with solutions and the benefits your actions will have.

Furthermore, a vast majority of preventions should be evaluated to all the students on campus so they have protection. From the statistics and interviewers explaining their stories from The Hunting Ground, it is certain that many of the victims were not equipped with any kind of prevention to save them from being assaulted. If groups of students have fundraisers to make money so that they can afford to disperse preventions to students on campus, everyone will have some kind of protection, even if they will never be a victim in a situation. While some colleges would refer to this as a lot of money for something that does not happen frequently, it puts all students in protection, and they will have something to keep them protected. If there is

Over the past decade, sexual assault on college campuses has been overlooked due to failed communication from the victims of the attack, which also allowed many schools around the world to become oblivious to the epidemic. A survey commissioned by the “Association of American Universities” brought forth results which were released in September 2015, stating that more than 27.2 % of female college seniors reported having experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact entering college. The dynamics of college life seems to fuel the problem; many are abused while they are under the influence of drugs or otherwise incapacitated. Most victims are assaulted

“One in five college women, and one in 33 college men, will be sexually assaulted during their time on campus, adding up to an estimated 100,000 assaults for the coming year. But only 5% of these get reported. (The Hunting Ground).” With statistics like these, it’s easy to see why sexual assault is still a prevalent issue on college campuses. In the Movie, The Hunting Ground, the issue of sexual assault on college campuses is addressed. What set this documentary apart from other documentaries that address sexual assault was that it was from the views of the victims, as opposed to just covering statistics and generally talking about the issue. Aside from sexual assault, the other main topic covered was title IX, which is a program that is required

Throughout the semester we have covered a lot of material, but what has resonated with me the most, was the documentary titled The Hunting Ground. This documentary discusses the issue of sexual assault on college campuses across the United States, and how school administrations have failed to deal with the problem adequately time and time again. We learned previously, in class, that most victims are between the ages of 16-24, therefor it makes sense that many of these assaults would take place on school campuses. However, it was very overwhelming to hear the stories of women who have been victimized and how they have been discouraged by their own institutions to report their cases.

Rape, still the most underreported crime in America, has seemed to expand exposure when placed, and rarely dealt with, in a college campus setting, which has dampered the many lives, relationships, and respect towards everyone. College should be focused on growing exponentially in schooling and bettering yourself, not wondering if you could be the next sexual assault victim.

Despite all the effort through campaigns, rallies and a dozen posters to prevent sexual harassment it has continued to be a big issue in the United States. Sexual harassment is especially widespread issue in college campuses, according to the AAUW Educational Foundation, 62% of female students and 61% of male student’s report having been victims of this form of abuse. Where most of the harassment reports are not involving physical contact, nevertheless about one-third of students are victims of physical harassment. NOVA is strives to insure safety to its students and stuff, to do so different Departments are working to prevent, investigate, bring justice and help victims of sexual misconducts. According to the Nova campus police website, if

Every college student is trying to discover who he or she wants to be, what they want to do and learning to accept who they really are. But as a woman you have all of this and more. You have the fear of being sexually assaulted; you have the fear your friends will be sexually assaulted and have the fear of what will happen if you do. This time in life should be filled with fun and laughter not fear and looking behind your back at every moment for a man lurking to hurt you. We have to change the way the sexual assault is accepted in college because it is not something to be brushed under the rug. Women should not be afraid to drink to much alcohol, walk at home at night or be alone with a guy. But as these studies have shown they are afraid that they or someone they know will be raped, that they will drink to much and be taken advantage of or that rape culture will just say they were too short of a dress they must’ve been asking for it. Sexual assault is a violent crime that affects women physically, mentally and emotionally for the rest of their lives and if it occurs in a time when they haven’t quite found themselves yet it can change every aspect of who they

In his the article, Nearlynearly 1 in 5 Female College Freshmen Sexually Assaulted, according to Dennis Thompson (2015) discusses the percentage of females that experience some type of sexual abuse or assault. The article talked about rapes on college campuses but also mentioned that it can happen anywhere. The article also talks about the comparison between incapacitated rape and forcible rape. The focus of the article is to make women aware of this issue and what we can do to protect ourselves.

Within the last few years conversations about a long surviving issue have resurfaced, managing to draw the attention of hibernating authorities of higher education institutions across the United States. A stream of alleged cases of Title IX violations leading to investigations at some of the most prestigious universities across the country have opened up a dialogue between students and the administration about sexual violence on college campuses. The recently conducted campus climate survey on sexual assault and sexual misconduct by the Association of American Universities (AAU) reflects this growing concern among students over the issue of sexual violence on campus and the administration’s ability to handle these cases. The survey shows the tragic yet unsurprising reality of higher education institutions where roughly 1 in 5 undergraduate women experience sexual assault on college campuses within their first year. While these chilling statistics depend on gender, class year, and education level (graduate versus undergraduate students) and vary somewhat from one university to another, even a small number of sexual violence crimes should be deemed unacceptable. In the words of our

The first article was The Risk of Rape: Unsafe in the Ivory Tower. In this article the main point was what the risk of rape was for college women. The Sexual Experience survey was conducted by Koss who looked at a variety of aspects of rape. The survey showed that “women with histories of childhood or adolescent sexual abuse are at an increased risk for subsequent sexual victimization” (The Risk of Rape 64). This is one statistic that is probably unknown to many people. It’s hard to believe that a childhood incident can follow you all the way to your college/adult life. It also brought to light that women 18-24 are almost four times more likely to experience rape than anyone else. As a college woman who works late at a bar, walks to and from campus often alone, and admittedly not always 100% aware of my settings, that’s a terrifying statistic to read.

The Hunt in the Forest by Paolo Uccello created in 1470 depicts young aristocratic men of the renaissance era participating in a traditional hunt. The hunt has over twenty-five men participating with ten of them riding upon horses, the others treading on foot, with assegai in hand, through the thick brush of the forest. This hunt is taking place during a dark night in the woods, the branches of the trees shape dark lines that have followed the movements of the uneasiness during this night. The treetops are a vivid green with hints of orange and yellow signifying the beginning of the changing of seasons. The landscape painting displays men on horses, horses rearing, dogs leaping over fallen limbs, all hunting down the same animal, which is deer.