The Hunting Ground Analysis

Sexual assault is defined by the department of justice as: any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape. Women aged 18-24, in college, are three times greater at risk than the average woman any age. (RAINN). The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has 246 ongoing investigations into how 195 colleges and universities handled sexual assault under Title IX. (Huffington Post). Many ask, Why on college campuses? Why have these statistics been rising? For a rapist or an assaulter, college is

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.

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

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.

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

“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

College is a place for trying out, experiencing and learning new things and being sexually assaulted should not be one of them. Sexual assault in college campuses over the past decade has increased by over 50% as stated by Laura Stampler in her article “Report Sees Surge in Sex Crimes on College Campuses”: “The number of sex crimes reported on U.S. college campuses soared by 50% over the course of a decade, according to a new government report Tuesday, even as total campus crime decreased” (Laura Stampler). A national survey made by and released in April of 2014 by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault states that at least one in five college students, including men and women, experience some form of sexual assault during their time in college. In another article published on bestcolleges.com, the author states that over 95% of college campus rapes go unreported, which implies that there might be more than one in five students that gets sexually assaulted by the end of their college career. Not only that but the article on bestcolleges.com also states that women are most likely to be sexually

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.

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

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.

The Hunting Ground was a very emotional video that highlights a very important issue in our country that most people are not aware of. When it comes to sexual violence, college campuses are more focused on protecting the attacker rather than the victim. What shocked me the most in this film was that most of the faculty members the victims went to seek help from were females, yet the victims were still blamed for their rape. One administrator from UNC at Chapel Hill told a victim “rape is like a football game” meaning that if you look back to that day, what would you have done differently to prevent the rape. Victims who report rapes to university faculties are often questioned about the clothes they wore that day, how much alcohol they had to drink if they said no to the perpetrator, how many times did they said no, etc. Ryan Clifford, a male victim at the University of California, Davis rather than being helped, he was suggested by a faculty member to drop out of school until the situation “blows over.”

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.

, 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.

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.