War On Women

“Rape is unique. No other violent crime is so fraught with controversy, so enmeshed in dispute and in the politics of gender and sexuality… And within the domain of rape, the most highly charged area of debate concerns the issue of false allegations. For centuries, it has been asserted and assumed that women “cry rape,” that a large proportion of rape allegations are maliciously concocted for purposes of revenge or other motives.”

Monica Lewinsky and Hester Prynne follow two very similar story lines. Both had affairs with very prominent men. Hester had an affair with Dimmesdale, the towns priest and also an important member of the towns government. Lewinsky having her affair with the President of the United States, Bill Clinton. We then see how people react to the incidents. In both instances the women took more blame then the men. In Lewinsky’s case she was fired from her job at the White House, and publicly shamed all over the internet, even today. Clinton however continued his presidency, and having a fine as his only punishment. In Hester’s case, she was publicly shamed in front of the whole town, and forced to wear an A on her chest for life; to remind people of her sin. The town however forgot about trying to find the man she had committed the crime with. In turn Dimmesdale had no repercussions, except for the self harm he inflicted. It is obvious that gender roles played a part in the punishments received. The women were seen as committing a horrible sin, and were punished brutally for it. On the other hand for

Date rape is one of the most common types of rape within the United States, especially on college campuses. According to the State of Florida, date rape can be defined as “forced sexual content during a voluntary social engagement.” Camille Paglia wrote “Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminist Know,” to focus on the dangers of date rape from a feminist’s standpoint. In response to Paglia’s work, Susan Jacoby wrote “Common Decency,” this text was written as an attempt to break down Paglia’s argument. Although Paglia does present some logical fallacies throughout her text, she displays a more effective argument than Jacoby because of her usage of the rhetorical appeals; logos, ethos, and pathos. In comparison, Jacoby’s text “Common Decency” does not contain logical fallacies but lacks the rhetorical appeals; logos, ethos, pathos, which is causing the ineffectiveness in her argument.

What has changed in the media and political culture? Why is exploitation of sex and politics on front burner of the American agenda? The private matters of the President were once just that — private matters. Now they are published and are accessible to the American public by way of the Starr Report (http://CNN.com/starr.report/)and the mainstream media. The impeachment of the President symbolizes the pinnacle of the integration of sex and politics by the media.

On August 17, 1998, exactly one year after making the statement above, President Bill Clinton prepared to deliver a speech concerning a scandal that had gripped the nation for months. It is needless to say that this was an important moment during the Clinton administration. After accusations of sexual harassment, Clinton addressed the nation and admitted to having a relationship with Monica Lewinsky. In this critical speech Clinton set out to admit to wrong-doings, provide a few reasons for his

When Clinton was running for president a women named Gennifer Flowers opened up to the media about a 12 year affair that Clinton and Flowers had. She told the media that she was given a job in the State House of Arkansas that she was unqualified for while Clinton was president. In a 60 Minutes interview, Clinton admitted to causing “pain” in his marriage but he also said “the allegations are false” (15). This shows Clinton’s “tendency to play with words and

According to Ann Coulter (2002), Clinton’s entire presidency was just a game to him and he made a mockery of the American people (p. 28). Margaret O’Brien Steinfels (1999) believed that Clinton was a horrible excuse for a political leader and an even worse moral leader due to his mistrust (para. 6). Many Americans shared these feelings and were left feeling betrayed after they supported President Clinton. It certainly affected the way they would choose their presidents from there on. Daniel Cohen (2000) concluded that the Clinton Presidency would permanently change the way Americans viewed their political leaders as well (p. 10). Clinton not only discredited his position as president by having a sex scandal blow up but he might have fooled Americans with his deceitful, self-serving actions. These actions certainly constituted an impeachment and left doubts with the people he

A fair share of qualitative and quantitative research was conducted in an attempt to adequately address the specific questions that were being asked. All of the research we reviewed used primary data and chose not to utilize secondary data to conduct their experiments, however, several of the studies references secondary data sources when speaking of historical backgrounds of rape and in their discussions. The methods our group has chosen to pay particular interest to are those that were used to gather data from participants at college campuses, as this is the population we wish to further explore. Due to women of college age being at an increased risk for sexual violence, several of the studies we found pursued out this population as well. A study conducted at James Madison University gathered their findings from a participant pool at their university using the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, the Modern and Old-Fashion Sexism Scale, and rape scenarios and questions in which they evaluating participants identification with either the victim or the assailant (12p.242) This study was not alone in using the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale as measure. In fact, of the research reviewed seven other studies utilized the scale in addition to the research done at

Amongst popular political discourse, there has been increasing debate over the legitimacy of Hillary Clinton’s eligibility as the Democratic presidential candidate to run and become, through the process of the electoral college, acting Commander-In-Chief representing the United States of America. There is much challenge to be found in investigating the controversy, as there is contention to if there is grounds to the claims pertaining to Clinton’s culpability. The purpose of this investigative case study is to display various media perspectives, some American and one British, to see if there is any reason to inquire further on Hillary Clinton’s perceived lapse in ethics and try to see and find if there is any substantial evidence that exists

Bill Clinton is a polarizing figure who endlessly campaigned for higher office for most of his life. “The Comeback Kid,” who was constantly investigated upon, became skilled at defending himself. He commits perjury during his presidency when refuting the Lewinsky affair. Clinton’s reaction to the allegations in his infamous denial and later apology showcase his perceptively chosen diction and survivalist attitude in terms of his governmental career. After all the diatribes against him and cataclysmic career falls, he is still a noteworthy figure in campaigns and events today. Yet, the amount of resignations of political figure due to sex scandals after this one is also significant. Although he implored the American people to respect that even

Introduction- The Monica Lewinsky scandal was the first massive political story of the emerging era of journalism via the internet, which created polarization of the country and drew a line of difference between the political and the personal in media coverage. Background Information - Should be 2-3 paragraphs that explain concisely what happened, who was involved, and any significant contextual information. Topic Sentence (TS)- The scandal, which was investigated by Kenneth W. Starr, began in 1995, when America was surprised by a political sex scandal involving President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern in her early 20s (Schmidt, “Clinton Accused of Urging Aide to Lie). Expansion of the investigation occurred due to

John F. Kennedy was accused of having an affair with her, and numerous other women. In fact, a secret service officer is quoted in saying “He had sex with a lot of women. She was just one of them and it wasn’t that noteworthy.” They are also quoted saying that in the early 1960’s when the many sexual relationships were going on, the general public was not too aware of it nor was it highly publicized. JFK believed that if he maintained a good relationship with the press, they would be less likely to do stories on his scandals. The late president’s former press secretary Pamela Turnure, who he also had a long lasting affair with, wrote in a tell-all book that wrote how he was “obvious about it, yet the press and public did not know about of JFKs antics until long after his death.” Clearly the man who my family believed was more beloved than Bill Clinton was not as perfect as they described.

Almost ten years in the past, Bill Clinton’s story in the White House is all but written in stone. No matter the accomplishments the administration accomplished in its time, Clinton’s extramarital affair and subsequent impeachment will pervade, if not dominate, the president’s legacy. The major facts stand mostly undisputed: the president engaged in sexual activity with Monica Lewinsky and maneuvered to keep the affair secret, culminating in explicit lies to a grand jury. Republican opponents of the president had unreserved political motivations to remove the president from office. Revisiting this scandal with these facts would be both fatiguing and evasive of the underlying issues at stake. To truly gauge the justness of Clinton’s

Regarding the article, ?Why is Adultery still a crime? [Debora L. Rhode] I would like to thank you for the ample information provided, moreover, I am in agreement and concern about people not addressing Donald Trump as a serial adulterer, and supporting him as one of the candidates in the presidential campaign. In addition, I believe there must be stricter laws to rule politicians adultery behavior, considering that a subject who is lack of respect for him/herself is lack of respect about everything, even more, the population cannot trust an individual who has committed adultery, also what kind of example is society projecting by ignoring the candidate?s behavior. Subsequently, someone, who is unable to live an honest, respectful personal life

Feminist scholarship has argued that rape ideology encourages and justifies sexual coercion, trivializes sexual violence and demeans and devalues women who have experienced sexual assault. The foundation of this argument is based on women's experiences in patriarchal societies. Due to the fact that