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    On Date Rape is an article written by Camille Raglia, which argues the young women of today pay not much attention about their safety while they’re enjoying the freedom they deserve. (Paglia) According to the author of this article, who also is a humanities professor and a cultural critic, a woman should pay more attention to their safety while they pursuit the freedom as man does. Because a woman is likely become a victim in a rape case. In this article, the author also implies that even the law

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    Landry 1 Jennifer Dorhauer Eng 1020 L23 February 04, 2013 Debating Camille Paglia’s “On Date Rape”  Date rape is a forcible sexual intercourse by an acquaintance, where one resists sexual advances either verbally or physically. The perpetrator of this crime varies from boyfriends to casual acquaintances. The Centers for Disease Control reported that eight out of ten rape or sexual-assault cases were carried out by people of these relationship statuses. Sometimes rapists claim

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    "On Date Rape" is an article written by Camille Paglia, which argues young women of today don't pay much attention to their safety while they're enjoying the freedom with men. The author points out that a woman should pay more attention to their safety while they spend their time with men because a woman will likely become a victim in a rape case. In this article, the author also implies that even the law will protect women from the rape, but women themselves should build up a self-protection awareness

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    “On Date Rape” is an article written by Camille Paglia, which argues the young women of today pay not much care about their safety while they’re enjoying the freedom with men. The author points out that a woman should pay more attention to their safety while they spend their time with men, because a woman is likely becoming a victim in a rape case. In this article, the author also implies that even the law will protect women from the rape, but women themselves should build up a self-protection awareness

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    On Date Rape is an article written by Camille Paglia, which argues the young women of today pay not much care about their safety while they’re enjoying the freedom they deserve. According to the writer of this article, who also is a humanities professor and a cultural critic, a woman should pay more attention to their safety while they pursuit the freedom as a man does. Because a woman is likely becoming a victim in a rape case. In this article, the author also implies that even the law should protect

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    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.

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    Blurred Lines: The Date Rape Song Essay

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    was proclaimed the anthem for summer 2013 . At the surface the song is seemingly harmless with a cheery rhythmic beat and catchy lyrics, but when examining the song and accompanying music video, Blurred Lines is anything but harmless. Dubbed “that rape song” by many discerning listeners, Blurred Lines is a song about the blurred lines of consent. With gems such as “You’re an animal, just let me liberate you” and “I’ll give you somethin’ big enough to tear yo ass in two” featured throughout the

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    Carol Logan Patitu’s article focuses on incidents of date rape and how they are increasing, especially on college campuses. As with any issue of this magnitude, there are bound to be differing attitudes toward the rape victims. The author portrays her writing from both sides. One side being sympathetic to the rape victims and the opposing side, giving no sympathy but believing they are crying out for attention. By providing charts and examples along with real life situations, Patitu is able to keep

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    Date Rape Drugs

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    "Date Rape Drugs" Alcohol has been the "date rape drug" of choice for years. Now there are some "new" drugs on the market, which are being used for date rape. These drugs are Rohypnol, and GHB, or gamma hydroxybutyrate. They're used to "spike" unsuspecting victim's drinks. This can be easily done because these drugs have no odor, color or taste when put into a drink. These drugs are being increasingly used by youth – in many cases as a date rape drug because of its ability to affect willpower

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    Date Rape Analysis

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    attention and discussion, it appears Brown’s affinity for violence has taken yet another turn for the worse in the form of date rape. Although domestic violence is still a relevant topic in regards to Brown I found in his visual art he tends to celebrate rape culture more so than domestic violence. Because many of Brown’s recent music videos embody and make light of date rape I thought I would have more to write about for this particular assignment because

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