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    Although the documentary The Invisible War is a film that features heroic War Veterans. It displays emotional and sympathetic stories that captures the attention of the viewers. It shamefully uncovers the secrets of sexual assault within the U.S. Military. Created by Academy and Emmy award winners, Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick. In this film Ziering and Dick try to convince their audience of the ongoing rape epidemic surrounding the U.S. Military. A film intended to reach an audience unaware of the

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    Passion In Medea

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    Typically, throughout history a tragedy has been defined by containing a male hero who goes from happiness to misery. Medea is just one example of an Ancient Greek play which actively rejects this trope. Written in 431 BC by Euripides, Medea is based on the Greek myth of Jason and Medea wherein Medea is rejected by her husband and resorts to killing their children in an act of vengeance. It can be argued whether her actions were justified or whether she was acting out of passion as a ‘fickle’, emotional

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    whole range of related acts, rape and sexual assault perpetrated against women is the focus of this paper. Men and boys are also victims of sexual assault, but the numbers of women who are sexual assaulted are much higher. We will be examining the definition of rape, the effects of rape, issues associated with rape, theories about the cause of rape and engage in some speculation on what can be done to improve the safety of women. In

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    research is to acknowledge the existence of rape in the black community as well as the hypersexualization of African American women in the media. This research will elaborate on the psychological effect of rape, give personal testimonies of victims, and discuss solutions, prevention, as well as a history of the “where, when, and why” of this crime. It will also discuss the effect of rape on men, provide information in regards to the most common places rape occurs/has occurred and also give light on

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    Social learning theory dates back to the early 1960’s, which integrates behavioral and cognitive theories of learning. By integrating the two theories it helped to provide a comprehensive model of learning experiences that occurs in one’s life. The social theory heavily relies on the observation, also known as modeling behaviors. Modeling can be achieved in several different ways such as, a live model, which entails the watching an actual person behavior. Verbal instruction is another method of

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    Throughout history, the United States Military has faced numerous scandals. From its role in the Vietnam War, to the Iran-Contra Affair, to the Iraq War, to the abuse and denial of due process rights to detainees currently held indefinitely at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the Department of Defense has undeniably raised many questions about its ethics and treatment toward both civilians and fellow members of the Armed Forces alike. One recent scandal, which would now appear to be

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    journal article that he wrote in 2015 was a discussion of the sexual violence and crimes committed by British soldiers to women during the American Revolutionary War. The purpose of reading and reviewing this journal article is to discuss that during woman’s rights were being violated during a time of a fight for freedom. But even after the war British law took the time to make sure that legal actions were taken by way of military codes and laws. Hoock uses the example of cases, incidents, laws, and

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    If we can remove all the inequities and put women on equal basis with men, we recognize that we can reveal human potential very drastically. This is simply achieved by allowing women the same access and capabilities as men. We are so much closer to achieving equality between men and women than we have ever been before. I believe after the women’s suffrage in the early 1920’s, most women were recognized in politics. Women put themselves in positions of power; they presented themselves with power

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    A registered nurse needs to take into account the type of trauma the patient has experienced the flashbacks they are having, and what are causing those flashbacks at this time. A female refugee, who has PTSD, who is experiencing flashbacks could be re-experiencing the trauma she endured. The job of the nurse is to use therapeutic communication, and get the patient to open up so they know what they experienced and how the nurse can help them deal and process the trauma. When using communication,

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    issues of male rape and the implications and explanations of it. We will be primarily focusing on women raping men rather male on male rape. However, we will touch upon both types of male rape due to the large amount of literature on that specific type. The outline of our presentation will follow: How Does The Law Define Male Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics Regarding Male Rape Social Construction of Masculinity Male Rape by Women and Men Difference between those types of rape (Implications/Explanations/The

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