Essays Tagged: "rapists"

Rape

ttitudes from which today's beliefs and stereotypes have evolved. However, we must look beyond both rapists' motivations and history if we are to truly understand the act of rape.Why does rape exist a ... ity to successfully fight back. Women learn to be passive, nurturing, accepting and compliant. Most rapists select victims they can intimidate and overpower. Most women are reluctant to challenge men' ...

(4 pages) 243 2 4.1 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Capital Punishment

r tax dollars are going to these days? A large amount of it is going towards maintaining murderers, rapists and thieves, and for what reason, to live the good life? The average prisoner costs the fede ... enforce an alternative... we need Capital Punishment.For all of the murderers, thieves, drug lords, rapists and any other severe law perpetrator, there must be some form of control and it must be capi ...

(2 pages) 156 0 4.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Prison sentences...are they fair?

Why do killers, rapists, and child molesters go free? A large portion of early release prisoners commit serious crim ...

(2 pages) 106 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Pro Capital Punishment; The Death Penalty

er forms of punishment must be, in order to be effective.The number of attacks on young children by rapists has increased because the rapist thinks that the children are less likely to have AIDS than ... capital punishment is cruel and unusual, but saying that is almost as to say that what the murder, rapists, or violent criminal did was NOT cruel or unusual. What the criminal did was wrong, and some ...

(6 pages) 330 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Prisoner Rehabilitation

be rehabilitated, eventually being assimilated.I feel that that "jails" are from criminals such as rapists, murders and other criminals that clearly will never be able to accept the rules society and ...

(2 pages) 150 1 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Rape.

to be one of the nations underreported crimes, because of the shame or fear involved with it. Many rapists also threaten to kill the victim if they go to the police, which is another reason many case ... or a family member. No matter who it is the victim needs to realize that it is not his/her fault. "Rapists commit rape -- NOT VICTIMS." Whatever the circumstances may be no one has the right to have ...

(11 pages) 260 0 3.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates.

also evident, and extreme sexuality is extremely rebellious. In addition, the world is filled with rapists and murderers. These rapists often strive to lead young girls on the path of rebellion and t ...

(9 pages) 398 1 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This paper is about the controversial racial aspects of Alice Walker's book The Color Purple.

ays black male characters in a negative manner. They are characterized as stereotypical abusers and rapists who are simply there to tyrannize the women in their life. This is not the first time Walker ... f the black male characters. The protests refer to a negative stereotypical image of black males as rapists, abusers and oppressors of the black women. This debate will continue to inspireand incense ...

(8 pages) 182 1 2.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Rape in the Civil War

geted. Two, the rapist while serving as a soldier, feels the need of power over another. Third, the rapists' needs and desires overwhelm them while serving rank as a soldier.Rape has always been known ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The name of the book is Time to Kill

quickly and brought into jail. At the bail hearing Tonga's father, Carl Lee Hailey, shoots the two rapists and now the town is split into two sides. One side understands Carl because a lot of fathers ... ll town in southern Mississippi. Jake Brigance, a young, white lawyer is hired by a murderer of two rapists who raped his daughter. Sound complicated? It is- the murderer is black and the rapists are ...

(1 pages) 34 1 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Visual Analysis of a World War II Poster.

y visual and textual elements to encourage Americans to buy war bonds by portraying the Japanese as rapists. The author of the piece is unknown, but it is obvious that the creator of the poster carefu ...

(4 pages) 75 1 3.7 Oct/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

Capital Punishment should be abolished

nd there are better ways to deal with criminals than death.No one has proved that killing murderers/rapists etc stops others from going ahead and making these crimes. When countries (such as Canada) g ...

(1 pages) 1673 1 2.6 May/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Death Penalty

be required for only the most violent, harmful criminals. The crimes committed by the murderers and rapists should be punished to the fullest extent of the law and put to death. Thousands of pe ...

(4 pages) 21 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Capital Punishment

For many years the death penalty has been the sentence for murderers, rapists, and other serial criminals. But in recent months it has been a discrepancy in whether the d ...

(1 pages) 912 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Punishment Or Extremism

the feeling of being raped is being falsely accused of raping. They demand the ultimate penalty for rapists, but do they know the various circumstances under which a rape can occur? When is a rape act ...

(2 pages) 890 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Opinion

c all I see is them paralyzing it. Shouldn't police officers be out catching thieves, murderers and rapists? But they'd rather sit comfortably in their car and yell at kids walking on the sidewalk. ...

(2 pages) 10 0 1.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Crossing The Line

998, which included new eligibility provisions. Under these new provisions, convicted murderers and rapists can pursue a higher education with financial assistance from the government, but someone con ...

(6 pages) 20 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Capital Punishment: How We Can Improve

e been many restrictions put on the death penalty, and because of that there are more murderers and rapists, sitting in jail taking up space. If the states would not be so worried about how they look ... ar.Now I do not believe that we should put everyone in a jail to death. I am saying that murderers, rapists, and more serious crimes of that nature should be allowed to have the option of the death pe ...

(2 pages) 17 1 2.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Do you agree with the statement: 'The Colour Purple' by Alice Walker is a heroic failure?

ays black male characters in a negative manner. They are characterized as stereotypical abusers and rapists who are simply there to tyrannize the women in their life. This is not the first time Walker ... f the black male characters. The protests refer to a negative stereotypical image of black males as rapists, abusers and oppressors of the black women.I think that although the book is an excellent re ...

(5 pages) 19 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Untitled

e with June's passage is when she says; "Your brothers are murders, stock market manipulators, gang rapists, robbers, arsonists, litters, polluters, and child abusers." What? Women do not commit any o ...

(2 pages) 864 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues