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…and toture were often fatal . by the end of the 15th century, english law recognized seven major crime; treason, murder, larceny, burglary, rape, and arson. by 1800 more that 200 capital crimes were commited, and as a result, 1000 or more persons were sentenced…

…that seemed to have only one particular situation. Her meeting with Alec d'Urberville leads to the rape, which quickly changes the course of the rest of her life. In her society, having been raped makes her both the victim and the culprit. Because of this, her…

…, and golf courses. In 1995 three soldiers based there were charged and accused with the beating and rape of a twelve year old Okinawan girl. In response to this incident the commander of the armed forces in the Pacific, Admiral Richard C. Macke, stated "I think…

…their wives. Girls were often given out freely as gifts to lonely traders, or they were lent out for a night. (O'Meara, 19) Before the coming of the traders, rape rarely occurred among the Indians, primarily because they were not aware of what it entailed. Nor did…

…that killing, raping and drugs are the only things that Eminem raps about, they are wrong. Marshall Mathers is present in many of his songs like Haley's song where he sings a song with his daughter and other songs that have deep insight into his childhood…

…/Issue17/art-obrien.html). The one major concern that comes to mind is "cyber-rape." It is apparent what kind of effect this has on people when Amy Bruckman, a doctoral student in the MIT Media Laboratory, states, "Unwanted attention and sexual advances…

…. Having said this, why is it then, that many in society still believe otherwise; why do they continue to believe that pornography is "evil" and is a major cause for violence against women, specifically rape? There are many reasons…

…to democratic S. Africa as one of the most violent places on earth. The New York Times magazine carried a story on the epidemic of rapes of children in that country: 120.6 rapes for every 100,000 women as compared with 71 in the U.S. (15). One reason…

…school together. Not only did they go to the same high school, they had all dated the same man at one point in time- Brian Duffy. It wasn’t long before police tracked him down for questioning. Brian Duffy was arrested in April of 1997 for the rape…

…abolition of the death penalty, which means that it only applies to certain very serious offenses, such as treason, murder, and rape. The death penalty should be a nation wide practice, same punishment for the entire United States. Take other countries…