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These women are trying to find some type of romance utilizing their own natural beauty and sexual appeal. However, Somalia being war-torn county many of them are rapped or betrayed by the ones they trusted. Those who flee the country in fear are further scrutinized in other

What are Battle Cries about? “Battle Cries” is a term usually to determine the soldier's fight with their enemies. The author, Hillary Potter, used the term “Battle Cries” to describe that when Black women are facing the intimate partner abuse just like the soldiers against the hostile forces. In addition, “Battle Cries” is also a symbolic attitude that represents the African American Women are living in a helpless society and have limited resources to survive. How was the study performed?

Most people can understand that when a soldier comes back from war, he is not going to be the same. He has seen too much and done too much to still be the innocent boy he had been. In the novel, The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh, he not only puts the effect of war for soldiers, but for regular civilians as well. The novel is saying that war affects females even though they could not fight in war. The message is conveyed through female characters that have felt sorrow and emptiness during and after the war.

Gurwitch was a victim of this struggle, having to make the horrible decision of killing her friend. She didn’t want to make the choice of putting her down but the sight of her best friend in pain was too much to bear. Gurwitch explains her story, she gives a great depth of emotion, she explains why they turned to euthanasia which she gives good points for her argument; however, she does not do a good job to raise her credibility. First, Gurwitch uses emotion well throughout the passage when she speaks of assisting in her friend's death . She let’s us know that the bill in legislature,“Would have made [a] difference when [she] tried to kill [her] friend Robin [to] kill her five years ago” (Gurwitch).

Segregation has made a huge impact on how human beings of different races and religions are treated. Many historical events have showed how segregation and racism is wrong and selfish. Discrimination has caused many uproars and protests all over the country to protect all races. The three main reasons why segregation is wrong is that it takes away their freedom, makes them feel unequal and treated differently, and finally it is unconstitutional.

explicitly states Margaret’s motivation for doing that: ‘The slave mother … killed her child rather than see it taken back to slavery’ (557). These slaves saw death a better alternative than slavery and for the love they had for their children, they preferred killing them than allowing them see the dehumanizing institution of slavery. The slave women have always suffered as an effect of slavery. They were robbed of every possession – even their motherhood. That is why Sethe’s act of destroying her own creation becomes the subject and order of controversies.

Hester Prynne as everyone knows has committed some pretty horrendous crimes. But taking away her child Pearl is an unacceptable punishment Hester does not deserve. Hester should keep Pearl because if she doesn 't Pearl might be abused by her new family, Pearl needs her birth mother and Hester has been through a lot of pain and punishments for her crimes and needs Pearl for support and companionship. So before you Gov. Bellingham take Pearl away take into account what has been said here today.

Even though the book tells a sad story, the use of logos makes the book a staple in raising awareness of human trafficking. Using experience, statistics, and reality, the novel instills both urgency and fear in its readers. The main character, Lakshmi, relates to a specific group of girls on an age level, yet her life does not relate to the Western lifestyle. The girls reading this book do not garden cucumbers on a hillside or tie aprons tight around their waist to evade the pain of hunger. McCormick writes to young western girls because they are the next generation women that both care and can make a difference.

Some of the effects of child abuse on the victim are also demonstrated in “Red Leaves”. After running away from her abusive stepfather, Iona becomes subject to homelessness and hunger, she changes her identity, buries her past beneath her intimidating appearance and does her best to push people away. This shows that she was willing to do anything so that she does not have to experience heartbreak and betrayal again. The one place where she could go to reveal her old, true, vulnerable self was through her art. Even though Iona is a fictional character, “Red Leaves” shows the realities of life after experiencing child abuse and how using an outlet to help you get through something difficult in your life can play an important role through the emotional recovery.

To get out of the violence, drug, and alcohol abuse where they come from. " In the summer of 2014, we saw a wave of mothers and children arrive to the U.S. to escape extreme violence in Central America. These mothers fled because of gangs murdering their husbands, targeting their sons for recruitment, and threatening their daughters with sexual violence. More than 80 percent of these migrant women detained were found to have a credible threat to their safety if they were returned home.

Additionally, it is more difficult for them to recover (Park). By avoiding speaking about her mother and baby brother, she is unable to make new connections which could ultimately help her heal from PTSD, as shown directly after the bombing when “[Khalida] does not try to talk to [her], and [she] is grateful” (Staples 83). Najmah at that point had no real family left, as her brother and father were taken by the Taliban and her mother and baby brother died in the

The Lost Generation not only changed the soldiers lives, it also changed the people outside of the war. The war changed women in many ways where women had to maintain their domestic role and help the war. Women in WW1 have also lost more than most. Their sons, their husbands, brothers, lovers, and friends to fight a war that really bought or gave grief and worry to their table. This brought women together

During these protest these women would be harassed by police forces (similar to civil rights protest). This further shows the corruption in the justice system. The Mothers focused on the fact that many of their daughters have been kidnapped and nothing is being done about it by the government. After many protest the Mothers would gain international attention and get help running as an official program. Since then the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo have help forge many other female organizations and provide a political voice for women (Speaking Truth to Power Madres of the Plaza De Mayo).

An example of brutality and hardship is the murder of Aminata parents which scared her for the years she was alive. No child should witness such vicious atrocious acts. The picture of slaves being roped and beaten symbolizes hardship because that picture is what realistically happen to black people when slavery was still present in the world. The final theme that connects to the theme just talked about (hardship/brutality) is death. Aminata had to face death situation so often in her life.

How would you feel if you lived in a country at war and you constantly had to be hiding from ungenerous soldiers to survive? Syrians go through this nearly every day. Syrians get brutally shot because they are living in a fatal war zone while trying to stay safe and raise their children. Syrian refugees who want improved lives for their families and live in an unwanted war zone deserve better lives like any human being does. After reading the book "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank, I noticed how living during war made them feel anxious.