Essays on Hazing

Abstract

Rape in the United States military has historically been viewed as a myth that did not need to be addressed. This way of thinking is the result of the viewpoints of a rape culture. These viewpoints work to legitimize the violence to remove all blame from the attacker, which makes the violence strategic and intentional. It has been noted the main reason intra-military is underreported is, the fact the attacker usually holds a higher level of superiority. This reality results in, the victim needing to report the event with their attacker. It has been reported by the Marine Corps, ...

For my first reading journal, I chose to discuss the first four chapters in Michael Kimmel’s “Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men” In the first two chapters, “Guyland” is introduced as “the stage of a young man’s life between adolescence and adulthood.” (pg. 4) Kimmel then begins to set the tone: members of Guyland are essentially man children who didn’t receive enough guidance in their lives, and they now exist in a limbo-like state of life, where hook-ups and bouncing from job to job are common, and socialization between men involves frat parties, excessive ...

Smartphones could be regarded as one of the most remarkable inventions of the century which revolutionized people’s lives. In a research conducted by the Pew Research Center, smartphone ownership on a global scale was reported to exhibit an increasing trend since 2013 . In fact, the report disclosed that the country exhibiting the highest rate of smartphone ownership is Korea at 88%, seconded by Australia at 77%, and with the United States ranking third at 72% . The prolific ownership and use of the smartphone could be attributed to the immense benefits allegedly gained by the users. As such, the ...