My Fathers Prostitute By Steven Whitacre

My mother, Lisa Dawn Hicks Kern, was born at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, on Sunday, June 15, 1969. Her father, James Kenneth Hicks, was 28 at the time of my mother’s birth; he was employed at Red River Army Depot as an electrical engineer. Her mother, Sharon Lee Clark Hicks, was 25 when my mother was born, at the time she was the home maker. My mother had an older sister who was a four year old toddler at the time of my mother’s birth. Kimberly Ann Hicks was born at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, on Monday, August 30, 1965.

In the book Half Brother, by Kenneth Oppel, Ben Tomlin is a very thoughtful person because he is considerate, caring, friendly, and kindhearted. Ben Tomlin, the main character in the book, lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with his mom, dad, and a chimpanzee, Zan. Some things about Ben is that he has curly hair, he likes to play Risk and pinball, and he does cross-country and photography. First of all, Ben is a thoughtful person because he is considerate of others, especially his friends and family. An example that proves this is can be found in Half Brother, by Kenneth Oppel on page 371, said by Ben. “I paused, because this part was hard to admit. ‘I didn’t love you at first, Zan. I thought you were weird, and I guess I was jealous, and sometimes I didn’t want you at all. But that didn’t last long. You were my little brother. I really felt that. That was never fake.’” This quote explains that even though Zan is a chimpanzee, Ben still loves him because he cares for him and wants what’s best for Zan, which is a family. Another time where Ben shows his thoughtfulness by being considerate of others is when he understands why Zan is being crazy. Even though Zan is fooling around and he can’t stop him, he is not mad at Zan because he knows that Zan is an animal after all, even though his family is raising him like a human. He knows that Zan is only having his temper tantrum and he knows that he can’t stop him because he is an animal, not a human. In Half Brother, by

Annie Dillard arose from her tent that rested in the Ecuadorian jungle. She was outnumbered by six men to one female on her morning journey, as she and her six male escorts reached Providence Village. The first view of excitement to capture her attention was a dwarf size, frail frame fawn roped to a tree near a thatched roof hut. This was symbolic of the stability of a vicious pit bulldog that would be chained to a six-foot chain length fence, back home in my neighborhood. One could only imagine the gruesome details of the helpless fawn that Dillard was describing. This fawn had been captured and roped to a tree. If this was not humiliating enough, the agony continued, the fawn twisted his limp bloody frail body as if he was interacting

In the essay, “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros, she explains that she has six brothers and she is the only daughter. This relates to me because I am also in a Mexican family, however, I am not the only daughter. Cisneros argues that her father wanted her to get married because that is what daughters were meant to do; that although he agreed on her going to college, it was because he was sure she was going to find a husband. Many Mexican fathers today have this mentality that because they were not able to study, their children are not going to be able to study either and they are going to have to work. However, there are other fathers that because of the fact that they did not obtain the education they desired, the only hope they have is in their children; for the children to be better than them, succeed and become a professional in any area they choose. Cisneros spends a lot of time alone and writes her experience as an only daughter in a family full of sons, which is difficult because her father constantly degrades her and doesn’t value her as a writer. Support and encouragement from a parent is very important because that can help shape a child’s life from a very young age.

For many victims, who were abused as a child find it nearly impossible to tell their parents due to fear of not being believed. No one should allow their child or siblings or cousin to go through that pain alone and to be at a point where they feel like they can’t speak up or that they just have to live through that alone. Yet some people do and children all over the world are suffering alone. On the rare occasions that these children do speak up, the adults are usually too caught up in the effect speaking up will have on their families. For many adults there is this fear of what it would cost them to speak up especially in the cases where the assaulter, the victim and the person- who knows about the assault- are related. Why do as people value financial or emotional security over a child’s safety? It is a moral duty to put the lives and safety of these helpless children over both emotional and financial security. These adults also fail to act in a way to protect the child being abuse due to fear of the effect that speaking would have on the family especially in the third world countries that prioritize men over women. Still today, there are countries where women are crimilized and judges for being sexualy assaulted and that brings shame to the family which is why rape still goes wildly unreported and

In his story called Flesh and Blood So Cheap, Albert Marrin uses different elements of language that are associated more with fiction and poetry because it creates drama and suspense. It also helps the reader realize how serious the situation was and how important it was in changing factory regulations today. Throughout the entire story, Marrin replaces some ordinary verbs with stronger and more heavy, words. His creative writing elements impact this non-fiction text by giving the reader an idea of what the incident actually did to change America forever. Some examples of that are in paragraph 2, where Marrin uses the word, ignite, instead of flaring up.

When one thinks of a young child one thinks of joy, innocence, and being carefree. Too often than not though that innocence is taken from a young child through sexual abuse. Studies have shown over and over again that a child who has been sexually abused carries those scars with them into adulthood, many times affecting adult relationships.                           When a person thinks of a child molester they see in their minds the dirty old man image. This is not the case in most abuse cases. Usually the child knows the person that is going to harm them. The offender is usually someone that the child and his or

According to Rainn.org every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, and every 8 minutes that victim is a child. Meanwhile, only 6 out of 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison. What does this say about our country and our society? Millions of sexual assaults go unreported throughout the years because the perpetrators are rarely faced with consequences rather they receive a slap on the wrist. For this research paper I would be interested in furthering my research on sexual assault, by researching about: the #metoo movement, how to move on after facing such traumatic event, ways to improve the laws regarding sexual assault, ways to prevent sexual assaults from occurring and also ways to stay safe. Sexual assault is a crime committed

The poem “Mothers and Daughters” is written by Pat Mora. Pat Mora is a contemporary award winning writer, who writes for children, youngsters and adults. She was born in El Paso, TX in the year 1942. She attains a title of a Hispanic writer; however, the most of her poems are in English. In her literary work, one can observe the different aspects of the immigrants’ lives such as language issues, family relationships, immigrants’ experiences and cultural differences (1187).

Victims of such a traumatic event don't talk about it mostly because they fear that no one is listening, because people listen to hear not understand. There are so many organizations that are available to help, organizations being survivors, hotlines that they can call to talk about it, and there are counsellors that are there to listen to what the victims have to say.“Sexual Assaut/Abuse” at GoodTherapy.org states that 93% of victims know their attackers, being a family member or family friend. Often times the perpetrator will threaten the child to not tell anyone, preventing the child from disclosing the abuse. It is also documented that 45% don't disclose the sexual assault till five years have passed or even in some cases the victim will never tell anyone. Women that experience the events of being sexually assaulted don't usually seek the help they need because they'll have to talk about it, and sometimes when they do speak up the listener doesn't believe them, causing them to question if they should even talk about it at all. Being such a traumatic event, it might actually help them to talk about it, get it out, so then they'll be able to seek the help they

Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry). Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic experience affecting the lives of not only the victim, but those close to the victim as well. Many think there is only one person truly traumatized, but in fact, everyone involved is affected. The victim has to deal with their experience the rest of their lives. They may be more at risk for other mental issues as well, including depression. The family involved has to deal with its pain, often causing hardship and discord within the family. This is especially true

Imagine being robbed of your innocence in a matter of seconds. Imagine not being able to speak out due to threats and fear of seeking help and not being taken seriously. Troubling, is it not? Sexual abuse has always been a problem in society that can affect anyone. Sexual abuse brings along many negative outcomes; however, throughout the years, sexual abuse has been a factor that has always been ignored. Even though sexual abuse has had many attempts to be avoided in various environments, all have failed.

I. Attention getter: Do you know a friend or family member who has been sexually abused? Or maybe you have experienced sexual abuse yourself? Are you aware of the psychological and developmental effects it can have on you or someone you may know? Chances are, you don’t—while sexual abuse is common, may people do not speak up, and the problem goes unrecognized.

I Knew a Woman is about a woman who has more than just beauty. Theodore Roethke explains what he sees in this woman and the joy and pain about loving her. Roethke uses a

'You were just such a pretty young lady.' That's what he told me in a letter I've memorized without trying. My abuser collected a couple hundred years worth of charges yet is only serving fourteen years after an appeal was approved. For all of the girls he's ruined and the families he's destroyed, fourteen years just isn't a good enough consequence. About every eight minutes Child Protective Services finds evidence to a claim of child sexual abuse. (rainn.org) In this research, it is estimated that one in four girls and one in six boys under eighteen are sexually abused and more than 90% of the abusers are people the children know, love and trust. Oprah Winfrey was raped as early as nine years old and had a child at fourteen years old. Statistics show that about 60% of teen pregnancies are a result of rape. Most of these abusers don't get effective consequences or long enough sentences. A recent case that opened many eyes of the public to this issue is the Brock Turner rape. This twenty-three year old man raped a womn at his college campus and served six months in county jail with probation. This woman stated in her letter to him, 'You don't know me, but you've been inside me.' Victims are often attempted to be silenced or desensitized so the rapists often are able to be integrated back into society with restrictions that aren't safe enough for society. 'No one can talk me out of the pain he's caused.' According to ABC New on March 2, 2017, 'at least 15