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Elizabeth Estes
Mrs. DeBock
25 October 2016
English 4
Essential question: What are the causes of rape?
Working thesis: Some of the causes of rape are because of clothing choices and pornography.
Refined thesis: Provocative clothing in addition to violent and nonviolent pornography are said
to be causes of rape.

Annotated Bibliography

Varner, Erin. "Hospitals Should Offer Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims." Sexual

Violence. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from

"Rape Victims Deserve the Best of Care." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 18 July 2007. Opposing
Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
Rape is a brutal demonstration of one's power and control over another person. (The
Treatment of Rape Victims). In Pennsylvania, more than half of hospitals deny women the right
to choose emergency contraception even though many women who have been raped do not know
that it is available. Even in some cities, hospitals do not tell rape victims about emergency
contraception. Even in those that do, some medical professionals choose to withhold information
about contraceptives due to their personal beliefs. Varner believes that every patient deserves the

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same standard of care as any other patient across the U.S. This article is relevant because it tells
what rape is and the cure for it which some hospitals do not give.

Russell, Diana E.H. "Pornography as a Cause of Rape." Dangerous Relationships: Pornography,

Misogyny, and Rape. Rpt. in Rape. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.
Contemporary Issues Companion. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
Although pornography is not the sole cause of sexual violence, it can significantly
undermine male inhibitions against committing rape and should be considered an important
factor in the persistence of the problem of rape. Feminists claim that men believe that women
are just objects, making it easier for them to not feel guilty about committing the rape. In another
study, it shows that men believe the myth that women say they want to be raped by wearing
provocative clothing, such as short skirts, dresses, and tight clothing. Sixty-nine percent believed
that most men are innocent of rape (Some Men Rape, Russell). This article gives information
about the causes of why men rape women.

Booth, Stephanie. "I Was Raped." Teen (Oct. 1998). Rpt. in Rape. Ed. Mary E. Williams.
San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001. Contemporary Issues Companion. Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.

This article is about the attack of a teenager, Stephanie Booth. She tells about the
physical and mental pain of being raped. Booth, a teenager, was just wanting to have a fun time

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at a party but when she felt left out she decided to leave. She states that she was wearing a sexy
sundress which leads to the belief that her clothes were the reason she was raped. Booth
describes where she was walking and what happened in the time leading up to her rape. She
describes how she was treated at the hospital with the rape kits and how they set her up in
therapy.