The topic I am choosing to write my issues paper on is rape.
It can be a sensitive subject along with a broad topic so it has been a little
difficult to narrow a certain area of it down while also talking about it in a
mature and respectful way. The way I plan to narrow it down is by focusing on
things that influence why rape happens. Such as the mentality of victims and
what could possibly have increased their chances of being sexually assaulted.
One example I am using in that area is how college girls are more outgoing and
accepting of strangers because they are meeting new people all the time and
don’t always realize that not everyone can be trusted based on first
impressions. Another area of rape I am talking about is how different cultures
have different things that influence the rape in their countries/culture. In my
issues paper so far I have talked about India and how their imbalance in gender
roles contributes to the rape in their country. Also regarding India I am
explaining how their difference in education of men and women affects their
amount of sexual assault.
My target audience for my issues paper is mainly the
American people but could also be geared towards women and men throughout the
world. By talking about colleges in the United States, I explain to Americans
how being a little more cautious about who you meet could be beneficial and
also that it is important to assist someone if it seems they are getting
themselves into a bad situation. My paper could also relate to the American
people when I talk about India because they could realize how universal of a
problem rape is and that it is a problem that we could help reduce as a world
together.
The concerns I have about my paper are that I’m not sure how
to tie all my information together because it doesn’t pertain to one single
country. I am also a little worried that my paper will not have a great amount
of emotional appeal because I’m timid about adding actual accounts of rape for
the reason that they may be too strong and upsetting to the audience.
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