Date Rape


Matt Barone
November 20, 1996
Craft of Language
MTH 2:30-3:45

When people hear the word "rape" they might imagine a stranger leaping
out from the shadows of a dark alley and attacking someone. Although this is
partly true, most rapes are committed by people who know their victims. When
intercourse is unwanted and forced upon by someone you know, it is known as "
date rape." It occurs daily and is prevalent on virtually all college campuses
across the nation and in cities all over the world.
Date rape generally occurs when a man is alone with a woman. Although it
has been reported that men have been raped by women, it is much more common for
a woman to be raped by a man. There are several reasons why date rape might
occur. Sometimes a man thinks that a woman "owes" him something if he has taken
her out for dinner and a movie or if a woman acts in a friendly manner towards
him. The presence of drugs and alcohol are also a contributing factor to the
occurrence of......

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