Use this space to explore more of your own claim. How did you arrive at your research question? What is it that interests you? What do you wish to explore and why? Spend this space developing your argument.
I chose the question about the redefinition of rape. The thing that interests me about this issue is that there are plenty of people that have been raped and they didn't know what to do. Also some of them might not have known what is classified as rape so they might not have realized that they were until it was too late. In my paper, i plan on showing what different state laws are regarding rape and what is being proposed. I also will show what this new law implys. By that i mean i will show what will be classified as rape, how it is changed, and what people (rapists) can get away with and not have any kind of consequence. I wish to explore what the states will think of it and i also would like to put what people other than myself think of this new rape law if it passes.
HI Sierra,
ReplyDeleteYou have some excellent questions that you need to answer. This is one approach to the research paper.
1) What is rape? Rape occurs when one participating person removes his/her consent.
2) What is consensual sex? Consensual sex occurs who two or more participating persons provide consent.
Because rape is being redefined by GOP, what classifies as rape is up for debate. Rape, according to the GOP, does not include women who have been drugged, assumed massive amounts of alcohol and/or have not been beaten. Think about the demographic that is left out. If this bill were to pass, what would this mean for young women in these circumstances.
Ms. C