"Sentimental Journeys" and Real Life New York

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This paper is based on Joan Didion's essay "Sentimental Journeys." The essay deals with the sorrows of hate crimes and its epitome - "rape." This essay is about New York after the horrifying tragedy of 9/11. The paper in short deals with crimes against women, especially the ones that take place in Central Park.

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"In her essay we learn about the atrocity and inhuman acts that are performed in a rape and other crimes. There are certain characteristics that are involved in all types of rapes irrespective of the setting or location. According to statistics there are mostly gang rapes, which involve the participation of other men who may not, really personally assault the victim. There are also many victims who are made to bear the torture over and over again because of fear or threats.

Many rape cases also involve sexual torture where victims are sexually abused with guns or broken glass bottles and even truncheons. After the rape, men enjoy doing worse acts like cutting or literally "chopping off" a woman's breasts or cutting open their stomach."

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