Essays on Assault

Imagine walking home on a Friday evening after a late night class. You are tired and alone. You walk down the hall to your dorm, when suddenly you see a group of drunk boys. You ignore them, and avoid eye contact. They start catcalling you....

Trauma survivors often cope by investing their entire energy into silencing and suppressing the harrowing events of the past. One such survivor is Anton Steenwijk, the protagonist of Harry Mulisch’s 1982 novel, The Assault. Especially in the first chapter after the “incident”, set during the...

A lot of people take part in test firing from a wide variety of small arms. Of course, the Kalashnikov assault rifle takes a big place in these tests. It is understandable: AK is the most massive weapon not only in the expanses of the...

The title of this article is “Cognitive Processing Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder Following Sexual Assault: A Randomized Effectiveness Study.” This title is clear and accurate; it is an adequate representation of the study because it informs readers of the population, setting...

The recent appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court was preceded by a highly contentious appointment hearing. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford came forward in an anonymous op-ed detailing the horrifying assault she endured when she was fifteen years old at the...