Men Defining Rape: A History

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/men-defining-rape-history

This article discusses how the concept of what exactly is rape has changed over time. But it is more focused on what men define as rape rather than how women define rape. It might also have to do with the fact that we live in a male dominated society, not just in the US but also in many other nations. The author of the article, Erika Eichelberger, goes as far back as Biblical times to show how men define rape to the modern day definition of legitimate rape.

A Counter-Inutitive Approach to Making Complex Decisions

http://blogs.hbr.org/2011/05/a-counter-intuitive-approach-t/

Everyday we are faced with making complex decisions. The path that we choose to take can be either have a positive or negative outcome. The decisions we are faced with may not be as collosal as whether or not to make the move to kill one of the worlds most wanted men, like Obama was faced with just a few years ago, but they can be stressful to deal with. Authors Maarten Bos and Amy Cuddy provide tips on how to deal with making complex decisions “taking in the information, sleeping on it and check the facts”. it’s important for one to take in the information so we could identify the situation easily. Sleeping with complex decision on your mind will keep your unconscious mind busy. Lastly, checking the fats is probably the most important step. It’s so easy to get facts mixed up which could create bigger problems

The Cruelest Show On Earth

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2011/10/ringling-bros-elephant-abuse

This article focuses on the abuse elephants suffer from. Author Deborah gives a backstory about renowned “Greatest Show on Earth” going all the way back to 1850 to the present day. The article focuses on a three year old circus elephant named Kenny who may be have been beaten or whipped, but the fact that his health was neglected is abuse. The elephant was forced to preform even when he was ill which resulted in his death. The article reports that under federal regulations must get medical care and a doctors ok to preform.But Kenny’s death is just one of the many cases of elephant abuse in the circus. Over the years the USDA has been taken action so that something like this can occur less frequent.