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Advancing Luna – And Ida B. Wells

By Alice Walker

A black civil rights worker reflects on her white friend’s report that she was raped by a black man in the South.

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In North America Tags: rape, race, race and ethnicity, discrimination, feminism

In a Grove

By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

A corpse has been found in a grove. The story relates seven different accounts of what allegedly happened. Why do these witness accounts diverge? What is the truth of the matter?

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In Australasia Tags: morality, self-interest, self-deception, perspective, truth, rape

Emma Zunz

By Jorge Luis Borges

Emma Zunz’s father was falsely accused of embezzlement. When she receives news of his death, she decides to exact a chilling revenge on the real culprit.

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In Latin America Tags: revenge, rape, truth, feminism

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  • Love 1
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  • abortion 1
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  • authority 1
  • bullying 1
  • child marriage 1
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  • compassion 1
  • conscience 1
  • corruption 1
  • courage 1
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  • culture 4
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