http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/51/violet-k-dixon Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:45:44 -0400 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:45:44 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/395/western-feminism-in-a-global-perspective By Violet K. Dixon - American women have struggled historically against certain paradigms of inferiority that all women experience. The female identity is different according to each culture and their customs, but many cultures are based on a patriarchal past where men wield more power than women. Women worldwide experience subjugation in the form of jobs, education, sexuality and reproductive choice. American women have strived to overcome these stereotypes and have gained a position of near equality in many societal constructs. In the United States today, men and women enjoy almost equal social standing. Women can... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:44 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/395/western-feminism-in-a-global-perspective http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/390/hawaiian-biodiversity-loss-driven-by-feral-ungulates By Violet K. Dixon - The activity of feral ungulates such as pigs, goats, and deer has resulted in extensive biodiversity loss in Hawaii. These animals were introduced by the Polynesians as domesticated livestock, and now play a destructive role in the local ecosystem. Ungulate populations have played a destructive role in the fragile ecosystems of Hawaiian Islands in a variety of ways. Grazing and rooting result in damage of ground cover and consumption of native plants. The soil disturbance from these activities results in erosion and sediment run-off which damages coral reefs. Disturbed earth is also vulnerable... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:08 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/390/hawaiian-biodiversity-loss-driven-by-feral-ungulates http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/89/a-study-in-violence-examining-rape-in-the-1994-rwandan-genocide By Violet K. Dixon - The term rape refers to any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon an individual by physical force or duress. Historically, rape has occurred both in peace and during war; however, there has been a recent shift in wartime rape from an act to satisfy troops to a strategic method of damaging and eliminating an ethnic group.  The Rwanda Genocide in 1994 was the first case in which the term rape has been legally recognized as a method of genocide. Mass rape clearly adheres to genocide which can be seen in the specific context of Rwanda as a strategic and severe perpetration of violence... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:34 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/89/a-study-in-violence-examining-rape-in-the-1994-rwandan-genocide http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1681/understanding-the-implications-of-a-global-village By Violet K. Dixon - The individually unique music is now a raucous cacophony. The individually savory flavors are a muddled sludge. All the countries in the world are united under one government and one religion. Communists follow the same rules as those previously under a democracy. Muslims and Christians live by the same religious standards. How would we deal with that? In light of rapidly accelerating globalization and expansion of technology, it becomes relevant to discuss the implications of a potential overarching culture with respect to the potential clashing of cultures.The late Marshall McLuhan, a media... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:51 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1681/understanding-the-implications-of-a-global-village