I remembered about Judith's agreement with muggers and smiled, assured of my safety. Being an urban campus, Penn obviously has its share of crime. There is no reason, however, why the most frequented parts of campus and the campus fringe cannot be made safer for students. Penn has so much to offer its students. It is very unfortunate, then, that so much of what the university has to offer is engulfed by the grim shadows lurking around after dark.
Some people really have to prioritize.
In this quotation, Ms. Sliwinski declares that her breasts are a part of her body, and that they are nothing to be ashamed of. The implication is that Ms. Sliwinski's statement is a manipulative piece of political propaganda, or else a foolish expression of naivete, in either case worthy of scorn. The column from which Ms. Sliwinski's quote was taken was a passionate personal essay in which she described the degradation to which she was subjected when, as a young teenager, a group of boys forcibly used her body as an instrument of pleasure. She courageously chose to share this deeply personal information, in order to inspire the reader with her newfound revelation that her body is not something to be ashamed of. In a society where sexuality is constantly mocked and abused, it is very difficult to arrive at such a conclusion.