Power And Control: Domestic Violence In America

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The video Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America showed the harsh realities of those who are in abusive situations feel and live. I was able to see a strong women enable herself to leave a harmful situation and prosper by making a better life for herself and her family. It is apparent that abuse not only affects the person being abused but those who witness the situations. It was despairing to find out that her children also were victims of abuse and it affected their behavior. Kim Mosher the mother included that she was able to see some of his actions mimicked by them. This particular video only illustrated a part of what issues we have in America regarding domestic violence. The title of the video had a few meanings to me it depicted

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