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When I first read the syllabus of our class to see which books we would be using as reference I was with a close friend of mine. I told her we would be reading The Cry of Tamar by Pamela Cooper-White and she told me immediately “You can use my copy! It’s a great story!” I never heard of Tamar and was intrigued to read this book based on my friends recommendation. As I read the story of Tamar, I was saddened and angry to see that even in those times, the men would corroborate to protect the…

Dolores Claiborne is a film based on a book written by Stephen King and directed by Taylor Hackford. This thriller is about a woman named Dolores Claiborne, who is wrongfully accused of murdering an elderly woman named Vera Donovan. When her estranged daughter returns to the island to help her mother, memories of her troubled childhood resurface. This film demonstrates the damaging effects of abuse and the victims struggle to gain back control of their lives. The writer skillfully uses the…

Bullying is an issue that transcends ages, ethnicities, and cultures, and school seems to be the one place where bullying is the most evident. I do not think school are the cause for bullying, but when bullying is ignored nothing good is proceeds. Bullying is an act that is recognized as bad, but it is not always stopped. Over the last couple of years bullying has become a matter that numerous people have been working against. Organizations have created programs to explain the dangers of…

Respect for the elderly has been an important tradition throughout human existence. Typically, families have held the oldest members in the highest of honor until their final days. Sadly, today, prominence of elder abuse and neglect is visible worldwide. Elder abuse is defined as an intentional act, or failure to act, by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. This issue strays from family…

Thesis: Family violence impacts children in negative ways by making their future harder to deal with, changing their perception towards individuals and by affecting their emotional stability and self-esteem. I. Family violence negatively impacts children/ teenagers by making them hard to deal with their future. a. Major Detail: It is harder to children to focus on school because of the stress of living with abuse (Havelin 15). i. They tend to be disruptive in class and not pay attention…

A survey done in 2005 found that 64% of women who experienced physical assault and 81.1% of women who experienced sexual assault did not report it to police. The statement "victims of abuse only have themselves to blame as they are the ones who don 't remove themselves from the situation" is very incorrect. Many things stop victims of abuse from removing themselves from the situation these include; Isolation, the fear of your children getting hurt, financial reasons and many more. Isolation is…

“Domestic Violence: A pattern of coercive and controlling behaviors and tactics by one person to gain power and control over a partne.”(Halket 29:35) “In 2000 1,247 women and 440 men were killed by an intimate partner.”(Amercian Bar 1) Popular R&B singer Jazmin Sullivan has a song called, “Call Me Guilty.” In the song she phones her mother to let her know that she is going to kill her abusive spouse. A line that particularly stands out to me is, “I suppose that I could leave, knowing I can’t…

The effects that sexual abuse has on both primary and secondary victims are grueling until they work through their pain. The primary effect on a child that was sexually abuse can differ when it comes to a male and female; however, they are both life changing for the child and the secondary victims. A child might start isolating and feel very lonely. He might carry around a lot of shame, guilt, anger, grist, and low self-esteem and worth. A child could lose his sense of safety and boundaries.…

Anger is just an external expression of our internal feelings like fear, frustration and hurt. We need to have a better understanding of our ‘anger’. Many a times without understanding the basics behind anger, we tend to express it and later regret for it. What is the way, by which we can understand our anger?. To understand our anger, we need to follow ABCD model or the Responsibility Empowering Action Method. Situation: I am angry towards by wife. I have asked her to arrange my shelve. But…

B.u.l.l.y (Big,Ugly,Lonely, Loser, Yearning for attention) Have you heard the saying “Sticks and Stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me” this saying is a lie, words hurt because they have the power to heal or hurt someone, but it’s your choice in which way you choose to use them. Bullying has gotten to kids, this is making them do crazy to themselves and this has to stop. Bullies should be criminally responsible for their actions because they make kids miss school which affect…