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Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence . By: David Waltman Michelle Ceja Anastasia Amy. Question 1. Do you know how often women are being abused or assaulted? Question 2 Are you guys aware that October is also National Domestic Violence Month? Question 3 What is domestic violence?.

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Domestic Violence

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  1. Domestic Violence By: David Waltman Michelle Ceja Anastasia Amy

  2. Question 1. Do you know how often women are being abused or assaulted? Question 2 Are you guys aware that October is also National Domestic Violence Month? Question 3 What is domestic violence? Question to the audience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3rfk2iFww

  3. What is Domestic Violence... Physical abuse (domestic violence) Verbal or nonverbal abuse Psychological abuse,mental abuse,emotional Sexual Abuse Stalking or deerstalking Economic abuse or financial abuse Spiritual abuse

  4. Statistics on Women Women Every 9 seconds in the United States a woman is assaulted or beaten Leading cause of injury to woman 73% domestic violence events go unreported 1 in 4 women are victims Woman are not always the victims Domestic Violence hotline 1(800)-799-SAFE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I-AZ7XwaAE&feature=plcp

  5. Excuses they use to blame the victim "I'm just trying to take care of you by telling you what to do.Icontrol you because I care about you." "If you had just done what I told you to do I wouldn't have hurt you." “ You pushed my buttons. If you had just left me alone I wouldn't have hurt you." "I was drunk when I hurt you.Youknow that's not who I really am.It wasn't my fault."

  6. Connecting to the Novel The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez By: John Rechy “When she felt his hands fondling her breasts, and then his sour mouth nuzzling them,she closed her eyes, to become invisible.” (pg 19.) “When Salvador beat her, Amalia crouched on the floor and covered herself with her hands.”(pg 23)

  7. Double Standard Men Society's Perception The ones that speak up Physical & psychological abuse When they are abused 63% of men are abused with a weapon unlike the percentage of women which is only 15 The Government http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Y1CfNIZKFiQ

  8. Small Voices http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paG0MvX8g1s&feature=relmfu

  9. SPEAK UP!

  10. Work Cited "Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects." Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects. N.p., 2012. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. http://www.aaets.org/article144.htm. "Men: The Overlooked Victims of Domestic Violence." Domestic Violence Statistics. N.p., 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/men-the-overlooked-victims-of- domestic-violence/.

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