Anne Mae was returning home from church one morning, walking down a long dirt road alone and saw her mother arguing with her grandmother about leaving to the city. ... This is when the honeymoon stage, fine dining, expensive clothes, and money, begins. ... Ike becomes angry and begins to put her down saying she has so many excuses. ... She waits for his kiss of approval to begin. After, she begins to sing a song about why he treats you like he does when he's such a good man, when in fact he is an abusive manipulator. ...

• Word Count: 6154
• Approx Pages: 25
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It isn't about pain, violence, selfishness, dependency and expecting all your needs to be met, THE CYCLE IN BAD RELATIONSHIPS Bad relationships go through three phases, just like in the cycle of violence: 1) Tension-building phase: this is where you feel as if you are walking on eggshells. ... However because apologies are ways of manipulating the victim into staying in the relationship and not sincere efforts to change, in time the tension will begin to grow and the cycle will repeat itself again. ...

• Word Count: 1604
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The fact is that no one who is walking on the street, regardless of attire or appearance is asking to assaulted or raped. ... In special circumstances they begin to create more problems because they are intoxicated. ...

• Word Count: 7108
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: High School

Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countries, there has been no understanding of the extent, magnitude and trends of the problem. The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of a...

• Word Count: 5685
• Approx Pages: 23
• Grade Level: High School