Domestic Violence
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Domestic Violence
I have read a lot of statistics and personal testimonies about Domestic Violence situations. Most
of us know the patterns. Most of us are familiar with the statistics. Oftentimes statistics are only
numbers unless you or someone you know have become one and have lived that hell personally.
Many of us have, including myself. While we can, and should, do our part as individuals, and as
groups, to lobby for protection, for support, and for awareness, we also need to realize that, as
difficult as it may seem, each of us has been given free will. While it may seem the most difficult
thing to accept that we maintain some control of our destiny in most cases- especially after years
of being told otherwise- it is ultimately the most empowering realization. I know it was for me. As
a victim of the most extreme forms of physical and verbal domestic abuse for six years- having
been beaten bloody on a regular basis; having been raped and inhumanly tortured almost daily- I
came to a point where I knew that while I had support from friends and family, it was ultimately
me alone who would make the final decision to walk away from something that wasn't right and
could no longer continue. That was probably the most difficult thing for me to do in my whole
life. I always believed that marriage is something you do not take lightly. I took the words ...till
death do us part literally up to that point. My children- whom I loved and cherished more than
anything in the world- were the product of this marriage. Up until I made this difficult decision, I
thought it was my duty to God, and to my family to continue things as they were. Until I realized
that ..till death do us part took on a whole new meaning. If I had stayed this man would have
killed me. Each beating escalated to the point that I was convinced this man will end my life at
some point had I stayed. Imagine how I felt the day I decided that I needed to walk away for my
own safety an...
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