Part 1 of Essay
Somewhere in America at this very moment, a woman is being abused. She will be left with bruises, cuts, broken bones, and scars. The scars that last forever are not physical; however, they are ones of mental anguish. Her abuser is not a stranger, rather her husband or boyfriend. In this country, domestic violence is al ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... ignoring the problem will definitely not help it go away. Husbands and boyfriends send more women to the hospital each year than strangers do (Campbell 95). The US Surgeon General reports that, “domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to American women between the ages of fifteen and forty- four” (Briggs and Davis 94) . Abusers need to be stopped before its too late for their victims. Women are not the only victims of abuse. Children who live in a situation where domestic violence is prevalent s ....