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Jelin Bellamy
Mrs. DeBock
English 4
October 3, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Research Question: Why do men abuse their wives?
Working Thesis Statement: Men abuse their wives for a variety of reasons.
Refined Thesis Statement: Men abuse their wives to show that they have more power, the need
for revenge, and because of the problems they have.

Kramer, Liz, and Laura Finley. "Domestic Violence: An Overview." Points Of View: Domestic
Violence (2014): 1.Points of View Reference Center. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.
In Kramers article she says how domestic violence dates back all the way to ancient
Rome. In Ancient Rome the paterfamilias, father of the family, would literally have had the
power of life or death of his family. In todays society if he/she strikes his or her partner, he/she
could be arrested and charged with assault and battery. Not all domestic violence is physical.
Other forms of domestic violence could include the use of isolation, manipulation of children,
verbal and psychological abuse, and economic dependence. Anger, alcohol abuse, drug use, and

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sometimes stress causes domestic violence. This article is useful to the research because it
provides some much needed information about the background of domestic violence.

"Myths About Domestic Violence [analysis]." Africa News Service 9 Dec. 2014. Opposing
Viewpoints in Context. Web. 17 Feb. 2015.
This article includes some opinions and facts about domestic violence. The pervasiveness
of domestic violence all over the world has been perpetrated by myths and misconceptions. Since
there are many misconceptions about domestic violence not only makes reporting difficult but
also downplays the extent of which it is happening. This article states facts of domestic violence
against women in Africa and other women around the world. In this article is says that domestic
violence should not be just considered a private matter, because it is a violation of human rights
and it should be treated as such. This article is useful to the research because it states some of the
facts and statistics of domestic violence from around the world.

Schrotenboer, Brent. "Domestic Violence in Detail." USA Today 2 Oct. 2014: 08C. Opposing
Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
According to this article the author, Brent Schrotenboer, says that the National Football
League (NFL) has responded to domestic violence in three different ways. The National Football
League is beginning to tackle the domestic violence happening inside of the league by
suspending or firing the players, staff, trainers and coaches. Schrotenboer says that there have
been at least 50 domestic violence cases in the NFL under the control of Rodger Goodell, buy
USA TODAY Sports could only find legal resolutions for 43 of the cases. According to

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Schrotenboer, many of the domestic violence cases inside of the NFL have ended in at least two
or more lives being taken. This article is useful to the research because it proves that domestic
violence is everywhere.

Snyder, Rachel Louise. "A Raised Hand." New Yorker 89.21 (2013): 34-41. Literary Reference
Center. Web. 2 Oct. 2014.
Snyders article is a real life event of someone that has gone through domestic violence.
In the article Snyder describes the life Dorothy Giunta-Cotter had to live after getting married to
her husband, William Cotter. Dorothy had married William in 1982. Over the course of twenty
years Dorothy had been beaten, kidnapped, strangled with a telephone cord, and pushed down
flights of stairs by William. Snyder said that Dorothy got a restraining order on William Cotter.
That did not hold William back from going and terrorizing Dorothy. After she got the restraining
order she was put into a long-term shelter, but Dorothy said If I am going to die, I want to die in
my own house. On March 26, 2002 William arrived at Dorothys home armed with pepper
spray, handcuffs, ammunition belts, and a sawed-off shotgun. William shot and killed Dorothy
two hours later. This article is a useful source because it is a real life experience and case.

Snyder, Rachel Louise. "A Raised Hand." New Yorker 89.21 (2013): 34-41. Literary Reference
Center. Web. 2 Oct. 2014.
In the article Snyder talks about a woman name Kelly Dunne. Dunne is a chiefs
operating officer at the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center. The center is for the victims of domestic
violence. In 2005 Kelly Dunne created the Domestic Violence High Risk Team, coordinating the

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efforts of her agency with those of local police departments, hospitals, state legislatures, and the
courts to prevent domestic-violence homicide. In the decade before Dorothy Giunta-Cotter's
murder, in 2002, a domestic-violence-related death occurred nearly every year in Amesbury.
Since the formation of the high-risk team, in 2005, Dunne has not had a single case end in
homicide. This article is a useful source because in the article it talks about the things some
people do to help the victims of domestic violence.

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