Well as anyone knows me I absolutely love reading! I guess I take after my Grandma Wampler in that regard. I also have an affinity for historical fiction.
Right now I am reading the following books and each has made such an impact on my life:
We are reading Lord of the Rings together- love it! This is the 2nd series of fiction books I have ever read. Can you guess the first? That’s right not TWILIGHT…. but Harry Potter. My kitties Fred and George are dan and I’s constant private joke… it’s always so funny when I tell people my cats’ names and they say oh weird names… then later, randomly they get it and haha hilarious!
I am also reading lots of religious books that keep me close to God and help me so much through all our family and personal trials… and we all have many.
Old Testament
Family Proclamation Textbooks: Helping and Healing our Families; Strengthening our Families
Domestic Violence Books
Right now for my English 315 class I am writing a research paper on Domestic violence. I have read several books and articles now on this subject and I have learned so much!
Here is a list of some of the best of the best I’ve read on this hidden American epidemic:
Shattered Dreams by Fedders
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love them by Forward
I am reading several more. The statistics today are shocking.
Domestic abuse is not just physical; it can be emotional/psychological and even just verbal…
For your knowledge, here are some statistics below:
“It is estimated that 2 to 4 million U.S. women are physically abused each year and that domestic violence may occur in as many as one of every four U.S. families.”
McCauley, J. et al. (1995). The “battering syndrome”: Prevalence and clinical characteristics of domestic violence in primary care internal medicine practices. Annals of Internal Medicine, 123, 10, 737-746.
Table 1. Violence by intimate partners, by type of crime and gender of the victims, 2008
Total Violent Crimes Committed Against Female Victims
Against Male
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Overall violent crime | 551,590 | 4.3 | 101,050 | 0.8 | ||||
| Rape/sexual assault | 35,690 | 0.3^ | 101,050 | 0.8 | ||||
| Robbery | 38,820 | 0.3^ | -- | -- | ||||
| Aggravated assault | 70,550 | 0.5 | 40,970 | 0.3^ | ||||
| Simple assault | 406,530 | 3.1 | 51,770 | 0.4 |
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, 2008.
enjoying all your new updates :)
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