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MarissaRoman
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English101:Rhetoric
27October2014
StatementofScopefortheAnnotatedBibliography
Havingcreatedmanyprograms,thenationisawareoftheamountofchildrenthatare
victimsofchildabuseinthecountry.Childabuseisaveryheavytopicformanytothinkabout,
yetnoteveryoneisfightingtopreventit.Withthenumberofvictimsbeingsohigh,mostpeople
areawarethatactionsshouldbetakenbutnoteveryoneisfullyinformedaboutchildabuseand
thereforecannottaketheappropriateactionsinordertopreventit.
Thisessaywillexplorehowtoinformthenationabouttherisingnumberofvictimsof
childabuse.Childabuseissomethingthenationstruggleswithandalthoughtherehavebeen
manyactionstakenonanationallevelinordertoreducethisnumber,itisstillextremelyhigh.
Withthis,Iwillspeakaboutnotonlyinformingbutalsospeakingaboutthenationbecoming
activelyinvolvedinthepreventionofchildabuse.Althoughbeingeducatedonchildabuseand
whyitisagrowingproblemisimportant,preventingchildabuseistheonlywaythenumberof
victimsisgoingtobelessened.Thisessaywillexplorewhatchildabuseis,howsocietycanbe
moreaware,andwhatsocietycandotopreventit.
Theselectedbibliographyincludesarticlesaboutwhybeingawareofchildabuseis
important,howbeingawareofchildabusewilldecreasethenumberofvictims,andhowto
preventchildabuse.Blowsarticlespeaksabouthowpreventionofchildabusecanbereached.
Sheagreesthatbeinginformedisimportantbutbelievespreventingchildabuseshouldbethe


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mainfocus.TheUSNewswiresarticleaddressesthefactthattherehasbeennational
governmentinvolvementinthisissuebutthenumberofvictimsisntdecreasing.Withthis,they
believethenationshouldbecomeawareofwhatchildabuseisandgetinvolvedinpreventingit.
VanDeGeynasks,Whatischildabuse?andaddressesthefactthatpeopleshouldbeinformed
onwhatitissothey,too,canhelppreventchildabuse.Bennetspeaksofhowtherehasbeen
commissionsinordertoraiseawarenessofchildabuseandhowthereshouldbeactionstakenas
wellthatcauseimmediatechangeinreducingthenumberofvictims.Thearticlewrittenbythe
anonymousauthorspeaksabouthowthereisawholemonthdedicatedtochildabuseaware.
Withthis,thenationshouldbeattemptingtopreventchildabusefromhappening.Althoughitis
importanttobeawareofchildabuseduringtheawarenessmonth,beingactivelyinvolvedin
preventingandsuchthroughouttheyearisalsoextremelyimportantinreducingthenumberof
victimstochildabuse.


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WorksCited
Anonymous.OURPEOPLESHEALTHCHILDABUSEPREVENTION.Circle:News
fromanAmericanIndianPerspective.30Apr.2003:19.eLibrary.Web.27Oct.2014.
Thisarticlespeaksabouthowthereisawholemonthdedicatedtochildabuseawareness.
Withthis,peopleshouldbebetterinformedonwhatchildabuseisandhowitaffects
lives.Withstatistics,Anonymousspeaksabouthowtherearethingsputinplacetohelp
reducetheamountofvictimstochildabusebutbeingawareishelpfulaswell.Withthe
amountofchildrenwhodieayear,victimtochildabuse,thereisnoreasonthatthe
publicshouldnotbemoreawarethatthisisoccurring.Beingawareofchildabuseand
helpingpreventitwillgreatlyhelpintheendandwillsavechildrenslives.
Bennet,Michael.GUESTCOLUMN:Acombinedefforttopreventchildabuseandneglect
fatalities.eLibrary.N.p.,4102014.Web.27Oct.2014.Thisarticletouchesonthefact
thattherehavebeencommissionsinordertoraiseawarenessaboutchildabuse.The
articlespeaksaboutactionsthatcanbetakeninordertoachieveimmediatechangein
ordertolessenthenumberofchildrenthatarevictimstochildabuse.Bennetincludes
manystatisticsinordertoshowtheimpactchildabusemakesontheworld.Heexplains
thattherehavebeenmanydifferentactionstakenonanationallevel,butmoreneedsto
bedoneinordertoachieveamoresuccessfulnumberofsavedlives.Althoughtherehave
beenmanydifferentwaystopreventchildabuse,thenumbersarestillhighandBennet
believeswe,asanation,needtobemoreawareofthis.
Blow,Melanie.Preventionispossibleandshouldbeamainfocus.BuffaloNews6102014,
sec.AV:n.pag.eLibrary.Web.19Oct.2014.Inthisarticle,BuffaloNewsjournalist


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MelanieBlowspeaksaboutchildabuseandthestatisticsfacingAmerica.Melanie
explainshowshefullysupportsChildProtectiveServicesandtheamountofhelp
providedforabusedchildrenbutshebelievesthereshouldbemorefocusontryingto
stopchildabuseratherthanthinkingitisinevitable.Throughoutthearticleandto
conclude,shepresentsstatisticsandexplainsactionsthatcanbetakentopreventthese
actsofchildabuse.
USNewswire.CommissiontoEliminateChildAbuseandNeglectFatalities.eLibrary.N.p.,
28Aug.2014.Web.27Oct.2014.Thisarticlespeaksabouttheusageofmeetingsto
discusshowtopreventchildabusefatalitiesintheUnitedStates.TheUSNewswire
writesaboutthepolicy,legislative,advocacy,lawenforcement,judicial,tribal,healthand
academicleadersthatspokeatthemeetinginMichiganaboutchildabuse.Thearticle
touchesontheideathatchildabuseismorepreventablethanpeoplemaythinkandthere
shouldbemoreactionstakentoreduce(andeventuallyeliminate)thenumberof
fatalities.
VanDeGeyn,Lisa.TheTruthAboutChildAbuse.TodaysParent1Oct.2014:n.pag.
eLibrary.Web.27Oct.2014.Thisarticlewaswrittentoinformaudiencesonwhatchild
abuseis,sayingknowledgeispower.VanDeGeynspeaksabouthowchildabuseis
unsettlingtothinkaboutbutbelievesinformingpeopleaboutwhatitisandhowto
preventitisagreatidea.Thearticleisfullofmanyquestionsalotofparentsmaybe
askingandarentquitesureabout.VanDeGeynsharesherknowledgeinhopesthat
speakingaboutwhatchildabuseiswillincreaseawarenessandintheendbebeneficial.
Because,sadly,childabuseisverycommon,VanDeGeynbelievedwritingthisarticle


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wouldinformpeoplemoreaboutchildabuseandintheend,lessentheamountof
childrenthathavetodealwiththiscrime.