Annotated Bibliographies.

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Estefania Reyes

English 2-Block 2

Ms. McKoy

18 Apr. 2013

            Clark, Rebecca. “Mother Charged with Child Abuse.”  www.ebscohost.com 4 Mar. 2013.<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=n5h&AN=2W62386334789&site=src-live>. 15 Mar. 2013.

In the article “Mother Charged with Child Abuse” Rebecca Clark explains that a mother in North Carolina physically abused a 15 moth old. Clark states that the 15- month old child had first and second-degree burns on his hands and fingers. The mother gave inconsistent statements to the police officers when they asked what had happened to the child’s hands. Inconsistent statements are usually illogical answers. She also states that children who go through physical abuse have to be kept at foster care pending until further investigation is made by the Social Services. The main idea that Clark tries to get through is that children about the age are being physically abused and then they have to be kept at foster homes.

This article helped me with my research because it was recent and credible. It also happened in North Carolina, which makes it seem like child abuse is very common around South Carolina. I also learned that children are kept at foster homes when the Social Services investigate the child maltreatment. 

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Estefania Reyes

English 2- Block 2

Ms. McKoy

18 Apr. 2013

            Daniel, Pamela. “Child Abuse and Neglect." www.ebscohost.com Jun. 2012. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hxh&AN=70987796&site=src-live>.9 Apr. 2013.

In the article “Child Abuse and Neglect”, Pamela Daniel states that the most visible type of abuse is physical abuse because you can tell by bruises on a child’s body. Daniel also states the differences between sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.  She claims that child abuse should be stopped and that there are many ways to try and stop it. Some ways to stop abusers from abusing a child are to go to support groups to learn how to control themselves and to talk to mental health professionals. She also states the factors that increase child abuse are if a child has a mental disability, behavioral problems, caregivers abused as children, and caregivers are unemployed or in poverty.

This article was very helpful because it helped me to understand the differences between physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. I learned that a factor that might increase the chances of abuse is poverty. This article is very relevant because it is written by a doctor and it is recent.

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Estefania Reyes

English 2- Block 2

Ms. McKoy

18 Apr.  2013

Columbia University Press. “Child Abuse." www.ebscohost.com Feb. 2013. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=khh&AN=39051941&site=src-live>. 9 Apr. 2013

In the article “Child Abuse” the Columbia University Press states that there are many effects to physical child abuse. The results of child maltreatment are physical or mental impairment of a child or death. Infants are more exposed to physical abuse. Other effects of physical abuse are anxiety, depression, truancy, shame, guilt, and suicidal or homicidal thoughts. Older children who experience physical abuse might join criminal activities. The Columbia University Press also states that even though we are trying to decrease the number of child abuse cases more than one million children are physically abused annually. The Columbia University Press argues that child abuse extends over racial, ethic, and socioeconomic lines.

This article was very beneficial to my research because it goes hand in hand with my hypothesis. This article is credible and relevant. It has reliable statistics on child abuse. I learned that about 2,000 children die annually because of child abuse and more than one million children are physically injured each year.