Ballistic trauma

Death is a huge part of life. Everyone experiences it at least once in their lives. It can affect different people in various ways, some may choose to ignore it, some may get vigorously torn apart by it and others chose to fight it with the utmost of powers. This is shown in the key poems ‘War Photographer’, ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ and ‘A mother in a refugee camp’. All of these poems show particular differences in their attitudes towards death; which is also seen in the further…

The term Survivor syndrome has two different meanings, one being the psychological aftermath of a traumatic incident, which leads to a characteristic group of symptoms, including recurrent images of death, depression, persistent anxiety, and emotional numbness. The other definition is the phenomenon which occurs when a company is undergoing a retrenchment exercise in an organization or workplace, which could potentially incorporate the dismissing part of workforce, resulting in uneasy feelings…

War can leave many scars, mental and physical, but it can also have a unifying effect on a community. Whatever side one supports, there are many other people who agree. “My enemy's enemy is my friend,” is a proverb that is commonly used in wartime. It means that two people that don’t get along can work together against a similar enemy. It reminds people that there’s a bigger problem than an annoying neighbor and encourages communities to band together. Usually, they do. People see the bigger…

At some point in a person's life they are faced with grief. It may be due to death or a breakup. However, it is how they handle it that shows who they really are. In Charles Dickens Great Expectations two characters are faced with grief and handle it very differently. Joe Gargery, Pip’s father, had and an awful childhood and decided to not let another child go through what he did. Ms. Havisham was jilted on her wedding day and decided to stop living. They have both had agony in their life and…

There are many things in a person’s life that can and will change a person’s life. These events can be different for any one. For me this event was when my house burnt down. It’s hard to believe that a night that started so well could have ended so terrible. It was the eve before Easter 2008. My family was visiting my aunt and uncle who lived on lake Zumbro, which is near Rochester, Minnesota. We were in their garage playing foosball. This is when we my sister received one of the biggest message…

Have you ever seen someone disturbed about something? For example, disturbed that something awful happened to them or someone they knew? When people are disturbed or hurt, they usually go through the five stages of grief-denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. People eventually become relieved and accept that something atrocious happened. In order to deal with it, they usually do things that help them cope with whatever dreadful happened. Steven, a character from the novel Drums,…

Everybody experiences difficult times throughout their entire lives. Whether they appear as physically demanding tasks, challenging mental decisions, or saddening emotional tragedies, these events challenge our persistency and adaptability. Different people handle these situations differently; some might become stuck from moving on, while others will quickly take actions to move on. In "Welcome to Hiroshima" by Mary Jo Salter, the speaker realizes how a community of misfortunate people moved on…

Introduction For my assignment I was asked to identify conflicts on various levels that are based on the video, Epilogue: Savage's Apology. Through analysing this twenty minute video I will describe the factors that were involved in the development and escalation of the conflict, the conflict resolution skill that were used and lacked, and finally I will end my assignment with an appropriate mediation process that were and could be used. Forgiveness plays a big role in our lives. Without it we…

graffiti, created a trend stop other minor crimes such as farebeating, helped lower the crime rate in New York City, and created a better environment for the community when he implemented the Broken Window Theory. A safer environment means fewer traumas and likelihood for people to have better character traits. In addition, a safer environment would mean a positive “self” as people are more likely have control of their surroundings. Even more important, it creates a clean environment for…

violence can affect people, in this case boys, mentally are Fist Stick Knife Gun and “Male Bodies and the White Terror”. An example of a mental effect would be trauma which is a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems and usually for a long period of time. Many people suffer from trauma including children either from death of a loved one, war, terrorism, witnessing a death…