Ballistic trauma

military service members. Due to the demanding environments of military life and experiences of combat, personnel experience some sort of mental illness at some point throughout or after their military career. Service members are faced with sexual trauma, depression, stress, brain injuries, suicide, substance abuse, homelessness, and/or involvement with the criminal justice systems. Approximately 18.5% of service have post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) or depression and 19.5% experience a…

for both protagonists. The loss of stability and control is a focal point in the lives of the main characters in both Indian Horse and Things Fall Apart. In both works, the main characters experience life-changing events that cause severe loss and trauma; as a result of situations that are beyond their control. These circumstances lead to a loss on a personal and cultural level especially as both characters appear to be unable to resolve the conflicts that surround them. The inevitable result of…

Closure in Lycidas What is the right response to death? How and to what extent should we mourn the ones we love? When John Milton's college friend, Edward King, drowned off of the Welsh coast 1, Milton wrote Lycidas in memoriam. A pastoral elegy, the poem represents King as the lost shepherd Lycidas and uses agricultural imagery to portray loss. The majority of the poem is spent highlighting the irrevocability and completeness of death, that is until lines 165-168: "Weep no more, woeful…

to Family Life: The Impact of the War Experience on Veterans in “Stones” and “The Shannon” Canada has a long history of fighting in many wars and has had many distinguished war veterans. However, many of these war veterans were affected by post-war trauma. Timothy Findley in his short story “Stones” explores the impact of the Second World War on the Max family, when David Max, the father returns back from his military service in 1943. A similar short story by David Adams Richards “The Shannon,”…

experience a type of trauma and we then see how it affected them. This led me to think how does childhood trauma affect people as adults? Through this inquiry I developed three key questions, what is the age or ages that a child is most affected? What are the causes of trauma? And, what are the long-term effects of trauma? My hypothesis is that through my research I will find that childhood trauma has both subtle and strong effects on adulthood depending on how severe the trauma is. What is…

There are times in everyone’s life when bad things happen. We’ve all experienced hurt or pain in our life. Whether it was because of a death in the family, the loss of a dear friend or bad news from the doctor. We all experience pain. That is just part of the human condition. The song The Hurt and the Healer by MercyMe (MercyMe, 2012) is a song that touches the heart of anyone that has experienced hurt or pain in their life by offering hope and comfort in Jesus. You may never have heard of…

In the past week, I have went to haunted and scary places with a few of my friends. I went to Posey Chapel, Devil’s Bridge, and Gravity Hill. Each of these places have their own background story about what happened there and why it is now haunted. In this paper, I am going to be talking about what happened at Posey Chapel, Devil’s Bridge, and Gravity Hill and what I experienced when I went there. First I am going to write about Posey Chapel. The story of Posey Chapel is, there was a church…

have a sense of depersonalization. In the photo captured and edited by Thomas Bouillot entitled “Idea #108”, a feeling of isolation is shared among viewers. The photo represents an individual who has suffered a loss of identity after experiencing a trauma or being put into an unfamiliar situation. When facing an unfamiliar situation, a series of changes may occur to the individual such as their perspective on themselves and people around them and experiencing feelings of isolation and…

So, in “Mein Kampf,” Speiegelman is not only dealing with “Maus” overpowering and intimidating him. But, as hinted in my analysis, he is also dealing with a mid-life crisis and the loss of memory as he enters old age. He faces these problems by going into his mind, searching for these memories and reminiscing about them. It’s an interesting dynamic, the fact that he goes into his own mind to find the memories. Then he proceeds to relive or commiserate them inside his head instead of psychically…

The availability of media in today’s society is tremendous. Individuals are bombarded with a considerable amount of media, which has become a primary source of information. However, this constant presence of a continual flow of media, negatively impacts individuals. Furthermore, media can be considered a way of creating misconceptions and stigmas. It tends to distort facts and present a biased view to the audience, creating negative notions about people or things. The media has played a massive…