The Wounded

Its organization The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2003 by a group of veterans in Roanoke, Virginia (Who We Serve, n.d.). The WWP Founders wanted to create an organization that catered to and represented the veterans who fought in war as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks (Who We Serve, n.d.). The WWP has locations in the United States, which include Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, California, Florida, Tennessee, New York, Arizona, Texas,…

Book Review: Lost Bird of Wounded Knee Lauren Mendoza Women’s U.S. History Cheryl Waite May 1, 2018 Lost Bird of Wounded Knee, written by Renee Sansom Flood, brings focus on women’s suffrage and the poor treatment of Native Americans. The general area of concern in this novel is the treatment of Native Americans. The inspiration for this novel was found when Flood saw a photograph of L.W. Colby holding his adopted daughter, the Lost Bird, in 1891. Renee Sansom Flood was an educator;…

insight in how the cultures and society differ and where they are similar. We also watched the movie based on the book, which also helped us view things in a different manner. We also watched “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” and this gave us some insight in historical engagement at Wounded Knee and helped prepare us for the opportunity we had to visit the location while out in South Dakota. This was supplemented by our weekly meetings and occurred on Mondays from 4PM to around 6:30PM. I think…

Wounded Warrior Project Makes Differences Today we live in a world where war is something that just happens and we have almost no control over it. Some countries are able to remain neutral, but The United States is a country that is not neutral. Over the history of The United States, they have gone to war, and almost every war The United States takes place in, a soldier gets injured while fighting in the war. These soldiers that get injured have almost nothing to go on when they come back to…

Wounded Warrior Fundraising Event Introduction and Event Summary The Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) is an important organization that helps wounded service men and women when they return to the United States to get services, support, and resources that they need that may go beyond what the government is willing or able to provide (“Wounded Warriors Project,” 2016). They provide support, financial assistance, assistance with work, and establishing businesses so that these true American heroes…

The three short stories that I have chosen were simplistic, yet, very detailed in a way. I was looking for stories that I could find relatable. The stories “King Of The Roller Rink”, “Amanda And The Wounded Birds”, and “ Jerimiah’s Songs” seemed to fit my findings very accurately. The first short story that caught my eye was “King Of The Roller Rink”. This short story relates to me in sort of a personal way, by what I have understood. By the end of the story, the display had commented, “She…

Journalist, Peggy Noonan, in her article, “A Wounded Boy’s Silence, and the Candidates,”’ argues and questions the current presidential election and their stances on the idea of war. Noonan’s purpose is to explain the current state in Syria and what the presidents have and have not said. Noonan uses a sympathetic tone in order to appeal to the idea of questioning what the nominees really say to the voters. One strategy she uses is pathos, the appeal to emotion. The way she evokes emotion from…

Purpose The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society is written by Henri Nouwen. Henri Nouwen was much more than an author, he was also a priest, teacher, theologian, and writer who was fluent in five languages. He was born in Holland and became an ordained priest at the age of 25. Nouwen earned a degree in psychology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and moved to the United states at 32 to continue to further his studies. Eventually, he settled down in Ontario, Canada where he was…

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee What is history? There are many definitions of what this word means on the internet and many definitions given by professionals. In the majority, they all coincide that history is the story of the past told or left behind by another person or people. In almost anything that is studied, if not everything, history always plays a major part. That is the case with this class, the topics have covered events that have happened during the past years with space exploration…

American who lived on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. After an incident On February 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Movement, or AIM, together with a number of local and traditional Native Americans began their seventy-two-day occupation of Wounded Knee. Their goal was to protest injustices against their tribes, violations of the many treaties, and current abuses and repression against their people. The United States government responded with a military style assault against the…