Horace Whaley Causes
Cause/ Effect Journal: Horace Whaley
According to statistics it is estimated that one in twenty of the surviving World War II veterans suffer from some level of post-traumatic stress disorder. Also known as PTSD, it occurs when one experiences a tragic, petrifying moment. War veterans suffer from this condition all the time. There are many ways to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, but not to completely get rid of it. Some treatments consist of medication, stress management classes, as well as different therapies. In war, you see and live through traumatic events. You foresee individuals that get there arm or legs blown off, on top of ones that lose their lives. Gunshots and explosions are implanted in your brain; there is no way to forget. …show more content…
He also has an overactive thyroid gland. Horace is the Island county coroner. Horace was the one essentially assigned to examine Carl Heine’s body. He was shocked when he heard the news that Carl had been found diseased, because Carl was well liked by the entire community. He discovers many interesting clues on how he might have died or even how he had been murdered. There was a colossal size wound on the left side of Carl’s head just above the ear. He first said that the wound was no doubt from a Japanese man of strong power that knew kendo, also known as Japanese stick fighting. “And the majority of Japs, Horace recalled, inflicted death over the left ear, swinging in from the right.” (56) He knows the power of a Japanese that knows kendo; he had seen it all over the place in war. Along with the excruciating wound on Carl’s head, he also observed a foam like substance in his lungs. “And as he did so a foam, something like shaving cream through flecked with pink-hued blood from the lungs, mushroomed at the deceased’s mouth and nose.” (54) Horace concluded that Carl was alive when he was put into the water. Horace additionally found a large gash on Carl’s palm, a sign of a struggle or a fight back. With all of this new information, Horace was absolutely convinced Carl was
According to statistics it is estimated that one in twenty of the surviving World War II veterans suffer from some level of post-traumatic stress disorder. Also known as PTSD, it occurs when one experiences a tragic, petrifying moment. War veterans suffer from this condition all the time. There are many ways to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, but not to completely get rid of it. Some treatments consist of medication, stress management classes, as well as different therapies. In war, you see and live through traumatic events. You foresee individuals that get there arm or legs blown off, on top of ones that lose their lives. Gunshots and explosions are implanted in your brain; there is no way to forget. …show more content…
He also has an overactive thyroid gland. Horace is the Island county coroner. Horace was the one essentially assigned to examine Carl Heine’s body. He was shocked when he heard the news that Carl had been found diseased, because Carl was well liked by the entire community. He discovers many interesting clues on how he might have died or even how he had been murdered. There was a colossal size wound on the left side of Carl’s head just above the ear. He first said that the wound was no doubt from a Japanese man of strong power that knew kendo, also known as Japanese stick fighting. “And the majority of Japs, Horace recalled, inflicted death over the left ear, swinging in from the right.” (56) He knows the power of a Japanese that knows kendo; he had seen it all over the place in war. Along with the excruciating wound on Carl’s head, he also observed a foam like substance in his lungs. “And as he did so a foam, something like shaving cream through flecked with pink-hued blood from the lungs, mushroomed at the deceased’s mouth and nose.” (54) Horace concluded that Carl was alive when he was put into the water. Horace additionally found a large gash on Carl’s palm, a sign of a struggle or a fight back. With all of this new information, Horace was absolutely convinced Carl was