1071-4421 print/1547-7487 online DOI: 10.1080/10714421.2010.505145 I Witness: Re-presenting Trauma in and by Cinema TAMAR ASHURI Department of Communication Studies‚ Ben-Gurion University‚ Beer-Sheva‚ Israel and School of Communication‚ Sapir College‚ D.N. Hof Ashkelon‚ Israel This article considers how film helps reconcile a traumatic collective past through representation of a personal trauma. It focuses on the role of witnesses in conveying their experiences regarding events that have traumatized
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In the poem "On the Subway" by Sharon Olds‚ she contrasts the worlds of an affluent white person and a poor black person. The two people have many opposing characteristics‚ and the author uses literary techniques such as tone‚ poetic devices‚ and imagery to portray these differences. The narrator is the white woman‚ and she realizes how people get "stuck" in places of society based on their skin color. The word "stuck" is repeated twice to stress this idea. The major difference between the two people
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English 11AP Date 8/8/2012 Literary Analysis Title: Old School Author: Tobias Wolff Date of Publication: 4/11/2003 Genre: Fictional Biography Biographical information about the author: Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff was born on June 19th‚ 1945 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. He attended Concrete High School‚ which is located in Washington. Also‚ Wolff was expelled from the boarding school he applied to‚ under the self-published name of Tobias Jonathan von Ansell-Wolff‚ III. Wolff served in the U.S
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Argumentative Essay Getting Older A lot of people say that getting older is sad and difficult for old people which is true but at the same time they have lots of opportunities to enjoy this stage of life. That is why there are some advantages and disadvantages that needs to be discussed. On the plus side‚ old people nowadays have several benefits. For example in health care they have lots of benefits that helps them receive treatments or medications for free‚ they don’t
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You are the assistant to Julie Davidson‚ the sales manager of Old Reliable Life Insurance Company. Julie is interested in equipping her sales force with the technology they need to sell Old Reliable’s insurance products. Most of her salespeople visit customers in their homes or offices. Today‚ the salespeople carry a laptop computer to show value projections and cash flow summaries for various policies. Many of them also carry a PDA for appointments and a mobile phone. Julie would like to ensure
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Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the most common finding of NAI leading to death in children under 1 year old (22). Even a low suspicion of AHT should require appropriate follow-up imaging given the morbidity and mortality traumatic intracranial injury (22). Injuries includes collision with a stationary object‚ direct impact to the head‚ and alternating acceleration and deceleration (22). Infants are particularly at risk for traumatic brain injury as a result of being shaken due to the relative weight
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Disasters‚ Crises‚ and Trauma-causing events Recently‚ many crises have occurred and it is difficult to choose among them but I will focus on the recent flooding in Colorado and the sudden death of a loved one by gun violence. The effects of these events will be different on the survivors‚ first- responders ‚and the therapists who help them heal. I went to school at University of Colorado in Boulder‚ so I have a strong affinity for the area and people. The severe flooding in Boulder
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their definition of happiness. Some may find happiness in material things like money‚ cars‚ and clothes while others may find happiness in relationships with family or God‚ but do these things constitute true happiness? In the article “Psychological Trauma‚ PTSD‚ Resilience‚ and Coping‚” psychological researchers Girdand‚ Dusek‚ and Everly examined how people’s mental state and resilience is what really affects ones overall happiness and wellness. Also‚ a study done with a group of college students
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Ishmael becomes emotionally traumatized due to the overwhelming situations he goes through on a daily basis. An example of this can be found in chapter six. After the boys travel to Kamator‚ they are welcomed by Gibirlla’s (a boy traveling with Ishmael) aunt. She offers the boys food and a place to sleep in exchange for acting as the village’s watchmen. The boys spend about a month in that village‚ and cling onto the hope that the war is over. Then‚ as if on cue‚ the rebels burn the village to the
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The Traumas Associated with Hurricane Katrina Michael A. Porch Saint Leo University Abstract Trauma is defined as; an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects (Encarta Dictionary‚ 2013). Hurricane Katrina was one of‚ if not‚ the most devastating natural disaster to hit the United States (US); while being the costliest and the third deadliest (The Weather Channel‚ 2009). The physical‚ social‚
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