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    Wounded Knee Genocide

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    (ProQuest). Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who apparently discovered American when he was actually looking for India. When Columbus came up on American land he thought the land was unclaimed. In the late 1800’s (1890) Wounded Knee Massacre occurred by Wounded

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    Wounded Angel Simberg

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    "The Wounded Angel" - the most famous painting of Simberg. She played a significant role in the recognition of it as a significant phenomenon in the Finnish painting. At the most basic level of understanding of the picture symbolizes the innocence of childhood. The second plan consists of the feelings of the artist returning to life after a long illness. Here, life and ideals mixed with the proximity of death and the ephemeral nature of living things. Hugo Simberg created this painting after leaving

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    will soon enter irreversible shock if not treated. All you hear is rifle rounds cracking over your head, incoming mortar fire and the agonizing screams for help form the wounded troop. The detrimental psychological aftermath of such an experience can be extremely traumatic. Now imagine the same scenario but in this instance the wounded troop is female. Even though both scenarios are traumatic regardless of the the gender of the casualty. As males we are culturally conditioned to have a protective mechanism

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    Wounded Knee Analysis

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    Elliot Erwitt’s piece titled Wounded Knee, South Dakota (Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1969) is a photograph of a traditional church standing alone atop a small hill. The seemingly ordinary black and white picture stands out amongst the surrounding pieces due to the fact that a building is the focal point. The piece illustrates a presence of a higher power due to which most of the components are pointed toward the church. Not only that, but there is also a metaphorical representation of heaven and

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    Beautifully Wounded is a bit of an emotional story about Lena finding her way to her freedom and surviving life. Reading this story is a real inspiration for anyone woman who have gone through an abusive relationship. Lena may have started a little scared and weak, but she grew into such a strong woman and became empowered from her experience. This is truly and expirational story. Lena married Troy young, because she thought it was love. He was a good guy in her eyes, until that one day he wasn’t

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    person not to want to be so forthcoming with their wounds and to keep them hidden. In the book The Wounded Healer (Nouwen, 1972), the author discusses how important it is that a pastor of a church not talk so much about his personal problems so much, for it will not help his parishioners with what they are going through. The same can be said for counselors and therapists who may have been wounded in one way or another at one time in their life. It may be alright to share your struggles, but to

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    come from a person’s experience with illness. There are many stigmas that are associated with certain diseases that in turn cause for the individuals with the illness to be perceived in a certain manner. In the book by Arthur W. Frank, titled “The Wounded Storyteller,”I am challenged in the way that I will chose to perceive the illness that someone is living with. In my opinion, the author is really calling me to change my mindset on how I look at the people who have an illness. I am being challenged

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    Wounded Platoon Summary

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    The video I chose to watch was “The Wounded Platoon”. The population related to this video that faces difficulties in terms of access to health care are United States veterans. This video specifically mentions veterans of the Third Platoon, who were deployed to fight during the Iraq War. One overarching difficulty this population has in terms of access to health care is a lack of wanting to come forward. One soldier stated that those who came forward with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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    the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hosted at the Pearl Harbor-Hickam bases, this event included a total of 150 athletes. The Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational was the largest joint-service competition outside of the annual Warrior Games. At the event, servicemembers from the Special Operations Command, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force and Marines took part in the various competitions. The goal of these events is to highlight the wounded warrior initiative

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    Battle of the Wounded Knee The battle of the wounded knee occurred on December 29, 1890. When it occurred, it was near wounded knee creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the US state of South Dakota. Philip Wells Was a mixed-blood sioux who served as an interpreter for the army. He later recounted what he saw that Monday morning. Surrounding their camp was a force of U.S. troops charged with the responsibility of arresting Big Foot and disarming his warriors. Just before the battle

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