Category Archives: Tasks

Claims- cardinal

“Different studies of the children of American World War II, Korea, and Vietnam vets with PTSD have turned up different results: “45 percent” of kids in one small study “reported significant PTSD signs”; “83 percent reported elevated hostility scores.” Other … Continue reading

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Claims—Aquarela

We await the results of the 20-year, 10,000-family-strong study of impacts on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ kin, the largest of its kind ever conducted, that just got under way. Quantitative claim. It says about awaiting the results of the 20-year, … Continue reading

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Claims- gabythefujoshi

By this point, you might be wondering, and possibly feeling guilty about wondering, why Brannan doesn’t just get divorced. And she would tell you openly that she’s thought about it. “Everyone has thought about it,” she says. And a lot of … Continue reading

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Claims – gooferious

When I asked the VA if the organization would treat kids for secondary trauma, its spokesperson stressed that it has made great strides in family services in recent years, rolling out its own program for couples’ counseling and parenting training. … Continue reading

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Claims – rowanstudent

“The amount of progress in Caleb’s six years of therapy has been frustrating for everyone. But ultimately, says Alain Brunet, vice president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and director of the Traumatic Stress Laboratory at McGill University in Canada, “we have … Continue reading

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Claims – shadowswife

Her schoolmate said something mean. Maybe. Katie doesn’t sound sure, or like she remembers exactly. One thing she’s positive of: “She just made me…so. MAD.” This is an example of a casual claim because of how it is an assertion … Continue reading

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Claims-rowanstudent24

Whatever is happening to Caleb, it’s as old as war itself. -This is an analogy claim because it’s comparing what’s happening to Caleb to war The ancient historian Herodotus told of Greeks being honorably dismissed for being “out of heart” … Continue reading

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Claims- clementine102

…diagnosing PTSD is a tricky thing. This is an evaluative claim because it is is suggesting that due to the uncertainties of the signs of PTSD, it is hard for some doctors to diagnose PTSD but it doesn’t include “all … Continue reading

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Claims — SmilingDogTheProfWants

Now, he’s rounder, heavier, bearded, and long-haired, obviously tough even if he weren’t prone to wearing a COMBAT INFANTRYMAN cap, but still not the guy you picture when you see his “Disabled Veteran” license plates. Not the old ‘Nam guy … Continue reading

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Claims- Pardonmyfrench

“At home after school, she makes Katie a pancake snack and then, while Katie shows me the website for a summer camp that teaches military spy skills, Brannan gets back to work.” Claim: -This is an evaluative claim. Being described … Continue reading

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