Year: 2019

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Veterans with PTSD

A significantly greater awareness of the prevalence and effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a reality thanks in no small part to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the over 2 million veterans who were a part of those conflicts. According to the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA), it is widely accepted […]

After the War

One of the first topics of discussion in this course was the PTSD soldiers experienced after coming back from deployment. This is a sad topic to study, but widely known as something veterans deal with after voluntarily serving our country. I decided to look into the treatment of PTSD for veterans as my topic for […]

The Real Cost of Diamonds

They are a status symbol that Americans love most particularly in engagement rings. But the people who are mutilated in order for these diamonds to be mined often have no ring finger upon which to place any ring, because amputations are rampant as a method of torture and mutilation among countries fighting for control of […]