Category Archives: Non-Portfolio Tasks

Section 15 There are trials where patients take MDMA (ecstasy’s active ingredient) while talking about trauma to promote more positive and less scary associations with the events. -The author uses a casual claim here as there is an assertion that … Continue reading →

Section 12 “By this point, you might be wondering, and possibly feeling guilty about wondering, why Brannan doesn’t just get divorced.“ —This quote could either be categorized as an Ethical or Moral claim or a Recommendation or Proposal Claim. It … Continue reading →

SECTION 17 And then she’ll just sit and listen while he says he cannot get it out of his head, about how if he had caught that fucking sniper, that enemy sniper he’d been trying to get, that’d been following … Continue reading →

“Its to help kids like that” This claim may seem thoughtful, however, it really alienates the children being spoken of by labeling them as “the other”. This claim suggests that these kids have not gotten sufficient assistance for their situation … Continue reading →

“In 2009, it was Hovda who delivered the Pentagon the recommendation that because multiple concussions could cause serious long-term injury, concussions need time to heal. A fight ensued.” This can be a factual claim and causal claim, as the sentence … Continue reading →

Brannan and Katie’s teacher have conferenced about Katie’s behavior many times. Brannan’s not surprised she’s picked up overreacting and yelling—you don’t have to be at the Vines residence for too long to hear Caleb hollering from his room, where he … Continue reading →

 “Another woman’s husband had a service dog die in the night, and the death smell in the morning triggered an episode she worries will end in him hurting himself or someone else if she doesn’t get him into a VA … Continue reading →

Brannan and Katie’s teacher have conferenced about Katie’s behavior many times. Brannan’s not surprised she’s picked up overreacting and yelling—you don’t have to be at the Vines residence for too long to hear Caleb hollering from his room, where he … Continue reading →