Claims task-anonymous

Posted on October 8, 2023 by ANONYMOUS

Secondary traumatic stress has been documented in the spouses of veterans with PTSD from Vietnam. And the spouses of Israeli veterans with PTSD, and Dutch veterans with PTSD–

– This section a Factual Claim it states that the family’s of solders with PTSD from all three countries have been shown to have secondary stress symptoms claiming there is proof of this phenomenon having a direct correlation to soldiers coming back with PTSD

In one study, the incidence of secondary trauma in wives of Croatian war vets with PTSD was 30 percent. In another study there, it was 39 percent.

– This sentence is a combination of a Numerical claim and a Attributive claim. The 30 and 39th percentile margin are used to show the occurrence rate of secondary trauma of wives with husbands that have PSTD. It is Attributive in its language ” in one study” citing a source that provided information that the author did not come up with themselves

 “Trauma is really not something that  happens to an individual,” says Robert Motta, a clinical psychologist and psychology professor at Hofstra University who wrote a few of the many medical-journal articles about secondary trauma in Vietnam vets’ families. “Trauma is a contagious disease; it affects everyone that has close contact with a traumatized person” in some form or another, to varying degrees and for different lengths of time. “Everyone” includes children. Which is something Brannan and Caleb lose not a little sleep over, since they’ve got a six-year-old in the house.

– This section is a big Attributive, Evaluative and Definition claim. The author attributes the quote to Robert Motta as this claim about trauma is not their own you can also find it in the language ” says”. MS Motta is making a evaluative claim and a definition claim when talking about the nature of trauma when they say ” Trauma is a contagious disease” they are defining trauma as such and when saying “it affects everyone that has close contact with a traumatized person” she is evaluating the effect of trauma

“It says here,” Brannan says, her eyes narrowing incredulously, “that you spit on somebody today.”“Yes ma’am,” Katie admits, lowering her voice and her eyes guiltily. “Katie Vines.” Brannan was born here in Alabama, so that’s drawled. “Wah did you do that?”

– This is another factual claim it is a fact that katie had spit on someone

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.” Brannan asks Katie to name some of the alternatives. “Walk away, get the teacher, yes ma’am, no ma’am,” Katie dutifully responds to the prompts. She looks disappointed in herself. Her eyebrows are heavily creased when she shakes her head and says quietly again, “I was so mad.”

– Theres a small attributive claim in the beginning with the schoolmate ” said”. When Katie talks about being mad mad she is making a casual claim of her state of being at the time and when Brannan asks Katie for alternatives for her behavior she made a recommendation claim when shes ” asks”.

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PTSD Claims – maxxpayne

Posted on October 7, 2023 by maxxpayne
  • Claim: Brannan and Katie’s teacher have conferenced about Katie’s behavior many times.
    • – Analysis: This claim suggests that there have been ongoing concerns about Katie’s behavior, leading to discussions between Brannan, Katie’s teacher, and possibly other school staff. It implies that Katie’s behavior is a matter of concern and has been addressed through communication with the school.
  • Claim: 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.
    • – Analysis: This claim implies a causal relationship between Caleb’s behavior (overreacting and yelling) and Katie’s behavior. It suggests that Katie may have learned these behaviors from her father, Caleb.
  • Claim: “She mirrors…she just mirrors” her dad’s behavior, Brannan says.
    • – Analysis: This claim reinforces the idea that Katie’s behavior mirrors that of her father, Caleb. It presents a direct observation from Brannan about how Katie imitates her father’s behavior.
  • Claim: She can’t get Katie to stop picking at the sores on her legs, sores she digs into her own skin with anxious little fingers.
    • – Analysis: This claim highlights a specific behavior exhibited by Katie, namely, picking at sores on her legs. It suggests that this behavior may be a manifestation of anxiety or distress in Katie.
  • Claim: She is not, according to Brannan, “a normal, carefree six-year-old.”
    • – Analysis: This claim characterizes Katie as not fitting the typical profile of a carefree six-year-old. It implies that her behavior and experiences have led her to deviate from what is considered a typical childhood.
  • Claim: Different studies of the children of American World War II, Korea, and Vietnam vets with PTSD have turned up different results.
    • – Analysis: This claim introduces the topic of various studies on the children of veterans with PTSD and suggests that there is a range of findings in these studies.
  • Claim: Other studies have found a “higher rate of psychiatric treatment”; “more dysfunctional social and emotional behavior”; “difficulties in establishing and maintaining friendships.”
    • – Analysis: This claim summarizes some of the negative outcomes reported in studies on the children of veterans with PTSD. It indicates that these children may experience psychiatric issues, social and emotional difficulties, and challenges in forming and maintaining friendships.
  • Claim: The symptoms were similar to what those researchers had seen before, in perhaps the most analyzed and important population in the field of secondary traumatization: the children of Holocaust survivors.
    • – Analysis: This claim draws a parallel between the symptoms observed in the children of veterans with PTSD and the well-documented effects observed in the children of Holocaust survivors. It suggests a potential link between trauma exposure in different populations.
  • Claim: In 2003, a team of Dutch and Israeli researchers meta-analyzed 31 of the papers on Holocaust survivors’ families, and concluded—to the fury of some clinicians—that when more rigorous controls were applied, there was no evidence for the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
    • – Analysis: This claim highlights the findings of a meta-analysis conducted by Dutch and Israeli researchers, which challenged the previously assumed intergenerational transmission of trauma among Holocaust survivors’ families. It mentions the controversy generated by these findings.
  • Claim: Suppose that there is a second-generation effect in veterans, there are a few differences that are quite significant… Holocaust survivors “had more resources and networks, wider family members and community to support them to adapt to their new circumstances after a war.” They were not, in other words, expected to man up and get over it.
    • – Analysis: This claim introduces the idea that differences in resources and support networks between veterans and Holocaust survivors may explain variations in the observed intergenerational effects of trauma. It suggests that societal expectations and support systems play a role in coping with trauma.
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Elevator riddle-Rebelpilot 64

Posted on October 7, 2023 by rebelpilot64
  1. The elevator senses that a button is pushed on the first floor to go up
  2. The elevator opens up and the passenger pushes the button to the floor that they want to go to
  3. The elevator goes up to the floor that is pressed but stops to pick up other passengers.
  4. The elevator keeps rising to the top and continuing to scan for button presses.
  5. The elevator finally reaches the top and starts the cycle all over again but now going down.

Edited version

  1. The elevator has sensed that the call button on the first floor has been pressed and goes down to the first floor
  2. The elevator opens up, the passengers load up in the elevator and scans what floor buttons are being pressed.
  3. The elevator moves up to the closest floor which is floor two that someone pushed and opens its door up and lets off some passengers and some new ones come on the elevator.
  4. The elevator goes up to the next closest floor, which is floor four, but stops at floor three along the way because someone pressed the call button on that floor.
  5. The passenger on floor three goes on and after a few seconds of waiting, the door closes but then, the open-door button gets pressed because someone is running towards the elevator and wants to get in there.
  6. The elevator continues to go up the floors and the down button is pressed.
  7. The elevator does not go down yet because it still has to pick drop off passengers
  8. The elevator reaches the sixth floor and now it will start the cycle all over again but going down this time.
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Elevator Riddle-hotgirlsemester

Posted on October 7, 2023 by hotgirlsemester

How an elevator operates that has 5 floors

  1. An elevator has two buttons on the left-hand side dictating whether the passenger wants to go up or down.
  2. Passengers on the first floor want to go up and the passengers on the fifth floor want to go down or go to another floor.
  3. Before the passengers on the first floor can go upwards the elevator drops and picks passengers up along the way. Stopping from floor five to one.
  4. Passengers on the fifth waiting to go down pick a different floor destination.
  5. Finally through all the floor stops the request of the first floor is fulfilled.
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Elevator Riddle – TheFrogSprog

Posted on October 6, 2023 by TheFrogSprog
  1. When either of the directional buttons is pressed, head to the floor as directed by said button.
  2. The direction that was pressed inputs the direction in which the elevator will go.
  3. If the up button is pressed and passengers get off, focus on others calling the elevator up if they are on a higher floor, but focus on those pressing the down button if the elevator is on the highest floor.
  4. The elevator will stop at whatever floor was pressed last, and wait to be called. 
  5. If the elevator approaches a floor while in operation that is being called in the same direction as the pressed number button, then pick up that passenger and drop them off on their desired floor. E.X. If the elevator is heading down towards floor 5 from floor 12 pick up the passenger who pressed the down button on floor 10 and drop them off on the desired floor 9.

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The Elevator Riddle-jreggie20

Posted on October 6, 2023 by jreggie20

How an elevator works:

An electric motor turns a pully and a flexible rope wind or unwinds along which the elevator car rises or lowers. Counterweight travels along vertical guide rails opposite to the direction of the elevator car causing the elevator to be stable.

A wheel is attached to the shaft of the motor with two brake arms on either side of the wheel. An electromagnetic system and a spring are used to disengage and engage the brakes. Next to the brake is a worm wheel mechanism, it has a very high gear reduction ratio. It can convert low torque high speed motor input to a very high torque low speed output.

Elevators have multiple steel cables to hold the carriage and counterweight even if one snaps it would still hold. If the counterweight falls off it would land on springs, but the car would stay in place because of back up breaks. The back up brakes are controlled by something called overspeed governor. It’s a combination of a sheave and a centrifugal braking system. A cable runs along the sheave which is connected to a lever.

If the main cable snaps and starts falling rapidly and causes the governor sheave to spin quickly, the arms fly out and lock with teeth in the stationary casing. This suddenly stops the sheave and cable and then the brake lever is pulled upwards. This pulls the two wedged brakes and clamps them along the guide rails to prevent it from falling.

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PTSD Claims – LadyBug122718

Posted on October 6, 2023 by ladybug122718

(Selection 12)

  • “In the wake of Vietnam, 38 percent of marriages failed within the first six months of a veteran’s return stateside; the divorce rate was twice as high for vets with PTSD as for those without. Vietnam vets with severe PTSD are 69 percent more likely to have their marriages fail than other vets.”
  • – The author quotes the numbers “38 percent” and “69 percent” demonstrating a causal claim due to them making predictions that the marriage fails.
  • “Army records also show that 65 percent of active-duty suicides, which now outpace combat deaths, are precipitated by broken relationships. And veterans, well, one of them dies by suicide every 80 minutes. But even ignoring that though vets make up 7 percent of the United States, they account for 20 percent of its suicides —or that children and teenagers of a parent who’s committed suicide are three times more likely to kill themselves, too—or a whole bunch of equally grim statistics, Brannan’s got her reasons for sticking it out with Caleb.”
  • – The author also shows another quote that the “65 percent of active-duty suicides” and “20 percent of its suicides” demonstrate a causal claim due to them making predictions on the number of suicides that are shown on the record.
  • “But she’s also there for those FOV users who, like her, have decided to stay. “I have enormous respect for Caleb,” she explains if you ask her why. “He has never stopped fighting for this family. Now, we’ve had little breaks from therapy, but he never stopped going to therapy. I love him,” she repeats, defensively at times.“
  • – Them stating that “I have enormous respect for Caleb” and “He has never stopped fighting for this family. Now, we’ve had little breaks from therapy, but he never stopped going to therapy. I love him,” she repeats” make men think it’s a credibility claim as they are talking about the person who they have respect for and why they have that for him.

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Elevator Riddle- Propel78

Posted on October 6, 2023 by propel78
  1. I press the UP Button on the 6th floor of and office building going to the 10th floor but someone pressed the DOWN Button on the 8th floor.
  2. The UP Button in response to me lights up but the Down Arrow is light up on the elevator meaning it is going down.
  3. The elevator goes Down to the bottom floor where the person from the 8th floor wanted to go.
  4. The elevator doors open on the 1st floor and more people got in the elevator where many different floors were selected on the inside of the elevator .
  5. The UP Arrow on the 6th floor is now lit up but on the way up the elevator stop at floor 3 and the 5th floor because people press the UP button inside the elevator and once the elevator got to that floor that light would go out.
  6. The elevator gets to the 6th floor and the light goes out and the door open I step inside the elevator and I press the 8 Button inside the elevator to go up top that floor.
  7. Then the doors close and the elevator proceeds to go UP to the 8th floor when I get the 8th floor the 8 Button light goes out and the doors open so I can enter the floor and go on with what I was doing.
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Elevator Riddle – Puffer

Posted on October 6, 2023 by puffer

1. Await instructions of first floor (Idle/Standby on Ground/First Floor)

2. Scan for Instructions received from floor number corresponding “UP” and “DOWN” buttons located on each floor. Int as “Summon” button.

3. When a “Summon” request is received, proceed to that floor.

4. When you arrive you must come to a complete stop, open your doors to let any passengers in, and you may not close your doors until everyone has boarded.

5. Scan for weight limit (Set at 3000 pounds.) If weight scan exceeds 3000 pounds, open doors a play “beeping” sound repeatedly until weight decreases to under 3000 pounds. If weight is under 3000 pounds proceed to next step.

6. Scan for instructions from buttons placed inside of the elevator (“Destination” Button) that will request you to proceed to a certain number in which you must proceed to that floor (assuming no other floors are already in queue.)

7. Create a queue system. Floors requested that are withing current direction and have not been passed yet are prioritized. Floors that are in opposite directions or have already been passed are placed further down in the queue but never ignored.

8. Follow the queue and proceed to stops in that order. You must pick up any stops going the same direction as you are currently going as per the earliest request, but only if it is a floor you have not passed yet. (You may not switch directions until all stops have been reached) Remember to follow step 4 at each stop.

9.Once you have completed all stops you may return to the ground/first floor to idle/standby for a new request (“UP” or “DOWN” button requests. “Summon” / “Destination” Requests.)

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Claims Task- Sunflower828

Posted on October 6, 2023 by louie.doodle.lover

Section 21

“Hanging around their trailer one day, I see them handle each other with immense patience even when their computer takes forever to load and they can’t find the files they’re looking for…”

  • This claim could be considered “evaluative”, considering the viewer picked up on the amount of patience the couple has for one another while in their home. By stating this claim, he is making an argumentative point which could be supported by evidence, considering they are still patient with one another while dealing with the circumstance of their computer taking time to load.

‘“He loves me a lot,” she answers. “I’ve never known love like this. He is…awesome.”’

  • The claim stated by Charlene when asked about the love Steve has for her could be considered to be a “comparative claim”, considering she is comparing the love Steve has for her to all of the other people whom she has been loved by.

“These most recent years, Steve is funnier…”

  • In the claim regarding Steve’s humor in the recent years, a conclusion can be drawn that the claim is “evaluative”, considering an evaluation was done regarding his humor in prior years, to his current humor in present day.

‘“I can feel him slipping down—it’s like this…vortex, this hole. And I try to grab him, like, ‘No! Don’t go down there!’ He can still get really depressed.”’

  • The claim at hand can be seen as a “casual claim”, as it asserts proof of the cause and effect situation of when Steve slips into his “vortex”, he can feel very depressed.

‘“She saved my life,” Steve says of Charlene, without my asking.'”

  • When Steve claims that Charlene saved his life, he is making an “evaluative claim”, as he has evaluated his life with Charlene in it, and the evidence points to her making his life significantly better.

“Of the soldiers coming home with PTSD now, he says, “You need time. You need time, and perspective.” Decades after his service, the VA rated Steve at 100 percent PTSD disabled, but he’s found his way to his version of a joyful life.”

  • The claim above can be considered to be “factual”, as a first hand account was given from someone who had currently experiences and lives with PTSD. Steve knows the way PTSD can affect your life and lifestyle, and his advice to veterans coming home with the same mental struggle is factual. The VA rating Steve as a 100% PTSD disabled person is a fact, considering there is most likely documentation to support this claim.

“Although, he qualifies, he saw guys get thrown around in explosions the way Caleb got thrown around in explosions, but he can’t say how their lives turned out in the long run because in his war, with that less-advanced gear, those guys usually died.”

  • This claim could be considered to be “illustrative”, as Steve had first hand experience of the accounts that occurred during war, and saw the men of being “thrown around by explosions”, and how the catostrophic blow ended the lives of many men.

“At that elevation, with that vantage point, it’s one of the most defensible pieces of land in town.”

  • The claim above can be deemed “evaluative”, as the author of the article saw the photos of the couple’s land first hand, and made the claim himself given what he saw in the photos.

“In the Vines’ household in Alabama, at any unpredictable time of night, the nightmare starts in Iraq.”

  • This claim could be categorized as “casual”, as the cause of the nightmares was the war, and the effect is the prevailing PTSD symptoms Steve still experiences.

“The desert sun is blinding, invasive; all eyes blink roughly with under-eyelid dust. It smells like blood, even before the shot slices through the Humvee and strikes Caleb in the chest. The vehicle stops, the other four guys get out, hollering, the rest of the unit firing their weapons, that awful echo at the end of an M16 round. Someone’s yelling for the medic and an indiscernible string of noises seeps out of Caleb’s mouth while he’s dying. He’s dying. He’s bleeding warm and fast, and he’s not going to make it.”

  • In the claim regarding the traumatic event, the conclusion can be drawn that the text provides an “illustrative claim” effect, allowing the reader to sympathize with what the solider went through and saw happen first hand. With the descriptive language, the scene can be set and the reader is able to envision this moment in their minds.

‘“Still don’t get how I can so vividly dream of somewhere I’ve never actually been.”’

  • The claim above is evaluative, showing how the event impacts Brennan although he did not witness it first hand himself.
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