Restrepo

members that got caught in a storm. The boat was lost at sea on October 28th, 1991. It is a real life story and became a movie in 2000. He and Tim Hetherington, have just recently come out with a documentary called Restrepo, in 2010. Tim Hetherington was the photographer for the movie. Restrepo is a documentary

A rigorous journey from Colombia to the Garden State Moving to a different place is exciting but for my grandma was the complete opposite. In 1979, at the age of 38 years old, my grandma, Ruby Arzayus, made the decision to move to the United States. Leaving her two little blessings back home, she made the decisions to move to the states because she wanted to give both of her daughters a better future. Growing up, I have been close to my grandma but I have never asked her about her voyage to the

(pg. 30 electrónico). Los dos tienen obsesiones que no coinciden. Ambos persiguen a una persona que esta diez pasos adelante; un fantasma. Coinciden el hecho de que los dos son peregrinos, los dos son desplazados. Aquí es donde pienso que Laura Restrepo intenta romper con el esquema clásico o común del mundo sedentario y el tercer mundo. Aquí uno puede relacionar esta rotura con la pareja. Siete por tres busca un lugar donde sea posible vivir. Huye de la violencia, huye del hambre, y ella, que viene

by Herbert Hoover applies to the film, Restrepo. The quote means that war, usually, is declared between old men in charge and it is young people who enlist themselves to fight in a war that was called for by the old men. The film sets “in May 2007, the men of Second Platoon, Battle Company, began a 15 month deployment in the Korengal Valley of Eastern Afghanistan. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military” (Hetherington, Restrepo). The quote relates with the film because

It is well known that the United States is made up of several different cultures and the health care system delivers care to a very diverse population. However, depending on ones culture-receiving care may be a challenge at times. In this paper we are going to take a closer look at the culture of Hispanic Americans. The Hispanic population has grown to over 55 million residents with in the United States in 2015, with an estimated growth rate of 2.1% per year (Krogstad & Lopez, 2015). Making this

Professional Communication: Cultural Sensitivity Cultural sensitivity in health care is a very important component that helps health care providers to give the best care according to the patient`s cultural background and needs. Being cultural sensitivity does not just mean giving medications and helping them physically, but it goes beyond that. Communicating with them in a manner that they will understand well and respond appropriately is very vital. For example, in Hispanic or African culture,

15 months fighting a relentless Taliban insurgency within that valley. The overall mission was to clear the valley of insurgency and gain the trust of the local people. Shortly after arriving, Captain Kearney established an observation post named Restrepo on the high ground near his combat out post in the Korengal Valley. From 2007 until 2008 second Platoon made some gains and loss several soldiers throughout the deployment. The outpost was eventually retrograded in April of 2010 because of the actions

According to US Census Bureau, Hispanic is one of largest minority ethnic group in the United States and account for 15.1 % of the population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). With an increasing number of diverse cultures within the health care system, it is important for health care professionals to cultivate diversity and cultural awareness when caring for peope from different cultures than theirs. Moreover, providing care that is culturally sensitive can result in improved health status for all patients

minds. We see one soldier; for example, lose his cool when he finds out that a sergeant has been killed. In the interviews, they recall the same event and become very calmly, yet still internally wrapped around their memories of it. If anything, Restrepo as a whole conveys the point that no one knows how a situation such as war will be until one has been there. Someone can appear to be resilient but then breaks down under the pressure, or vice versa. A combatant can only be prepared and trained to

The major conflict in Colombia is the civil war with insurgent groups, as time went the conflict worsens and new issues were added a result to the civil war in Colombian such as drug traffic, paramilitaries, common crime, poverty, and unemployment. However, the civil war in Colombia affects directly the U.S government interest; as a consequence, that, the insurgent groups in Colombia have as a major financial resource the drug traffic. Therefore, the high position of Colombia in the global production