Word: traumas
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...whether there was a conspiracy or if the assassin was another of the solitary, deranged killers who disfigure history. Mexicans reacted not only with horror and outrage but also with something close to fear. No matter what the motive, the public murder of a leading politician inflicted a national trauma, a sense of disorientation that came with the recognition that things were not what they so comfortingly seemed...
...that month. How warped our sense of perspective has become, that massacres are determined as "major" or "minor." The killing this weekend of three AWB members in Bop, and the racially motivated executions of three Iranians attending Bahai church services elsewhere in the country, both reflect the terrible trauma this country has suffered and must now deal with...
...compared with San Francisco's experience in 1989? Experts give several reasons. Despite its higher intensity and death toll, the Loma Prieta quake inflicted only 10 aftershocks of 3.5 or greater magnitude, compared with more than 150 in L.A. But the main cause is probably L.A.'s "layered" collective trauma. "Previous traumatic experiences have not yet worked themselves out," says psychologist Michael Gellert. "This makes three catastrophes in a year and a half: the riots and their atmosphere of tension perpetuated by the trials, then the fire storms just a couple of months ago, and now the quake...
...transforms a standard swimming pool into a sapphire lagoon, surrounding Binoche with a sort of liquid embodiment of creativity and imagination. The original score by Zbigniew Preisner exists as a work of art separate from the film. With riveting crescendos and crashes, the music monitors Julie's emotional trauma and captivates the audience...
RECOVERING. Bruce ("Batman") Wayne, 54, millionaire and caped crusader; from injuries received opposing evil; in Gotham City. A muscle-bound villain named Bane broke Wayne's back in a desperate fight last year, resulting in severe spinal trauma that put Wayne in a wheelchair. An alternate Batman has been filling in during Wayne's convalescence. Now walking with the assistance of two canes, Wayne is expected to suffer no permanent disability...