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Introduction: a bit about history of what humans had used to build for their shelters and the civilization  

Body: Introduction of how I start learning about the steel frame and how going work helps me understand more about it. Also the advantages of using steel framing

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Many helping services maintain webpages or blogs to market their services and educate their customers. Create a blog post, with yourself as an example, to illustrate development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Preparation
In the Capella library, look for research articles on adolescent and early adult development. The articles should focus on how theories of development explain cognitive and psychosocial development. Find at least two scholarly or professional articles to use in this assignment.

Requirements
For this assignment, you will apply developmental theories to your own adolescent and early adult development. Think about how the developmental theories—cognitive, psychosocial, moral, attachment, and ecological—relate to helping you better understand your own development. Think about your life experiences during these stages and how those experiences shaped your development in specific areas. For example, you might consider how certain educational (or other) experiences helped you reach formal operations thinking in your cognitive development. Also think about your identity development and the relationships or experiences in your life that contributed to your sense of identity.

Please note: Since this assessment is asking you about your personal development, it is appropriate to write in the first person. However, you must still follow APA guidelines for references and citations. Also be sure you include a title page and reference page.

Select two specific areas of development on which to focus:

Cognitive.
Psychosocial.
Moral.
Attachment.
Ecological.
In your assignment, be sure you address the following:

Explain what theory informs the areas of development you selected.
Describe at least two life experiences during adolescence and two experiences during early adulthood that were significant in shaping your development in each of the areas you selected.
Apply ideas and concepts from theory to explain your behavior, thoughts, and emotions during adolescence and early adulthood.
Example assignment: You may use the assignment example, linked in the Resources, to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and is consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (current edition) style and formatting.
Resources: Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources. Please note that popular resources such as Wikipedia or About.com are not considered to be appropriate.
Length: 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages, not including title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point font.

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1. Think about how your life has gone in relation to Erikson's stages of development (see website in Module 1 Resources and textbook Chapter 1 Section 2 Scientific Conceptions/Erikson's Psychosocial Theory). Think about important events and talk to family members to help you chronicle the major milestones of your life. What were some things that impacted your development  in each of Erikson's stages? For each stage you have completed up to now, do you believe that you have achieved mostly the positive outcome or mostly the negative outcome and why or why not? Write YOUR life story from the standpoint of Erikson's developmental stages. (I don't need you to explain Erikson's stages to me; this is the story of how YOU personally have experienced the stages.) Your paper is confidential, thus you may write as deeply personal as you wish, or less so, as you are comfortable. Email me if you have ANY questions or problems; I WILL HELP YOU! If you wish to talk via phone, send an email asking me to call you including best phone number and time to call.
   
   2. Make sure you have done all the following:
   
   type at least 3 full pages NOT including cover page (no handwritten), double space, font size 12, standard 1" margins
   cover page includes name, PSYC 2314, section number which will be I01, I02 etc. (look on your schedule if you do not know), date and title (your choice)
   write in essay form, using first person voice (this is not a research paper; it should be YOUR story using Erikson's stages as the framework)
   identify and name at least 4 specific Erikson stages as you discuss how YOU personally have experienced them (Name the stages like "trust vs. mistrust", "intimacy vs. isolation", etc., as you discuss each stage. This is very important and loses big points if you neglect to do this!)
   submit via file upload and Vericite review no later than the stated due date & time in the Course Schedule page of the Start Here Module.

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Discussion 5: Reflect on the current course readings regarding context. What do you think about the different perspectives?  Post any questions or requests for clarification you may have regarding any of the concepts covered in the assigned readings for this week. Be sure to respond to your classmates.


Colleague's Post 

In the text by B. Baars (1997), context, visual perception, and mental filling-in were explored (Baars, 1997). He uses examples of how our mind makes assumptions and it influences what we perceive such as feeling the rolling motion of the water after we’ve stepped back on land (Baars, 1997, p. 116). Baars (1997) discusses priming effects and how these lead our mind to make certain assumptions, even when we are unaware that this is happening. This reminds me of a riddle that I heard:

“A father and son get in a car crash and are rushed to the hospital. The father dies. The boy is taken to the operating room and the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy, because he’s my son.” “How is this possible” (Blachor, 2017).

In the beginning of this riddle there is a priming effect that may (in the presence of bias) lead the brain to make assumptions. As the riddle goes on, the assumptions are challenged. This seems to happen more frequently in everyday interactions than most people are aware of. Baars (1997) explains that parietal neglect can cause a patient to become resolute in what they think they know because they are unaware that their brain is only processing a portion of reality. Baars goes on to say, “It is just as if the patient has entered a state of contextual fixedness, and like people living in a world bounded by fixed but unsupported beliefs, they simply do not know, indeed they cannot know that anything is wrong” (Baars, 1997, p. 128). This is an interesting concept to consider socially. As polarized as many seem to be in politics currently, it is apparent that there are some people who are very “fixed” on stances that are not supported by statistics and fact checks—yet they are deeply rooted in their beliefs. The process assuredly begins with priming effects and biased assumptions that get substantiated through confirmation bias, and so forth, leading to a “fixed” state that lends to the person being unable to see an alternative. According to Baars (1997), this is a trait that all of us have as he states, “there is no such thing as an ultimately decontextualized point of view”(Baars, 1997, p. 129). Although, we can be mindful of priming, context and the vulnerability of perception to remain open to more truths.

The Hannaford (1995) reading for this week is so incredibly fascinating. Both of the chapters discuss the importance of movement with learning and emotional health which is in my field of interest as one who intends on creating a practice based on movement with mental health therapy. The Chapter titled Brain Gym is exactly my field of interest and is a great example of how movement and psyche are intertwined (Hannaford, 1995). I hope to incorporate much of this knowledge into practice: in the present with myself and family, but clinically in the future.



Baars, B. J. (1997). In The Theater of Consciousness. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Blachor, D. (2017). Gender Bias Riddles.

Hannaford, C. (1995). Smart Moves; Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head. Arlington, VA: Great Ocean Publishers, Inc.

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A company currently produces several types of food emulsions such as margarine and spread. One of their product is w/o (water in oil) emulsion, but they want to change this to o/w (oil in water) emulsion. What are the possible benefits of making this change? What possible difficulties/challenges will the business need to overcome? 

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Instructions
Consider what you learned from the literature review about your organizational issue and the questions that were raised about the practical application of the findings. Use these resources and your knowledge of your own site to conceive and design an action-research study that you might implement in your organization or that someone could apply in another organization to address a question of practice. Use the action-research design template and other linked resources to guide you as you complete this assignment.

Remember to complete the following:

Provide a reference list and citations in the literature to support your design.
Review the scoring guide to ensure that you address all criteria before submitting your assignment.



Name of company- XYZ Flooring 

Background info- 50 years old Mom & Pop that has ballooned now has 85 branches throughout the US.4 Distribution Centers Ontario Ca., Houston Tx, Suffolk Va., Orlando Fl.

Problems. 1. Managers promoted due to loyalty over the years. 
        2. Managers hired from outside leave prematurely due to companies lack of Professional Development opportunity 
                  3.  The company needs to develop and implement a professional development program.
                  

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Discussion Board 8



locate a recent research study (published within the previous five years) that examined a pharmacological or surgical treatment for obesity (not a psychotherapeutic or behavioral treatment). Summarize the purpose, method and results of the research for your peers. Be sure to include an APA style citation and reference.

You might be interested in the following articles as you consider this discussion prompt.

Akhter, Z, Rankin, J., Ceulemans, D., Ngongalah, L., Ackroyd, R., Devlieger, R., Vieira, R., & Heslehurst, N. (2019). Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 16(8), e1002866.
Khorgami, Z., Shoar, S., Saber, A.A., Howard, C.A., Danaei, G., & Sclabas, G.M. Outcomes of bariatric surgery versus medical management for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Obesity Surgery, 29(3), 964-974.
Pedroso, F.E., Angriman, F., Endo, A., Dasenbrock, H., Storino, A., Castillo, R., ... & Zitsman, J. (2018). Weight loss after bariatric surgery in obese adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 14(3), 413-422.











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      There are three types of bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, sleeve, and adjustable gastric banding. This author was informed to summarize an article on the subject of bariatric surgery. The subject chosen was the association between bariatric surgery and pregnancy.
    Akhter et al. (2019) advance that women who have bariatric surgery before pregnancy are less probably to have associated difficulties with obesity. Associated difficulties may include but are not limited to gestational diabetes and hypertension. Nevertheless, bariatric surgery can engender patients to be vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies that are seminal to healthy fetal development. Akhter et al. (2019) advance a systematic conspectus and meta-analysis to explore the association between pregnancy and bariatric surgery regarding adverse perinatal outcomes.
      The process for the study was to initially conduct searches on Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, and Google Scholar from initiation until June of 2019. This was accompanied by searching reference lists by hand, citations, and journals. Additionally, observational studies regarding the comparison of results of post-bariatric surgery to those pregnancies without bariatric surgeries were also incorporated. The results focused on perinatal mortality, congenital anomalies, pre and post-term birth, gestational age for both small (SGA) and large (LGA), and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission. If the information was available, the outcomes were sub-grouped by the different types of bariatric surgeries. Included in this analysis were 33 studies that contained 14,880 pregnancies after bariatric surgery with 3,979,978 controls. In terms of odds ratios, which is a measure of association between an exposure and an outcome, the research (Akhter et al., 2019) indicated:
Odds ratios (ORs) were increased after bariatric surgery (all types combined) for perinatal mortality (1.38, 95%          confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.85, p = 0.031), congenital anomalies (1.29, 95% CI 1.04-1.59, p = 0.019), preterm    birth (1.57, 95% CI 1.38-1.79, p < 0.001), and NICU admission (1.41, 95% CI 1.25-1.59, p < 0.001). Post-term birth decreased after bariatric surgery (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.35-0.60, p < 0.001).
    Odds ratios for SGA went up, while LGA decreased only after gastric bypass surgery, but not after gastric banding. In considering the weight of babies after bariatric surgery, they weighed on average over 200 g less than babies born to mothers without prior bariatric surgery. There were some limitations advanced regarding this study. As it is a meta-analysis of studies that had already taken place, the outcomes are inherently limited to by the standards and quality of those studies already done. This would include the available data, any confounders not measured, and the small number of studies for certain outcomes.
    In summation, bariatric surgery, especially gastric bypass, before pregnancy was linked to a higher risk of adverse outcomes. This intimates that women who have had bariatric surgery may require preconception and pregnancy support in nutrition and monitoring on fetal development. Future studies are suggested to learn if restrictive surgery engenders better perinatal results compared to malabsorptive (a condition that prevents absorption of nutrients) surgery.
Reference
Akhter, Z., Rankin, J., Ceulemans, D., Ngongalah, L., Ackroyd, R., Devlieger, R., Viera, R., & Heslehurst, N. (2019). Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS medicine, 16(8).

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Paper Assignment #1:

Pop musician Lady Gaga is known for her wild costumes and outrageous performances. As a result, the public were, and continue to be, intrigued as to who the woman is behind the carefully curated media image. 

The following link directs you to a short, 15 minute interview of Lady Gaga, which was filmed for 60 Minutes in 2011, at the start of her career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBk22UhcJIo. 

For this assignment, you are asked to respond to the public’s intrigue:
Please use this interview to describe the personality of Lady Gaga using Freud’s theory.

In your analyses you should 1) use specific concepts from the theory and
2) describe specific scenes from the interview to demonstrate that you understand the theory and can apply the theory to real-life situations.

Your paper should include topics such as the id, ego, and superego; the psycho-sexual stages; the conscious and unconscious; and defense mechanisms. It is NOT enough to write that Lady Gaga “learned from experience” to act this way (or that she was “born this way” – pun intended), or that she had “unconscious motivations” that caused her to say something in particular. Be specific! You will be graded on your demonstration of knowledge of the concepts.

Important notes on this assignment:
You should be able to complete this assignment by looking only at class notes and your textbook.
You may use any additional sources you feel are appropriate, although additional sources are not required.
All additional sources to which you refer in your paper must be cited appropriately, in APA style, using in-text citations and a reference page at the end of the paper. The reference page does not count toward the 2-3 page paper requirement (i.e., it is in addition to the 2-3 pages you write in response to the prompt).
I’m not looking for one specific answer, but rather I am looking to see that you can apply the concepts and make a solid argument for the conclusions you draw. None of us truly knows who Lady Gaga is – we are interpreting her behavior through a specific theoretical lens!

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This project will be an in-depth exploration of a person from the eras we studied in order to discover more about their life and the contribution they made to culture. You can get to know the great Greek leaders Pericles, Leonidas, or Aristotle better. Or perhaps you would prefer the great Romans: Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, or Horace. You can choose someone we discussed in class, you found in your reading, or you discover surfing the web--anyone is fair game.

Once you chose an individual, put together EITHER a 1500-word (approximately 6-page) research paper or a 15-slide powerpoint presentation on this person. You must follow MLA format and research from no fewer than five resources, of which at least one must be a book. Valencia's library website has marvelous resources to help you construct your Works Cited list, and of course I can answer any questions for you as well. Happy researching!

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Part I
Why does the Blacksmith tell Florens to go? What does he mean when he tells Florens that she must go because she is a slave – that she has become one?
“Your head is empty, and your body is wild.”
“You alone own me.”
“Own yourself, woman. . .” (166-167)
“I have shock. Are you meaning I am nothing to you? . . . No. not again. Not ever. The claws scratch and scratch until the hammer is in my hand” (167).
Part II
“Don’t be afraid. My telling can’t hurt you in spite of what I have done and I promise to lie quietly in the dark – weeping perhaps or occasionally seeing the blood once more – but I will never again unfold my limbs to rise up and bare teeth. I explain. You can think what I tell you a confession” (3).
Reading ‘the signs’ – both in the natural and supernatural worlds were an important part of survival especially for African slaves. Who carefully ‘read’ their masters for signs of ill-favor – after all, a mis-reading could result in a whipping or a sale. Runaways , for example, routinely examined the vegetation along rivers to determine which way a body of water flowed in order to direct them to the North. Other woodland signs included watching the direction of the sun’s effects on moss and other vegetation. Rescuers, like Harriett Tubman, looked to the night sky as navigation and followed the North Star to freedom. Tubman was an accurate ‘reader’ of the signs – she never lost a ‘passenger’. So, the ability to read the signs is an important function. However, has Florens misread the ‘signs’ about the Blacksmith? How so? Furthermore, the Blacksmith may have also misread the ‘signs’ – or does he recognize the ‘signs’ about Florens too late?

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Assignment Overview
Your learning objectives:

Define formative evaluation
Define summative evaluation
Identify and discuss examples of formative and summative evaluation activities in higher education
Read:

Formative Evaluation in: 
Frey, B. (2018). The SAGE encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summative Evaluation in:
Frey, B. (2018). The SAGE encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd

The readings above are in SAGE Research Methods, if you are unable to locate them using the search function in the Library, you can also click directly on the SAGE Research Methods database link on the Online Library page and search within SAGE directly.

Case Assignment
Use the readings above to write a 3-page paper with the following components:

Introduction
a. Define formative evaluation
b. Define summative evaluation
Describe the different purposes of each type of evaluation
a. Discuss some examples of formative and summative evaluation activities in higher education
Conclusion
a. Discuss the value of formative and summative evaluations in program improvement
Assignment Expectations
Your work should be written with the following points in mind.

This paper should be at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference page.
A clear introduction that orients a reader to the essay main content, and the main points discussed should be provided.
A well-developed, well-balanced essay body that develops each point in its own paragraph should be included.
A concise conclusion that summarizes the whole essay should also be included.
Include at least three references. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed in quotes.
The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section. Follow the APA Style® format; see www.apa.org.
At least one in-text citation must be provided for each reference.
A reference page which follows APA requirements should be included.
The essay should be organized in a clear and coherent manner.
The paper should be double spaced with font size of 12.
Your writing should:
Be clear, logical, and precise
Have breadth and depth
Show critical thinking skills

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Teaching students with Visual impairment and blindness its implications for post-secondary educational institutions

Research Topic:

“Teaching students with Visual impairment and blindness its implications for post secondary educational institutions.” 
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The paper should include the following:

At least five (5) different research resources should be used at a minimum. 

APA Format 

Abstract (One or two paragraphs about paper’s content

Introduction

Background of Issue or Topic

Current Thinking (Evaluation and interpretation of relevant writing on the subject)

Analysis of Issue or Topic

Conclusion

References





Main points


    Within my research these are some center topics that I'll be discussing: 


Defining visual impairment and visual disabled

What laws are covering students with these disabilities/guidelines that must be followed (ADA, IDEA etc.)

Accommodations that colleges have to offer to  visually impaired and blind students

Technology for Students with Visual Disabilities

Examples of colleges and universities who have services and programs to help visual impairment and visual disabled students

How can these students be better helped?




Questions

    Some of the questions revolving the main idea of my research paper:

Which problems are possible to be solved in a short term and which is in a long term?  

In which aspects do blind learners not  have an equal educational environment?  


What are the things that need to be done for the self-dependent education of the blind?