A recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicated that about one-fifth of the pollution in China spews into the atmosphere and crosses the Pacific in about 6 days and increases smog levels in the United States. Los Angeles and parts of the eastern U.S. experienced at least one extra day of smog that exceeded federal health standards for ozone in 2006 as a result of emissions from export manufacturing in China.

Explain how people living in the U.S. contribute to this pollution.

Identify actions that can be done, both at the individual and political levels, to reduce or prevent the air pollution.

Are you or someone you know susceptible to upper respiratory problems or infections (i.e. bronchitis, asthma, etc.)? Describe a typical episode and what exacerbates the infection? Do you feel that your respiratory infection is related to poor indoor/outdoor air quality? If so, explain why you believe it’s due to the poor air quality.

Explain how the following impact stress and give an example from your own life:

Catastrophes

Hassles

Pressures

Frustration

Aggression

What modern perspective is positive psychology most like? How does positive psychology primarily differ from this older perspective?

What is the comparison between the Old Testament and New Testament--and in that implications for how Christianity is practiced today.

Describe the kind of relationships adults have with their growing children. To answer this, you may want to discuss launching adolescents, the boomerang generation, the empty nest syndrome, and reciprocal relationships.

Your response should be 5 paragraphs in length. Be mindful of using proper grammar and spelling. Please be specific in your example.

Summarize the debate over the meaning of domestic terrorism.

Describe how the ethical boundaries are established in an executive coaching relationship. What type of agreement is an executive coach likely to be a part of? As an executive coach, what type of ethical issues would you include in the agreement with an organization?

what makes an argument good and what makes an argument bad. Be mindful that terms like valid and invalid have specific definitions in this course. So, please avoid using such terms to mean true/false or good/bad as this can lead to confusion.

Can you please explain each one of the words.

Thank you

B] Circadian Rhythm of Sleep:

1. Functions of Sleep.

2. Biology of sleep.

3. Realms of sleep.

4. Symptoms of sleep deprivation.

Instructions
Please respond to the following questions in essay format; (number each response so I know which person you are referring to). Your response must be at least 250 words in length (standard margins, 12pt Times font). The format of your response must include headings for each topic listed below. You may include information about your own personal experience, information from the book, and empirical research that you have found from a legitimate research journal (NOT Wikipedia or other similar sites). Please review the information on the syllabus about how to find an empirical research article if you choose to incorporate this.

Topic
Vignettes Human Development
Around what age is each of the following individuals? How do you know? What concepts are they displaying? According to Eric Erikson’s stages of development, which stage of development is each person in and what are the characteristics of that stage?

Kelly needs a lot of sleep these days- about 9-10 hours per night, especially on the weekends! Most of the time however, she doesn’t get enough sleep during the week because she’s up late studying. She is spending more time with her friends and not as much time with her parents and her mom is feeling frustrated with this change. Kelly is also very concerned about what others think of her and always worries that they are watching her and that she is the center of attention everywhere she goes.

Joshua just learned how to walk! His parents watched in amazement as he learned to lift his head, then chest, then the rest of his body. He was a determined crawler and is a curious boy, playing with toys and putting them in his mouth. Now he is more interested in whatever his dad is doing, turning nobs on his dad’s stereo as his father does.

Maria has noticed some difficulties with her memory lately. She takes longer to recall events and form words to explain stories. Maria tends to remember the positive interactions she has with her friends these days and enjoys going on walks with them when she has energy. When Maria thinks about her life, she feels a sense of accomplishment and values her small circle of family and friends.

In the Bethlehem study, found in the lecture, the author used Euclidean Distance for the measurement between sniper and youth.

Discuss the difference between the right and left brain functions (hemispheric laterality).

We seem to be constanly driven by the idealistic thought of a “crime free” society. As a result we adopt drastic solutions as though being “crime free” is possible, is it?